10 editor-picked estates growing Chardonnay in Nemea.
Where to taste Chardonnay in Nemea: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Third generation family cellar in Nemea town. First vinification in 2002, first bottling in 2004, and today 13 labels drawn from 18 hectares of owned vineyard.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 by appointment. Cellar tour, tasting and a shop on site.
Ilias Bizios farms 10 hectares of organically grown vines at 850 metres above the village of Asprokampos, the highest ground in the Nemea PDO zone.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement. Tasting, winery, vineyard and cellar tour, plus a shop on site.
Founded by George Skouras, the winery moved from Gymno to Malandreni in the Argolida corner of the Nemea zone. Agiorgitiko and Moschofilero sit beside Bordeaux varieties.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00, Saturday 10:30 to 18:00, closed Sundays and public holidays. Appointment required.
Konstantinos Gofas took over the family cellar in 1998 and moved it in 2011 to Koutsi, inside the estate vineyard beside the Asopos river.
Tasting: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00, walk in or by appointment. Tasting, cellar tour, meals and a shop.
One of the busiest doors in Ancient Nemea for visitors. The Palivou Wine Train tasting room opened in 2023 on a terrace above the Ancient Nemea valley.
Tasting: October to March daily 09:00 to 17:00; April to September daily 10:00 to 18:00. Walk in or by appointment.
Organic grower and winemaker at Xerokampos, at the foot of the Panagia hill on the way into Nemea, with the cellar set among its own Agiorgitiko vines.
Tasting: The winery receives visitors.
Founded by Thanasis Papaioannou and now run by his son Giorgos, a chemist and oenologist. Sixty three hectares of owned vines spread across sites in the Nemea zone.
Tasting: By appointment. Tasting and a shop on site.
Working with growers in the mountain villages of Psari, Asprokampos, Kefalari, Kastraki and Bozikas since 1993, where harvest runs two weeks behind the Nemea plain.
Tasting: The Asprokampos winery does not receive visitors.
Tasting space above a thousand-barrel cellar outside Nafplio, where flights run from the whites through the roses to the Nemea reds.
Tip: Tours run in Greek or English and the booking form asks which you want, so state it rather than turning up and hoping.
Town-centre cellar on Pindou street with a tour of the winery and barrel room followed by a tasting and a sales counter. Groups are welcome.
Tip: The range runs to eleven varieties, so name the Agiorgitiko line or the white and aromatic labels when booking a slot.