Την παρουσίαση των δραστηριοτήτων και πρωτοβουλιών της
Santo
Wines
παρουσιάζει σε πρόσφατη ανάρτησή της η σελίδα newwinesofgreece, μέσα από συνέντευξη
που παραχώρησε ο πρόεδρος του Δ.Σ. της Santo Wines κ.
Καφούρος.
Κατά κύριο λόγο η σελίδα απευθύνεται σε αναγνώστες
σε χώρες του εξωτερικού, και ως εκ τούτου η συνέντευξη είναι στα Αγγλικά.
Την ανάρτηση μπορείτε να δείτε εδώ :
Σύμφωνα με ένα μέρος της,
Born in
Santorini, to a farming family, Markos Kafouros' destiny was shaped at an early
age when the island was still struggling to maintain its ancient agricultural
heritage as tourism was transforming his home island into one of the world's
top vacation destinations. While studying Agronomy at the Agricultural
University of Athens, Kafouros began his tenure at SantoWines, the Union of
Cooperatives of Santorini, as a part-time employee, eventually moving up to the
position of Deputy Director. But, this was just the beginning for Kafouros,
since he wanted to do more to preserve the island's ancient ways that he had
come to know as a young boy and SantoWines would be his vehicle. Later Kafouros
would be voted onto the Cooperative's Board of Directors and eventually become
its president seven years ago. The rest of this story is how, under his
leadership, SantoWines, is leading the way in balancing the island's
agricultural tradition with economic reality. In fact, it may actually be the
island's success as a travel destination that allows Santorini's culture of wine
the chance it needs to reconnect with its past glory and become the catalyst
for the re-emergence of Santorini's wine industry.
