Evonymon was founded in 2013 by Stavroula Rozou (PhD pharmacist) and Nicolas Krikelis (MSc chemist), producing extra virgin olive oil and aromatic herbs of Greece from their estate, Agros, in Varakes, Messinia (southern Peloponnese), a few km from Pylos and Methoni.
The estate includes an olive grove, a botanical garden with endemic aromatic herbs, a small wild orchid collection, and a private olive mill where award-winning extra virgin olive oil is cold-extracted. Guests can also participate in olive harvesting and olive oil production in mid-autumn.
Guests are welcomed with a herbal infusion or fruit juice. The olive mill tour covers the history of olive cultivation, a close look at 19th-century millstones and the modern private mill, with all process steps explained.
The olive oil tasting and food pairing session in the Peloponnese garden seats guests around tables to sample 5–6 different oils. Expert discussion covers positive and negative oil attributes, how to distinguish good olive oil, proper storage, and the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil.
The food pairing workshop follows, encouraging guests to interact with served foods — cheese, octopus, green vegetables, boiled potatoes, local orange salad, olive tapenade, artichoke tapenade, bean salad (rovitsa), bread, and lalaggia — to understand how olive oil complements salty, sweet, and bitter flavours. A dessert is also served.
Included is a bottle of local wine (Fileri, white or rosé), with one bottle per four guests, plus water and coffee. One lucky guest wins a prize in a knowledge quiz.
Olive Mill Tour and Olive Oil Tasting
- Producer Tour: Explore the Evonymon facility and learn how scientific expertise ensures the quality and authenticity of their premium Greek products
- Structured Olive Oil Tasting: Participate in a systematic panel-style tasting of Evonymon’s extra virgin olive oils guided by certified tasters
- Food Pairing Workshop: Learn the art of pairing premium olive oil with food — matching flavour profiles, intensity, and character to create extraordinary taste combinations
