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Mission to Andros: Wine, cheese and lemons, the 'golden' products shaping the island's future

In recent years, new, modern wineries have revived Andros’s vineyards, putting the island firmly on the map for wine tourism.

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00:01Andros, the second largest island in the Ciclades, is renowned for its long maritime tradition.
00:06However, a lesser known aspect of the island is its exceptional local production of lemons, wine and dairy products.
00:13The Andros lemon is one of the island's most iconic products, celebrated every year with a dedicated lemon festival.
00:31From the 17th century until the mid-20th century, large quantities of Andros lemons were exported across the Mediterranean, Central
00:38Europe and Russia.
00:39The lemon was very small and it had a big production. They came up to the Black Sea with a
00:47sea and they fell from here.
00:49Today the production is much less, but it continues to be a important product for our land.
00:56We make lemon juice, lemon juice, lemon juice and lemon juice, which is very nice and unique.
01:03In recent years, new modern wineries have been revitalizing Andros vineyards and placing the island on the wine tour,
01:09a tourist map. The Cortese vineyard is located on stone wall terraces at an altitude of 100 meters above sea
01:14level.
01:15It features an underground winery and offers guided tours and wine tastings,
01:18providing visitors with an authentic experience of Andros' wine making tradition.
01:22In Andros, traditionally in the homes, we make rice and Tsipur.
01:25Our goal is to become known to all the world and to come here tourists
01:30to try our Black Sea and the forest at a more expensive level.
01:34In the Kortheo area, visitors can discover the Crevasara cheese factory run by the Asoutis family.
01:40Since 2009, the family has been producing Volaki, the traditional cheese of Andros and many more varieties.
01:45Every day the factory processes around 500 kilos of milk collected by Nikos Asoutis himself,
01:49from his own cows and from the herds of five other dairy farmers on the island.
02:06The high cost of transporting products and the difficulty of finding skilled labor are among the main obstacles local producers
02:14face.
02:15It is a very big problem.
02:17It is a very big problem.
02:17It is very nice life in the neighborhood.
02:20It is very nice to say that we are away from Athens and here.
02:24But there are many problems.
02:26First of all, there are no arms.
02:27There are no arms, no arms, no energy, no energy, no energy.
02:28And you can see that you can see a type of business and a type of business.
02:32It is too much.
02:33In the middle of the sea.
02:37The top of the sea is not enough.
02:43Even the end of the sea.
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02:49Of Denver for the Euro News
02:51from the Minerian company.
02:52Giorerian company.
02:52From Cure.
02:54The Giorerian company.
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