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Xerosterna - Robola Kefalonias - Euphoria - Kefalonia, Ionian Sea, Greece - natural organic White Dry Wine - Eklektikon

The Euphoria Winery’s family vines with the traditional organically cultivated Kefalonian robola variety, grow on the slopes of Ainos at an altitude of 400 to 600 meters within the robola zone on stony soils with a low per acre yield. Love and respect for nature is reflected on the winery’s gentle growing and winemaking methods.

  • Grower: Euphoria
  • Vintage: 2023
  • Type: White Dry Wine
  • Grapes: Robola of Kefalonia 100%
  • Appellation: PDO Robola of Kefalonia
  • Alcohol: 13.10%
  • Bottle: 750ml
  • Viticulture: Certified Organic
  • Vinification: Fermented with natural yeasts. Μaturation without interventions and refining. Contains minimal sulfites.
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Key Info

Viticulture

  • Certified Organic
  • Climate: Alpine
  • Soil: Rocky
  • Vine age: Planted between 1970-2010
  • Altitude: 650m
  • Slope: 20-30%
  • Planting density: 1.5 x 2m 
και 1.2 x 2.2m
  • Yield: 2 – 2.5 kg / plant
  • Irrigation: None
  • Spraying: Copper, sulfur, seaweed extract (3-4 times per season)
  • Harvesting: Manually in plastic crates

Vinification

  • Maceration: None (free run)
  • Pressing: Pneumatic press (light press)
  • Temperature Control: 16-18°C (with cooling)
  • Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in a stainless steel tank for 1 month
  • Malolactic: Naturally completed
  • Maturation: 4-6 months in stainless steel tank
  • Clarification: Natural
  • Filtration: None
  • Production: 997 lt
  • Alcohol: 13.10%
  • Acidity: 6.10 gr/l
  • RS: 2.00 gr/l
  • Total sulfites: 37.70 mg/l
  • Certification: Organic grapes
  • Bottle: 750ml

Winery

The Euphoria farm owned by Kourkoulakos family is located in the southern side of Kefalonia island and is devoted to the organic farming of the vineyard and olive grove, all the while holding a strong focus on biodynamic farming elements.

The 1.3-hectare vineyard is located in mountainous, poor, stony limestone soils, arranged in terraces at about 600-650 meters, planted in 1950 with ungrafted, bush-trained vines of the local Robola grape. The olive grove extends over an area of 4 ha where Dopia, Thiaki and Mouzela grapes are growing.

Euphoria is known for its traditional products, such as tsipouro, olive oil, vinegar and petimezi, but the star of its production is the organic and all-natural Robola of Kefalonia grape, which is fermented with the local wild yeasts and is neither filtered nor stabilized in any way.

Region

Kefalonia is the largest island of the Ionian sea. Famous for its exotic beaches and untouched nature, Kefalonia is the island where “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” was filmed, showing the world all its beauty. Kefalonia has an indented coastlines, made up of limestone cliffs, bays, and short strips of white sand. Some of its best known beaches are Myrtos, Fteri, Dafnoudi, and Kimilia. The caves of Melissani and Drogarati are also quite unique.

Kefalonia is a mountainous island, with a rugged topography and little arable land (less than 15%). It has a long history of winemaking, and is famous for the Robola grape, found farther up North, across the Adriatic coast.