Panagiotis Giannou Dairy

There are dozens on the islands of the Aegean Sea special cheeses - mainly from goat's and sheep's milk - each of which expresses the livestock traditions of its place and at the same time becomes its gastronomic ambassador. The kopanisti and the shooting in Mykonos, the vollaki of Tinos, the petroto of Andros, the basket of Tinos, the maneuver of Sifnos, the melichloro of Lemnos, the Mastelo of Chios, the niotiko and the skotiri of Ios are some cheeses that together with the most famous cheeses (gruyeres, kefalotyri and mizithres) create a very interesting palette for lovers of good gourmet food flavors.

One of these cheeses is also the typical cheese of Kos, the "cheese of drinkingOr the "wine cheese of Kos".

The company that contributed decisively to the promotion of drinking cheese and its promotion to the HORECA companies of the island but also to the markets of Athens is the Giannou family business which started in 1997 with the creation of a modern unit for the production of pasteurized fresh milk and dairy products.

A breakthrough in the development of the dairy was when in 2002 the youngest son of the family Panagiotis Giannou, holder of a degree from the Technical-Vocational School of Ioannina, specializing in Cheese and Dairy Technicians, took over the reins of the business and brought a fresh air, combining traditional knowledge with modern technological innovations and cheese conceptions.

So nowadays, the company "Cheeseworks Giannou PanagiotisDespite the competition from the big dairy industries, it has managed to increase production year by year and maintain the pure freshness and traditional taste of its products, making Krasotiri - which until a few years ago was almost unknown to Greeks outside and if it was Kos - one of the most sought after cheeses in Greece.

At the same time, Panagiotis with the age of innovation created new cheeses, surprising his gastronomic audience. The variation of the drink cheese, in honey cheese (immersion in honey instead of wine sludge) as well as its creation truffle cheese (placing truffle in the cheese) are just two of his many creations. We wish him and his family - who support him unconditionally - strength and courage.