Long ago the wine-growing in this island was prosperous, today it is only a souvenir. Only a few plots of land remain for private consumption. However, we found some traces of sources that prove that there used to be until 80 years ago, an important wine production, especially destined to Egypt. Winepress that was used to produce moût was situated in the houses of farmers. At present, simply by observing the old terraces which are a wasteland today, we can easily determine the areas which were once cultivated.

If the elderly inhabitants of the island still talk with melancholy about the grape variety such as the white «Muscat of Alexandria» and the red «Fokiano» it is because the few active vineyards of today produce grapes originating  from continental Greece and have no particular variety.