Στα 25 χιλιόμετρα από τα Kαλάβρυτα, στο δρόμο που οδηγεί προς την Kλειτορία στο γραφικό Πλανητέρο βρίσκεται το μελισσοκομικό εργαστήριο – τυποποιητήριο του Βασίλη Κουτρουλάκη – τόσο μακριά αλλά και τόσο κοντά στον κόσμο των διεθνών βραβεύσεων
25 kilometers from Kalavryta, on the road leading to Klitoria in the picturesque Planitero, is the beekeeping laboratory – bottling plant of Vasilis Koutroulakis – so far away and yet so close to the world of international awards.
He grew up in Athens, in the Ampelokipoi district. He loved playing basketball and he never missed an opportunity to spend his summer vacations in his mother’s village, Planitero in Achaia.
“I still remember all those days when we’d play in the village streets until nightfall. I remember my grandmother looking for me, and my grandfather giving me a sidelong glance when I’d return home, without saying much.”