VASSILIS NIKOLOU

He is born in Koropi, 1962. The Nikolou family traditionally engaged in vine producing traditionally draft retsina from Savatiano. The traditional wine press for pressing grapes using the feet, the press(strofilia),the transport baskets of grapes from vineyards,the manual pump, the oak barrels for eight hundred okadon- the smells of the must fermentation, was the environment that Vasilis Nikolou grew in.

In 1983 he obtained the Bachelor in Food Technology and in 1987 the BSc Degree in Chemistry from the University of Athens and the Oenological adequacy as well, with the completion of his postgraduate studies in Oenology.

Since 1991 he took over the wineryand alongside put into operationthe Oenological Laboratory.

Since 1992 being a Lecturer at the Department of Oenology and Beverage Technology of TEI Athens, up present, continuing to educate the new generations of Oenologists.

Married to Rania Skliri, Vassilis has two children: Evangelos Nikolou (graduated from the Agricultural University of Athens) and Christina Nikolou (studying at the Law School of the Democritus University).