2-Hour Wine Tasting & Food pairing in Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Overview
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's Included
- Snacks Snacks include: viriety of rusks & breadsticks, green apple, tomato, viriety of local cheeses & Apaki (smocked pork slices cooked with vinsanto wine)
- Alcoholic beverages Variety of wines to be tasted
Meeting Location
Επιμενίδου 4
Rethymno 741 31, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-410830P3
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Snacks. Snacks include: viriety of rusks & breadsticks, green apple, tomato, viriety of local cheeses & Apaki (smocked pork slices cooked with vinsanto wine).
- Alcoholic beverages. Variety of wines to be tasted.
The minimum age to participate is 19..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the 2-Hour Wine Tasting & Food pairing in Rethymno, Crete, Greece is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for 2-Hour Wine Tasting & Food pairing in Rethymno, Crete, Greece will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- SnacksSnacks include: viriety of rusks & breadsticks, green apple, tomato, viriety of local cheeses & Apaki (smocked pork slices cooked with vinsanto wine)
- Alcoholic beveragesVariety of wines to be tasted
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Operated by a business
