Dinner Under the Stars at Manousakis Winery, Chania
Discover authentic Cretan cuisine in a genuine way while interacting with local Cretans ready to tell you all about their Island.
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit Manousakis Winery at Vatolakkos Village
- Learn about the history and art of Cretan winemaking
- Indulge in a tasting and sample five different wines
- Enjoy a farm-to-table dinner with unlimited wine
Know before you go
4 hours
All ages
Small group, 6 people or less
Dinner Included
What you'll do
At the winery, your knowledgeable guide will lead you on a private tour of the fermentation floor and barrel room, unraveling the process of crafting Cretan wine. Following the tour, indulge in a tasting at the terrace, where you will sample five distinctive wines, all expertly crafted by the winery's specialists.
After a delightful tasting experience, it's time to satiate your appetite with a farm-to-table dinner at the winery. You'll be pleased to know that most of the ingredients used in the scrumptious dishes are grown just a stone's throw away from the tasting terrace. This means that the delectable flavors on your plate are fresh and bursting with taste and come straight from the source. Indulge in a delectable dining experience featuring a mouthwatering array of local delights. Your meal includes two appetizers, a refreshing Cretan salad, a delicious main course, and a sweet dessert to top it off.
And why not elevate your dining experience by pairing each dish with a carefully selected wine? Alternatively, feel free to stick to the wine you loved most during the tasting. Plus, with unlimited wine on offer, you can savor each sip without a care in the world — your driver will take you back to your hotel at the end of the evening.
Start times
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Daily6:30 pm
What's included
- Winery Tour at Manousakis Winery
- Full Dinner with unlimited wine
- Private transportation to and from the winery
- Wine tasting of five different wines
- Farm-to-table dinner with unlimited wine
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Flavors of Crete: Olive Oil, Wine, and Beer Tour
The Ultimate Food Tour of Chania
The tour will start from a local olive mill where you will observe the olive oil production and learn the secrets of the finest quality of olive oil, the extra virgin one. Analytic descriptions will make you understand everything about olive oil from harvesting to your palate—exquisite tastes and flavours. Then, leaving the olive mill, you will get in touch with “Tsikoudia” or “Raki” production, the most famous Cretan spirit, by visiting a local distillery in a traditional village. The old conventional distillery tour and the new professional one will give you an idea about “holy water’s” production, and a tasting will follow.
Through a fantastic route passing by villages of the province, you will arrive in the White mountains’ foothills. In the village of Embrosneros, you will first stop in a bakery to taste the local bread, cookies & biscuits and then to a traditional cheese factory. The secrets of “Graviera”, “Anthotiros” and “Mizithra” cheese will be revealed in front of your eyes. After explaining each cheese’s production, you will taste them combined with local honey and rusk (dry bread).
The last stop will be in a local coffee shop (“Kafeneio”), where the Cretans are also enjoying meals. Incredible flavours and traditional recipes are waiting for you in the charming square of the village of Fres. The traditional lunch will introduce you to many elements of Cretan cuisine and gastronomy. People say that taste is our best sense. After this tour, your tasting memory will be increased and full of new flavours!
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