Long ago, in 1455, a Frenchman of noble birth, Monsieur Nicolas, arrived at an already ancient Greek vineyard, bringing with him the French tradition of wine-making. In his honour, the natives named both the region and the local variety of grape Messenicolas.
Much much later, the creation of Lake Plastiras exerted a beneficial effect on the region’s microclimate and produced ideal conditions for the making of truly fine wines.
In this blessed region from the early 20th Century, the Karamitros family opened the road for their wines to travel around the world.
In the year 2000, the younger Giorgos Karamitros founded the Winery as a way of paying tribute to the history, tradition and unique character of the area.
The result is the first and only vertically integrated, modern winery within the Messenicola Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) of the Municipality of Plastiras – with the capability of producing 1 million bottles per year.
From its founding, every year the Winery has won dozens of awards for quality and innovative design in both domestic and international competitions, carrying the wines and reputation of Messenicolas to every corner of the world.