2-Hour Wine Tasting & Food pairing in Rethymno, Crete, Greece

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2 hours
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2 - 15 guests
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Join us for a 2-hour wine tasting in Crete’s historic cellar. Sample exquisite Greek wines with local cheeses and delicacies, guided by experts passionate about Crete’s wine legacy.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Experience a wine tasting in Crete, the island with more than 3500 years of tradition in wine. We are professionals in the field of wine since 1998 and we truly love what we do.

Our team consists of a sommelier, chef & wine maker. Visit our 600 year old stone wine cellar, a unique space that was part of an old 15th century Dominican Monastery.

With this experience you will taste some of the finest wines form Greek vineyards, combined with local cheeses and delicacies.

Each participant will receive a personalized folder with general information on Greek wines (with a focus on the history of Greek wine).

The wines will be presented with detail by our Sommelier, with an emphasis on their individual characteristics.

You will taste a variety of wines, accompanied by snacks , and you will get to visit our 15th – century stone build cellar.

Snacks include: viriety of rusks & breadsticks, green apple, tomato, viriety of local cheeses & Apaki (smocked pork slices cooked with vinsanto wine)

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
Variety of wines to be tasted
Snacks
Snacks include: viriety of rusks & breadsticks, green apple, tomato, viriety of local cheeses & Apaki (smocked pork slices cooked with vinsanto wine)

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Service animals allowed
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

Are you wine lovers? Do you want to experience a wine tasting of local wines by professionals? On the ground floor of Veneto, you can visit our 600-year-old stone cellar. The atmosphere is unique, and imposing and blends the smell of wine with the stone and water of the well located in the cellar. Sign up and enjoy one of our wine packages offered. Veneto Restaurant has been organizing thematic exhibitions since 1997, in groups of 2, 3 to 5, and 6 to 20 persons, with the aim of informing on the evolution of Greek and in particular Cretan wine.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Επιμενίδου 4, Επιμενίδου, Rethimno, Greece, GR, 741 31

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Epimenidou street 4, Old town of Rethymno
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Fun and informative!
June 29, 2025
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Maria was lovely. She was prepared for us and had us a packet so we would have information about the wines and regions to take home . Or ended up being just the two of us so a private tasting. A g...read more

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Amazing wines, atmosphere and people
May 01, 2025
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This place is a magic hidden gem in the middle of old town Rethymnon. The atmosphere and the service was 10/10. The wines were amazong and we learned so much about cretan wine and tradition. We cam...read more

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Recommended if you like wine
September 11, 2024
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Beautiful location in an old monastery right in the old center of Rethymno. Pleasant and neat entourage, and a knowledgeable and convivial sommelier. The wines were interspersed with delicious loca...read more

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Gracious hosts, Delicious Food, Amazing wine selection
August 29, 2024
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Our hosts Rafael and Daniel were amazing and delivered an exceptional wine tasting experience. Both my friends and I enjoyed not only the great selection of wine and food, but also the time and car...read more

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August 11, 2024
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The sorroundings are amazing. Too bad we were the only couples in the event. The Greek wines presented gave us a lift-up in knowledge of Greek grapes and the Sommerliere had the time for a thorough...read more

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