Tetramythos

Another young winery founded in 1999 by the brothers Aristides and Eustatius Stathios Spanos, it offers a splendid range of impeccably made wines from both indigenous and international varietals at improbably low prices. The startling quality is greatly attributable to their stellar wine-maker, Panagiotis Pappagiannopoulos. The mindboggling vineyards rise to elevations of 1000 meters, ensuring that diurnal temperature range that is so often the lodestone of quality in Greece. Enjoying unique limestone soils and making wines only from free-run juice, Tetramythos offers a finesse and purity that are unexpected at this price level. The “Nature” series wines are made according to some biodynamic principles e.g. the whites are harvested, pressed and bottled on flower days, and the reds on fruit days. Panagiotis aims to make all his wines in this style in the coming years. We find the style so compelling that we have essentially adapted our range entirely to it.

Producer:	Tetramythos
Country:	Greece
Region:	Patras
Subregion:	Achaia
City of Origin:	Ano Diacopto
Date Founded:	2004
Owner Name:	Aristides Spanos, Stathis Spanos, Panayiotis Papagiannopoulos
Vineyard Size:	86.45 acres
Total Annual Production:	200,000 bottles

Property History:

Located in the village of Ano Diacopto, on the slopes of Mount Aroania, we have a beautiful winery, with state of the art machinery, in a lovely building, which fits perfectly with the surrounding mountainous area. The vineyards are planted mostly with indigenous Greek along with some international grape varieties, and we practice strictly organic cultivation.

Owner History:

The Spanos brothers, Aristos and Stathis, are locals who were involved in grape growing and wine production early in their lives. In 1999 they meet Panayiotis Papagiannopoulos, a talented and highly inspired winemaker (an dalso from the area!), who joined the team. In the years that followed they produced the first bottles of Tetramythos, planted new vineyards, and in 2003 began the construction of a tasteful winery which they completed in 2004. Their philosophy is to combine scientific knowledge and traditional methods in order to produce high quality wines, in the most natural possible way, with low intervention and no additives, to express the typicity of the special regional terroir.