About Us
About Us
In the Legendary region of Nemea, our family first started cultivating vineyards in 1876. Nemea’s unique soil and climatic conditions, combined with our growing knowledge and experience in viticulture, formed the basis upon which our family business has developed ever since. Investing in the excellent quality and hygiene of our products as well as in the complete satisfaction of the people who will try (taste) them.
In 2013 the 4th generation of the family and more specifically Giorgos Mazos created Golden Black and began production of Organic Corinthian raisins from our vineyards, naturally dried in the shade and at we named it, properly and rightly “Golden Black”. meaning Black Gold in order to highlight the significance of the product.
In 2017, Leonfinefoods was established with its headquarters in Ancient Nemea, Corinthia, and in essence it was created as the need for the development of the individual business “Golden Black”.
The purpose of the company is the further development of grape-based products with the Black Corinthian raisin as its flagship, as well as introducing this undiscovered Greek superfood to the world.
The philosophy of Leonfinefoods is to produce products of excellent quality and hygiene and to offer them to the modern consumer in stylish and ergonomic packaging, always with the best possible value for money in mind.
Through our products we want our consumers to experience the quintessence of the senses.
History
The Black Corinthian raisin is one of the most historic products of Greece. It has been cultivated since the 15th century BC and references are found in the Odyssey as well as in Aristotle’s writings. Between the 16th and 19th centuries it was vastly cultivated and for at least 50 years the Corinthian Raisin constituted 75% of all Greek Exports. These exports funded the urban transformation of Greece in major projects such as the Corinth Canal and the railway network.
The name we chose for our product – “Golden Black” – was used in the past as a depiction of what the Corinthian Raisin meant to Greece. Just like what coffee means for Brazil, it was its black gold.
