Wineries in Greece, from Santorini and Crete to Thessaloniki and Amyntaio will open their doors this Sunday to mark World Wine Tourism Day offering free tours, tastings and special events.
Wine enthusiasts can visit wineries and vineyards, meet passionate Greek winemakers, learn more about production, tour facilities, taste new and aged wines, and discover new labels.
Participating regions this year include the wine producer associations of Northern Greece, Thessaly, Central Greece, Attica, Peloponnese, Aegean Islands, and Crete.
Peloponnese Participants
In Achaia: Mega Spileo Estate, Achaia Clauss, Antonopoulos Estate.
In Ilia: Merkouri Estate, Olympia Gi Estate, Abelon by Brintziki Estate, Drouvas Winery.
In Argolis: Skoura Estate, Papantonis Winery.
In Arcadia: Tselepos Estate, Panagopoulos Estate.
In Corinthia: Palivou Estate, Bairaktari Estate, Semeli, Boumpas Wines, Nikolaou Estate, Barafaka Estate, and Nikolas Repanis.
Northern Greece
Wineries will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, unless otherwise stated.
Wine Route of the Olympian Gods
Ktima Katsaros, Krania Olympus
Wine Route of Epirus
Wine Route of the Lakes
Vineyards Kamkouti, Velvento (Kozani)Voyatzi Estate, Velvento (Kozani)Ktima Stergiou, Metamorfosi (Kastoria)Alpha Estate, AmyntaioKtima Kir-Yianni, Agios Panteleimon, Amyntaio (11:00–18:00)
Wine Route of Pella-Goumenissa
Zin Ideos Winery, Loutraki (Almopia, Pella)3 Genies – Thomaidi Family Winery, Piperia (Aridaia, Pella)Mikro Ktima Titos, Dyo Potamia (Paionia, Goumenissa)
Wine Route of Naoussa
VAENI Naoussa, Episkopi (12:00–17:00)Tassionas Winery, Ramnista (Giannakochori)Argatia Winery, RodochoriKtima Kir-Yianni, Giannakochori (11:00–18:00)Foundi Estate, Nea StranzaBoutari, Stenimachos (11:00–16:00)Klonas Boutique Winery, Paliokalia
Wine Route of Thessaloniki
Kechris Winery, KalochoriDomain Florian, TrilofosKtima Gerovassiliou, Epanomi
Wine Route of Halkidiki
Akrathos Newlands Winery, Megali Panagia
Wine Route of Dionysus
Ktima Biblia Chora, Kokkinochori (Kavala)Ampeloeis, Folia (Nea Peramos, Kavala)Nico Lazaridi, Agora (Drama)Estates Costa Lazaridi, Adriani (Drama)Ktima Pavlidis, Kokkinogeia (Drama)Oenops Wines, Prosotsani (Drama)Ktima T’Apostoli, Ampeloi (Serres, 11:00–18:00)
This year’s celebration also includes a photography contest titled “Cheers to Autumn Wine Tourism”. Visitors can post photos from their winery visits on Facebook or Instagram using the event hashtags. Five winners will each receive three bottles of wine.
Originally established in 2009 as European Wine Tourism Day, the event has been celebrated globally since 2019 on the second Sunday of November, when wineries open their doors to the public for free tours and tastings.
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