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The Gourmet Wine Tour of Heraklion

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Destination: Hersonissos, Heraklion Prefecture, Greece
Duration: 8 hours
Price: $112.13
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In a small and friendly group, partake in a sensational visit of 2 wineries of Archanes area. Visit firsta new and dynamic boutique winery. Visit the facilities, from production area to bottling area, cellars with the winemakers explainign about wine process and technics. This will be followed by a wine tasting with a sample of 5 wines representing some of the most interesting local grapes varietals. Move then to a bio organic winery for another 5 wine sample tasting, all of them bio organic. Before lunch, in teh restaurant, discover about extra virgin olive oil tasting and other traditional products like honey, marmelades, vinegars,...
Discover traditional Cretan cooking with a mezze bar visit for a real Cretan lunch. Prepare for several plates of cold and warm mezzes to be brought to your table to share. This is a fantastic experience in a cozy, friendly atmosphere. Continue your wine tasting here with 5 of the best wines of the island perfectly paired with your food.

We bring you to the best winemakers of the winelands of central Crete. The region of Archanes, where wine was born in Crete. During this tour, you will meet two winemakers who will guide you trough their winery and domain.  Then, after a wine presentation,  you will experience a unique private  15 different wines tasting in two domains!

Crete is the island of olive oil. Here you can find some of the best olive oils in the world. We bring you to a sensational olive oil tasting with 10 different olive oils from Crete. Learn more about the olive oil traditional process and how to taste it.

For who want to discover the other side of Cretan cooking, we bring you to selected creative chefs for a gourmet lunch. Prepare for several plates of cold and warm mezzes to be brought to your table to share. This is a fantastic experience in a cozy, friendly atmosphere, in one of the best restaurant in this vineyards area. Prepare yourself to be dazzled by Cretan chef’s talent. Do we have to say that good wine, selected by chef, is included in lunch.