Tradition and innovation in Douloufakis winery in Crete

People who have tasted the wines produced by Nikos Douloufakis in Crete and had also the chance to meet him in person always tell me the same exact thing. That Douloufakis is an absolute gentleman producing fantastic wines. A day spent with him, that concluded in a tasting of some very old bottles of his brilliant Vidianos and Cabernet Sauvignon make it easy to understand why. 

A lot of passion revolves around Douloufakis' work yet there is plenty of labour involved as well. As we drive through the narrow streets of Dafnes village where his modern winery is located he says that until recently he used to prune all the vines himself. Eventually, he had to move forward getting some extra hands as more hectares were added to its property.