The Winery
Gavalas winery was formed in 2004 and it represents one of the largest organic viticulture on the island of Crete. It is located 37km south of the town of Heraklion. The winery buildings covers an area of 980m2 in a privately-owned estate of 7.000 m2 with its vineyards extended in 6.9 acres of land from which the 2.2 acres are new plantings scheduled to be put at an early date in the production line. Gavalas Domaine exclusively produces and bottles wine from their own production by using organic farming techniques.
Gavalas Winery philosophy is to produce high quality products in an environmentally responsible way. To manage that, they have initiated quality control tests throughout the production line in order to ensure high quality and customer satisfaction.
Our vineyards are operating under the regulation 2092/91 from 1999 which refers to organic farming governed by the Organization of Control and Certification of Biological Products (ÄÇÙ). In our vineyards are cultivated the Cretan grapes varieties of Vilana, Kotsifali, Mantilari, the international Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as Malvazia di Candia Aromatica, a variety known since the Venetian era.
Our Domaine also features a hall, which can accommodate 60 persons for viewing on screen the entire process of wine making and taste our wines. Domaine Gavalas has been certified by Metron cert and it functions according to the International Rules of - Hygiene and Food Safety HACCP (ELOT) 1416 and Management of Quality ISO 9001:2000, for the production and bottling of wine from Grapes of Organic Farming. It is one of the first wineries in Greece that has been accredited with the British certificate BRC (British Retail Consortium).
Our efforts on quality standards have brought us the GOLDEN MEDAL for our red dry wine "ÅFIVOS OINOS" ERYTHROS in our first participation in the 5th International Competition of Wine in Thessalonica in 2005. Also our white dry wine "ÅFIVOS OINOS LEYKOS- 2004" was granted the silver medal in the 1st Competition of Wine Testing - ECO FESTIVAL - for wines coming from organic farming. "ÅFIVOS OINOS LEYKOS- 2005" has taken 3rd place in the International competition of London Decanter World Wide Awards and with the second place in his category, in the International Competition Wine and Spirit Competition in England. In 2006, Syrah 2004 was granted with the Golden medal in the 2nd Competition of Wine Testing - ECO FESTIVAL.
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