Orpheus Wine Sourcing

SERVICES

For many years Greece’s reputation for winemaking has been widely misunderstood, sometimes maligned, and to some extent relatively undiscovered. With 27 recognised regions across her islands, mainland and peninsulas, the country is home to more than 300 indigenous grape varieties.

Greek wine has rarely seen so much focus for the UK market and while sales of Greek wines in the UK make up a small fraction of total volume, the growth over the last few years is unprecedented and the quality and interest of the winemaking is at an all-time high.

The Greek wine market is challenging to navigate for the UK wine trade. The sheer number of indigenous varieties, a unique language and alphabet, along with distinct cultures and ways of working, and a complex geography can make this wonderful wine making country unapproachable for many wine suppliers.

The team at Orpheus are here to support you at every step of the journey in helping you to offer your customers the very best of Greece’s winemaking.

We Provide:

Introductions to more than 1400 Greek wineries across the mainland and islands
Access to marketing funding to support your listings from local regional and National wine trade boards
Assurances and quality control of all wineries including export readiness, certifications, supply capacity, financial stability
Central office in Greece with an expert team of bilingual native speakers
Local office in London
Expert Marketing and PR support
Exclusivity guarantees where required
Fully organised and tailored buying and sourcing trips throughout Greece
Full contact management with wineries including translation and legal support
Consolidated Warehousing in Athens
Full Auditing and quality control of all shipments leaving Greece
Warehousing and distribution in London for samples and marketing support
AWRS Registered
Wines assessed for quality by our Master of Wine
Clear and transparent commission structure

A selection of some of our Supplier Partners

ABOUT

ORPHEUS WINE SOURCING

Antonis Sioulis

Innovator, effective communicator and entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience in business development and leadership, Antonis is passionate about everything that brings new challenges and creates business opportunities. Experienced in all aspects of business, he has founded or been part of numerous successful businesses and projects globally, whilst he has held many key leading roles in both the Public and Private sector in the UK.

Currently the Managing Director of the Food & Drink Marketing and Exports Agency RECO Exports Ltd, he has been running for years numerous successful projects for ICE, HKTDC, Organic Denmark, Organic Sweden, Wines of Crete, Wines of Central Greece, Wines of Attica as well as multiple Swedish, Spanish, Italian and US clients.

Demetri Walters MW

Demetri Walters MW is an independent wine consultant, wine educator and presenter, who formerly held both retail and trade-orientated positions in the wine trade. He possesses many years of experience selling wine, providing product training, running wine schools, as well as hosting professional, corporate & private wine tasting events to groups of all sizes, all over the world, hosts wine shows and documentaries on television, and is a seasoned international wine judge.

Demetri was made a Master of Wine in 2013, his thesis for which brought him back to his formative interest in Cypriot wine. He is a consultant voice for numerous wine regions, particularly those of Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean, and is a regular speaker on sweet and fortified wines.

Dave Murphy

Former Client Services Director for an international food and drinks communications agency and currently the UK Director of RECO Exports Ltd, Dave has ran various UK and European marketing and export programmes including Washington State Wines and The Distilled Spirits Council of the USA, Wines of Crete, Wines of Central Greece and Wines of Attica as well as numerous other Food & Drink projects for Swedish, Spanish, Italian and US clients. He has also led the beers, wines and spirits shopper marketing and insights team for the UK’s second largest grocer, Sainsbury’s, working hand in hand with their buying and category team, alongside top-tier suppliers such as Pernod Ricard, AB InBev, Bacardi, Brown Forman, Diageo, and Molson Coors, to launch NPD and grow the BWS category and profitability for Sainsbury’s and their suppliers.

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