Highlights
- Visit two wineries: one traditional and family-run, one modern estate
- Learn about the island's volcanic soil and the 'kouloura' technique
- Taste 8 - 10 labels across both estates - Assyrtiko, Aidani and Mavrotragano
- Enjoy local snacks with the tasting: cheese and breadsticks
Description
Two wineries, one island, two entirely different answers to the same soil.
Choose between a semi-private tour alongside a small group of fellow travelers, or a private tour reserved exclusively for you and your party, with a guide who has the time to explain rather than recite.
You begin at a traditional, family-run winery where techniques have barely changed in generations. A short walk through the vineyard shows you why: the vines are trained into low woven baskets called kouloura, coiled tight against a wind that never stops, and they survive on almost no rainfall at all. Your guide explains how volcanic ash and sea fog shape varieties like Assyrtiko, Aidani and Mavrotragano, and why vines here can live for centuries without ever being replanted.
The second stop is a modern estate producing some of the island's most awarded bottles. Same volcanic soil, same grapes, a completely different philosophy in the cellar. Tasting the two back to back is the point of this tour.
Across both wineries you taste 8 to 10 labels in total (4 to 5 at each stop), with context on each one rather than a tasting poured without explanation. Local snacks are served alongside the wines: cheese and breadsticks to cleanse the palate between labels. This is a tasting with accompaniments, not a meal, so come after lunch or plan dinner afterwards.
Semi-private tours are for adults only, 18 and over. Private tours may include children, though they are not permitted to consume alcohol.
You are collected from your accommodation and returned to it, whether you choose the semi-private or private option.
Includes
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Visit to a traditional, family-run winery
Visit to a modern estate winery
Vineyard walk and winemaker explanation
Tasting of 8 - 10 wine labels across both wineries
Local snacks with the tasting (cheese and breadsticks)
Excludes
Lunch, dinner or any full meal
Additional drinks beyond the tasting
Gratuities
Important Information
- Semi-private tours are for adults aged 18 or over, and photo ID may be requested at the wineries
- Children may join private tours but cannot consume alcohol; photo ID may still be requested for adult guests
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
