Sous le Végétal: A Living Encounter with the Terroir of Samos

Five years have passed almost in a flash — filled with joy, fulfilment, challenges, farewells, and beautiful new beginnings. All of it has become part of a journey that shaped me; a path that began with a shared intention and evolved into a collective experience, a belief, and a philosophy.

 Five years of inspiration that continue to unfold into an ongoing pursuit of authenticity.

Sous le Végétal is a continuous journey that begins where light, sea, and century-old vineyards shape one of the most expressive terroirs of the Mediterranean. Since 2017, the project has continued to evolve

on the same foundation: respect for the land and people of Samos and a deep belief that wine can reveal the truth of its origin.

The synergy with the Samos Cooperative — a shared understanding that has grown into a living alliance-

remains the cornerstone of this path. The cooperative embraced and developed

my personal vision. Since then, we have been cultivating together the belief that authenticity is not achieved through intervention

but through attention, patience, and trust in natural processes.

Each vintage becomes a new interpretation

of the same landscape — never identical, always sincere.

Throughout its evolution, Sous le Végétal has brought together people of distinct sensibility and vision.

 Iasonas Ligas took part in its early steps in 2017, before starting his own remarkable journey in central Greece. Patrick Bouju, through his experience and unique approach to wine, brings a continuous exchange of knowledge — a dialectic process that enriches without ever altering the identity of the Samian vineyard.

Even the collaboration with Culinaries, as our distribution partner, allows the essence of Samos to reach professional circles and wine lovers who recognise natural wine as a cultural expression, not as a commercial product.

For my part, Sous le Végétal stands at the meeting point between winemaking

and culinary thought.

 As the creator and coordinator of the project, my aim is for each wine to express not only its place of origin but also a philosophy: that wine is not a product, not merely a code or a label, as it is often referred to in trade conversations —

but a relationship between people, nature, place, and memory.

In the glass, Sous le Végétal reveals this relationship: floral notes and ripe yellow fruit unfold into a living complexity, with a mineral texture and the radiant energy of Samos.

These are wines of structure, maturity, and character — able to stand among the most significant natural wines of the world.

Sous le Végétal continues to evolve. It remains a dialogue between place and people, between the present and the future — a continuous search for what is true, living, and spontaneous in wine.