Vinoteca Wine & Food

In Amaliada, a town of 17,000 inhabitants, where you don’t expect to find it, you encounter a stylish wine cellar on your way, with ample wine storage space. list and a delicious menu that doesn't leave you hungry

Until a few years ago, restaurant openings were mainly limited to Athens, a few tourist islands and, more rarely, some of the largest population centers in Greece. At that time, no one imagined that this could change. However, in recent years, all of Greece – this Greece outside of Athens – continues to produce surprises. One of these is Wine cellar Wine & Food.

If, in a participatory discussion, these four words are heard as a place name for flavor, it is mathematically certain that everyone will consider that this particular reference refers to a point in Athens. And they will be making absurd mistakes.

Η Wine cellar Wine & Food It is a complex area of flavors, where wine plays a leading role, but also food, and it is located in a city in the Peloponnese with 17,000 inhabitants: Amalia.

Knowing Peloponnese very well and having traveled to all its corners, we can guarantee you that, a few years ago, the existence of such a place and we are not shy to mention that it puts on its best face even in Patras, would have been a dream on a summer night.

Vinoteca – without the «Wine & Food» for the sake of brevity – is the creation of two people who brought a culture of taste from Austria to Amaliada, the birthplace of Dimitra Koukoutou. This bold venture, which already has more than a year of life in the small provincial town, shows that the entire Greece is thirsty for culture and quality.

Η Dimitra Koutsoukou and the Mario Riegler At some point they decided to leave Austria, where they lived, and do something in Demetra’s place. While searching, they found and fell in love with the place where they would establish their future and shaped it according to their aesthetics and dreams.

Vinoteca Wine & Food as a space has all the characteristics of an urban one, with emphasized bright colors, furnished without sophisticated choices and with elegance. Here, as is natural, wine takes the first place. «General» of the wine list is Mario, who is a certified sommelier and a very good guide in the wine world.

They rest in the cellar of Vinoteca Wine & Food more than 150 labels, Among them are about ten sherry – not known to most Greeks but essential for certain dishes – as well as notable Port wines. We can easily assume that you will hardly find anything better in Northern Peloponnese and beyond.

As for the menu, its features are two. First, it is not overwhelming and, second, it is elegant in its suggestions and absolutely sufficient to be paired with any type of wine. Moreover, since Mario has the necessary experience, the menu he presents is delicious, with a strong Greek flavor, modern in many dishes, and can meet different taste needs.

What else can one ask for from a Vinoteca?;