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Ancient Corinth and
wine tasting:
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Driving along the coastal road,
78 kilometres away from Athens (southwest) , we will
pass over the Corinth Canal, the narrow land bridge
which is 6,636 meters long and connects the
Peloponesse with the mainland of Greece (short stop).
 Continuing
to the Ancient Corinth where St. Paul lived, one of
the most important cities of ancient Greece, we will
visit the Agora and one of the most outstanding
monuments of pre -Roman period, the temple of Apollo.
Then we will continue to visit one of the most
famous vineries of NEMEA.
NEMEA is one of the most popular vineyards in
Greece. We will visit the state of the art winery
facilities. We will learn everything for the
production of Greek quality red wine and then we
will proceed to the underground cellars with more
than 1000 French oak barriques.
Greeks are known for their tradition in viticulture.
Not only is this
 due
to Greeks producing wine since the Neolithic Age -
4000 B.C. - but also to the fact that wine has long
been adored, praised and chanted in the name of god
Dionysus.
Nowadays, Greek wine production, abiding by
tradition but invigorated by modem technology,
offers a wide variety of fine wines.
Finishing our tour we will taste some of the best
wines of the domain and we will have lunch in our
way back to Athens.
DEPARTURES
Every Friday
Dep.: 8:30am - Ret.: Approx. 3:30pm
Price:
Adult
72 €
Child (under 12) 36 €
Includes
Pick-up service from or near
your hotel
Entrance fee
Bookings
Tel. +30 210 428
5500
Fax +30 210 451 3993
E-MAIL: adm@hopin.com
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The term barrique
— the French word — indicates a small new oak cask
containing 225 litres. This is in contrast to the
traditional large wooden cask containing anything
from 10hl (1000 litres) to 150hl (15,000 litres) or
more. ‘Un vino barricato’ indicates a wine that has
been fermented or aged in barrique.
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