Since the twelfth century, and for the subsequent three-hundred years, this wine ruled the European world. No other wine has such a historical pedigree from the Middles Ages and the Renaissance. Malvasia’s history is perhaps the most interesting history of all wines, since its name was given from the Franks to the Byzantine town of Monemvasia and its wine. Its reputation reached far beyond the confines of the region and was to be found in the most reputable ‘salons’ of European noble magnetism. It was inevitable not to reach its peak! The vines of Malvasia were located on the so called “land of the Dorians, in the region of Epidaurus Limera, which was favored for its ideal weather conditions for the cultivation of vines. The coastal climate along with the promising soil created perfect conditions for the qualities of Malvasia wine, which was shipped out of the harbor of Monemvasia up until the 13^th century. During the Byzantine era, the economy of the fortress town of Monemvasia was based on maritime trade. Not long after the 14^th century, Monemvasia acquired considerable privileges, and as able to trade freely with the major commercial centers. The trade of Malvasia wine was enormous, as the fortified city served as a trading center for wine produced in the eastern Peloponnese. Merchants from Monemvasia used to trade the local wine under the name of Monemvasio, Monemvasioti or Monemvasia, which was sold from the Genoese and the Venetians under the name Malvasia. Indeed, the fame of Malvasia was worldwide, since the presence of this wine in the East and the West lasted for five centuries, from the 13th century under the Byzantines in Monemvasia until the mid-17th century in Venetian-occupied Crete. When the Ottomans conquered Monemvasia, the vineyards were destroyed and Malvasia wine was no longer produced. Nonetheless, local grape varities had been preserved in the mountainous area up until today, as it distinctive aroma has intoxicated local wine producers who dedicated their lives in order to reborn this reputable recipe. Through an extensive research of the characteristics of the local varieties, setting up experimental vineyards and holding international scientific symposium on the Malvasia wine, the research resulted in a sweet white wine from sun-dried grapes and a liqueur which has been awarded with a Protected Designation  of Origin, and was officially released on July 23, 2010, the anniversary of the liberation of Monemvasia.Malvasia wine achieved world fame for 300 years from the 12th century, the time when it was a national export and is still produced in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, Croatia and California, and, of course, Monemvasia, the mysterious land that gave its name to this exquisite wine variety under the Monemvasia Winery!