Picnic & Wine Tasting at Acheon Winery, Peloponnese

At Acheon Winery in the Peloponnese, this extended 5.5-hour picnic and wine tasting experience is the most relaxed and comprehensive way to enjoy the Katsikostas family’s mountain wines. Combining an outdoor picnic with a full wine education session in the beautiful Peloponnesian landscape. The production of wine by the Katsikostas family began in 1946, when grandfather Lucas Katsikostas, with meagre means, started making wine from the native varieties of the mountainous Aegialia and storing it in wooden barrels in the winery’s cellar, close to the port of Aegio . The oenologist Sosana Katsikosta, along with her brother Lucas, from the family’s third generation, took charge of the family business in 2004. “The planting of the vines is skilful,” wrote the 2nd-century AD traveller Pausanias when he saw the slopes of the mountainous Aegialia, which stretch from Aegira to Labiri and from the slopes to the foot of Kalavrita , at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,000 m. After a scenic 15 km drive from Aegio, guests continue on foot along a 4 km dirt path through lush vineyards, reaching the plateau’s summit at 850 meters altitude with breathtaking views over the Corinthian Gulf.

Vineyard Picnic & Wine Tasting

• Vineyard Picnic: Enjoy a generous outdoor picnic of traditional Greek foods — cheeses, cured meats, seasonal produce, breads, and local delicacies — in the beautiful Acheon vineyard setting
• Extended Wine Tasting: Over 5.5 hours, taste the complete Acheon wine range with expert guidance — exploring the full expression of the Katsikostas family’s mountain viticulture
• Peloponnesian Nature: Relax and absorb the extraordinary beauty of the Acheon vineyard landscape with the mountains of the western Peloponnese as your backdrop

The most relaxed wine picnic experience in the Peloponnese. Book through Gastronomy Tours.