Nemea Wine Tour 2014 took place earlier this year in June, organized by Ted Lelekas (a great #winelover and ambassador of Greek wines) and some great wine producers.
Greece make some tremendous wines and some countries should be envious of it’s diversity and richness of grape varieties.
This is what this great short 25 minutes movie plans to reveal you.
4 intense days, 29 wineries, a bit more than 120 wines tasted.
10 #winelover s from all over the world on a journey to discover its wines, cuisine, natural beauty and hospitality. This is a video diary of their amazing experience. Please share it and visit Nemea, to live your own version of its magic!
As some #winelover reveals it has been an eye opening and intense trip for many of them.
Displaying level, and quality, amongst freshness, fruity side, reserva styles and others.
Nemea reveals itself as a charming and generous wine regions, who can delight visitors by it’s poetic side with mountains and so on but also by the friendly producers and the beauty of its wines.
An historic wine region.
Nemea is arguably Greece’s most important red-wine appellation, located in the north-eastern corner of the Peloponnese peninsula. The mountains and valleys surrounding the small village of Nemea have been producing wine for centuries, mostly from the native Agiorgitiko grape. A wide range of styles are made from this red grape variety, from rich, age-worthy dry wines to lighter, sweeter examples.
Learn more at: http://www.newwinesofgreece.com/nemea_agiorgitiko/en_nemeaagiorgitiko_1.html
The program:
SATURDAY 14/6/2014
09.00 Departure from Semeli Winery to Mantinia
10.15 – 11.15 Domaine Spiropoulos
11.45 – 12.45 Domaine Tselepos
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch
15.15 Return to Nemea
16.30 – 17.30 Raptis Estate
18.00 – 20.00 Visit to Domaines Biziou, Katogi, Pirgakis
20.30 Dinner with wines from the above wineries
SUNDAY 15/6/2014
09.00 Departure from Semeli Winery
09.00 – 10.00 Sofia Tis Fisis (Wisdom of Nature) – local deli products made with Agiorgitiko
10.30 – 11.30 Palivou Estate
11.30 – 12.30 Domaine Anagennisis
12.30 – 14.00 Visit to the Ancient Nemea archaeological site
14.00 – 16.00 Lafkiotis Winery – tasting and meal with wines from the above wineries
16.00 – 17.00 Lafazanis Winery
17.00 – 18.00 Domaine Papaioannou
18.00 – 19.00 Bairaktaris Estate
19.00 – 20.30 Group tasting of wines from the wineries Harlaftis, Aivalis, Peppas, Zafiris, Mitravelas, Gofas, Athanasiou at Sofos Taverna
20.30 Dinner at Sofos Taverna, hosted by the Mayor of Nemea
MONDAY 16/6/2014
09.00 Departure from Semeli Winery
10.00 – 11.00 Skouras Winery
11.00 – 12.00 Tasting of Wines from the wineries Koroniotis and Papantonis
12.30 – 16.30 Visit to the city of Nafplion and the Mycenae archaeological site
17.00 – 18.00 Domaine Lantides
18.00 – 19.00 Nemion Estate
19.00 – 20.00 Zaharias Winery
20.30 Dinner at Semeli Winery
TUESDAY 17/6/2014
10.00 Departure from Semeli Winery
10.00 – 11.00 Gaea Estate
11.00 – 12.00 Domaine Nicolaou
12.15 – 13.15 Bakasietas Vine Nursery
13.30 Departure to Athens
The participants:
Jonas De Maere @jonasdemaere
Wine in Perspective | Sommelier | AIWS | PhD | #winelover | #belgium
Ana Sofia Oliveira @AnaSofia_Oliv
#winelover #wine events, communication and marketing consultant for #winesofbrasil and #winesofportugal producers. Co-owner of #lacreperiedaribeira.
Rita Tóth @RitaToth21
#winelover Ambassador, wine expert, WSET Diploma student, #travellover
Karina Aggarwal @Giggle_water
Commentator on all things fermented, brewed & distilled, navigating the world one glass at a time. Freelance contributor. Wine, beer & spirit writer. #winelover
Benjamin North Sencer @WordsnWine
#Author of the #novel #HoneyRider and scribe of alcohol-related short stories at http://AmericanWineWriter.com
Roger Kolbu @RoKo2001
Webmaster & a #winelover Life is: Wine & Food, Music, Coffee, Photo and Movies!
Karin de Carvalho @karinbrazil
Happy, fun, #winelover, addicted to travelling!
Magnus Reuterdahl @Reuterdahl
Swedish archaeologist & #winelover ambassador. #Arkeolog #vinbloggare #DIK #Stockholm #Linköping
Ted Lelekas @ted_lelekas
Professional storyteller about technology & wine; UK-educated, Greece-based; member: FIJEV & The Circle of Wine Writers; certified olive oil expert; #winelover
Luiz Alberto @TheWineHub
Founder of the #winelover community – MW candidate. Member of the Circle of Wine Writers. I combine my passion 4 #wine w/ social media. #traveler #foodlover