Last year, the debuting Messinia Terroirs Wine Festival was a great success. Now, with its upcoming second edition, it’s on its way to become a vibrant annual institution planting new roots in Messinia’s fabled wineland.
The 2024 Messinia Terroirs Wine Festival, to be held at the Navarino Agora June 14-16, will be a celebration of taste and flavor, showcasing Messinia’s wine-growing diversity. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover local treasures and share in visionary insights and perspectives for the region’s sustained revival.
The festival is the flagship event of the Messinia Terroirs project, an initiative of the Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos Foundation, which aims to promote Messinia’s age-old winemaking tradition and breathe new life into a wine country steeped in history and lore.
Besides wine presentation and tasting events, the three-day festival will feature master classes for professionals and wine lovers, seminars and panel discussions, producer updates, dance performances, live music, wine-painting workshops, and exciting art activities for children and adults.
To further enhance the experience, all Navarino Agora shops, deli stands, and dining venues will offer special deals, dedicated menus, and select samplings of local delicacies that best pair with local wines.
The festival is organized under the auspices of the Messinia Chamber of Commerce, the Pylos-Nestor Municipality, the Wine Producers Association of the Peloponnese Vineyard (ENOAP), and the National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine (EDOAO).
The event’s main sponsor is Costa Navarino. The Cellier store in Navarino Agora is credited for promoting the local winemaking community and organizing their tasting events.