The Gourmet Wine Tour of Heraklion area

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
8 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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Language
English, French
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Embark on a delightful journey through Heraklion's wine country, visiting two renowned wineries. Taste exquisite local wines, explore Cretan cuisine, and savor the charm of Crete's mezze culture.

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

Experience Details

In a small and friendly group, partake in a sensational visit of 2 wineries of Archanes area. Visit first a 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 multi awarded winery for another 5 wine sample tasting. Before lunch, in the 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.


What You Get

Hotel pickup and drop-off
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Wine tasting
Beers and non alcoholic drinks

Good To Know

  • Important: this tour is only available from North coast Heraklion area to Agios Nikolaos (Heraklion, Agia Pelagia, Gouves, Gournes, Kokkini Hani, Hersonnissos, Stalida, Analipsi, Anissaras, Malia, Sissi, Agios Nikolaos, Elounda,…)
  • Pick up will be organized as much as possible at hotel reception. However it can happen for traffic reason (city town, no parking at hotel, one way roads, ... that we will provife a close to hotel meeting point with parking place
  • Customers need to have their voucher (either by phone or printed on a paper) with them during the tour for tax reason
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

What You’ll Experience

Peza (Pass By)

Driving trough the vineyards landscapes of Peza wine area
1

Digenakis Winery

Guided tour in a boutique winery, visit facilities, with winemaker. Learn about wine process, local grapes, cretan winemaking techniques, . Followed by wine tasting of 5 differrent wines paired with local products as ham, cheese,...
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
2

Lyrarakis Winery

Commented wine tasting of 5 selected wines from the oldest and leading winery of the area
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
3

Archanes

Lunch at local restaurant. Starters, main and desserts will be paired with 5 glasses of selected wines. Food, wines, and water are included in price
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup only from Heraklion to Agios Nikolaos area. Departure from Agios Nikolaos at 8.00 Heraklion at 08:30 (every pickup will depend of the location of each hotel, your time will be confirmed later when provided with adress of hotel where you will stay)

Cancellation Policy

All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

from  $394.80 
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Please note that the time is in Eastern European Time.
All bookings are final. Cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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