Winemaking in the region despite the longstanding history dated back to antiquity was nearly abandoned mainly due to the migration of the locals either to the major cities of Greece or abroad.
At 1994 when the Tsantali family has started working with the vineyard in Maronia, it is considered as the last discovery of Evangelos Tsantalis who passed away two years later.
Thanks to the Tsantali family’s effort for rejuvenating the region with the support of local vine growers, in 1997 the appellation of P.G.I. was acknowledged.