1992 is a milestone year for the dentist Spyros Markatselis, as not only is it the year his second son comes to life, but he also takes the big decision to fulfill his student dream: To produce his own wine from his own vineyards. So, without wasting any more precious time, he decides to replant the already existing but aged vineyard of his grandfather with 40 new vineyards. Until 1998, the vineyard grows continuously. At the urging of friends and acquaintances, the producer is convinced to move on to the next stage: bottling and marketing of the wine that he had been producing exclusively for himself and his friends.

In 2005, the first-born son, Michalis Markatselis begins his studies at the School of Oenology and Beverage Technology in Athens. On the occasion of this event, the idea of a winery with all the licenses and certifications needed to make the family’s wine known is born in the mind of Lena, Spiros’ wife. This will happen a year later, in 2006, when the Markatseli family will have the first winery license in Thesprotia (100 m2) and the first wine bottling license. The vineyard at that time was only 4 hectares and the wines produced did not exceed 3 tons. After a decade of uninterrupted effort and will, in 2016, the vineyard has now grown both in area and production. In addition to the original vineyard, two more vineyard plots of 20 and 6 hectares respectively are planted. The 30 hectares are located in the villages of Dafni and Finiki of Filiates, Thesprotia, near each other.