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The Tsantalis company traces its roots to late-nineteenth-century Thraki, where the family first began its production of wine and spirits. The company's founder, Evangelos Tsantalis, was born in Siderohóri, Thraki in 1913. The wave of political upheaval that engulfed the region during the first half of the twentieth century caused the migration of the family first to Kavala, then Seres, then finally to Thessaloniki. In 1945, Evangelos Tsantalis opened a commercial distillery that came to be a major supplier of ouzo to the Greek market.

In 1970, the first Tsantalis winery opened in Naousa. In 1974, the present corporation was formed and headquartered in a 5000 square-meter facility in Ayios Pavlos, Halkidiki, southeast of Thessaloniki. Today, the third generation, President Ioanna Tsantalis and Vice President Dr. Yiorgos Tsantalis are at the reins. With production in seven regions totalling 18 million bottles per year, Tsantali (as the brand is now known) is the largest wine producer in Greece. Exports reach 35 countries and are approaching 6 billion drachmas annually.

Raw material for this production comes from both company vineyards and negociated purchases, most of the latter the result of long-standing contracts with growers. Increasingly, growers reap rewards for making the switch to organic farming. Vineyards have been acquired carefully over the years: as bulk-scale production has, in some cases, given way to estate-style products, Tsantali has been in a good position to adapt its vineyard management accordingly.

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