{"id":591,"date":"2017-04-26T13:44:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T13:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/okthemes.com\/luxwinedemo-light\/?page_id=591"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:19:19","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TASTINGS-4-Custom.jpeg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TASTINGS-4-Custom.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TASTINGS-4-Custom-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TASTINGS-4-Custom-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TASTINGS-4-Custom-8x12.jpeg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1748856791665\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Since 2012, Antonis Logothetis, in parallel with selling the fruit to factories, began to make the first wines, which were mainly sweet from sun-dried grapes, as an amateur. Over the years and after several experiments, in 2017 he founded the Tsoukalas winery, where the first labels of the winery were officially created.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, our sole goal has been the production of excellent quality wines from local and international varieties, which are grown in our privately owned vineyards.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"title-subtitle-box  vc_custom_1750753157227\" style=\" text-align: left;\">\n\t\t<h1 style=\" text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px;\" >THE FAMILY<\/h1>\n\t<\/div> \n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1749667711458\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Tsoukalas family has been involved in the Rhodes vineyard area of Embona for 4 generations. The first vines were planted by our great-grandfather, the late Savvas Tsoukalas, who was also a pioneer in the tourism sector of the wider Attavyros area, with successors in the following years by our grandfather Lefteris Tsoukalas and the children of Savvas and Tsambika. For several years, the production was intended for sale to the two large factories on the island and a part of it for the production of our local grape distillate, Souma.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/tsoukalaswinery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VINEYARDS-AURA-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-parallax=\"1.5\" data-vc-parallax-o-fade=\"on\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1750752922739 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex vc_general vc_parallax vc_parallax-content-moving-fade js-vc_parallax-o-fade\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"font-size: 110px;color: #000000;text-align: center;font-family:Playfair Display;font-weight:900;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1750753001750\" >VIABILITY<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1498038582575\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1749664731344\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>As a small winery, we are able to personally take care of every stage of production, with respect for the land and the environment. Sustainability is an important goal for us every growing and winemaking season.<\/p>\n<p>We cultivate our vineyards with gentle, environmentally friendly practices, minimizing the use of chemicals and choosing natural solutions. At the winery, we emphasize water and energy conservation, utilizing local suppliers and reducing waste to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p>With small production but great love for nature and wine, we aim for sustainable development that respects our land and offers quality in every bottle.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-stretch-content=\"true\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1517559300932 vc_row-has-fill\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"gg_images_slider\">\n\t<div  data-slick='{  \"slidesToShow\": 3,  \"arrows\": true,  \"dots\": true,  \"autoplay\": true,  \"infinite\": true,  \"slidesToScroll\": 1,  \"responsive\": [{\"breakpoint\": 1024, \"settings\": {\"slidesToShow\": 3, \"slidesToScroll\": 1}}, {\"breakpoint\": 600, \"settings\": {\"slidesToShow\": 2, 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