A glass of red, bottles of Nemea and a cheese board in the tasting room

The winery's rows of vines seen from the air

Barafakas Winery in Nemea

Visit and tasting · 1 h · Every day from 9:00 to 17:00 · Paths between terraced vineyards, an ageing cellar and a tasting of your choice from their labels

Information

Duration: 1 h
Season: All year, every day
Who it's for: Adults; tasting for over-18s only

What it is

Barafakas is a family winery in the town of Nemea itself. The visit goes on foot along the paths between its terraced vineyards, where the vines blend with the scrub, passes through the production, bottling and ageing rooms and ends in the tasting room, where you choose which labels to try among whites, rosés and reds made from agiorgitiko.

Opening hours and booking

Open every day, Monday to Sunday, from 9:00 to 17:00, and the visit lasts an hour. Book beforehand on +30 27460 22484 or by email: it is what they recommend. The website does not publish the price.

Getting there

It is at Pindou 8, in Nemea, ten minutes by car from the Sanctuary of Zeus.

Tips

Ask about the seminars The winery also organises wine seminars and events.

Who runs it

Barafakas WineryGuided Visit and Tasting at Barafakas Winery 1 h · All year, Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 Visit their website

Directions See all of Nemea and its wineries

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

17 Choria

Restaurant · Nemea · €€€€

What to order: a village dish, such as the "Nemea", rabbit with petimezi, and a glass of agiorgitiko from the eight or ten served by the glass.

Dervenakion 12, in the centre of Nemea · call ahead: no opening hours published

To stay nearby

A Deluxe room with a wooden headboard and desk

Terra Vinum Hotel

Deluxe Rooms and Executive Suites · Vineyard view · Pool · Tasting room · Adapted room

Why we like it: A modern hotel in the centre of Nemea with rooms and suites overlooking the vineyard, a pool and its own tasting room.

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Useful services

Nemea PDO Winemakers' AssociationInformation on the wineries open to visitors and the Nemea wine routes · Dervenakion 30, Nemea

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

The Doric columns of the Temple of Zeus at Nemea, surrounded by countryside

Day itinerary Nemea: Sanctuary of Zeus and two wineries Nemea and its wineries · 5 stops

Geocaliahttps://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/nemea/things-to-do/barafakas-winery