I write about tech entrepreneurship, angel investments and the quest for Europe's federal integration.
Athens Wine and Art Festival 2023
Dear friends,
This coming weekend in Athens, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of October, marks the Wine & Art Festival 20023. Taking place at the Athens School of Fine Arts, this even will actually be the debut of Domaine Kastritis, an awesome organic winery founded by Stathis Kastritis - yes, that's my brother in law!
The Kastriti family works as vine growers and winemakers for several generations. Since the early 2000s, Stathis introduced organic cultivation and winemaking, while he also follows the biodynamic principles and methodologies. All this, combined with the small scale of a family business have led to the production of excellent wine, both of Greek and international varieties.
On a personal level, being involved with the Kastriti Winery has so far been a fabulous experience. Spending time in nature is something I have been missing for quite a while and trying to apply my lessons learned in a completely different space - such as tech entrepreneurship - in agribusiness is a very interesting challenge. I'm optimistic that this effort's future will be bright! We shall create a sustainable family business and hopefully contribute to a paradigm shift in a rural area which is near Athens (less than 100 miles), rich in history (20 minutes drive from Delphi) and definitely blessed by nature.
So, if you happen to be in Athens this weekend, please do not hesitate to visit us and give a try to our organic wines (my favorite is "Electros", our only amber wine to date!). Moreover, we hope and wish that we shall soon manage to make our wines available internationally and I shall of course let you all know. On that note, if you happen to know anyone in your country who could perhaps help us in this process, do not hesitate to connect me with them.
With my warmest regards from Athens,
Dimitris
ps. Here's the Domaine Kastriti brochure (in Greek): KastritiA5Print.pdf
Dimitris Tsingos
I write about tech entrepreneurship, angel investments and the quest for Europe's federal integration.
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