Domaine Karanika produces some exceptional wines made from Xinomavro grape under the brandname XM. Karanika owns 7 small vineyards in the Amyndeon appellation, together around 4 hectares. Most of the vineyards are planted with 15 to 20 year old Xinomavro grapes. Karanika is particularly proud of a more than 80 year old vineyard in Ajios Panteleimonos. The newly planted vineyards in Lakkia include Assyrtiko, Limnio, cabernet sauvignon, and Sauvignon blanc.

The XM wines can be ordered via this website, and are distributed in several European countries.

Domaine Karanika just completed her brand new, three-storey, gravity-flow winery situated between the villages of Amyndeon, Vegora and Lakkia, on a slope at the shores of lake Vegoritis.

Domaine Karanika was founded by Laurens M. Hartman and Annette van Kampen. Laurens is the son of a Greek mother and a Dutch father. He worked for about 15 years in various management positions in publishing. But one day he and his wife Annette decided to follow their heart: producing top-quality wine in Greece. Over the years he was trained as a winemaker in UC Davis, California and as an oenologist in the Netherlands. He currently takes the WSET wine diploma exams. Annette was born and raised on an old farm south of Rotterdam, where her parents still live and work. Annette worked in several management positions in media companies.

Laurens is Karanika's oenologist and does all the marketing and sales, Annette is Karanika's vineyardist and takes care of the 4 hectares of vineyards.

Karanika's mission is to contribute to a better image of Greek wine. Laurens is convinced that the best way to prove that Greek wine can match with the finest wines in the world is by making wine from Xinomavro grapes from the cool continental terroir of northern Greece.