The city’s four wineries-ETKO, KEO, LOEL and SODAP- are strung our in a row on Franklin Roosevelt, west of the old harbour ; each lays on a free tour (Mon-Fri)at 10am, though ETKO also has a somewhat broader schedule (9.30am-1.30pm). parking is available in front of the wineries, but the brief walk from the castle or a bus 30 ride along Franklin Roosevelt are perhaps better options after the final tasting session. Incidentally, do the tours on your own since group coach tours have to be paid for (and are exactly the same).
To join the daily tour at KEO, the largest drinks manufacturer on the island , just show up at 9.50am in the reception area of the administration building. Over half an hour you’re rather perfunctorily shown the cellars for the heavy, sweet Commandaria where a third od each barrelful is retained as the mana or “mother” ferment for the next cycle; the distillery for zivania(grape-mash spirit), used to fortify KEO’s liqueurs; the 40.0000litre oak ageing barrels for brandy; and barrels of sweet and creamy “sherry”- no longer allowed to be labelled as such, owing to objections from Spain-ageing out in the sun.
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