Evriviadis “Vladi” Sclavos is a third-generation winegrower who sets the bar on the beautiful island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea. Practicing organic viticulture and his own brand of biodynamics, Vladi farms 6 hectares of low-yielding, unirrigated bush vines on the Paliki Peninsula, where soils are characterized by clay, sandstone, and limestone, and sources another 4 from the unique limestone terroir in the Robola Zone to the east.
Vladi is a low-intervention/natural winemaker par excellence, who celebrates the rich diversity of indigenous varietals of the island, including Vostilidi, Tsaousi, Mavrodaphne, Zakinthino, Moscatela, and the most famous, Robola. What sets this producer apart and provides him a cult following is his ability to create cerebral wines of texture, rich mouth feel, and sense of place.
