The wine show

WHERE: Congress Centre Ioannis Vellidis,
Leof. Stratou 3, Helexpo, Thessaloniki


WHEN: Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 December 2023
HOURS: 12.00 - 20.00

HOW: ticket: 12€ | student ticket: 10€ | 2 days ticket: 20€
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Map of Flavours will celebrate it's 20th anniversary in 2023!!

The Map of Flavours is the best Wine Experience in Northern Greece!
The Northern Greece's largest tasting for top-quality wines.

20 years after its first edition, Map of Flavours is today the Northern Greece’s most eagerly awaited wine event: a meeting place, an in-depth opportunity, where the market trends are defined and where new wines are presented.
For two full days, some 160+ estates from Greece, as well as many wine importers, personally present their wines, spirits and distillates.

Wine lovers, members of the trade and press sample a broad spectrum of wines, ranging from fresh, lively wines for everyday enjoyment to top-flight great growths from Greece's best vineyards.

In all, more than 1.000 red, rosé and white, still and sparkling, dry, semi-dry and sweet wines are available.

Download the floor plan pdf

FAQ

What is Map of Flavours?

20 years after its first edition, Map of Flavours is today the Northern Greece’s most eagerly awaited wine event: a meeting place, an in-depth opportunity, where the market trends are defined and where new wines are presented.

Who organises Map of Flavour?

Map of Flavours is organised by Wine Plus, a a company specializing in "wine communication" for the wine industry. At the crossroads between production and consumption, Wine Plus caters to the communication needs of wine producers, wine merchants and the general public.

As a wine specialist, Wine Plus has been appointed scientific and web collaborator at major Greek umbrella organisations on their pilot programs: Greek Wine Federation, National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine of Greece, Wine Producers Association of the Vineyard of Northern Greece (Wine Roads of Northern Greece).

As a wine and gastronomy marketing specialist, Wine Plus undertakes: Wine and Food marketing planning and development, Public Relations programs (strategic planning, Publicity, Media), promotion events for wineries and individual winemakers, ghost writing, special printed material, websites, wine education.

As an event management company, Wine Plus organizes the important, annual wine and spirits consumer wine fair "Map of Flavours" (Hartis ton Gefseon) and several other major wine tastings, such as "Rosé Grand Tasting", a major tasting of rosé wines, "Wines of Cyprus" (annual wine Tasting) and others.

Also organizes cooking courses, gastronomic dinners, oenogastronomic tours, Wine Club tastings.

As a publisher specializing in wine and gastronomy, Wine Plus publishes the Wine Plus magazine, a free press on wine, gastronomy, oenotourism. A review, published since December 2003, Wine Plus magazine is distributed in Thessaloniki, Athens, selected spots throughout Greece.

Opening hours

12:00 - 20:00

Who will I see?

The visitors of Map of Flavours, besides finding a wide range of wine for tasting, will be able to exchange views with the protagonists of this fascinating, as well as complex sector that is bearer of the ‘Made in Greece’ abroad and makes up a substantial part of our export.

What will I taste?

Wine lovers, members of the trade and press will be able to sample a broad spectrum of wines, ranging from fresh, lively wines for everyday enjoyment to top-flight great growths from Greece's best vineyards. In all, more than 1000 red, rosé and white, still and sparkling, dry, semi-dry and sweet wines will be available including the likes of Greece favourites, as well as international brands.

What extra events will I attend?

As well as the Greece’s top wine companies exhibiting alongside exciting international brands, there’ll be demonstrations from the experts, talks from wine makers, tastings from familiar and lesser known brands and cooking workshops from the Thessaloniki’s top chefs.

What is the Wine Plus wine notebook?

We publish a printed Wine Notebook with the aim of upgrading the wine experience and facilitating note-keeping by the visitors.

What is the Rosé Grand Tasting @Thessaloniki?

Rosé Grand Tasting @Thessaloniki is the spring event of Map of Flavours.
WHAT: Acquaint your palate with the outstanding rosé wines that hail from Greek and famous international vineyards. The RGT is expected to be one of Greece’s most popular annual wine tastings.
WHEN: May 2024
WHERE: Makedonia Palace Hotel, M. Aexandrou 2, Thessaloniki

What about the event photography?

The wine show and its parallel events with be photographed and filmed by a professional photographer.
Due to the public nature of the event, photos and video footage will be used to promote it on the most important media and social network.
Upon entering the exhibition, visitors confirm their consent to their eventually appearance in the photos and / or video recording that will be published.

Can I bring my children and will they need a ticket?

In the Map of Flavors, minors are allowed to enter, only when accompanied by a parent or an adult companion.
However, due to the special nature of the event (wine tasting), the participation of children under 12 is not recommended.

*Children do not pay a ticket.

Are pets allowed?

We love animals very much and we believe that a large wine event is not a place where they'll feel comfortable.
So, they are not allowed to enter.