S&S Winery - Wine Tasting Experience in Ohrid
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This experience offers a wine tasting at our winery, set within our vineyard. Our vineyard is surrounded by beautiful nature and offers a spectacular view of Lake Ohrid. You are welcome to enjoy a carefully curated wine tasting experience, traditional Macedonian cuisine, and a peaceful atmosphere in a truly scenic natural setting. A perfect harmony of nature, heritage, and craftsmanship, offering an authentic insight into our winemaking tradition.
Inclusions
What's included
- Platter of goat cheese, sheep’s cheese, dried meat, baked goods, appetizers, hot pepper dessert
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 63 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Our favourite activity yet!
We can not thank S&S enough for their hospitality during our trip to their winery. From the moment we arrived, they were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We had a tour of the winery and vineyard, and learnt about the process of making wine and Rakia. We were able to wander the vineyard and try the grapes. We then moved onto the wine tasting, which included 2 whites, 1 rose, reds, 1 red liqueur and 2 brandies - all delicious and delicately paired with fruits, nuts, meats and cheeses. The food itself was also delicious. Vanco, Nikola and Bosko were amazing, very attentive and very generous. They provided a very warm and friendly service and made us feel very at home. Whilst the tour was listed as 3 hours, we were able to spend the whole evening, without feeling rushed. There was an outside seating area next to the vineyard and overseeing Lake Ohrid, and an inside area for when it got cooler in the evening. Both were extremely beautiful and homely. Thank you SO much, we absolutely loved our experience and would recommend to anyone.
5Amazing local wines and foods, 100% recommend
Incredible experience, especially considering the value for money. Beautiful scenery with an informative and interesting tour of the vineyard and the winery to begin with, followed by many different delicious local wines and rakijas brewed at S&S Winery. These were expertly paired with tasty well-presented food, which we enjoyed over the course of 4 hours (we had booked the 2.5hr wine tour and tasting). I would absolutely recommend this, however it is worth using local taxis to travel to and from. We walked there from Ohrid, which was doable but hot and dusty, then a taxi at a reasonable price was ordered to take us back to Ohrid. Exceptional experience, and if I was in the area again I'd absolutely return.
5Definitely recommend!
A fantastic evening at a local vineyard, brilliant host & very informative. Would definitely recommend if you are visiting Ohrid and of course, good wine and brilliant food!
5Excellent
If your going to visit one winery near Ohrid it has to be this one. Great hospitality from Bosko and his team. Fabulous food and lots of wine/brandy (I lost count) Beautiful romantic setting. We did the 40 euro package and it was excellent value for money. Use the taxi on there website, he's affiliated to the Winery and very flexible. We booked the slot 5pm ~ 8pm so we would see the sunset. Our best night out .
5Simply the best wine tasting experience!
We found S&S Winery online before travelling to Ohrid and decided to book one of their wine tasting experiences during our trip. (Despite the owner of our hotel recommending a different winery run by someone he knows!) It was very easy to book online with a great choice of packages. We opted for the 2.5 hour tour and tasting experience. You reserve places and pay in cash (denars or euros) once at the winery. We also booked their recommended taxi service to take us there and back for 1,000 denars. The driver said to ask the winery to phone him when ready to leave as we'd need longer there than we thought. He was totally correct as we stayed around 4 hours! We received a warm welcome from Bosko who told us he is the cousin of the two brothers who run the winery having inherited it from their father in 2021. A graphic designer by trade so responsible for their logo and branding. We were shown the vineyard, wine making equipment, cellar and a table displaying all the drinks they produce along with medals won for some of them. That only took 10-15 minutes then we selected where we'd like to sit on the shaded terrace and the tasting began. Our package included 2 white wines, 1 rose wine, 2 red wines, 2 rakija (brandy), 1 red wine liqueur and water. Each glass was a good measure and accompanied by information on how it is produced. The food matched the wine perfectly and was delicious. It included fresh fruit with local honey, goats cheese topped with green figs, red pepper and quince, watermelon with feta, honey and mint, a mixed platter of cheese and meat, ajvar (a local paste made of red pepper), bread and a bonus slice of cake. None of this was served in a rushed manner so we had plenty of time to savour the goodies, admire the view and chat with low background music and a gentle breeze. We can see why this experience gets a consistent 5/5 on Tripadvisor. A most wonderful afternoon and one of the highlights of our holiday!
5Warm wine tasting
The host very kindly picked us up and dropped us off much later! The sunset was awesome and the newly built out door eating area was homely, with a great view. This beat any wine tasting experience we have had in France or Italy. There was genuine hospitality and, typical of Macedonia, a total absence of pretence. We started with an excellent white wine, fruit and honey and the food, wine and rakjia kept on coming slowly all night long. A lot of laughter was had. Definitely to be reccomended.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- If you are traveling with your own transportation, please follow the GPS/Google Maps directions to our winery.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 80 travellers
- Operated by
- S&S Winery - Ohrid
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Ohrid
- Its from-price is 65% below the median of the 82 experiences we list in Ohrid.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 82.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Ohrid
Ohrid is a lakeside town in North Macedonia on one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes, with a hilltop fortress and Byzantine churches.
Ohrid stands on the north-east shore of Lake Ohrid, which North Macedonia shares with Albania and which UNESCO lists for both its nature and its culture. The old town climbs a hill from the water to Samuel's Fortress, and the church of St John at Kaneo perches on a cliff above the lake. Frescoed Byzantine churches, among them St Sophia and St Clement's at Plaošnik, record the town's role as a centre of Slavic learning.
Top-ranked sights in Ohrid: Lake Ohrid.
