LOUDAS
LOUDAS
WINERY
A family winery at the foot of Meteora, which houses the life philosophy of two people, Konstantinos Loudas and his wife Zacharoula, and is expressed through wine. The location where the winery is located, apart from an area of amazing beauty with a view of Meteora, is at the same time one of the most important historical areas of Greece and is a tourist destination with suggestions for multiple activities.
The family's involvement in viticulture began at the beginning of the last century, planting the first private acres for commercial and family use. Continuing the tradition, a family winery was created in 2006, with the aim of highlighting local varieties with a modern winemaking method.
The thirty acres of privately owned vineyards are spread out on a slope opposite Meteora at an altitude of 280 meters. The first ten acres were planted in 1967 by the wine-loving-priest grandfather of Constantinos Louda with the Moschato Hamburg variety which has tied its existence to the viticultural history of the wider area.
Since 2001, the rest have been created and the old ones have been vinified with the varieties Malagouzia, Hamburg Moschato, Roditis, Xinomavro, Syrah and Merlot which are recommended in the region for local wine. The winery aims to promote the area as one of the new wine-growing zones, especially for the Greek varieties, thus reviving the old glory of the Prefecture in terms of wine-growing.
The family's goal is to expand the vineyards to the necessary acres for the exclusive management of the grapes needed to create their wines. Until then, the winery cooperates with specific producers from Diava, the wider area of Kalambaka and other regions of Greece after consultation for low yields per hectare, always maintaining the quality in the cultivation of grapes but also the philosophy of the wines that the family wants to produce.
In Diava (Kalambaka) there was a history of viticulture since the beginning of the last century and its wines were awarded in 1933 at the Thessaloniki exhibition.
Visit
Visits are made by phone appointment. Communication can be done in Greek and English.