Professional Tour with Winemaker in Ikaria

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 12 guests
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Language
English, French, Greek
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Explore Ikaria's winemaking traditions with our expert. Taste fine wines, enjoy local treats, and discover ancient techniques. Unearth the secrets of vinification and cultural heritage.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Join us for an intimate and educational private tasting experience with our winemaker! Learn about our traditional methods of winemaking, whilst sipping on some of our finest vintages and enjoying an array of local delicacies.


Begin this unique experience by visiting the “Pithostasi” where wine is fermented and aged in clay jars buried underground, and experience the vinification method of the ancient Ikarians. Take a close look at the granite press where grapes are stomped by fοοt, and visit the cultural area of the winery which hosts a rich collection of traditional Ikarian artifacts. Upon completion of this class, you will not only have learned how to identify the aromatic nuances of the aging process but also how to select the right wine for each occasion.Walk through the forest with the beekeeping plants and observe the centuries-old vines.

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Sample Menu

STARTER
5 cellar wines
MAIN
Τraditional ikarian style dinner/lunch which is homemade by Maria
Seven course meal in the middle accompanied by two glasses of wine, by your choice.

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
Snacks

Good To Know

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Explore the treasures of Afianes wine by learning the best-kept secrets of winemaking with this winemaker- led tasting! Take part in a private wine tasting class under the guidance of the winemaker himself, who will reveal all his winemaking and tasting techniques perfected over the years. You will be led to the anti-pirate stone house, where the oldest wines of the estate are stored, and taste five of the best labels the winery has to offer. Learn how to identify multi-layered aromas and other characteristics of wine. Τour of the unique prophyloxic vineyard located near the winery

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
03/06/2022 - 10/07/2026
WEDNESDAY
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SATURDAY
17:00 - 23:00

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

8G98H3RC+VV2, Ikaria, Greece, GR

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We are located about a ten minute drive up the mountain from Christos village. Follow the mountain road, and eventually you will arrive to our green gates!
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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What People Are Saying
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Learn about traditional Ikarian wine making
July 12, 2024
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Wonderful to learn about the traditional and organic way of making wine on Ikaria; the grapes that thrive in this environment; the use of clay pots and the local granite stone in the wine making pr...read more

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Great address with an exceptional setting
August 05, 2023
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Tsantiris winegrower visit Exceptional welcome Very good wine Tasting price gifts with purchase of 6 bottles

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le vin naturel comme on dit aujourd’hui mais une vinification et des cépages propres à l’île et aussi vieux qu’elle
April 30, 2023
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l’histoire de l’île de la mythologie à nos jours avec le vin en fil rouge… inséparable d’Ikaria. Dionysos circé hypocrate sans parlé des générations précédentes de la famille qui nous accueille trè...read more

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Μια επίσκεψη με πολύ μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον για την ιστορία και το παρόν της οινοποιίας στην Ικαρία!!!
August 18, 2022
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Ο χώρος και το τοπίο γύρω είναι εξαιρετικό!!! Ο Κωνσταντίνος φοβερός οικοδεσπότης και γνώστης του αντικειμένου. Ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέρον μάθημα τοπικής ιστορίας της οινοποιίας!!! Υπέροχα τα κρασιά που ...read more

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Καταπληκτική εμπειρία
August 10, 2022
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Πραγματικά καταπληκτική εμπειρία. Ο κ.Αφιανες και η ο ομάδα του μας έκαναν να νιώσουμε ότι τους επισκεφτήκαμε στο σπίτι τους. Πραγματική καριωτικη φιλοξενία. Μάθαμε πολλά για την Ικαρια και το κρασ...read more

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