Olive Oil Tasting Tour: From Harvest to Bottle - Discover the Secrets of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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157 Ratings
Epano Archanes
Embark on an immersive olive oil tasting tour and uncover the fascinating journey from harvest to bottle. Learn about olive harvesting, oil production, and the nuances of extra virgin olive oil. Experience the distinct flavors of our estate's naturally flavored oils with fruits and herbs.
Duration:
1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Koronekes - We will start the visit in our courtyard, surrounded by olive trees, where we will tell you about organic olive tree farming.
Then, we will enter the olive mill where we will explain the First Cold Pressed method of producing extra virgin olive oil showing each and every machine. We will also tell you about the other, modern method of Cold Extraction which uses a centrifuge.
Finally, we will taste our 3 qualities of extra virgin olive oil, 2 flavoured oils, a sweet vinegar and petimezi, a delicious grape syrup.
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
Additional Information
Discover the journey of extra virgin olive oil, from its origins in the tree to its final destination in the bottle. How do we collect the olives? What mechanisms are involved in the production of olive oil? How does First Cold Pressed vary from Cold Extraction? What’s the flavor profile of an extra virgin olive oil? Explore our naturally infused oils, embedded with fruits and herbs from our Manor.
Location
Koronekes
You will find us at our olive mill where the visit and tasting take place.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(157 Ratings)
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Lou-ise45f
Apr 11, 2024
Great visit, recommended ++ - 1h30 visit where we learn how to go from olive to oil, then we finish by tasting several good products made at the mill.
The farmer guide is passionate about his job and his explanations are very clear! He happily answers questions and the visit is interactive (we see the trees, the machines, etc.) A great time spent, in a good mood! Recommended ++
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Andrewce4352cn
Apr 5, 2024
Amazing Olive Oil production and tasting tour! - We had a wonderful Olive Oil tour of the process of growing, harvesting, and producing olive oil from olives. We then had an amazing tasting of a number of different varieties of oils produced by the farm. Highly recommended!
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Departure407868
Oct 6, 2023
Gorgeous!! - A superb experience!!! We felt the passion and desire for quality in their production. Very informative and fun!! Thank you very much for a lovely tour and we highly recommend for those visiting Heraklion!!!
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Kaylabi2847dh
Sep 12, 2023
5-star experience, superb tasting and fantastic host - We attended an olive oil tour in September 2023, the weather was a bit rainy but that contributed to the overall warmth of the place. Our host was very educational, friendly, welcoming, and fun. We learned all about their traditional methods of pressing olive oil - from start to finish. This tour is an absolute gem if you're in Crete to get to know Greek traditions of olive oil. We are from Hawaii and had no idea what to expect but loved the farm, the tour, and especially the tasting. We all bought some olive oil to take home, and LOVED the Cretan vinegar. I can't wait to try it with my salads! 10/10, would highly recommend visiting!
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X9670ufpierrem
Aug 24, 2023
Perfect - Superb visit
Very welcoming and the process of making olive oil very well explained
Our daughters also really appreciated
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82guillaumen
Aug 4, 2023
Exciting - Very fascinating tour on the production of olive oil, all in French with the kindness and kindness of Kiara.
Go there with your eyes closed.
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Linda
Jul 20, 2023
Definitely worth a visit! - This olive oil farm was a short walk from our hotel at Mirabello Bay.
Having passed it on a Sunday when it was closed, it didn’t look much. However we walked along later in the week and were very pleasantly surprised.
It was very interesting, with a great selection of products for sale. Just a shame we could buy as much as we wanted, as packing bottles of olive oil in a suitcase isn’t ideal.
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Julia
Jun 29, 2023
Great tour and tasting! - Such a wonderful experience! My sister and I learned so much about olive oil and the production process! The tour guide was very passionate about his work and product. We travelled all the way from Rethymno by bus just for this tour and it was absolutely worth the journey and money!
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Ktbailey82
Jun 26, 2023
Hidden gem must try! Olive oil is amazing! - We had this included on a tour we booked and it was such a hidden gem. We learned a lot about olive oil and tasting and types. We bought 3 liters of oil and balsamic viniger. They gave us soap that I’ve used and love.
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Nm22022
Jun 7, 2023
Great place to visit - Lovely small olive oil farm with very informative presentation. So glad they produce organically. . . .
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