Into The Cretan Vineyard | Heraklion Wine Roads
Details
Up to 7 hours
Easy
Private
Upon request (3 days notice)
Upon request (extra charge)
On request
Depends on your hotel
Highlights
- A trip through Dionysus' 'juices' (musts), in the most famous wine-area of Crete, guided by an oenologist. The trip includes a nice picnic in nature, as well as a visit in the unknown ancient open-air wine presses in the surrounding area.
- Initiation in the theme in a tasting room.
- Visiting our oenologist's vineyard getting involved in the seasonal field-works. There's also a possibility to trek for 1h30 -go and return- to visit the ancient wine-presses, passing from olive groves and beautiful rural landscapes.
- Return to the tasting room where a tasting of Cretan wines accompanied with paximadi and cheese will be provided.
Step by Step to an unforgettable experience
The wine senses
How many secrets are actually hidden in the grape and in the cultivation of the vine? A glass of wine includes the aroma of the florescence of the vine and the herbs which grow on its borders, the taste of the ripe grape that the picker tastes before throwing it in the bucket, the sound of the viticulturer’s steps and the pickers’ laughs, the touch on the shoots which is either soft or violent, the sight which is lost in the extended green (canopy) and calms the spirit.
The wine senses
The Cretan Terroir
The Cretan Terroir
The wine is a result of senses but is as well enjoyed with them. Each of the senses has its own role; the sight corresponds to the colour, the smell to the aromas, the taste to the flavours, the touch to the mouth feel, but what about the hearing? In the ‘secret aromas of wine’, the term of ‘terroir’ is hidden, which corresponds to the soil, climate, cultivation and personality factors, that make a wine unique, with identity.
Island in a glass
The indigenous Cretan grape varieties are well incorporated, since centuries, in the natural environment of the island and express the richness (in flavours) of the land which had nourished them. Those are the elements to be discovered at this eight-hour trip, in the heart of the vinicultural area of Heraklion.
Island in a glass
What’s Included
The price include:
- Experienced oenologist
- Thematic booklet
- Wine tasting of 5 local high-quality wines in a special wine tasting room
- Local delicacies to accompany the wine tasting
- Picnic in nature
- Water (1 lt)
- Third Party Liability
- Taxes
The price does not include:
- Transport from/to your accommodation (upon request)
- Beverages and drinks
- Personal expenses & tips
- Anything not mentioned above
| 2-3 ADULTS | 140 EURO P/P |
| 4-5 ADULTS | 120 EURO P/P |
| 5+ ADULTS | 110 EURO P/P |
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