The land of Robola
The waves of the Ionian Sea quench their thirst on its shores, as the evening breeze rises like a magical veil to offer life-giving breaths to the diverse natural landscape of Mt. Ainos, the National Park which towers above Kefalonia with its beauty and massiveness. There, in this rare co-existence of Mountain and Sea, resides the “OREALIOS GAEA”, the land of Robola.
Descending from the National Park—with the world-exclusive Kefalonian Elati, the dark-green tree which gave Ainos the Venetian name “Monte Nero”—the Plateau of Omalon reverses the image, with its countless olive trees and the vineyards of the Robola Zone, which occupy 180 ha, at an elevation starting from 300m and climbing up to 800m.
The land of Robola
At the heart of the Robola Wine-Growing Zone, dozens of winemakers from Omala and the surrounding areas (Troiannata, Vlachata, Mousata, Faraklata, Diklinata) created the Kefalonian Robola Wine Cooperative in 1982, in an attempt to protect and promote the Kefalonian vineyard’s potential.
After a successful 36-year course, the Cooperative continues to develop and prosper, committed to producing high-quality wines which honor the variety’s reputation and spreading the name of Kefalonia throughout the world. Today, it comprises 300 winegrowers with privately-owned vineyards which occupy approximately 80% of the Robola Zone.
A new era has just begun
Under its new name, “OREALIOS GAEA”, inspired by the rare terroir and the breathtaking natural landscape, the Cooperative is ushering a new era, with activities and oenological practices that respect local tradition while raising the bar of the winemaking art!
