The vineyard "Estate Biblia Chora" is located in the small village of Kokkinochori directly on the Aegean Sea, near the trading town of Kavala on the foothills of the Pangeon mountain range in
Macedonia (Northern Greece). It is named after the traditional name for the region between the ancient Amfipolis and Kavala, in the centre of which it lies. It was here that the famous "Biblinos Oinos" (Biblinos wine) was produced from the grape variety of the same name in ancient times. The farm was founded in 2001 by the Greeks Evangelos Gerovassiliou and Vassilis Tsaktsarlis after several years of preparation. Gerovassiliou studied agricultural sciences in Thessaloniki and
oenology in Bordeaux. He then worked as an oenologist at Domaine Carras and the family estate. Tsaktsarlis studied chemistry in Thessaloniki and then oenology and viticulture in Bordeaux. He then worked as an oenologist at
Domaine Carras,
Boutari and Domaine Costa Lazaridi. The winery building is built in the style of a château in Bordeaux.
The vineyards comprise 25 hectares of our own vineyards, 10 more hectares are gradually being planted.
Organic viticulture is consistently pursued, which has also been certified. From another ten hectares, grapes are purchased from contract winegrowers. The autochthonous varieties Assyrtiko and Agiorgitiko are cultivated, as well as the international varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Syrah. The average yield is 50 hectolitres per hectare. The red wines and some white wines are aged in new French barriques. Among the premium wines are "Ovilos" (white wine from Sémillon and Assyrtiko, red wine from Cabernet Sauvignon), "Areti" (white wine from Assyrtiko, red wine from Agiorgitiko), as well as the red wine "Ktima Biblia Chora Merlot", matured for 16 months in barriques.
