This estate has its headquarters in the city of Metsovo in the wine-growing region of the same name in the Epirus region in Greece. It was founded in 2002, and came about through the merger of the Katogi Averoff and Strofilia estates. In the late 1950’s, Evangelos Averoff-Tosistas (1910-1990), who was born in Metsovo, established a wine estate, and introduced international grape varieties, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon. He was the first to blend this variety with indigenous varieties such as Agiorgitiko. That was the first blend involving an international and a Greek grape variety. This extremely full-bodied red wine was marketed under the name of Katogi Averoff. As Averoff was the Greek foreign minister from 1956 to 1963, and minister of defence from 1974 to 1981, he had little time to run the wine estate. The Strofilia estate in Metsovo was founded in 1930, and was acquired by the Maltezos family in 1981, they also own a winery in Anavissos (Attica). Strofilia made its name in 1985, with a wine made from the indigenous varieties Savatiano and Roditis. A second cellar was established in the 1990’s in Nemea (Peloponnes). Both names remained as product designations after the merger. The total vineyard area is 110 hectares, spread over three regions. In addition to the country wines Katogi and Strofilia from Metsovo, three OPAP wines are produced: Naoussa (Macedonia), Nemea and Patras (both Peloponnes). Grappa-style spirits and vinegar are also produced. Other activities of the company include the „Averoff Art Gallery“ (museum with 250 works of the most significant Greek artists of the 19th and 20th centuries), as well as the „Katogi Averoff Hotel“, opened in 2008.
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