{"id":11771,"date":"2017-12-28T19:38:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T19:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyprusescape.com\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:57:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:57:14","slug":"kolios-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyprusescape.com\/kolios-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting at Kolios Winery: The Best Wine on the Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Just before we hop over to 2018 here is probably the last post of 2017 – another winery visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I could write a whole novel about Kolios, but I will try to keep it short. I came across the winery<\/span> very soon after we moved to the island<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>in 2013 and I discovered their wines<\/span> in our local shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have mentioned it before, but in my 5 years in Cyprus, I haven’t found better wines<\/span> than those from Kolios. Their winery<\/span> tour is unlikely any other – you can book ahead and enjoy the guided tour<\/span> by the owner followed by a mezze<\/span> lunch cooked by his wife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All of this from the stunning traditional stone building, food from homegrown ingredients and I haven’t even mentioned the view yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kolios winery is near a village of Agios<\/strong><\/a> Fotios at the edge of Troodos Mountains. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This was probably my 5th or 6th visit and a few things have changed since I was there first time – there is now a new summer terrace in progress where you will be able to enjoy the stunning views even more, due to open in summer. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n They also introduced a new wine<\/span> with the spourtiko grapes and their bottles have changed labels since we started drinking them. Thankfully the quality is still the same and I haven’t got bored of enjoying their wines<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The production facility is right by the entrance to the building on the left side, there is a big industrial-size kitchen in this modest-looking building and of course the wine cellar<\/span> in the basement, where they also have a bottle-packaging facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The guided tours are only once a day, at 12.30pm followed by mezze<\/span> lunch at 1pm. They now offer also vegetarian mezze<\/span>!!! For each 2 people having mezze<\/span> you get a free bottle of wine at the table, in addition to the free wine tasting<\/span> of course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The food is absolutely delicious, made from the freshest ingredients and cooked to perfection. At 23 eur per person, including a bottle of wine, you can hardly get a better deal anywhere in Paphos<\/strong><\/a>. If you want to buy some wine<\/span>, they offer generous discounts for a whole case, you pay a fraction of the price compared to shops. By the way, my favourite wines<\/span> – Statos and Agios Fotios – are only around 6 eur in the local shops! Currently they produce 3 varieties of white wine (Persefoni – medium dry and dry, and the Iris with spourtiko grapes), 2 varieties of rose (also medium dry and dry – called Cornetto) and a few options for reds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are coming to Cyprus<\/span> next year, put this one on your to do list. It must be good if I’ve been there 6 times! =)<\/p>\n\n\n\n PS: I specifically requested their wines<\/span> at my wedding too!<\/p>\n\n\n