Wine tasting in Arcadia

Let your senses guide you through a winery counting nearly 40 years of wine-making tradition!

A 6-hour guided wine tour that includes grape harvesting, wine tasting, cooking classes and a visit to Kapsia Cave, depending on the season. Visit the first certified winery in the Peloponnese to open to the public, taste award-winning wines and discover the secrets of the Greek wine-making tradition.

Where

You will visit a local Estate and an organic winery located at a small village at the foot of Mt Mainalo, in Arcadia, 100 km (60 mi) from Kalamata.

The Estate is a family business, with a wine-making tradition that goes back nearly 40 years. The private vineyards occupy an area of around 30 acres and produce 3 varieties: Moschofilero, Cabernet and Merlot.

The local family use organic methods to produce all their wines, with natural vinification.

Estate Estate

When

The tour is available all-year round. Individual parts of the tour may vary, depending on the time of the year.
Grape harvesting is only available in September and October. For the rest of the year, this activity is replaced by a cooking class.
All year round excluding Sundays and official holidays

The Tour

Join us for a 3-hour guided tour of a family winery in Arcadia.

Part 1: Tour of the Vineyards

Enjoy a tour of the vineyards and find out all about the history and philosophy of organic farming.

This part of the tour is only available from May to October.

Estate Estate

Part 2: Grape Harvesting or Cooking Class

Grape harvesting (available in September and October) – Get a first-hand look at the harvesting of organic grapes, straight from the vineyards. Find out all the secrets of traditional winemaking from the experts.

Cooking class (available the rest of the year) – Learn how to make a traditional Greek pie from scratch. You’ll then get the chance to taste the fruit of your labours during the wine-tasting session.

Estate Estate

Part 3: Tour of the Cellars

Take a tour of the wine cellars and discover all the different wine varieties.

Estate Estate

Part 4: Wine Tasting

Get a taste of the Estate's entire wine range. Immerse yourself in the deep flavours and rich aromas of the 6 different wine labels.

Estate Estate

Part 5: Petimezi Tasting

Discover the flavoursome and aromatic petimezi (grape molasses). At the Estate, this traditional Greek product and superfood is produced from organic grapes.

Estate Estate

Part 6: Light Lunch or Full Meal

Full meal (All year round - min. 10 persons) – Feast on delicious appetizers that include salad with fruit and nuts, traditional pie with eggs, feta cheese, tomatoes, yellow cheese and olives. This is followed by your choice of oven-baked lamb with potatoes, spaghetti with minced meat, beef in red sauce served with rice/spaghetti or oven-baked chicken with potatoes. For dessert, there’s traditional homemade halva (pudding-like semolina dessert) with ice cream.

Light lunch (All year round - min. 10 persons) – Enjoy a light lunch of salad with fruit and nuts, traditional pie with eggs, feta cheese, tomatoes, yellow cheese and olives. For dessert, there’s traditional homemade halva (pudding-like semolina dessert) with ice cream.

Estate Estate

The Extras

Depending on the season and provided time permits, you may participate in extra activities.

Visit to Kapsia Cave

Experience an amazing tour of Kapsia Cave, one of the top ten Greek caves. Located right outside the village of Kapsia, this cave is known for its complex system of natural sinkholes.

Another feature of the cave is its rare colours (white, yellow, red, green and light blue) and its abundance of stalactites and stalagmites.

Neolithic fossils, human bones and skulls, and clay lamps dating back to the 4th and 5th century AD have also been discovered within the cave.

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Tips

To make your visit even more memorable, here are some tips:

Wear comfortable shoes and a hat as you’ll spend quite a bit of time outdoors.
Notify us of any special dietary needs (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, pescaterian, flexitarian, etc).
Notify us of any allergies (e.g. food allergies, allergies to bees, etc.).

Pricing

Semi-private groups of 4-7 persons: 160,00 € / per person

For the Cooking class min. of persons: 7 max: 10

For individual bookings.
For groups with less than 4 or more than 7 participants.

We can also arrange private tailor-made tours upon request. Contact us for a private tour.

Included in the price

Transfer by mini van
Hotel pick-up within Kalamata
Tour leader / driver
Public Liability Insurance
All taxes

Excluded from the price

Entrance fees for the Museum
Tips & graduities (optional)

Additional Info

Availability: Tours are available Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and official holidays
Departure time: 09.00 am
Languages: English & Greek. Other languages can be provided at an extra charge.
Family friendly.
Wheelchair accesible 80%.

If you have your own vehicle and want to opt out of the hotel pick up, you can meet us in Kalamata, and make the tour together with your vehicle!

Cancellation Policy

Mama's flavours reserves the right to postpone or cancel the activity due to bad weather. If the tour is cancelled, you may choose an alternative date or request a full refund.