Rhodes Wine & Food Tour: 10-Course Lunch & Cooking Class

Cook traditional Rhodes dishes, taste wines the family produces, and eat your way through ten courses without leaving the island.

A half-day vineyard, distillery and cooking class in Rhodes with a certified sommelier guide, English-speaking driver and hotel or ship pickup. You tour the vineyard and distillery, taste wines made on-site, join a hands-on cooking lesson with a Rhodes chef, then sit down to a 10-course lunch of island specialties with unlimited wine. Return to your accommodation is guaranteed on time.

Step-by-step itinerary

Winery tour, cooking class, and lunch

• Travel to winery
• Vineyard tour and production explanation
• Distillery visit and fermentation process
• In-depth wine tasting
• Participate in cooking lesson
• Enjoy 10 meal course lunch with wine
• Return to ship or hotel

The experience

The day starts with a 30-minute drive to the winery, where Anastasia, Nikos and Jason run one of the island's only state-certified producers of tsipouro. Your guide Jason walks you through the vineyard first, explaining the grape varieties and how they grow, then into the distillery to see fermentation and distillation turn molasses into the spirit the family is known for. The winery is small enough that you move at your own pace through the vines and the production floor: no rushing through a tourist circuit.

After the vineyard tour comes the wine tasting with a certified sommelier, who breaks down how the vinification process shapes each bottle. Then a Rhodes chef arrives to lead the cooking lesson. You're not watching a demonstration. You prepare traditional dishes alongside the instructor, following their directions to make the food you'll eat. The lesson is structured so you finish cooking in time to sit down hungry.

The 10-course lunch arrives one dish at a time: the most popular meals on the island, each paired with wine from the winery. Wine pours without limit. The whole experience runs about four hours from pickup to return, timed so you get back to your ship or hotel when promised. An air-conditioned vehicle and English-speaking driver handle the logistics. You show up and the day unfolds.

What’s included

• Pickup and return transport in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• vineyard and distillery tour with the family guide.
• wine tasting led by a certified sommelier.
• hands-on cooking class with a Rhodes chef.
• 10-course traditional Greek lunch.
• unlimited wine throughout the meal.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:15

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AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (3 to 15 years) · Infant (under 3): free

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Telia Travel

Is this one for you?The four-hour pace means you spend real time at the vineyard and distillery without rushing, and the cooking lesson is unhurried. You learn as you work, not squeeze it in between stops. Book this if you want to move slowly through one place and leave with something you made, not just photos of somewhere you passed through.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 15 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What happens during the cooking lesson on the Rhodes wine tour?

You work alongside a Rhodes chef to prepare traditional island dishes, following their instructions step by step. It's a hands-on class, not a demonstration. You make the food you'll eat at lunch.

Is the wine tasting included, and how much wine do I get at lunch?

Wine tasting with a certified sommelier is included after the distillery tour. At the 10-course lunch, wine pours without limit. You choose how much you drink.

How long does the whole tour take, and will I get back to my ship or hotel on time?

The tour runs about four hours total, including the 30-minute drive each way. Timely return to your ship or hotel is guaranteed. The schedule is built around that.

What is tsipouro, and why is this winery special?

Tsipouro is a traditional Greek spirit made from grapes. This winery is one of only a few on Rhodes certified and authorized by the state to produce it, and the family has been making wine and spirits there for years.

Does the tour include pickup from my hotel or ship?

Yes, pickup is included. An English-speaking driver collects you from your hotel or ship and returns you at the end of the tour.