Guided tour

Rethymno: Wine Tasting at The Cretan House of Wine

Activity provider: PLATANOS TOURS
Guided tour

Rethymno: Wine Tasting at The Cretan House of Wine

Activity provider: PLATANOS TOURS

From US$ 114.92 per person

Learn about the local varieties of wine at the House of Wine. Discover the delicious and aromatic character of Cretan wines. Tasting of 12 different wines (each of 75ml per glass):White: 9 and Red: 3

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Duration 3 hours
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Experience

Highlights
  • Savor a tasting of 11 different wines (75ml per glass)
  • Enjoy a pairing of traditional food with wine
  • Learn about Cretan Vineyards from a sommelier
  • Try your hand at a blind wine tasting game (the winner receives a bottle of wine)
Full description
Sample native varieties of Cretan wine at the Cretan House of Wine. Discover delicious flavor and delicate aromas within every glass. Get to know different grape varieties by tasting various vintages. Learn about the characteristics of the region and the personal touches of the winemakers. First, experience the uniqueness of Cretan wines with a tasting of 11 different wines (each of 75ml per glass): White Wines: Vilana, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Plito, Dafni, Moschato Spinas, Malavazia Di Candia Aromatica Red Wines: Liatiko, Kotsifali, Mantilari Sweet Wine: Naturally sweet wine of biological agriculture from Liatiko Then, savor a pairing of traditional food with wine, including dishes such as: Apaki: Pieces of smoked pork Dakos: Rusk with tomato and white cheese Tigania: Pork with Cretan herbs fried to olive oil Dolmadakia: Vine leaves stuffed with rice Kalitsounakia: Traditional herb pie Graviera: Aged yellow cheese At the end, play a blind wine tasting game with a bottle of wine as a reward to the winner of the competition.
Includes
  • Tasting of 11 different wines with a meal of 4 starters, 1 main dish, and a dessert
  • Hotel transfer
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • Children under 18 years

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3rd Klm. National Road Rethymno, Chanion, Rethymno 741 00, Greece

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Important information

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  • The Cretan House of Wine is easily accessible by car or taxi from the coastal area of Rethymno (6km from Rethymno town and 15km from Georgioupolis)
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Overall rating

5 /5

based on 3 reviews

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Great foods, and different kinds of wines, all in all a really good winetasting with kind and inclusive hosts. Quite small «groups» which makes the experience close and personal. The balcony and its view is also worth a visit! 10/10 would recommend!

July 27, 2022

July 9, 2022

We booked this for our guests that flew to Rethymno just for our wedding. For the 7 of us we booked the 11 wine tasting and finger foods. The wine, the wine expert and the finger foods were fantastic. The only downside was us having hangovers from our wedding the day before. We went to House Of Wine on 5th October. We would definitely return. Highly recommended. But be warned you have a glass of wine each tasting not a shot then spit it out!!

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November 12, 2019

Product ID: 210018