Culinary stories

Greece has a long history and connection with food. Any place you visit, the food is the perfect accompaniment to complete your journey. The fresh produce, the flavours, the cooking combined with stunning views will stay with you forever. From eating in the most culinary interesting restaurants to visiting local farms to pick the ingredients you like to eat and have them cooked, to fishing fish the catch of the day and enjoy it BBQ cooked in a remote beach to have a feast in one of the ancient caves, whatever level of involvement you choose, we make sure your tasting platette will be enhanced by time you’re going home.

Athens Evening Wine Experience

If you have never done a wine tour before then this is a one of those tours that you can go to & have a wonderful time in the warm & friendly company of our professional food & wine specialist, but also come away having a new world of wines opened up. And, if you are not new to wine or just want to find out more about the local production, then the depth & quality of Greek wines & the variety of local grape is something you will most definately appreciate along with the vibrant setting of the old town.

Highlights:

  • Learn about the local grape varieties & Greek viticulture

  • Meet and have a chat with local wine experts and makers

  • Visit wine bars for tasting in the setting of the old town

Viticulture has been a in integral part of Greek culture for thousands of years, the result of an ideal growing climate & the development of a wide variety of local grape varieties which combined with the many modern boutique wineries produces an extremely high quality wines acrosss the board

Join us on an evening stroll around the wine bars of the city with four tastings and learn all about the fascinating history and culture of Greek wine.  Centered around two of the main Athens squares our backdrop are 1000 year old byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, the Library of the Roman Emporor Harian & the Ancient Agora (market), and illuminated Parthanon above crowning the Acropolis views along the way.



A day in an organic farm, Athens

Alexandra will give you a warm welcome and will guide you around the farm which is located amid a pine forest. 

Together you will pick up the vegetables, herbs and eggs you will be tasting later and then you may help her out knead the bread or enjoy a glass of farm red wine, taste Alexandras' goat cheeses or discover the secrets of the perfect "gemista" dish.

The day is devoted to the celebration of spring, slow food, and authentic greek country living.

Duration 6 hours

Traditional Cookery class

Your our class begins with a stroll around the bustling central markets with your traditional cookery expert where your senses will be filled with the sights, smalls & flavours of the local & seasonal produce which you will learn about as your guide purchases the fresh ingedients you will use on return to begin your hands on practical class.


Highlights

  • Tour the vibrant central food markets with your food expert

  • Learn about the local cuisine & traditional Greek Diet

  • Hands on cooking class with fresh ingredients

  • Choose a small group or private experience as preferred

Greece has an embarrassment of riches when it come to traditional & modern food culture & food quality. During this fun workshop you will experience both the buzz of the central food markets & a hands on starter to many of the most popular local dishes along with meeting many of the locals.


Exclusive Wine indulge

Live like an ancient Santorinian or a lost-Atlantis citizen! Feel, smell, touch and experience the daily routine of the mythical and most advanced ancient civilization of the word. Famous stories and tales told through centuries will be materialized in front of you. Live one of the world’s greatest destructions and the renaissance of the Therian culture. You will become a part of the local heritage and you will experience the island’s history, spirits and bites. 

Enjoy an exclusive private tasting of the most exotic Greek wines whose distinctive aromas and elegance can be compared with the top international fine wines. Your experienced wine expert will escort you to a boutique winery for a private tasting session of Greek vintage wines. He will then explain everything about the different grapes varieties and varietals, the conditions in which they grow, their origin (Northern Greece, Central Greece, Peloponnese, or Crete), how they perform in different climates, as well as the viticulture of each region. 

Wine seminar & local gastronomy, Nemea

A wine tour and wine seminar dedicated to the indigenous Agiorgitiko grape.  Explore the ultimate wine country luxury in the land where Agiorgitiko is king, the land of Nemea.  Escape to the wine country with secret vineyards and rich history.  

Visit a modern boutique winery, walk through the vineyards and learn everything about the wine making in the area of Nemea.

The wine seminar is given by our experienced oenologist is adopted to the needs and the expertise of the participants and features many local favorites including some hard-to-find bottles and is worth every penny.  The seminar and bbq that follows take place at an atmospheric traditional house in Nemea village.