Callinico Wines

On the beautiful Ionian Island of Zakynthos, in the central village of Kalipado , lies the Callinico Winery belonging to the Voultsou family.
If you look around the local area you will see many vineyards that belong to the family or its cooperative producers. In Zakynthos there are 19.000 square meters of vineyards in which grow more that 110 different varieties of grapes. Of these grape varieties, 25 of them are used to produce 80% of the wine produced here. Varieties such as Gustulidi, Pavlos, Skiadipoulos etc are used for the production of white wine. Augustiatis, Black Rombola, and Katsakulias are used for the red wine. The typical wine of Zakynthos is Verdea. The production of Verdea began around 1800.Verdea is white table wine that is produced form different varieties of grapes. The wine has historical importance in Zakynthos and its name comes from the Italian word ` Verde ` meaning green. The grapes used were yellow - green and unripe - but the alcohol they produced was strong. The wine was amber in colour and had a spicy taste.