DOMAINE OINEA – AMYNTHEO
Four friends and a passion for the good, for the beautiful and for the conscious. A project that wants to give voice to an area with an incredible vocation for the cultivation of vines, a place that is still almost uncontaminated, far from the frenzy of modern society.
We are in Amyndeo a small town at 650 meters above sea level, protected to the north by a mountain range rich in conifers and beech trees, where the rhythm of the days is still dictated by nature, with an enormous biodiversity and where the light has a forgotten clarity, where the sky is boundless, where the wind becomes the earth’s breath. Falling in love with this corner of the world was natural and a natural consequence was deepening the potential of this wine-growing terroir.
It was this way for those of us who are Greek as well as for that Italian part of our team, a meeting destined to make us compare each other and grow on a daily basis.
Soil is composed mostly of limestone, sand and chalky stones; continental climate with sunny summers but with significant temperature variations between day and night and snowy winters that guarantee water reserves; the presence of two lakes that act as thermoregulators and the presence of noble native vines that smell of ancestral traditions make it a magical place for those of us who love real, authentic wine.
The management of the vines is in a biodynamic regime and in the cellar spontaneous fermentation and non-interventionism are the guideline of careful vinification with which we try to best express the spontaneity of a story as old as it is current.
The focus of Oinea is centered on Classic Method sparkling wines.
A boundless love for the joy that bubbles bring to every sip is linked to the place and the grapes. The very poor soils emphatize the typical characteristics of a grape, Xinomavro, which is the fulcrum of most of our wines. High acidity, low PH and depth of body and aromas lead to a choice that has become a necessity for us, to produce high quality sparkling wines.