Wine Tour & Tasting in a Winery with Lunch, Messinia, Greece

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ID: GYG436480-786499
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Country: Greece

Duration: 03:00 hours


Description

Discover quality wines from 35-year-old vineyards in a small family Winery in a village in Messinia!
A 3-hour wine tour experience of a winery in a small village of located 35 km (24 mi) and 30' from Kalamata, in Messinia region, in Peloponnese.

Passed down from father to son, this family-owned business has stayed true to tradition, with minimum intervention, to ensure quality grapes and wine. Cultivating Greek and European grape varieties, the winery produces some of the best local vintages you’ll have the chance to enjoy.

Where
You’ll visit a family-owned winery located in a small village in Messinia region, just 35 km (24 mi) outside of Kalamata. The private vineyards occupy an area of around 15 acres and produce 5 varieties: Roditis, Carignan, Tempranillo, Merlot and Chardonnay.

The vineyards were first cultivated in the 1980s and wine production started in the mid-2010s.
When
• The wine tour and tasting experience is available all-year round, apart from Sundays, public holidays and during grape harvesting.
• The grape-harvesting season varies from year to year, but usually takes place sometime between the end of August and the beginning of October.

The Wine experience
Join us for a 3-hour wine experience tour of a family winery in Messinia.

Part 1: Tour of the Vineyards
Enjoy a one hour stroll through the vineyards, weather permitting. The owners, Vasilis and Maria, will talk to you about the area’s microclimate and the 5 varieties of grapes grown onsite, some of them since the 1980s.
Uncover the secrets of Greek variety Roditis, French varieties Chardonnay and Merlot, and Spanish varieties Carignan and Tempranillo.

Part 2: Visit and tour of the Winery
During the tour of the winery, you’ll find out all about the wine-making process. Vasilis and Maria will take you through all the stages, from grape harvesting, to vinification and bottling.

Part 3: Wine Tasting experience
Enjoy the entire range of wines during a 1-hour wine tasting experience. You’ll get to taste 5-7 wine labels. The wine tasting may be paired with local products, such as cheese and cold cut platters, bruschettas with olive paste and Messinian sausages with orange, and lalagia (savoury looped ribbons of dough).

Part 4: Light or Full lunch (upon request)
If you wish to conclude your wine tasting experience with a delicious light or full lunch, full of Messinian flavours, in one of the most welcoming Coffee Shop-Cum-Ouzo Taverns in the heart of Kalamata’s historic centre, just let us know and we can arrange it for you!

Highlights

  • Visit a beautiful family winery very close to Kalamata city
  • Enjoy a wonderful tour around the vineyards
  • Find the secrets of the winemaking by the local wine makers
  • Discover the richness of the Greek vineyard
  • Conclude your wine tour experience with a local lunch

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The wine tour and tasting experience is provided upon request and depending on availability. In case there is no availability for the day you are interested, the experience can be conducted the next available date or choose another similar available experience after coordination.
• Transfer is needed to visit the Winery which is located 30' away from Kalamata city centre. Please inform us if you have your own vehicle. In other case, we can arrange it with our partners at an extra cost.
• Availability of the Wine tasting experience: Monday to Saturday, all-year round, excluding Sundays, public holidays and during grape harvesting (end of August - beginning of October).
• Light or full lunch may be provided in Kalamata upon request and at an extra charge.
• In order to organize your experience in the best way, the booking and the full payment must be made the latest 2 days before.
• Family friendly.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Maria, our passionate food lover and local host, will be waiting for you in front of Port Authority Offices in Kalamata!
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.