A chapter petition, which is predicted to be mentioned on October 11, was submitted to the Multi-Member Court docket of First Occasion of Thessaloniki by the historic “Tsantalis” vineyard, requesting that the day for the cessation of its funds be set. Because the president of the corporate’s Staff’ Union, Sakis Kaligas, advised APE-MPE, who confirmed the submitting of the applying and the date of its listening to, the corporate has stopped its manufacturing from August 2023, whereas for the primary time in its historical past it has not the harvest occurred, so it can not bottle and market merchandise of the brand new harvest.
The information of the chapter submitting might have shaken the waters, but it surely was hardly a bolt from the blue, as the corporate has been in persistent bother regardless of frantic efforts to outlive and discover an investor. When requested if the curiosity of Sterner Stenhus-“Hellenic Wineries” in Tsantalis (that is the corporate that additionally acquired “Boutaris Wineries”) has definitively and irrevocably light, Mr. Kaligas clarified that he doesn’t know: We solely hear rumours, the one factor that pursuits us is that an investor lastly involves the corporate and we will get again in and work”.
Mr. Kaligas has been working within the historic vineyard for nearly 40 years, since 1985, however many of the remainder of the corporate’s workers are additionally tied to its historical past and course, since most of them have been connected to “Tsantalis” for not less than two and a half a long time. , says. For the time being, he clarifies, greater than 70 members of the union are on a piece stoppage, whereas corresponding actions have been made individually by staff who are usually not members. In accordance with dependable data, the corporate’s liabilities exceed 65 million euros and concern money owed to 5 banks, the tax workplace, the insurance coverage funds and the staff. In recent times, the turnover has adopted the reverse course of that of the liabilities. And this regardless of, as Mr. Kaligas remembers, on the top of the pandemic “we did not have time to ship wines to the supermarkets”.
Requested whether or not the closure of the Russian market, because of the conflict in Ukraine, might need acted as a scapegoat for the historic vineyard, Mr. Kaligas merely assessed that it affected the vineyard, which has its headquarters in Agios Pavlos and manufacturing services/vineyards in Maroneia (Rhodope), Halkidiki, Rapsani and Naoussa (about 150 acres of vineyards in Halkidiki, 700 particularly in Mount Athos, 580 in Maroneia and 200 in Naoussa, whereas in Rapsani he manages 800).
Among the many firm’s product codes stands out a wine with an incredible enchantment within the Russian market and a exceptional historical past, the purple “Kormilitsa”, which is produced in Metohi of Agios Panteleimon on Mount Athos and has been chosen by the Kremlin to be served on the official meals which can be listed with Pink Sq. within the background.
Actually, earlier on the corporate’s web site (which on the time of writing these strains was not accessible) talked about the next story: “It was in 1969 when Evangelos Tsantalis, throughout a day of searching on Mount Athos, was compelled to hunt refuge in Monastery of Agios Panteleimon as a consequence of a sudden storm. When the rain subsided, Evangelos Tsantalis accepted the invitation of the monks to point out him across the Monastery and the encircling areas. As they walked exterior, the sight of the previous, virtually deserted vineyards in a chief location referred to as Metohi Chromitsas, instantly caught his curiosity. It was at that second that the thought of revitalizing the vineyards was born within the thoughts of Evangelos Tsantalis. An concept that turned a life’s work. A yr later, Evangelos Tsantalis signed an settlement with the monks of Agios Panteleimons for the exploitation of the vineyards in Metohi Chromitsas, whereas committing to their full revival, in addition to to the reconstruction of the vineyard. It was clear from the beginning that this was going to be an especially costly mission in all its phases. Regardless of this, Evangelos Tsantalis’ perception within the uniqueness of the terroir prevailed. When the chief agronomist identified the excessive price of the funding, Evangelos Tsantalis replied: “I am not asking how a lot it prices. He asks if this winery can produce top quality grapes.” The Tsantali household has been cultivating vines, making wine grapes and distilling tsipoura and ouzo since 1890, and is at the moment in its fourth technology.
Tomorrow Saturday, the staff of the corporate are holding a basic meeting, within the presence of a labor lawyer, as a way to be extra absolutely knowledgeable concerning the chapter software.
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