- Digenakis Winery - Digenakis is a young stylish winery with their personal perspective of modern Greek wine-making.\n\nThere we will have a tour in wine cellar and production and depending on a season we will try wine during its vinification.\n\nFollowing tasting will inluce refreshing white wines and deep reds accompanied with fantastic view on vineyards.\n\nBesides all that Digenakis winery is also art and exhibitional space where you can get to know modern Greek art better.\n\nAnd of course sabrage!!!\nYou will have the chance to learn the elegant art of opening a bottle of Champagne with a sabre!\n- Lyrarakis Winery - Lyrarakis is one of the biggest wineries not even in Crete but in whole Greece. Patriots of Greek wine. They work mostly with aboriginal varieties and get amazing results with aged wines. It is big, dynamically developing, following trends but deeply respective to traditions winery.\nWine tasting list includes a lot of single variety wines, each one with its own history. Wine tasting at Lyrarakis winery will definitely create a whole picture of nowadays Cretan wine-making for you.\n- Heraklion Prefecture - Taverns in Greece are not only a public dining space. Tavern is Greek cultural phenomenon.\n\nTavern is a place where Greeks warmly welcome their guests showing them authentic Greek hospitality and the high standarts of quality of food they are offering. \n\nFruits and vegetables grown on fertile Cretan highlands, meat and cheese all just brought by shepard from the moutains, cooked by hardworking and loving hands. There we invite you to feast after winetasting!
- On-board Wi-Fi and bottled spring water from the White Mountains.
- All fees and taxes included.
- Travel in comfort with a professional driver.
- Expert Sommelier to guide your experience.
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off.
- Wine tasting at the Lyrarakis winery - 18€ per person (7 types of wine).
- Wine tasting at the Digenis winery - 12€ per person (6 types of wine).
- Personal expenses, drinks, lunch / dinner.
- Customary tips to your drivers, guides and escorts.
In places such as Crete, wine is more than just a product of its environment and climate; it is a narration of the region’s history, its people, and their customs.
On this excursion, we will explore 2 vineyards and participate in tastings.
A stroll through the vineyards will provide an opportunity for us to converse regarding the various types of grapes - both local and foreign - and the unique methods by which this extraordinary plant is nurtured and cultivated in this region.
We will tour the winemaking facilities and wine storage areas, and if circumstances permit, have an opportunity to taste the wine at various stages of its development.
The wine tastings will adhere to standard guidelines, enhancing your understanding and appreciation of the wine’s sensory characteristics.
Our day of vineyard exploration concludes with a feast reminiscent of the great banquets of ancient Greece - relish the rural cuisine and the warm, genuine hospitality of Crete in a classic tavern!
Expect the tour to last 5-6 hours, inclusive of travel time (the exact duration may vary depending on your hotel’s location).
- Important to have: Comfortable shoes, Comfortable clothes, Sunglasses and Hat, Money for souvenirs, drinks, lunch/dinner.
- Health issues: If any participant suffers from any severe allergy (e.g. to bee stings, food allergies/intolerances) or has medical/health issues we need to be aware of, it is important to let us know in advance. This is clearly a safety measure, personal information is by no means violated, and we exercise all discretion.
- Health Insurance: Moysidis Travel is covered by Professional Liability Insurance. Each participant is advised to take out health/travel insurance before traveling to Crete.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
