Kefalonia Wine Tour: An Intimate Guided Tasting of Kefalonian Wines and Winemaking

Discover the authentic side of Kefalonia island by exploring vineyards, olive groves, and small, unspoiled villages. Taste the unique wines of Kefalonia alongside fresh local delicacies, and learn all about winemaking in an intimate small group setting.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kefalonia Wine Tour - You’ll be picked up from your accommodation in a luxurious 7-seater mini van and taken to the most pristine area of Kefalonia. Your local guide, Julia, is a wine and grape farming expert, with her family having farmed in the region for generations.

  • Omala - Your first stop is on the slopes of Mount Aenos, where you’ll walk among ancient olive trees and grapevines. Discover everything about native grape varieties and traditional farming methods.

  • Valsamata - In the nearby village of Valsamata, visit a traditional cottage that served as the family’s winery until the 1980s. The old winemaking equipment is still maintained and used today. In the cottage’s yard, enjoy a light lunch of fresh local products, homemade wine, and grappa.

  • Orealios - Visit the island’s largest and most important winery. Located in a breathtaking setting, you’ll be served their 8 premium wines while overlooking St. Gerasimos Cathedral.

You’ll be driven back safely to your accommodation.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • All-inclusive of taxes, fees, and charges
  • Wine tasting experience
  • Professional driver/guide
  • Snacks provided
  • Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Location
Kefalonia Wine Tour
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Swainy78
Aug 1, 2024
Wonderful wine tour - We've been lucky enough to do lots of wine tours over the years and this was easily one of the best. Julia was a fantastic guide - knowledgeable, interesting and funny. Going around her family's olive grove and vineyard was fascinating, and lunch at her parents' house was simple and delicious. The wine tasting was very nice too. Cannot recommend highly enough!
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Anthony_s
Jul 23, 2024
Highly recommend this tour - Wonderful afternoon with Julia. We learned a lot about the family history and local culture. The wines were very good too.
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Wendy_s
Jul 10, 2024
Wonderful Trip - Julia is a wonderful host - being a wine grower and olive farmer herself she was able to give a great insight into the Kefalonian wine industry and village life. Visits to her vineyard, family home for some delicious Greek snacks (and wine of course!) and then a full wine tasting experience at the local winery made an excellent afternoon trip - could not recommend this excursion enough, especially with Julia.
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John_t
Jul 8, 2024
Special Wine Tour - A lovely relaxing afternoon spent with the lovely and knowledgeable Julia. Much better than a large coach tour as there were just the 3 of us (Julia deliberately keeps numbers low). Nothing was too much trouble, and we were allowed to take as much time as we wanted both on the initial part of the tour and on the tasting itself - By the end of the afternoon we felt like we had a new friend! We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the island!
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Bryan_w
Jul 4, 2024
Wine Tour+ - My partner and I had the most wonderful day on this tour. Julia is an amazing host providing a highly personal, interesting and inviting experience. Would recommend to anyone looking for a unique perspective of life on the island and a chance to try more than a few delicious wines in a small group setting. Thank you Julia!!
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Bethan_b
Jul 3, 2024
Lovely, informative tour! - A great, very personal tour! Julia was fantastic and so knowledgeable about the local area. Was a lovely touch to have lunch in her family home and learn the Kefalonian way to prepare a salad!
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Melissamb8504in
Jul 1, 2024
Must do in Kefalonia - Amazing tour, definitely recommend. We've been to Kefalonia multiple times and fancied something different and I'm so glad we did this. Would likely do it again on another trip. Julia is such a welcoming and knowledgeable host, there wasn't a question about wine or Kefalonia she didn't know
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Megananne1995
Jun 30, 2024
Fabulous Time on the Kefalonia Wine Tour - We had such a wonderful day on this wine tour. Julia was a brilliant host - she knew everything about wine and the island and gave us a really insight into what it takes to produce wine and olive oil in the region. Gorgeous lunch was put on consisting of feta, tomatoes, olive oil and the most moist bread. The final stop overlooking the mountains and sampling 8 different wines was the cherry on top! Lovely way to spend the afternoon!
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M4230vklindaw
Jun 28, 2024
Perfect! - We had a great day with Julia! She picked us up by car directly at our accommodation and received very warmly. She showed us the wonderful landscape of Kefalonia on the drive to the vineyards. Since we were only a small group (4 in total), the tour was very personal, which we really liked. Equally very personal was the stop at her beautiful childhood home, where we then had a small meal and a glass of wine. The subsequent wine tasting was one of our highlights, the view was breathtaking! Julia taught us a lot about the wines and Greek traditions and also told us a lot about her life. We were really excited and recommend the tour to anyone who wants to see not only beach and sea on their vacation.;)
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Terence_b
Jun 19, 2024
Lovely afternoon tour - There were just 2 couples on the tour. Julia, our guide, was very knowledgable as she showed us around her family’s vineyard and olive grove. She was prompt and very friendly which made the tour a very enjoyable experience. Having seen the vines we stopped for feta, olives and bread. The wine is produced by a co-operative which is where we stopped for wine tasting. I can very much recommend the tour. Thank you Julia for a lovely afternoon. Terry and Ava
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