Roots Divino

The brand was established under Roots Spirits, founded in 2013 by brothers Manos and Nikolas Smyrlakis, and takes its inspiration from the ancient herbal wine of Hippocrates and the botanical remedy traditions of the Aegean. Drinks are made by infusing sweetened wine with botanicals sourced entirely from Greece, then removing the alcohol through reverse osmosis, a process that extracts the alcohol while preserving the aromatic structure built during infusion.

The botanical palette includes wormwood, lemon zest, thyme, rosemary, gentian and bitter orange, handpicked from across the Mediterranean. All ingredients are natural. Production is anchored on Lesvos in the northeast Aegean Sea, which provides both the distilling base and a large part of the botanical raw material.

Roots Divino makes alcohol-free vermouths and aperitifs, formulated for the complexity expected in serious cocktail contexts. The drinks have secured placements at Eleven Madison Park, Death & Co and Oriole. Roots Spirits has been recognised as one of Greece's most promising startups. Distribution runs across direct and specialist retail channels as well as on-trade accounts internationally, making the range accessible to sober-curious drinkers and professionals building alcohol-free menus.