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Saturday 25th October 2014	Nemea Winery Weekend	AH3 Fun Time
Dining	Wine Tasting	Dancing

Photos: Mad Dog & Knob Goblin, Web page: Mad Dog

 

 

 

 

>>> Panoramic view from the winery >>>> SCROLL RIGHT >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, you guessed right ... wine drinking (no time is wasted on a hash weekend!)

 

Huge fermentation tanks

 

This unusual winery layout is on 4-levels and we climb to the top level

 

Here the red grapes are brought in on a conveyer belt and crushed for juice (must) and red skins
and poured directly into the top of the vats by the machinery being shown to our group.
The skins (used for colouring the wine red) float and to bring them down to the bottom the must is
circulated in the vats from bottom to top by the pumps and the pipes seen in the photo.

 

 

Looking down on other storage vats

 

Mad Dog & Doggy Style pose for a snap

 

The bottom level is where the fermented wine is poured into french-oak casks and aged for 1 or 2 years
at an even low temperature. These (expensive) barrels are only used for 3 batches of wine before being
sold on to small wine producers with less demanding requirements.

 

 

 

 

The (not too) serious business of wine tasting begins in the main hall of the winery.

 

Score cards help keep track of favorites.

 

CU Rob asks a question of our tour guide

 

We are left with the bottles of wine to finish off - which doesn't take long.

 

We sit down to relax in the main hall before the meal is served

 

 

 

 

 

 

A chance to take a group photo or two before the main course is served.

 

 

Now we get down to some really good eating and wine drinking.
Notice how the number of wine bottles is proliferating.
Pussy Basher brought his hi-fi system and provided us with music before and during the meal.
For dancing, Clitoria brought her USB stick which we played through the winery's system.

 

 

 

 

Plenty of space for dancing here. Later more hashers joined in.

 

Jo tries out all the space.

Clitoria has fun with visiting hasher Yank My Noodle.

 

The wine is making everyone playful .

 

Mad Dog stops for another refreshment break. Hell! Who needs a glass?

 

 

 

 

 

Notes are at the bottom of this section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES:

Semeli winery guesthouse contact:

MARGARITA SINGIRIDOU

[margarita@semeliwines.gr-eece]

 

 

Menu for the Saturday evening group meal (cost 25 euros pp) with unlimited wine:

 

1 Salad: we need to agree on ONE of the following:-

Greek salad OR Green salad [GREEK SALAD?]

 

3 Appetisers:

Pie [cheese OR spinach OR leek] [LEEK?]

Grilled feta

Stuffed vine leaves

 

1 Main course – we need to agree on ONE of the following:-

 

 

or Vegetarian option for whoever in the group wants ONE of the following:-

 

 

1 Sweet: we need to agree on ONE of the following:-

• ·         Yoghurt with our handmade grape spoon sweet [YOGHURT?]
• ·         Galactoboureco (custard filled pastry)
• ·         Baclava
• ·         Halvas
• ·         Ravani

 

DISTANCE to winery from Melissia is 130 km.