Wine rejoices the human heart. Dionysus, the God of Wine, according to Greek Mythology was teaching humans how to cultivate vineyards and make good wine 9.000 years ago.
In the area grew agriampelo (wild vine). “Kompologoula”, a very special vine derived by the seeds of wild vine, grew close to the Muse springs of Olympus on Macedonian land and it was meant to transform in one of the first tame vines cultivated by man.
In the history of famous European wines, the wines of Northern Greece were among the oldest and the most expensive. The Orphic vineyards of Olympus managed to survive up till now and offer some of the best wines in Europe. There is a great variety of wines as well as other beverages of biological production such as tsipouro made by arbutus or grapes and ouzo.
