Wine tours in Crete

Most of Crete's wine is made in the villages just south of Heraklion — Dafnes, Peza and Archanes — all an easy drive from the city and Knossos. That is why this list is the longest: everything from a 15 euro flight of five local wines to cellar tours, food pairings, a vineyard picnic and a private wine-and-history route.

• Tasting of 5 typical Cretan wines in HeraklionHeraklion, Crete · 1 hours€15
• Cretan Wine Tasting near HeraklionHeraklion, Crete · 1 hours€19
• Winery Experience in Heraklion, Crete: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Visit & Wine TastingHeraklion, Crete · 1 hours€22
• Cretan Wine Soul - Wine Tasting with a view in Heraklion (near Knossos)Heraklion, Crete · 1 hours€25
• Food and wine pairing course, introducing you to Cretan gastronomy in HeraklionHeraklion, Crete · 2 hours€30
• Cretan Wine Tasting with Food Pairing at Family Winery near HeraklionHeraklion, Crete · 2 hours€52
• Private Picnic in the Vineyard at Dafnes (near Heraklion)Heraklion, Crete · 2 hours€69
• Vineyard Wine Tour near Heraklion, Crete.Heraklion, Crete · 2 hours€75
• Cretan Wines & Spirits: The Island’s Essence in HeraklionHeraklion, Crete · 8 hours€120
• The Fragospito Legacy: A Private Journey of Wine & History in HeraklionHeraklion, Crete · 3 hours€130

Western Crete's wine scene is smaller and slower, clustered around Kolymvari and the countryside outside Chania town. Tastings here start from about 20 euros, and the food-led options make an easy half-day away from the old town.

• Small Premium Wine Tasting in Kolymvari, ChaniaChania, Crete · 1 hours€20
• Premium Wine Tasting with 7 Wines in ChaniaChania, Crete · 1 hours€25
• Wine Tasting: Small Winemakers of ChaniaChania, Crete · 1 hours€50
• Wine, Dine & Divine: A Cretan Odyssey in ChaniaChania, Crete · 8 hours€120

A couple of experiences are not tied to one town — a Minoan-style feast with wine tasting in western Crete and a flight built around indigenous Cretan varieties. Check each listing for the exact meeting point before you book.

• Petradias Collection: A Journey Through Indigenous Cretan VarietiesCrete · 1 hours€22
• Fire, Clay & Wine: Wine Tasting & Minoan Feast in Western CreteCrete · 2 hours€160

Rethymno sits between the island's two big wine areas, and we currently list exactly one experience here: a wine and olive oil tasting built around a proper lunch. When it is the only option, we would rather say so than pad the list.

• Wine & Olive oil Tasting with Lunch from RethymnoRethymno, Crete · 5 hours€140