Monemvasia Trip Overview
Especially three things make this experience unique:
a) tasting the Honey Mead (unique liqueur made of fermented bee honey and water | Hydromeli), which is produced exclusively in Greece by the Sotirali Family from neighboring Neapolis town, which has reinvented and patented this forgotten local traditional recipe,
b) tasting the rich flavor of our own extra virgin olive oil Benios made of o local olive variety named “Athinoelia”,
c) Experience tasting the unique local wine “Malvasia”, which was very famous and coveted during the middle ages. The original recipe has been discovered and revived recently by Monemvasia Winery, continuing the centuries old wine making tradition of the area.
Additional Info
Duration: 45 minutes
Starts: Monemvasia, Greece
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Dining Experiences
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What to Expect When Visiting Monemvasia, Greece, Greece
Especially three things make this experience unique:
a) tasting the Honey Mead (unique liqueur made of fermented bee honey and water | Hydromeli), which is produced exclusively in Greece by the Sotirali Family from neighboring Neapolis town, which has reinvented and patented this forgotten local traditional recipe,
b) tasting the rich flavor of our own extra virgin olive oil Benios made of o local olive variety named “Athinoelia”,
c) Experience tasting the unique local wine “Malvasia”, which was very famous and coveted during the middle ages. The original recipe has been discovered and revived recently by Monemvasia Winery, continuing the centuries old wine making tradition of the area.
We will welcome you with a glass of honey mead (unique liqueur made of fermented bee honey and water | Hydromeli), following the wine tasting of three local varieties: a) Kydonitsa b) Monemvasios and c) a red regional wine.
Then we will continue with tasting 3 extra virgin Olive Oil varieties a) Athinoelia b) Koroneiki c) Megaritiki or Patrinia.
Finally, we will taste three varieties of bee honey, depending on the flowers from which the honey is harvested by the bees: a) Thyme b) Orange Tree c) Pine Tree or Heather honey depending on the season. After the end of the tasting, the visitors will be informed about our local cosmetics line and will have the chance to try them on their skin.
The guests will have a 5% discount if they are interested to buy any of the products they have tasted or tried.
Stop At:
• Edodimopolio Honey Shop wine and olive oil store, Monemvasia Castle, Monemvasia, Monemvasia Municipality 230 70 Greece
Sample Menu
• Local goodies
