Gentilini - Winery

Gentilini is the name of Spyros Kosmetatos god father, descendent of an old family of the island of Kefalonia. Country of origin of Gentilini family is Este, a town close to Pantova. Marino Gentilini, an Italian army engineer, was commissioned by the Venetian Senate in 1593, in order to build the fortifications of Assos in Kefalonia. He eventually married and settled here, and his name was inscribed in the Libro d Oro of noble families. In 1929, Gerassimos Cambitzis opened one of the first wineries in England, Isleworth Wineries.Thirty-five years later his grandson, Spyros Kosmetatos, planted his first vineyard with local and classic white grape varieties in Kefalonia. Having studied the latest techniques to identify the processes best suited to the climate, soil and varieties of the area, the first commercial vintage of Gentilini was released in 1984, in Athens and London. The winery and vineyards have now passed to the next generation. Nicholas daughter, Marianna with her husband Petros Markantonatos took over the estate, in 2002.