The wineries of Samos
This particular thematic route is addressed mainly to wine connoisseurs and wine lovers, as well as to those who are interested in wine tasting and visiting a region’s wineries, especially an island region such as Samos, where the aspro moschato (white muscat) variety dominates 98% of Samos’ vineyards. There are 7 wineries operating in Samos. The United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos has two large wineries, one in Malagari and one in Karlovasi. Karlovasi and the broader region is also home to the facilities of the Nopera, Vakakis, and Kostakis wineries. The small winery of the Eleftheriou family is located in the mountain village of Stavrinides. The Hatziioannou Winery is located in Mytilinii in central Samos. Coutsodontis Winery is located in Marathokampos.
Visitors can divide their visits between the northern and southern sector and visit all the Wineries, as well as the Wine Museum, after contacting the directors of the wine-making facilities, in order to book the exact time of their visit. It would be a good idea to spend more time per visit on this route, for visitors to enjoy wine tasting sessions of the Samos wines produced here.
The wineries of Samos
Points of interest
UWC Samos Winery, Karlovasi
The central Winery of UWC Samos is located in Karlovasi on Konstantinou Kanari Street. The Winery has modern facilities as regards engineering equipment, delivery, vinification, ageing, and bottling lines.
Near the main buildings of the Winery, in a space privately owned by UWC Samos, a Muscat marc distillery is being created for making tsipouro. After the completion of the works and the installation of the distilling machinery, a space will also be created for tastings.
Nopera Winery
Nopera Winery of the Nikolaos Mytilineos family is located in the Karlovasi, on a small diversion along Gorgyra Street (take a right at Eurobank). You can visit after making a booking.
It has three privately owned organic vineyards covering an area of 4 hectares in different areas of Samos and the family’s history starts with its resettlement (in the mid 19th century) from Malta to Samos.
Using sustainable vinification methods, ‘Nopera Boutique Winery’ produces a variety of Samos wine labels.
Coutsodontis Winery, Marathokampos
The COUTSODONTIS WINERY Family Winery was founded in 2016 and is located in Marathokampos on the Ag. Theodori rural road. It produces small vintage Samos wine productions with minimal technological interventions and uses traditional vinification techniques to highlight the rich aroma and dense muscat taste. It is a family-run business founded by two brothers who studied oenology, following in their father’s footsteps, who is an oenologist.
Visitors to the winery can participate in a guided wine-tasting, after prior arrangement, which includes three different wines produced by the Winery.
Eleftheriou family winery
From Ambelos, a beautiful mountain drive through a landscape with dense vegetation, leads to the village of Stavrinides, where the small Eleftheriou family Winery operates. This 200 square metre winery operation has a vinification area, a bottling area, and a area for visits where wine tastings are held, after booking.
UWC Samos Winery, Malagari
Just before the roundabout that leads to the passenger port in Malagari, on the left side of the coastal avenue of Samos, the privately owned winemaking facilities of the Cooperative are located.
It is a series of successive buildings where Samian wine is received, processed, vinified, bottled, aged, stored and marketed.
Hatziioannou winery and vineyard, Mytilinii
Hatziioannou Winery is located in the Rizovrachos location and was founded in 2019 in Mytilinii by Georgios Hatziioannou and his two sons, Themistocles and Evangelos, who are developing vine-growing and further promoting the production of dry white and naturally sweet wines from Samos white muscat grapes. You can visit the facilities (after booking) and they are located within one of the family’s vineyards.
Kostaki Winery
Kostaki Winery winery is located just 600 metres from Vakakis Winery. It is the “youngest” winery on Samos, with its first vintage in 2023. Kostaki Winery emphasises small grain muscat (both black and white), which will produce different wines. The grapes come exclusively from its privately owned organic vineyards.
Kostaki Winery has a modern architectural style and is open to visitors, after making a booking. There you can take in the wonderful view of lush western Samos, while tasting Samos wines.
Vakakis Winery
Vakakis Winery is located in the area of M. Lakka, Konteika. The area is 4 kilometres from Karlovasi, taking the Kalrovasi-Platanos rural road that passes through Konteika village. Visitors to the winery can see the enormous wine vats, as that is where delivery, vinification, and bottling of Samos wines takes place, as well as the organic linear vineyards where Samos Muscat, Assyrtiko, Fokiano, and Avgoustiatis are cultivated, along with Samos Black Muscat, variety that had been lost for a long time.
