World Wine Tourism Day on Sunday November 10 – Check out the Wineries
On Sunday November 10, 27 wineries of the “Wine Roads of North Greece” participate in the global celebration of wine tourism and invite wine lovers for tours and tastings at the production areas of the excellent wines they create.
The “World Wine Tourism Day” is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the countryside and vineyards at this time of year, with the colours of autumn. Create your own wine route for this day and choose among the 8 different routes of the “Wine Roads of North Greece” and the wineries – members of the Association “Winemakers of North Greece” that particibate in the event.
Wine tourism is a unique excursion proposal that combines tour in wine-growing regions, introduction to local culture and gastronomy and of course the experience of visiting a winery, with a guided tour.
During the wine tastings, you can learn about the 2024 harvest, an exceptionally different vintage that is expected to yield wines of exceptional quality. You will certainly taste the current vintages and in several wineries you can also find aged wines.
The entrance to the wineries of the “Wine Roads of North Greece” for this day is free.
The common opening hours are 11:00 to 17:00 and the wineries that participate are:
Wine Route of the Olympian Gods
- Ktima Katsaros – Krania, Olympus
* Visiting Hours 12:00-17:00
Wine Route of Epirus
- Zoinos Winery – Zitsa, Ioannina
- Katogi Averoff – Metsovo, Ioannina
* Visiting Hours 10:00-16:00 (appointments upon request)
Wine Route of the Lakes
- Kamkoutis Vineyards – Velvento, Kozani
- Ktima Voyatzi – Velvento, Kozani
- Ktima Stergiou – Kastoria
- Alpha Estate – Amyntaio, Florina
- Ktima Kyr Yianni – Amyntaio, Florina
Wine Route of Pella-Goumenissa
- Zin Ideos Winery – Loutraki Almopias, Pella
*Visiting Hours 10:00-15:00 - 3 Genies – Thomaidis Family, Aridaia, Pella
- Mikro Ktima Titos – Paionia, Goumenissa
Wine Route of Naoussa
- VAENI Naoussa – Episkopi, Naousa
- Argatia Winery – Rodochori, Naousa (appointments upon request)
- Ktima Kyr-Yianni – Giannakochori, Naousa
- Ktima Founti – Nea Strantza, Naousa
- Boutari – Stenimachos, Naousa
Wine Route of Thessaloniki
- Kechris Winery – Kalochori, Thessaloniki
- Domaine Florian -Trilofos, Thessaloniki
- Ktima Gerovassiliou – Epanomi, Thessaloniki
Wine Route of Chalkidiki
- Akrathos Newlands Winery, Megali Panagia, Chalkidiki
Wine Route of Dionysus
- Ktima Biblia Chora – Kokkinochori, Kavala
- Ampeloeis Winery – N. Peramos, Kavala
- Chateau Nico Lazaridi – Agora, Drama
- Domaine Costa Lazaridi – Adriani, Drama
- Ktima Pavlidis – Kokkinogeia, Drama
- Oenops Wines – Prosotsani, Drama
- Ktima T’ Apostoli – Ampeloi, Serres
*Visiting Hours 11:00-18:00
About World Wine Tourism Day
Originally established in 2009 as the “European Wine Tourism Day” by the European Network of Wine Cities (RECEVIN), it is always held on the second Sunday of November. Subsequently, with the participation of other regions world wide, it was renamed ‘World Wine Tourism Day’.
Greece firstly participated on 2012 with the wine tourism network “Wine Roads of North Greece” and then evolved into a nationwide celebration.
