Cocktail party, wine tasting and guided tour at the Museum of Samos Wine

Samos is famous for its fine wines which is exported all over the world. The visit to the Μuseum of Samos Wine will include welcome cocktails and wine tasting.

In Samos, the United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos (UWC)is one of the oldest cooperatives in Greece and owns one of the biggest wineries nationally. Nowadays, around 2.200 producers participate in the Cooperative.

The Cooperative was founded in 1934 after actions by the vine growers of the island. History shows that the alliance of the vine growers was fundamental for the preservation of viticulture and the protection of the producers’ income. To know more about UMC please click here.

The Museum of Samos Wine is housed in a magnificent 19th-century stone building, which originally operated as a private winery and later as a warehouse and barrel-making facility.

Turned into a Museum in 2005, it displays artifacts of the defining history of Samos wine: old photographs and production records, vineyards and depiction of mountain terraces, manual labor, harvesting and manual presses, aging and vinification, cellars, collectible bottles, barrel-making tools, old winemaking machinery as well as a series of awards and distinctions.

Its layout, a result of modern museum science, travels the visitor to the traditional vineyard cultivation of Samos. The exhibits tell the tale of the entire historical, social and cultural course of the Samian wine.

Traditional winemaking, tools, tanks, laboratory instruments, barrel-making tools, come alive through exhibits that go back over more than a century. Of particular interest is the depiction of the cultivation of the vineyards in dry-stone terraces. The huge wooden tanks, the most imposing exhibits, were in use until a few decades ago.

The Wine Museum is open to the public while wine tasting is also available. There is also a fully equipped conference room.

From November to April, the UWCS Museum of Samos wine will open for ORGANIZED VISITS by groups.  The visits are prearranged and booked at tel.: +30 22730 87510 (ext. 539).

During that time, wine purchases can be made at the WINERY.

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The Museum will host the welcoming cocktail party of IDRiM2025 Conference in the afternoon of Sunday, September 28, 2025. During the party, participants will also have the opportunity for wine tasting and wine purchases.

Conference Dinner

Details will be announced soon!