W.S. KAROULIAS and WINE ART ESTATE have announced a new long-term partnership. The agreement regards the distribution of the wines of the Estate by W.S. KAROULIAS in the Greek market, in effect from January 4th, 2010.

W.S. KAROULIAS is one of the leading wine and spirits companies in Greece. The company markets and distributes a range of top international and Greek spirit & wine brands, including : Cutty Sark, The Famous Grouse, METAXA, Ouzo Plomariou Is. Arvanitou, Jack Daniel`s, Southern Comfort, Finlandia, El Jimador, Jägermeister, Rémy Martin, Cointreau, Tullamore Dew, Sierra, Tsipouro Tsililis; Also a selection of top Greek wine brands including Kir-Yianni, Domaine Sigalas, Domaine Spiropoulos, UWC Samos, Gentilini, Katogi-Averof & Strofilia.

WINE ART ESTATE is considered one of the most dynamic and pioneering wineries of the Drama wine region, in Northern Greece. Its creators are Yiannis Papadopoulos and Yiannis Kalaitzidis. Its vineyards, planted on carefully chosen south-facing slopes near Microchori and Kali Vrissi, overlook Mount Pangaion, in antiquity home of the cult of Dionysus and the Orphic mysteries. The modern, elegant winery of the Estate, just outside Microchori village, has a production capacity of 300.000 bottles and houses state-of-the-art production facilities, underground cellars, a restaurant & tasting room, a total of 3000 m². Wine Art Estate produces “Tecnhi Alipias” & “Idisma Drios” two extremely successful, high-quality wine brands.

“We are excited to partner up with Wine Art Estate, perhaps the best representative of the modern Drama wine scene. This new collaboration further enhances our position in the wine sector” said Mr Chris Arghyrou, Managing Director, W.S. KAROULIAS.

“Our partnership with W.S. KAROULIAS, one of the top wine and spirits companies in Greece, fills us with enthusiasm. We expect our common efforts to create new, dynamic prospects for our brands in the Greek market”, said Yiannis Papadopoulos & Yiannis Kalaitzidis on behalf of the Wine Art Estate.