28 Oct 2024
Driver was late at pick-up. No apologies.
Had to drive a considerable distance just to pick-up the tour guide, Crissa. She was lovely. Would have been better to have her from beginning for information, etc.
We have experience at several wine regions throughout Europe and North America.
The wine cave museum was creepy and moldy. Other patrons had audio guides during the self-guided tour, but we had nothing. The tasting was thimble sized portions with stale sides. We felt taken advantage of. Suggestion: audio guides at museum, add ventilation fans, increase portion sizes, modernize museum with all the $ coming in.
The first and oldest winery we visited was very interesting. The winery guide went off on a conspiracy theory of HAARP satellites sabotaging the Greek wine industry, etc. It was very odd and off-putting. The tasting presentation was more in line with our expectations, but portions were still tiny. Suggestions: keep wacky conspiracy theories to yourself and increase wine portions.
Final stop was a hillside winery overlooking the caldera. It was a nice experience overall, but no information about the winery was really given. We were also freezing outside, but they provided blankets. There was inside seating available. Portions were adequate, but still not at industry standards. Suggestions: offer indoor seating, increase sizes of wine portions.
Overall, we were very disappointed with the approximately €250 price tag.
I would recommend visiting wineries yourself. A guide is not needed and the wine portion sizes were not enough to get a tiny person even buzzed!
This can be far better. Maybe it was an off day for them?