Macedonia and thrace

Naoussa

The vineyards of Naoussa occupy a total area of about 700 hectares, on the slopes of Mt. Vermion at an altitude of 150-300 metres, providing an ideal continental climate. The oldest producer of bottled Naoussa wine is Boutari, a company whose local history began in 1879 with a winery at Stenimachos. The other major producer is the house of Tsantalis. The tradition of the Tsantalis family in the winery-distillery field began in 1890, when it began to grow vines in Eastern Thrace, to make wine and distill ouzo and tsipouro. Evangelos Tsantalis, the founder of E. Tsantalis S.A., moved to Thessalonica after World War II ended (1945), and set up his distillery in the centre of town. With particular care and affection for his work, he created the family's first winery in Naoussa in 1970.