Volume 2, Issue 4
September 2009
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Triklino vineyard can be found on the left.
When leaving the vineyard, retrace your steps to the main road, turn left and keep going until you enter the Ropa Valley, now following signs for Paleokastritsa. When we returned from Triklino, we stopped off at Liapades for a late lunch by the sea, but if you decide to head straight back, turn right when you meet the Paleo road and then left into Doukades just after the garage. This route takes you straight to the main north road between Skripero & Troumpeta and you find yourself back in familiar territory.
When leaving the vineyard, retrace your steps to the main road, turn left and keep going until you enter the Ropa Valley, now following signs for Paleokastritsa. When we returned from Triklino, we stopped off at Liapades for a late lunch by the sea, but if you decide to head straight back, turn right when you meet the Paleo road and then left into Doukades just after the garage. This route takes you straight to the main north road between Skripero & Troumpeta and you find yourself back in familiar territory.
Just a few kilometres due west of the island’s airport, on
a hilltop at the very centre of Corfu, you will find the Triklino Vineyard which is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday between 12:00 & 17:00. From Roda, it is a leisurely three hour round trip allowing plenty of time to learn all about olive oil & wine production, take in the views from the vineyard, sample the produce and wander back through the fertile Ropa valley.
Triklino Vineyard is not only a working vineyard, but a museum of olive oil production and, when you arrive, the owner, Katina, will take you into the traditional olive press and explain the process that has continued in Corfu since the Venetians planted the first cultivated olive trees – that of producing the wonderful Corfiot olive oil. A high percentage of the extra virgin olive oil blends that are available in northern European supermarkets today, start life in the numerous village presses such as this all over the island and there is immense pride in the rich cultural tradition of olive growing across Corfu. Many olives, especially for eating, are hand-picked, but Corfu is one of the few places where the ‘Lianolia’ olive is allowed to fall from the tree on to nets. This usually happens at just the right time to take advantage of optimum ripeness, thus producing the finest oil of just the right acidity.
Following a devastating fire in 2000, when the family estate lost almost 1000 olive trees, Katina and her brother Sotiris switched their focus to wine and ‘Triklino’ is now primarily a vineyard specialising in two of
Triklino Vineyard is not only a working vineyard, but a museum of olive oil production and, when you arrive, the owner, Katina, will take you into the traditional olive press and explain the process that has continued in Corfu since the Venetians planted the first cultivated olive trees – that of producing the wonderful Corfiot olive oil. A high percentage of the extra virgin olive oil blends that are available in northern European supermarkets today, start life in the numerous village presses such as this all over the island and there is immense pride in the rich cultural tradition of olive growing across Corfu. Many olives, especially for eating, are hand-picked, but Corfu is one of the few places where the ‘Lianolia’ olive is allowed to fall from the tree on to nets. This usually happens at just the right time to take advantage of optimum ripeness, thus producing the finest oil of just the right acidity.
Following a devastating fire in 2000, when the family estate lost almost 1000 olive trees, Katina and her brother Sotiris switched their focus to wine and ‘Triklino’ is now primarily a vineyard specialising in two of
Katina showed us a wooden wine press that was used by her grandfather and, although today’s equipment has moved on, the fundamental process of making a completely natural, quality wine is much the same as it has always been. Every part of the production continues the tradition of wine making that probably started in Greece several millennia ago. Wine making at ‘Triklino’ relies totally on natural methods and there are no chemicals used in either the fermentation or the filtration processes, making the
white ‘Kakotrigis’ and red ‘Skopelitiko’, quite unique.
Many visitors know that homemade wine in Greece is of variable taste & quality and is available only from local families, usually in recycled water bottles. On the other hand, there are the numerous local wines produced by large vineyards or co-operatives that need to use chemical methods to achieve the criteria demanded by supermarkets and wine sellers throughout the world. ‘Triklino’ have established something of a middle ground position in the local marketplace by producing consistently good, chemical-free wines, by completely natural methods. If you are a wine lover, then this is definitely an important destination.
To get to the vineyard from Roda, take the main road into Corfu Town and, after 25 km., you will
Many visitors know that homemade wine in Greece is of variable taste & quality and is available only from local families, usually in recycled water bottles. On the other hand, there are the numerous local wines produced by large vineyards or co-operatives that need to use chemical methods to achieve the criteria demanded by supermarkets and wine sellers throughout the world. ‘Triklino’ have established something of a middle ground position in the local marketplace by producing consistently good, chemical-free wines, by completely natural methods. If you are a wine lover, then this is definitely an important destination.
To get to the vineyard from Roda, take the main road into Corfu Town and, after 25 km., you will
‘Afra’. This is a narrow road and you should follow all the signs for Pelekas, Aqualand & Kart Cross until you arrive at the main Pelekas road outside of Aqualand. Turn left towards Town through the village of Agios Ioannis and, after 2 km, turn right towards Pelekas by the ‘Agrino’ depot. Less than 1km up hill, on the first bend, the entrance to the
Corfu’s most important grape varieties that have been grown on the island for many years – Kakotrigis & Skopelitiko.
join the dual carriageway at the traffic lights near Gouvia. After just 1km, you pass a ‘Jet Oil’ garage on the left and at the next traffic lights, by Diellas, turn 135° right following the sign for
