4 Wine Tastings in Crete: What Each One Costs

1.PRIVATE Walking Tour with Lunch and Wine Tasting by a Sommelier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $193Our pick

Spend 4 to 5 hours with a local host such as Nasos or Dimitris, beginning at a hilltop café above Chania, then tasting four Cretan grape varieties with sommelier Maria before a generous lunch and guided walk through the Venetian Old Town.

“NASOS was the tour guide extraordinaire! NASOS was fantastic and really brought Chania to life for us. He was so thoughtful and made our tour so enjoyable. We had a spectacular day and we enjoyed every stop in Old Chania. We absolutely loved this tour and highly recommend it to everyone! Yahmas!”

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2.Cretan Wine Tasting Tour & Gourmet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 8 hours · from $194

Spend eight hours exploring Crete’s wine country with a guide who speaks English and French, visiting two wineries and vineyards around Archanes and Peza. Taste 15 wines, olive oil, honey, cheese, and preserves, then sit down to a gourmet lunch with wine pairings. Pickup is included across the Heraklion region.

“This tour was fun, informative and well organized ! We enjoyed getting to know our group... would do again!”

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3.“YAMAS” – Winery tour &wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $36Best value

Visit Douloufakis Winery in Dafnes for an English guided tour and six 60ml tastings. Georgios or Catarina may lead you through Vidiano, Liatiko, barrel and amphora methods, with Cretan rusks served alongside the wines.

“Catarina was very knowledgeable, friendly and charismatic. We learnt so much about Cretan wines. I took a group of friends and make a few purchases after the wine tasting. I highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Crete.”

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4.Chania Area: Food Tasting Tour with Winery Visit & Swim Stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews

Spend seven hours outside Chania visiting the Vouves olive tree, a wood-oven bakery, olive grove, cheese maker and Pnevmatikakis Winery. Your English-speaking guide, sometimes Linda, leads tastings of Cretan bread, honey, cheese, olives, tomatoes and wine, followed by two hours at Nopigia Beach.

“Well organised tour. Interesting stops at family run enterprises. Gave us a small taste of Crete outside Chania. Couldn’t fault our guide.”

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