The history and philosophy of NOPERA winery began in the middle of the 19th century, when the Nopera family left Malta and moved to Samos. A few decades later, the family produced a high quality, sweet Samian wine of the white muscat variety, a product so fine that they were able to export to famous customers, such as the French company Noilly Pratt of Marseilles, a company still renowned for its exceptional vermouth.