Embonas is a village in Rhodes surrounded by mountains, and this area in Rhodes is known for its vinyards and wine production. There are several wineries and shops located in and around the village that sell wine and offer tastings of the local wines and liqueurs. I visited this region in early August with a tour group, and we stopped in the village and enjoyed a meal at the restaurant Maroulakis, which we were told has great food and fresh ingredients. I had the chicken kebab dish, and it was tasty. Afterwards, I had a small sweet from Makarounas, a bakery and cafe on the corner opposite.
After the meal, I had a quick visit around the town before visiting a couple of the shops and tasting some of the wine before we left the town to go to another shop that does wine tastings.
Makarounas
In one shop, I tried a couple of different samples of wine - the Athiri 2024 and Kounaki Wines Armenistis 2022 and another one or two.
The shop that we went to as a tour group sold many items, and they also gave a wine tasting of a few different types of wine - Mikpos Kupios 2023, Epiotos 2024, and a red semi-sweeet wine.
When visiting Rhodes, I recommend to try the wines. There's also some nice gin that I discovered in a shop in Rhodes Old Town. The gin is called "Grace", and it is very good and won awards.
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