Athens Wine Tasting: Papagiannakos Winery Tour

Athens, Greece

Get a taste of Greece’s winemaking heritage on this 2.5-hour winery tour in the verdant Mesogeia region of Attica. Make your own way to Koropi just outside of Athens to greet your driver, then hop inside a transfer vehicle and travel to the award-winning Papagiannakos Winery. Stroll through the vineyards, then discover how wine is fermented and stored in the bioclimatic winery. After, treat your taste buds to five different varietals of estate wine, paired with tantalizing local assortments. Numbers limited to 12, ensuring a small-group experience.

Meet your driver at Koropi metro station just outside of Athens. Then, hop inside an air-conditioned transfer vehicle and relax on the short journey to Papagiannakos Winery, an award-winning winery located in the Mesogeia region of Attica.

On arrival, meet one of the winery guides and then head out into the vineyards to begin your tour. As you stroll amid the vines, learn how the area has a rich viticulture heritage, with the winery itself dating back almost a century. See the plump savatiano and malagouzia grapes, which are used to make some of region’s most traditional wine varieties. Then, discover how the area’s climate and location create ideal conditions for dry white wines with high alcohol, balanced acidity and a fresh, delicate floral nose.

Next, see where the wine is fermented and learn how the bioclimatic winery is designed to consume less energy than a conventional building. You’ll also see the huge, wooden casks used to hold resting wine.

After your tour, head to a tasting room where you’ll sample five estate wines, paired with delicious regional specialties such as rusks or cheese. Savor the delicate bouquet of flavors in each wine, and pick up tips on how to identify the varying aromas and ingredients.

When the time comes, return to your transfer vehicle with your driver and return to Koropi metro station, where your tour concludes.

USD $56.00

Traveler Reviews

Review by:   Rayhealdjr,    May 2017
Took the metro towards the airport from Athens and were met at the station for our transfer to the winery. We had a short vineyard tour and then a wonderful wine tasting with a few nibbles. Location is rural and the facilities are green and so beautiful. So much fun!

Review by:   yeo.ellen,    April 2017
The tour was extremely informative especially for wine novices like us. Our guide was very patient and gave us very detailed information about the history of wine in Athens, and history of the winery as well. During wine tasting, we were again furnished with plenty of information about the wines!

Review by:   Rebecca B,    April 2016
Great winery, great wine, and a great tour guide!

Review by:   Helen A,    September 2015
amazing... we were picked up and taken to the winery, which was not far from the pick up point, and we were the only people on the tour. We were shown the entire process from grapes being picked by hand to bottled and aged onsite. We were also treated to a trip around the vineyard and talked to the wine maker. One of the best tours we had - brilliant!!

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