Situated in the hardscrabble hillsides and mountains of northwest Macedonia, Magoutes Vineyards is perched in a place of rugged, spartan beauty. The winery’s remote location far inland and at high altitude combine to form very windy, dry conditions unlike those in most of the rest of Greece. There are no gentle maritime influences from either the Aegean or Ionian Seas because they’re too far away. The terroir is notably rocky and rich in limestone. Within this area, Siatista is a town whose history as a place of wine extends back to at least 1670, but wars and revolutions over the past few centuries have resulted in records either lost or destroyed, thus a more thorough recounting has not been possible
Situated in the hardscrabble hillsides and mountains of northwest Macedonia, Magoutes Vineyards is perched in a place of rugged, spartan beauty. The winery’s remote location far inland and at high altitude combine to form very windy, dry conditions unlike those in most of the rest of Greece. There are no gentle maritime influences from either the Aegean or Ionian Seas because they’re too far away. The terroir is notably rocky and rich in limestone. Within this area, Siatista is a town whose history as a place of wine extends back to at least 1670, but wars and revolutions over the past few centuries have resulted in records either lost or destroyed, thus a more thorough recounting has not been possible