Greece
Part of the Roman Wine Odyssey
GRAECIA
6 stops
Macedonia Wine Road
Northern Greece is where the legends began — Alexander the Great's homeland, the birthplace of Aristotle, and the region where Greeks believe Dionysus himself invented wine. Xinomavro, the noble grape of Macedonia, produces reds that rival Barolo in complexity.
9 stops
Achaea & Attica
Greece taught Rome everything about wine. Walk where Plato's symposia debated philosophy over wine, visit vineyards that have made wine for 3,000 years, and taste Nemea's 'Blood of Hercules' in the valley where the hero slew the Nemean Lion. This is where Western wine civilization began.
9 stops
Aegean Islands
Santorini's volcanic caldera produces some of the world's most distinctive white wines, while Crete — birthplace of Minoan civilization — has been making wine since before the Greeks had a written alphabet. Island-hop through wine history stretching back 4,000 years.
6 stops
Peloponnese Deep South
The southern Peloponnese was Rome's gateway to Greece. Ancient Messene rivals any Roman site in preservation. Monemvasia gave the world Malvasia wine — the medieval fortified island town is where this legendary grape gets its name.