Ekho
The Ekho wine project is based on the desire to give voice to old vineyards from historic wine regions of Greece, with their indigenous varieties and their ancient winemaking tradition. The founder of the project is Lefteris Anagnostou, a Greek winemaker with extensive winemaking experience on the island of Santorini, who in 2020 decided to embark on this adventure across the Aegean Sea. The first stops were the island of Lemnos, located in the Northern Aegean Sea, and Naxos, one of the largest islands of the Cyclades, where Lefteris collaborated with Konstantinos Makridimitris, a local producer and owner of a wine shop. The grapes come from trusted local vintners who cultivate individual plots of extraordinary qualitative value, often representing striking cases of heroic viticulture, a testament to ancient traditions that Lefteris intends to recover. The very name “Ekho,” a Greek term meaning “echo,” expresses the desire to reflect and propagate the essence of the territory.
Fokiano, Mandilaria, and Bastardiko for red grapes, Potamisi, Aidani, Tzemeri, and Karaibraim among white grape varieties. The vines, trained as bush vines and often planted on their own roots, range from 50 to over 150 years old, rooted in ancient terraces formed from clay or sandy soils of volcanic origin. The climate is Mediterranean insular, and the altitudes can sometimes be quite high, with peaks reaching nearly 600 meters above sea level, while the yields per vine are very low. The winemaking approach involves spontaneous fermentations and the use of various types of wine containers, such as stainless steel tanks, oak barriques of multiple passages, and acacia barrels.
Under the Ekho project, a very limited production is born that stands out for its original and highly expressive character, reflecting an ancestral winemaking identity. These are wines characterized by a pronounced sapidity and enveloping aromas that bring back to their Mediterranean origin.
The Ekho wine project is based on the desire to give voice to old vineyards from historic wine regions of Greece, with their indigenous varieties and their ancient winemaking tradition. The founder of the project is Lefteris Anagnostou, a Greek winemaker with extensive winemaking experience on the island of Santorini, who in 2020 decided to embark on this adventure across the Aegean Sea. The first stops were the island of Lemnos, located in the Northern Aegean Sea, and Naxos, one of the largest islands of the Cyclades, where Lefteris collaborated with Konstantinos Makridimitris, a local producer and owner of a wine shop. The grapes come from trusted local vintners who cultivate individual plots of extraordinary qualitative value, often representing striking cases of heroic viticulture, a testament to ancient traditions that Lefteris intends to recover. The very name “Ekho,” a Greek term meaning “echo,” expresses the desire to reflect and propagate the essence of the territory.
Fokiano, Mandilaria, and Bastardiko for red grapes, Potamisi, Aidani, Tzemeri, and Karaibraim among white grape varieties. The vines, trained as bush vines and often planted on their own roots, range from 50 to over 150 years old, rooted in ancient terraces formed from clay or sandy soils of volcanic origin. The climate is Mediterranean insular, and the altitudes can sometimes be quite high, with peaks reaching nearly 600 meters above sea level, while the yields per vine are very low. The winemaking approach involves spontaneous fermentations and the use of various types of wine containers, such as stainless steel tanks, oak barriques of multiple passages, and acacia barrels.
Under the Ekho project, a very limited production is born that stands out for its original and highly expressive character, reflecting an ancestral winemaking identity. These are wines characterized by a pronounced sapidity and enveloping aromas that bring back to their Mediterranean origin.
