Philia Winery
SAMOS NATURAL WINES
A winery founded by Chef & Winemaker Vasilis Alexiou | Zero Additives Pure Terroir
Philia Winery · Samos, Greece · By appointment only
Where the chef
is the winemaker.
Two private experiences led by Vassilis Alexiou
the person who both crafted the wine and designed the food.
This level of pairing precision exists nowhere else.
Your host
"As a chef de cuisine, you learn wine from the other side
of the pass. I had the opportunity to be on both sides."
Vassilis Alexiou spent 14 years running his restaurant in the Marais, Paris — building wine lists from growers working with low-intervention farming before the category had a name or a market.
He returned to Samos in 2016 to produce the wines himself, on the schist and quartz terraces of Mount Karvounis where his family had farmed for generations.
14 Years 850m 0
in Paris Altitude Additives
Experience 01
The Alchemy
of Taste
Private Chef & Winemaker Degustation
You will sit at the winemaker's table for a private 6-course degustation. Each dish is designed to
unlock the architecture of a different Philia wine — discussing the why behind every pairing.
- 6 precision-crafted small plates, each paired with a different Philia wine
- Wines from concrete eggs and clay amphorae — Oriens, Omnis, Augustus, Fokiano
- Discussion of acidity, minerality, and how Samos terroir interacts with texture
- Hosted inside the private Kitchen Lab — not open to the public
Duration Group size
2 hours Up to 6 guests
Language Price per person
EN · FR · GR From €80
Experience 02
The Terroir
Manifesto
Private Vineyard Walk & Premium Tasting
A guided walk through centenarian vines at 850m altitude on Mount Karvounis, where you touch
the white quartz and schist that give Philia wines their signature tension. The experience concludes
with a tasting at the source.
- A scent through Samos forest to a hidden amphitheatre of vines at 850m
- A chef's perspective — how culinary training decodes the vineyard
- Handle the quartz and schist that creates Philia's mineral signature
- Outdoor tasting surrounded only by the silence of the mountain
Duration Group size
2,5 hours Up to 8 guests
Vehicle required Price per person
Own car From €60