The first reference to the wine tradition of the Peloponnese came from Homer who called it Ampeloessa, meaning "full of vines." Neither wars nor phylloxera were able to stop the production of wine here in one of the most historic wine regions of Greece. Spread throughout hillsides, plains and plateaus, the vineyards of the Peloponnese are known for their diversity and complexity

Not far from the pretty town of Nafplion we find Nemea, the most important AOC region in southern Greece for the production of red wines. Here the Agiorghitiko grape is used and produces wines famous for their deep red color, complex aroma and long, velvety palate

In the high altitudes of Mantinia, the noble Moschofilero grape is cultivated producing the AOC wines, Mantinia. The continental climate together with the poor, but well drained soil also leads to the production of some exciting aromatic white wines

On the northwestern part of the Peloponnese is the viticultural region of Patras. Four AOC wines are produced in this area: a savory dry white named Patra, made from the Roditis grape, two delicious aromatic white dessert wines, Moschato Patron and Moschato Rio of Patras, and the popular Mavrodaphne, a fortified red wine made from the Mavrodaphne and Korinthiaki grapes

  Palivos Estate       
Located in Ancient Nemea, just steps from the temple of Zeus is the Palivos Estate. George Palivos, a third generation winemaker, has carefully selected his vineyards in the heart of Nemea for the production of high quality wines made from local and international grapes.

 

 

Domaine Skouras      
Over the last fifteen years, the Burgundy trained winemaker George Skouras has brought his Domaine to the forefront of Greek Estates producing wines with native and international grapes. Skouras has built one winery near Argos, another in the bucolic village of Gymno, in the AOC region of Nemea and has a state of the art reception center and winery at Malandreni.

 

 

Domaine Spiropoulos        
This modern winery and most of the vineyards are located in the heart of Arcadia in Ancient Mantinia with other vineyards in Nemea. The Spiropoulos family, closely associated with winemaking since 1860, has also been pioneering in the production of organic viticulture since 1993. Their high quality wines are produced under the supervision of UC-Davis trained Apostolos Spiropoulos

 

 

 

 

Domaine Tselepos

At the foothills of Mount Parnon, near ancient Tegea the Burgundy trained Yiannis Tselepos built his winery. After carefully selecting the most suitable "terroirs" he planted native and international varieties with the intention of producing contemporary style, elegant wines.

Domaine Papantonis

The brother and sister team of Kallie and Antonis Papantonis planted their first vines at Malendri, in the Nemea foothills in 1979. Their goal was to focus on the production of a single product, dubbed Meden Agan (ancient Greek for nothing in excess), a 100% Agiorgitiko varietal wine. The first bottling was in 1992. Aside from the wider philosophical implications of the name, Meden Agan is clearly intended not only to describe the wine itself, but may also be a mantra governing the evenhandedness employed in its production