 It is most famous for its fortified red wine, Mavrodaphne.The winery was the main sponsor of the local basketball team, Apollon Achaia Clauss.In 1859, Gustav Clauss, a representative of the Bavarian company Fels and Co., purchased an area of of land from the landowner George Kostakis in Riganokampos in Patras at an altitude of 500 meters.