Winemaker

Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker and mayor, died late Saturday at the age of 82.

His death was announced by Kyr-Yianni, the winemaking business he founded and which is run by his two sons, in a Facebook post, in both English and Greek.

Historic winemaker Tsantalis has filed for bankruptcy, with the hearing at a Thessaloniki court in northern Greece being scheduled for October 11. 

The company is also seeking a date for the termination of its payments. 

The president of the union representing workers at the company, Sakis Kalligas, stressed that Tsantalis has halted its production since August 2023. 

As the last embers died out from a wildfire that ripped through one of Greece's most valuable wine regions last week, the grape-growers and winemakers of Nemea in the northern Peloponnese starting take stock of the damage to the crop over the weekend, before state officials prepare to visit the area this week to begin a formal assessment.

The celebration of St Martin's Day is a symbolic conclusion of the works in vineyards and presentation of winemakers and their must and young wines.

The events are taking place not only in wine-growing areas, but also elsewhere in Slovenia, with various associations and restaurants organising social, ethnologic and sport events.

Slovenian wines are recognised as high-quality and the country should use this to help build its recognition, Dušan Brejc, the head of Vinska družba, an organisation connecting leading winemakers, has told the STA.

TOPOLA - The first Sumadija wine festival will be held at the royal winery at Oplenac on May 17-18, stated the Association of Winemakers of Sumadija, the region in central Serbia.