Gentlemen,
I’m so glad you turned that inquiry into a booking! I’m so excited every time I get to organize and host a private winery tour for a group of guest with further understanding of the wine world.
Your journey’s theme is ‘ Explore the Terroir’. Designing a tour with a theme helps me also discover new stories to tell every single time. I have prepared this password protected webpage for your custom journey. You can find all information and you can share your thoughts and media files.
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Total Tour Cost: €xxxx
What’s included
- Engineering and design of Multi day Wine journey
- On-tour Sommelier / Guide Services
- Private Chauffer services and minibus
What’s complementary
- City Walk Downtown Limassol (7/4)
- Reservations and Menu creation at restaurants
What’s extra
- Wine Tastings at Wineries…To be settled on location
- Meals at Restaurants
- Guide’s Meals
- Personal Shopping and Souvenirs
- Transportation
ITINERARY
07-08/04/2022
Paphos Airport – Old Port Hotel, Limassol
Some of you will be arriving to Cyprus on the Midnight of Wednesday and some exactly 24 hours later. In traveling terms that is 1) 00:00 hours on the 7th of April and 2) 00:00 hours on the 8th of April.
In both cases a designated private chauffer and his minibus will be waiting for you at the arrival gate of the airport to drive you to your hotel.
07/04/2022
based on Culinary City Walk Downtown Limassol
Half of you will wake up at the hotel, in which case you can join me on a lazy walk downtown Limassol. I will be at the hotel at 13:00 hours and I will be with you for 3.5 hours.
We will walk through the historical centre of the town passing by the Municipality, the market square, the town library and the Municipal Gardens Park. You will get the opportunity for some shopping.
We will end up for lunch at a local tavern, which is co-owned and operated by a teem of Cyprus’ most celebrated chefs. Small and hidden from the general public, yet popular among the local business community.
If you don’t feel like walking you can always take the bus from the hotel to the tavern. It will take about 5 minutes and only costs 1.50. After lunch you can walk or take the bus / taxi back to your hotel. You may also choose to continue bar crawling back. Either way you will be given clear directions when I leave you for the day.
08/04/2022
Limassol Wine Villages PDO – Pitsilia PDO
We will be leaving the hotel at 9:30 am. We will visit two wineries in the Wine villages of Limassol region and one at the high elevated Pitsilia region.
10:00 am / Cyprus Wine Profile
Zambartas Wineries Founded by late Akis Zambartas former CEO of KEO, currently managed by his son Marcos.
The winery management agreed to include for your group their choice of three extra wines to taste, a tour of the winery, a platter and a single origin coffee after your tasting.
12:00 am / Experience the Terroir
Vlassides Winery Founded and managed by Sofocles Vlassides a UC Davis graduate,
Our visit includes presentation and winery tour, visiting the cellar and the barrel room, explanation of the basic steps of the vinification, tasting wines accompanied with cold cuts and cheese platter.
14:00 pm / Indigenous Varieties at High Altitude
Tsiakkas Winery Founded by Costas Tsiakkas, a former Banker, currently undergoing authority Passover to the first born, of 4, Orestis.
Our visit includes presentation of local wine making styles in the brand-new Tasting Room Tower with amazing vineyard view, tasting wines accompanied with cold cuts and cheese platters.
Expect to be back to Limassol by 17:00 pm
19:00 pm / Dinner at a fish restaurant on the beach.
Upon booking I will choose matching wines, from wineries of interest that we will not get the chance to visit during the tour, for our Mezze style dinner at a fish restaurant on the beach.
09/04/2022
Limassol Wine Villages & Diarizos Valley
We will be leaving the hotel at 9:00 am. We will visit Vasa, an important head-village of the Wine Villages of Limassol. We will visit two wineries at the village of Vasa and one at the valley of Diarizos river.
10:00 am / Experience Terroir and rare Indigenous Varieties
Nelion Winery Founded by Neophytos Ioannou, currently managed by his son Marinos.
I strategically selected the winery to include a walk in the vineyards guided by the winery’s second-generation wine maker. A passionate oenologist and a rising star in the local industry.
Our visit includes visiting the cellar and the barrel room, a tour in the vineyards, presentation of local wine making styles through tasting at the winery’s Tasting Room Terrance surrounded by the vineyards, accompanied with local delicacies platters.
