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Olive Oil Tasting: Workshop with Sacred Delos View
4.9
31 Ratings
Παραλία Άγιος Ιωάννης
Discover the world of Greek olive oil through a tasting workshop in Mykonos. Learn to recognize different types, select the best, and pair them with foods. Transform your daily cooking with this essential ingredient!
Discover the world of Greek olive oil through a tasting workshop in Mykonos. Learn to recognize different types, select the best, and pair them with foods. Transform your daily cooking with this essential ingredient!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Παραλία Άγιος Ιωάννης - Experience a life-changing opportunity. Discover everything about olive oil from a seasoned expert and judge in international olive oil competitions. Savor Greece’s finest olive oils while enjoying views of the sacred island of Delos. Learning to assess and choose olive oil is incredibly valuable, as it is a staple in…
- Παραλία Άγιος Ιωάννης - Experience a life-changing opportunity. Discover everything about olive oil from a seasoned expert and judge in international olive oil competitions. Savor Greece’s finest olive oils while enjoying views of the sacred island of Delos. Learning to assess and choose olive oil is incredibly valuable, as it is a staple in everyday cooking! Anita pioneered olive oil tastings in Mykonos in 2019, and since then, she has educated hundreds of visitors, enhancing their quality of life.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Meal Options
- Olive Oil and Food Pairing Snacks - Greek Salad, Grilled Chicken, Greek Yogurt, Orange in small bowls
- Olive Oil and Food Pairing Snacks - Greek Salad, Grilled Chicken, Greek Yogurt, Orange in small bowls
Additional Information
This is the only olive oil tasting program on the island led by a world-renowned Olive Oil Expert. Anita Zachou pioneered olive oil tasting workshops on Mykonos in 2019, despite initial skepticism. Now, others imitate her without the same expertise and quality.
In this experience, you’ll partake in an olive oil tasting workshop with a stunning view of…
This is the only olive oil tasting program on the island led by a world-renowned Olive Oil Expert. Anita Zachou pioneered olive oil tasting workshops on Mykonos in 2019, despite initial skepticism. Now, others imitate her without the same expertise and quality.
In this experience, you’ll partake in an olive oil tasting workshop with a stunning view of Sacred Delos Island. After the tasting, you can relax and swim at the beautiful Agios Ioannis beach (bring your swimsuit!) and enjoy lunch at the restaurant.
During this workshop, you will learn:
- The fundamental principles of olive oil tasting and sensory evaluation.
- Tasting 5 award-winning EVOOs from across Greece and 3 olive oils with defects.
- The key characteristics to look for in an Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- How to pair different olive oils with specific foods.
- The numerous benefits of Greek olive oil for your health, beauty, and well-being.
An experience that will change your life forever!
- Not recommended for travelers allergic to olive oil
Location
Παραλία Άγιος Ιωάννης
You will be coming to Pili Restaurant at Agios Ioannis Diakoftis Beach. You can come by bus, taxi, car or we can arrange a transfer for you. The tasting will take place outdoors.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(31 Ratings)
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Mellieg2016
Jul 7, 2025
An Olive Oil Tasting That Changed the Way I Buy, Use, and Smell Olive Oil Forever - Write a good headline for this review:
My husband and I signed up for Anita Zachou’s 2-hour olive oil tasting seminar. I could focus this review on how beautifully she presented us with 8 olive oils for tasting. Or, I could talk about her informative and personalized presentation. I could even spend this whole review describing her passion and phd-level knowledge. However, I want to speak about how she permanently changed my perspective on olive oil: how to buy it, how to use it, and how to tell definitely of it is truly extra virgin olive oil. It is something so different to experience on Mykonos. My biggest takeaway you ask? All the olive oil I have been using at home is rancid. I thought that that was the natural smell of olive oil—it is not, my friend!
Anita holds her seminar in Pili Beach restaurant and it is a beautiful setting. I highly recommend this!
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Amy_k
Oct 8, 2023
Unique experience - Very knowledgeable and beautiful venue. Very friendly host. Wish they would have sold what we tasted at the tasting.
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82connorf
Jun 12, 2023
Amazing! - This is one of the best experiences me and my friend had during our stay in Mykonos! Anita is such an intelligent and kind individual it would be impossible not to enjoy your time with her. We had no experience with olive oil tasting and left this 2 hour experience with more knowledge than we could have hoped for. It is clear that Anita has a serious passion for what she does and it is incredibly contagious, I will never look at EVOO the same way (thankfully!). Beyond blessed to meet Anita and experience this wonderful course! If you have the time you should definitely try this amazing experience!
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Laurim228
Jun 2, 2023
Very informative and engaging - Anita was very friendly and knowledgeable! Our family really enjoyed tasting and learning about the various olive oils. And we now know how to select those that are the finest quality!
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Dinusha
Aug 29, 2022
A wonderful and unique experience. - A phenomenal experience teaching us all about olive oil. Something many people take for granted in the kitchen but through this program, we found a new appreciation for it. You will never look at olive oil the same again! Anita is a wonderful teacher and kept us very engaged with selections of olive oils and food pairings. A must-do in the island!
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Elaine_h
Aug 21, 2022
Nice, short educational excursion in beautiful setting. - This was extremely educational and fun. Learned entirely new things about olive oil and how to distinguish quality. The host was quite engaging and friendly.
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Travelcoriaty
Aug 15, 2022
Knowledgeable and Delicious! - We knew when we were going to Greece we had to do an Olive Oil tasting. This was the perfect one in Mykonos! Loved that this was a private table at a very nice restaurant on the beach, so the view was very nice. I like that it was a small and intimate group where we got to work with Anita one on one directly. She is SO knowledgeable and passionate about Olive Oil and how it is being miss-marketed by distributors and makers. She really taught you how to nose and taste proper Extra Virgin Olive Oil while informing you on how good for you it is to have! It's upsetting to know that people are making it wrong and putting labels on things, but hopefully now that we did this tasting we wont be fooled! Would absolutely recommend this experience, plus, it was awesome that she paired it with everyday food items and you really taste the difference!
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Tanika_c
Aug 12, 2022
Learned so much about olive oil - I learned so much about olive oil that will help me when I return home. Anita was very knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommend this experience for any one with oil they cook with in their house!
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Amitlodha12
Jul 28, 2022
Extremely Educational and Fun Experience - This was an excellent and very educational experience for my group. We were on a shore excursion while on cruise with Royal Carribean and booked this experience with Anita. Booking was very easy. Anita is very responsive and accommodating to all schedule changes.
Anita herself is an expert in all things Olive Oil. She provided a very detailed overview of EVOO and was able to answer all our questions which ranged from agriculture, to the economics of the industry. We then proceeded to the tasting which had three parts. The first part was to identify good EVOO from bad ones. The second was a tasting of 5 different amazing olive oils from the Greece. The third was a pairing of these Oils with food.
Anita was able to cater to our dietary needs as we were vegetarian and was able to give very good advice on how to use EVOO with a vegetarian diet. She prepared the food tastings accordingly as well! Anita herself is an extremely confident, and knowledgeable person whose passion absolutely shines as she's teaching you about the ways of EVOO and the Mediterranean Diet. We were convinced!!
Would definitely do this experience next time I return to Mykonos!
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Malynda_d
Aug 13, 2022
Informative - It was very informative and Anita was an expert on olive oil. I enjoyed tasting the olive oil with different foods that I never though of. Great workshop!!!
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