Tsabi Wine Fest brings the Peloponnese into a single glass. On Sunday, November 15, 2026, 24 wineries from across the region gather in Megalopoli with more than 100 wine labels to taste, and the people behind each bottle are on hand to tell its story.

The festival is the brainchild of Christos Theodoropoulos, Head Sommelier at gourmet restaurant Hervé, and it has been a long time coming. “This is an idea I’ve been harboring in my mind for over two years, and it felt like now is the right time,” he says. “November is also a month when many people are looking for something exciting to do, and trips to the Peloponnese are a great way to accomplish that.”

Why Tsabi Fest, and why the Peloponnese

For Theodoropoulos, the region is personal. “I love travel, I love wineries, and I have a lot of winemaker friends,” he explains. “It’s also my father’s village, so I have a very strong connection to the Peloponnese.”

The idea took shape around a table in early September. His fellow organizers already run a cocktail festival, and after several bottles of wine, they decided together to create a festival that would give the Peloponnese a fresh perspective and new energy. The lineup reflects that ambition. “We’ve selected both small and big wineries in order to present the dynamism and scope of Peloponnesian winemaking,” he says. And the festival won’t stay put: every six months, it will change destination.

The man behind the masterclasses

At 25, Theodoropoulos is one of the youngest sommeliers of his generation. “I don’t know if I’m the youngest, but I’m certainly one of the youngest of my generation,” he says. His career began at Warehouse Project, followed by a stint on the volcanic “wine island” of Santorini as sommelier at chef Ettore Botrini’s fine dining restaurant Selene. He now leads the wine program at Hervé in Petralona, where he guides diners through their meals with perfectly matched pairings.

Beyond his daily work, he studies wine for hours every day, travels across Greece to visit wineries and learn first-hand from winemakers, and organizes tastings at venues around the capital and beyond. What does it take? “Being active, extensive reading on wine, constantly tasting wines and, of course, travelling,” he says. “If you can combine all that, all the better. But the most important thing is to love it!”

That enthusiasm drives the festival’s four masterclasses, which he leads. Each session pours six wines around a single theme, from sparkling and rosé to foreign grape varieties that have found a home in Greek terroir, and rare aged bottles from older vintages. Wine, food, people. All good things come in Tsabia.

When and where

Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 13:00
Anamiktirio, Agiou Athanasiou 72, Megalopoli 222 00

How to book a masterclass

1. Buy a General Admission ticket (€15) first.
2. Find the code printed under the QR code on your ticket.
3. Return to the festival page, enter the code in the masterclass field, and choose from one to four masterclasses at €10 each.

Seats in each masterclass are limited, and each code is valid for one person. Arrive in the room 10 minutes before the start, as entry is not guaranteed once a session has begun.

The masterclasses

1. Bubbles and Foam: Sparkling Wines (13:30–14:05)

• Boutaris: White Knight, NV, Moschofilero
• Spyropoulos: Ode Panos Rosé, NV, Moschofilero
• Moropoulos: Remuage, Moschofilero, white 2021
• Bosinakis: Pet Nat Rosé, NV, Moschofilero
• Barafakas: Three Witches
• Tselepos: Amalia Brut, Moschofilero

2. Don’t Blush: Rosé Wines (14:30–15:05)

• ACRA Winery: Malbec Rosé 2025
• Andania Valley: L’Été Nu, Limnio Rosé 2025
• Kalamaras Winery: OPA, Agiorgitiko & Malagousia 2025
• Panagopoulos: Moscofleur Rosé 2025
• Nasiakos: Novus Aquarella
• Palivou Estate: Vyssinokipos

3. Love Migrants: Foreign Varieties in Greek Terroir (15:30–16:05)

• Oinotropes Estate: Red Monk, Carignan 2024
• Ieropoulos Winery: Viognier 2025
• Koutsodimos Microbio Winery: Chardonnay 2025
• Panagiotopoulos Wines: Syrah 2023
• Nestor Wines: Chardonnay 2025
• Domaine Skouras: Viognier Cuvée Larsinos 2025

4. Ode to Time: Aged Wines (16:30–17:05)

• Gotchis Estate: Two Worlds, Assyrtiko 2021
• Brintziki Estate: Rhapsody, Tinaktorogos 2022
• Megas Spileo Estate: Mavrodaphne Mavro Kalavrytino, [2015 or 2016]
• Tsibidis: Kydonitsa 2019
• Rouvalis: Tsigelo, Mavrodaphne 2023
• Troupi Estate: Moschofilero, aged

Good to know

• Entry is for guests over 18 only.
• If you’re driving, drink in moderation or arrange a designated driver.
• Information: tsabifest@gmail.com
• Tickets: General admission starts at €15 and includes a tasting glass that you keep as a souvenir. Tickets are emailed right after purchase, so check your spam folder if nothing arrives. Show the QR code at the entrance, printed or on your phone.