This intense and wine-soaked tour will take you to the Central Crete - the island’s oldest and prime winemaking region with a picturesque landscape and well-established winemaking tradition. 
The range of Crete’s unique local varieties and quality wines produced in Central Crete have gained a reputation well beyond the island. Vidiana, for instance, is Crete’s flagship white wine while blend of indigenous Kotsifali - Mantilari variety is one of the most popular Cretan blends of red wines produced in the region.  That’s just the beginning … 
Our expert guide will accompany you in this wine journey, introduce to some the islands’s best wine producers and some of the renowned wines of Crete. 
Lunch in a rustic, traditional lunch in a family-owned tavern of the village (including the explanation about the local diet and traditional dishes) accompanied by house wine - the results of domestic vinification, a most widespread tradition among Cretan households.
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Highlights of the Tour 

• Discover how 3 different family-owned wineries organize and approach the wine making. Visit the wine cellars and us the opportunity to ask any question about the wine that interests you!
• Gain an insight into the winemaking on Crete – its history, tradition and current state of art. 
  
• Taste 15 different wines from the unique local varieties as well as the Cretan version of world-renowned grape varieties. The tasting is accompanied by traditional cheese and rusks.