12:00 am / Vine growers to wine makers
Papaioannou Winery Founded and operated by Chrysis Papaioannou
The current generation of the family has recently made that pivot move from vine growers to wine makers. We will meet and talk to them about their experiences and challenges.
Our visit includes presentation and winery tour by the wine makers, tasting wines accompanied by a specially prepared pic-nic lunch.
14:30 pm /
Gerolemo Winery Founded by Charis Charilaou
The winery tour and tasting will be conducted by the winery owner and includes, for your group, a tour of the winery, a platter with local delicacies, traditional bread.
Expect to be back to Limassol by 18:00 pm
19:00 pm / Dinner at a fine restaurant in town.
Upon booking I will choose matching wines, from wineries of interest that we will not get the chance to visit during the tour, for our Mezze style dinner in the awesome garden of a multi-award-winning local restaurant.
10/04/2022
Old Port Hotel – Paphos Airport
The Driver will pick you up from the hotel at least 3 hours before departure time.
Good to know
How is the story created and how is it told through the wineries visited each day.
The theme given to your trip is “Explore Cyprus’ Terroir” and that is what we will do. I strive to provide a broad overview of Cyprus’ ancient wine making culture. We will focus on the microclimate and soils of ‘Limassol Wine Villages‘ region. We will also take a sneak peek at neighboring regions of Pitsilia (east) and Diarizos Valley (west). The altitude element and its contribution to the quality of wines is becoming a common argument among our producers. Therefore, I’ve included in our tastings wines produced from single vineyards at the highest altitude as well as from more moderate elevations. We will also taste wines produced as blends created to correct weaknesses and limitations of certain grapes and terroir.
Each producer has his/her unique philosophy and wine making style. A very wise popular proverb of Cyprus says: “the man is the flesh of the place – the place is empty”, which means that the place, the country, the homeland is made by its people. Without them there is no place. With this in mind I chose to visit wineries known for the typicity of their end product as well as wineries owned by established vine growers for generations.
Our theme is broken down to six stories to be told through the wine tasting flights at each winery.
Cyprus Wine Profile
There are six wines to taste at the first winery chosen for their varietal composition of indigenous and international grape varieties and their clean and straight forward profile that can best demonstrate the range of aromas and flavors of Cyprus wine: citrus and tropical fruit, herbs and flowers, red and black berries, ripe fruit, vanilla, sweet spice …. All there for you to experience.
Terroir Expressions
At the second winery you will taste five unique wines produced with focus on the diversity of terroir and its influence on local and international grapes.
Indigenous Varieties at High Altitude
Moving higher on Troodos Mountain the next winery is chosen for its vineyards located at high altitude and the influence of the mountainous terroir to indigenous grape varieties. We will taste 5 wines, the traditional distilled Zivania and the Cyprus Sweet Pride Commandaria.
Friday’s Food and Wine dinner Further up Troodos mountains, High elevation, international varieties.
Experience Terroir and rare Indigenous Varieties
Ofthalmo, Maratheftiko, oak aged Xynisteri from grapes picked from three unique vineyards.
Vine Growers to Wine Makers
The second winery where you will taste the range of 7 unique wines, is a new winery operated by a family of old winegrowers.
Experience Terrior
Variety … Maratheftiko, Xinisteri
Saturday Dinner Wines Further West
If we had the time after Diarizos Valley it would be nice to visit the next region to the West which is
What we will be eating, when and why.
All of our tastings at the wineries will be accompanied by platers of matching local delicacies, cheese and cold cuts. The main purpose is to enhance your tasting experience with selected delicacies suggested by each producer. Where necessary the platters will be enriched in quantity to help us skip a restaurant visit for lunch.
We will be dining at a fine restaurant at the end of each day tour. On Friday we will visit Fat Fish restaurant which is located on the premises of the Limassol Nautical Club by the beach. We will enjoy a sequence of local dishes and seafood paired with wines from Kyperounta Winery. The restaurant is long established in the oeno-gastronomic scene of the island, operated by a group of industry professionals 2 chefs and 2 sommeliers.
On Saturday evening we will dine in the cozy garden at Dyonisos Mansion restaurant and enjoy a selection of Mediterranean dishes with a modern twist. The meal will be matched with a selection of wines by Vouni Panayia Winery.
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