Official references to the monastery vineyard date back to 1550. The domain and winery were used by monks for viticulture and the harvesting of grapes. The monks transported the grape must by mules to monastery's famous cellar where they decant it to 500lt wooden barrels.
Linear vineries of late germinative cycle were planted with local and international varieties Mavrodafne,
Mavro Kalavritino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Lagorthi, Asyrtiko and others. Plants density: 4100 plants
per ha.
One of the most important and wonderful places of Greek Orthodoxy in Peloponnese is the Holy Monastery of Mega Spileo (Grand Cave) which is located under the shadow of great rock at 940 m height. The Monastery was established in 4th century by two monks. During its history it was destroyed five times by fires, Turks and in the last one in 1943 by German invaders. The name of the Monastery derivates from rocky complex of Chelmos mountain on which it is built above. Today, the renovated 8 floors built in rock monastery is rising on the mountains amazing the visitors.