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Drouvas Winery

The Drouva Winery is integrated into the space and activities of the Drouva Estate, located on the hills of Agios Georgios with an area of 60 acres. It is 3 km away from the town of Pyrgos, 10 km from the port of Katakolo and 8 to 6 km from the beaches of Agios Andreas, Leventochori, Skafidia. Its history begins before 1900, when it was a vast raisin-vineyard. After 1935 and the 3rd raisin crisis, raisins were uprooted and trees like apricots, oranges, olives as also vineyards (fileria, mavroudia,asproudes) were planted. The production of oil and wine began. The kokkineli of spatial winemaking stands out before the war and it is transported by carts to the “shops” of Pyrgos. Today, the spatial vinification of the estate has evolved into Drouva Winery which is managed by the3rd generation of winemakers of the family and is one of the authentic Microwineries in the country. In its privately owned vineyards, the indigenous varieties Fileri, Roditis, Agiorgitiko, Mavroudi, and Refosco or Merkoureiko are cultivated and 5 labels are produced from them, 3 varietal wines and 2 premium wines, without additives and with a small carbon footprint.

INFORMATION FOR VISITORS

  • Why it’s worth visiting:
    When visiting the winery you will be transported to a “Farmhouse” with the rhythm and style of the 60s. All its premises are arranged around an inner courtyard. To the south, the pre-war residence with the terrace that ‘’floats’’ in the Ionian Sea and its basement transformed into a cellar-warehouse of ready-made bottles. To the west is the garden with flowers, from roses to gardenias and from cacti to tsikas, its colorful ferforgé tables and chairs, the water elements (cisterns) and vintage children’s playground. To the north is the winery, a complex of renovated warehouses and cellars of the time that was created with the idea ‘’nothing too big, nothing too industrial’’. Finally, to the east, the wine tasting kiosk with the three glass walls that open accordingly to the season, allowing you to be immersed in the landscape and the vineyard surrounding the “Farmhouse”. This “colorful” natural and technical landscape creates a calm and romantic mood that will make you enjoy the tour, the walk in the garden and the hospitality of the estate’s family, and thus live a wine experience from a different, more human era.
  • Open days & hours:
    Open for visits all year round, Monday to Friday after a telephone consultation. Saturday-Sunday 11:00-15:00.
  • Tour:
    In the vineyards, winery, cellar and tasting room.
  • Tour duration:
    30-90 min
  • Tour languages:
    Greek, English, French
  • Tour cost:
    Tour and tasting 3 labels: 8 €, Tour and tasting 5 labels: 15 €
  • Tasting room:
    The wine tasting area in the Drouva Winery is fully equipped and it can serve 20 people at the same time. The wine tasting can take place in the garden area, depending the weather conditions.
  • Number of wines tasted:
    5
  • Wine shop:
    The Drouva winery has a special wine store (with a discount of 20% on market prices). Special packaging and shipping of the wines in Greece and abroad are available.
  • Credit card:
    Yes
  • Label number:
    5
  • Annual production:
    10,000-15,000 bottles
  • Parking:
    Yes
  • Children reception:
    There is a children’s playground to keep them busy during the wine guide tour and special handmade treats are included.
  • Free WiFi:
    Yes