Comments on: Mercouri Winery – Western Peloponnese

By: admin

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:58:10 +0000

Hi Lynn, after much searching we have found Saratoga Wines in New York state and The Artisian Wine Depot in Mountain View, California. Give them a try and let us know how you get on!

By: Lynn Diddell

Lynn Diddell — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:40:09 +0000

Just got back from visiting Greece and the Mercouri Estate. We LOVED it. The wine, the vineyard, the people, the WINE.

We brought a few bottles back to Minnesota and wish we could have brought cases. I want to find this wine locally and have had no luck. Any one know how I can get more of this fabulous wine? If you are lucky enough to get to Katakolon DO NO MISS this einery. We loved it!!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:39:01 +0000

We found our way to Mercouri while in port at Katakolon and rented a car (40 Euros). The drive to the winery was very well marked and easy to find. Once there we had a very enjoyable chat with Chris, who sold us a bottle of wine, and sent us on a walking tour of the estate with our bottle and 4 glasses. It was the highlight of our trip! I highly recommend this stop.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:45:59 +0000

A bit of a horror story yesterday that is worth sharing

4 young folk came by taxi to the vineyard yesterday morning. I enquired as to how much they had been charged – 20 euro for a one-way trip from the port.

They had been quoted as much as 100 euro for the same journey!

The vineyard is less than 5 km from the port – you should not really be paying more than 10 euro for a one-way trip. If the taxi waits for you then it should be about 40 euro/hour.

I have also heard of taxis taking the long way to get here – to make it look worth the high fee.

About 1 mile from the port on the right hand side there is a white building with the word “Supermarket” in large red letters. Unless you have agreed to go on a magical mystery tour, the taxi should turn left here.

Some of the Katakolo taxi drivers have an excellent reputation, but if you just hail one without doing your homework then you are potentially asking to be fleeced.

Tell your fellow cruise ship passengers!

Chris

Mercouri Estate