22 editor-picked estates growing Moschofilero in Nemea.
Where to taste Moschofilero in Nemea: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Family winery on the main road through Nemea town. The Athanasiou family has grown vines since 1855 and built this cellar in 2007 for Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko and Moschofilero.
Tasting: The winery does not receive visitors; bottles are sold through the trade.
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.
Gaia began in 1994 and runs two cellars, one at Koutsi in Nemea and one on Santorini. The 7 hectare Koutsi vineyard feeds the Gaia Estate Agiorgitiko.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement. Tank and barrel tastings, winery, vineyard and cellar tours, step free access.
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.
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.
Boutique winery and vine nursery at Leontio, working 2,000 square metres of purpose built premises under Christos Raptis.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement. Tasting, winery and cellar tour, 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.
Forty years of vintages at Archaies Kleones, selecting fruit from growers in the zone and ageing the reds in French oak in a climate controlled cava.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement.
Winery at Xerokampos on the Nemea plain, exporting about 40 per cent of production. The range runs from Nemea Lantides to Chrysambelo and the Cuvee Lantides.
Tasting: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00, walk in or by appointment. Tank and barrel tasting, meals, rooms, shop, step free access.
Fifth generation growers whose vineyard plots at Agios Georgios appear in Greek state land records of 1828. The winery itself dates from 1913.
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.
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.
Third generation family winery at Archaies Kleones. Eight hectares of owned vines plus fruit from 15 selected growers around Kleones and Nemea.
Tasting: Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 19:00, closed Sundays and public holidays.
Semeli started in 1979 at the foot of Mount Penteli and built its Nemea winery at Koutsi in 2003, at 600 metres, with a gravity fed cellar and visitor rooms.
Tasting: Tours Monday to Friday except Tuesday at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00 and 14:30; Saturday and Sunday at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00.
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.
Hillside tasting room at 600 metres in Koutsi, pouring PDO Nemea and PDO Mantinia labels after a walk through the gravity-fed cellar. Booking is required.
Tip: The estate closes on Tuesdays and on public holidays, and visitors must be over 12, so fix the slot before you drive up from Nafplio.
Tasting hall, ageing cellar and outdoor terrace at Archaies Kleones, reached from the first Nemea exit. Step-free throughout and open to dogs and children.
Tip: Reservations go to [email protected] rather than the general address, and the winery takes bookings on the hour from 09:00 to 16:00.
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.
Boutique cellar in the village of Leontio, a few minutes above Nemea town, with a tasting room covering reds, rose, sparkling and sweet bottlings.
Tip: Saturday opening is a three-hour window from midday, much shorter than the weekday slot, so book that one early.