The Troupis Winery is located in the mountain village of Mantineia, just west of Nemea. The family owns 16 acres, which they have been farming since the 1970s, originally founded by Tasos Troupis as a nursery for fruit trees and flowers.

They began bottling their own wine only in 2010, mostly for the indigenous white grape moschofilero, grown in the Mantineia appellation. The family source their agiorgitiko from vineyards in nearby Nemea.

Agiorgitiko, which refers to St George, is also sometimes called "Blood of Hercules", as the mythical hero did battle with the Lion of Nemea, and the wine's color lends itself to such imaginative designation. "Fteri" refers to a local fern, pictured on the label.

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This 2018 agiorgitiko has dark pomegranate and blackberry, light, chewy tannins, and a lean dry finish with loads of black pepper. We'd drink it with beef stew, or veal fondue, or some such wintery fare (also dark chocolate).

Producer: Troupis

Name of Wine: Fteri

Vintage: 2018

Region: Nemea, Greece

Appellation: PGI Peloponnese (Nemea)

Varietal(s): 100% agiorgitiko

Agriculture: organic

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Winery Location: Mantineia, Tripoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece

Vineyard Location: Nemea (central plateau) & Asprokambos

Vineyard Name(s): Achladias & Psari
Soil Type(s): sand, gravel, clay

Altitude: 300m / 985ft for Achladias ; 800m / 2625ft for Psari
Exposure: east for Achladias; south for Psari

Trellis system: double cordon for Achladias; lyre for Psari

Selection: clonal

Planting Density: 6000 vines/hectare for Achladias
Harvest: hand harvested end of September

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