{"id":36,"date":"2016-05-13T08:56:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T08:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/careers.ewsdev.in\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:22:13","slug":"history-and-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tsikrikonis-winery.gr\/en\/history-and-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"History and Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1752427899986{margin-top: 30px !important;}” el_class=”custom-mobile-text”]The company\u2019s philosophy is the production of high-quality wines with absolute respect for the environment and the promotion of the region through them, guided by the long-standing tradition of the Tsikrikonis family and the use of modern scientific methods that ensure high production standards.
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HISTORY<\/h2>\n

The Tsikrikonis Winery from its creation to the present day<\/h3>\n

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1965-1970<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

The first small-scale vinifications begin, aimed at securing the family’s wine supply for the year. The winemaking methods are simple and efficient. The grape berries are separated from the stems and then crushed in large wooden presses. The must is then transferred to oak barrels of 500 and 1000 liters (which are still preserved today as heirlooms) to undergo fermentation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1950-1960<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

Theodoros and Chrysanthi Tsikrikonis plant the family’s first vineyards in Myrtofytos\u2014one of the first in the area. The vineyard covers 15 stremmas, and the varieties planted include Rozaki, Muscat, and Bogiamades.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1980-1985<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

Stathis Tsikrikonis, son of Theodoros and Chrysanthi, carries out his first vinification and adds to the family tradition by introducing the distillation and production of Tsipouro. The distillation takes place in a traditional copper still built into a wood-fired oven.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1975<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

Theodoros Tsikrikonis, together with his son Stathis, plants an experimental 2-stremma vineyard with 25 grape varieties, both Greek and international.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2000<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

30 stremmas are planted with the varieties Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and one of the first Assyrtiko vines in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1990<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

For the first time, the family\u2019s wine and tsipouro are given their own name. With the establishment of a modern distillery-winery under the name Myrtofytos S.A., Stathis Tsikrikonis creates one of the first bottled tsipouros, and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1985-1990<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

New vineyards covering 15 stremmas are planted with international grape varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2006<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

The company adopts its current name, Tsikrikonis Winery, and for the first time, a series of wines under the name GIONOS is bottled.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2007<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

GIONOS is released to the market for the first time, making its debut through Panagiotis Boulas, nephew of Stathis and son of Eleni Tsikrikoni (the family\u2019s artist), who takes on the promotion and sales of the wines in the Greek market. At the same time, Eleni Tsikrikoni begins her work in PAINTING, creating handcrafted, hand-painted collectible wine bottles that continue to adorn and represent the name of the winery to this day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2009<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

ZANTIA (from the ancient Greek word meaning “madness”), a semi-dry ros\u00e9 wine, is bottled and released for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2012<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

The wine family welcomes a new addition: DERTI Retsina. A high-quality white wine infused with natural pine resin, setting it apart from the often \u201cmisunderstood\u201d retsinas of the past.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2014<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

A classic regional blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Assyrtiko is vinified and bottled under the guidance of Thodoris Tsikrikonis, son of Stathis, who, after completing his studies in agronomy and oenology, undertakes his first personal vinification. The wine is named 8.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2015<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

After years of effort by Stathis Tsikrikonis to revive the old vineyards of the Rozaki variety, the first project takes place. The Rozaki grapes are experimentally vinified by Thodoris Tsikrikonis, and for the first time globally, the variety is bottled and released to the market. The wine is named ROZAKI TSIKRIKONI and bears the designation VARIETAL WINE OF KAVALA. At the same time, 30 stremmas of vineyard are planted with the Assyrtiko and Malagousia varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2016<\/div>
June 28<\/div><\/div>

Two new labels, ASSYRTIKO SINGLE VINEYARD TSIKRIKONI and MALAGOUSIA SINGLE VINEYARD TSIKRIKONI, are bottled and released to international markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2017<\/div>
September 27<\/div><\/div>

A New Venture…! For the first time at the winery, the Xinomavro variety makes its debut. Two new experimental vinifications are taking place: a ros\u00e9 and a red wine made from Xinomavro grapes. In the same year, 784 bottles of the ros\u00e9 are bottled and released to the market, where they sell out immediately, while at the same time, the journey of the red Xinomavro begins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Tour<\/span><\/h4>
Wine Tour through Vineyards and Winery<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Distillation Room<\/span><\/h4>
A Tradition of Three Generations<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Stay<\/span><\/h4>
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