Gentilini Winery
Established in 1978, the Gentilini Winery was founded by the Cosmetatos family. The Gentilini family originated in Este, a town near Padua Italy. In 1593, the Venitian Senate commissioned Marino Gentilini to build the extensive forts of Assos in Cephalonia. Eventually, he married and settled on the island permanently.
In present times, Spiro-Nicholas Cosmetatos, a descendant of the Gentilini family, studied winemaking at the Wine Institute of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Upon completion of his studies, he decided to return to Cephalonia and begin producing world-class wines in Greece. In 1978, the first vineyards were planted with local grape varieties near the village of Minies. After careful cultivation and growth of the new vines, the first wines were released in 1984. Gentilini has been passed on to the second generation and continues to cultivate organically and produce wines of superior quality.
