Moraitis - Estate

Moraitis family winery is located in Naoussa in the island of Paros, by the beach of Agioi Anargyroi. In 1910, Manolis Moraitis, grand father of the family, started operating the winery. He cultivated his own vineyards to make his wine, while he, also, gathered grapes from other producers of the island. He released his wine in oak barrels and exported it to several parts of Greece. Subsequently, the second generation undertook the winery and the father of the family, Theodoros Moraitis, continued with the viticulture, wine making and exports, till 1967 when he bottled, for the first time, his wine. In 1980 the third generation took over, represented by Manolis Moraitis junior, who puts his own mark in the history of the winery. He renovated the winery and introduced modern machinery. He, also, extended the vineyard and planted with indigenous varieties. He struggles to save the historic vineyard of Paros from the tourism development. The vineyards of Moraitis family cover an area of 150 acres and are being cultivated with a lot of care, according to the guidelines of of the reulations concerning Organic Cultivation of vine. They are located in the regions of Kamares, Agioi Anargyroi, Kolympithres, Ambelas, Ysterni, Stavros, Sarakiniko and Leivadia and the vines have been trained linearly in an upright direction. The varieties planted are: Mantilaria, Aidani, Kokkino, Karabraimi, Monemvasia, Assyrtiko, Malagouzia, White Aidani, Malvasia, Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.