Well, neither is quite correct. The wines of Mount Athos is made by the Tsantali group. The vineyard is located on Mount Athos, a peninsula in Halkidiki that is almost like an autonomous province. Only men are allowed in. Women are not allowed to set foot on the grounds of Mount Athos.

Vineyard with Mount Athos top in the background. Mount Athos. Tsantali Vineyards & Winery, Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. Metoxi Chromitsa of St Panteleimon monastery.

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Greece Tsantali Mount Athos Winery stock photo samples – Images by Per Karlsson

 

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