Located on the Ikarian highlands overlooking the western end of the island, the Afianes estate is a place where wine, friends, nature, and tradition come together. The winery sits on a verdant hilltop interspersed with natural granite boulders — a true sanctuary for wine and nature lovers.
Afianes Wine Estate was established in 1997 in the Raches district of Ikaria by Nikos Afianes and his wife Maria. Their state-of-the-art winery is located within a large vineyard in the village of Profitis Elias, in the northwestern part of Ikaria, at an altitude of 610 m. Afianes wines have established themselves worldwide as unique, combining the ancient wine traditions of Ikaria, rare indigenous grape varieties, and innovative winemaking methods.
Winery Tour and Wine Tasting
- Hilltop Estate Visit: Visit the extraordinary Afianes estate on the Ikarian highlands in the Aegean Islands and experience the rare combination of wine, archaeology, and Ikarian nature that makes this winery a genuine sanctuary.
- Ikarian Wine Revival: Learn how Nikos and Maria Afianes restored Ikaria’s ancient wine reputation — working with rare ancient Greek grape varieties and the traditional “cyclopean horseshoe-shaped winepress” and stone cellar for clay jars.
- Wine Tasting: Taste Afianes wines among the granite boulders of the Ikarian highlands and discover all the nuances of these unique island wines in this guided estate tour and tasting.
