11 editor-picked estates growing Kydonitsa in Nemea.
Where to taste Kydonitsa 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.
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.
Set up in 2003 by a grower family who had made wine only for themselves. Four bottlings now: Nemea Halkia, a fresh Agiorgitiko in red and rose, plus a Roditis white.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement or on a set programme. Tasting, winery, vineyard and cellar tour.
Four generations of Agiorgitiko growing at the entrance to Nemea town. Reds mature in an underground cellar in oak barrels and amphorae before bottle ageing.
Tasting: By appointment. Tank and barrel tasting, winery, vineyard and cellar tour, meals, shop, step free access.
A high volume cellar at Archaies Kleones, the first wine village on the road in from Corinth, with a visitor programme running seven days a week.
Tasting: Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 17:00. Bookings by phone or at [email protected]. Tasting, tours, meals and a shop.
Fifth generation growers whose vineyard plots at Agios Georgios appear in Greek state land records of 1828. The winery itself dates from 1913.
Yannis Nikolaou studied viticulture and oenology at Bordeaux and founded the estate in 1984 on the slopes of Mount Veseza, at the Douramani site near ancient Phlious.
Tasting: Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 15:00, walk in welcome. Tasting, tours, meals, shop, step free access.
Founded by the agronomist Ilias Zacharias, who has worked with Nemea fruit since 1974. Bottling under the family name began in 2002, with Agiorgitiko and the local Sklava.
Purpose-built tasting room on the main street of Nemea town, reached after a twenty-minute walk through the bottling hall and the barrel and amphora cellar.
Tip: Cheese and charcuterie platters need no booking, but the full menu does, so ask when you reserve if you want lunch with the flight.
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.
Small organic cellar on the Dafni road pouring unfiltered, unfined wines from vines certified organic since 2007. Walk-ins are taken, booking is advised.
Tip: Tastings are hosted in English, Greek and Russian, and the family answers the winery mobile on WhatsApp.