And the local wines taste fantastic.
Its lines are industrial and angular, the colors rusty hues that call to mind grape-juice stains.
I was born in this area I want to preserve the culture and history of this place.
Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, on the Ionian Sea.Credit:Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Baumann/Courtesy of Dexamenes Seaside Hotel
By the early 1980s, the Dexamenes factory had fallen out of use.
The timing was serendipitous: after decades of producing mediocre wines, Greeces industry was kicking into serious gear.
Since then, Greek varietals, like the white assyrtiko and red agiorgitiko, have made a comeback.
Inside a WineTank suite at the hotel.Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Baumann/Courtesy of Dexamenes Seaside Hotel
(There are also two larger accommodations, the Sea View ChemLab suites.)
As for the wines from the original Dexamenes factory?
Karaflos and his family finally finished the last of them last year.
There are new Greek wines to save for the future.
