Wine Therapy
Our Story
Thomas Kontopos, oenologist & winemaking consultant, after 30 years of involvement in the world of wine created with his wife Katerina Didaskalou, biologist-brewer, a Winery - Wine Cellar, in Nea Raidesto, Thessaloniki.
- 1981-1987
Thomas's First Steps
Thomas is leaving Evangelos Tsantalis S.A. and starting consulting as a production oenologist initially at the Protopapa Estate, in Kariani Kavala, and then at the Michalaki Estate, in Heraklion, Crete.
- 1989
Katerina's First Steps
Biologist Katerina specializes in her knowledge on wine at I. Boutaris & Sons Winery SA, at its central winery in Stenimacho, Naoussa.
- 1993
The evolution
Thomas takes over as head of the winery & head of winemaking at Evangelos Tsantalis S.A., while Katerina jumps over and takes over until now the head of the Mythos brewery, which then belonged to the BOUTARI group and today to Olympic Brewery S.A.
- 2004-2006
New Professional Ventures
Thomas is leaving Evangelos Tsantalis S.A. and starts consulting as a production oenologist initially at the Protopapa Estate, in Kariani Kavala and then at the Michalaki Estate, in Heraklion, Crete.
At the same time, he is also involved in education, transferring his experience and his love for wine, to the students of public and private I.E.K., until 2020.
- 2007-2013
New start
He takes over from the "foundations" as the responsible oenologist of production at the Estate of Klaudia Papagiannis, in Arnea Halkidiki.
- 2011
Wine Therapy Foundation
Wine Therapy is created and at the same time, the first experimental vineyard with Greek varieties is planted.
- 2012
Wine Therapy/ Vineyards
The main vineyard of Wine Therapy is planted with MALAGOUZIA and our collaboration with the Limited Liability Social Cooperative - Mental Health Sector of Eastern Thessaloniki & Halkidiki, IRIS, begins, in the production of wines from the organic vineyard of the cooperative, in Portaria, Halkidiki.
- 2015
The new generation
The year in which the new generation of the Kontopos family begins its involvement with Wine Therapy.
Vassiliki-Irini, Production & Management Engineer, a graduate of WSET Level 2, and Ioanna the Oenologist.
With an absolute emphasis on high quality, this collaboration marries experience with a fresh pioneering eye and creates wines of limited production, labeled Wine Therapy.
- 2013-2021
Consulting
Consulting continues
- MESIMBRIA WINERY, in Nea Mesimvria, Thessaloniki.
- AGROVISION ESTATE, in Ierissos, Halkidiki.
- KONSTANTARA WINES, in Portaria, Halkidiki.
- GIUAANI L.t.d, Georgian winery, Kaxeti district, Manavi village, in the production of Orange or Amber Wines. That is the vinification of white grapes in the presence of stems in clay jars-amphorae which in Georgia are called qvevri.