AVANTIS ESTATE

Avantis Estate was established in 1994 by the  economist Apostolos Mountrichas. The winery owns 20 hectares of vineyards in Central Evia – Afrati region. It has gained Global distinctions for the supreme quality of its wines, with 300+ medals,  from International Wine Competitions. It is included in the top ten (10) Greek wineries.

The winemaker Apostolos Mountrichas is a Syrah expert, he revived an ancient indigenous Euboean red grape ‘Mavrokoudoura’ (Black Koudoura) and he is the one who made Euboea a famous Greek winegrowing region.

Recently the Avantis red wine “Agios Chronos”, won the PLATINUM MEDAL 95/100 – being the best medal for a Greek wine – between 15.000 wines from all over the world, from the Decanter Wine Awards 2016 in Great Britain.

Also the red wine “Avantis Estate Syrah” – the Avantis landmark wine, won the best medal for a Greek wine in the Japan Wine Competition 2016, along with its gold medal.

The last 2 years Avantis Estate is cooperating with the Agricultural University of Athens in oenological research on indigenous yeasts of the grape varieties they grow.

Avantis Estate has gained high scores from the top wine writers R. Parker, Jancis Robinson MW, Julia Harding MW, Tara Q. Thomas. You can see reviews on www.jancisrobinson.com
The collaboration between W.S. KAROULIAS and AVANTIS ESTATE began in 2010