Top Crete Wine Making Workshops

Unlike typical wine tours, Kioski - Wine Tasting Experience offers an intimate and immersive journey into Crete’s rich wine culture, set in a beautiful garden in the traditional village of Armenoi. With a small-group setting (max 10 guests), this experience ensures personalized attention from a local wine expert (sommelier) who shares deep insights into Crete’s indigenous grape varieties and winemaking traditions. Each carefully selected white, rosé, and red wine is perfectly paired with authentic Cretan snacks, highlighting local flavors in a way that mass tastings often overlook. The relaxed, open-air ambiance adds to the authenticity, making it an ideal escape for wine lovers seeking an off-the-beaten-path experience in Chania.

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)

Sample some of Crete’s finest produce on a small-group honey and extra-virgin olive oil-tasting tour. Visit a local manufacturer and see where and how these fine ingredients are made, from start to finish. Then, get a chance to sample some honey and olive oil for yourself. This is a great way to learn more about local culture through its cuisine.

Getting to grips with Cretan cooking is hard from a recipe alone, especially without someone to walk you through the techniques and why the dishes matter. Join a hands-on class near Chania, starting with cookies and Greek coffee before you cover the Mediterranean menu together. Make several traditional dishes across starters, mains, and desserts, then sit down to eat what you've cooked with local wine.

Olive oil is at the heart of Greek cuisine. Enhance your understanding of Greek food and Cretan culture—and perhaps stock up on goodies to bring home—when you book this guided tour of an olive farm just outside Heraklion. See the olive groves and the mill, discover the flavors and aromas of extra virgin olive oil, and taste oils with artisanal bread, local cheeses, and more.

Visit the family home of a local Cretan for an evening of cooking, eating, and cultural exchange. Begin your visit in the vegetable gardens, where you harvest ingredients to use in your recipes. Learn traditional dishes from your hosts, hear the stories behind each, and taste local cheeses. Enjoy views of the Aegean Sea and the mountains, then sit down to a meal you helped prepare, paired with local wine.

Get more than just a cooking class, and book a private Cretan cuisine experience that serves up island culture, too. Led by a mother-and-daughter team, the experience takes place outside at their farm, using their own organic produce and treasured family recipes. A meal made with your own hands and homemade refreshments are among the highlights.

Immerse yourself in Cretan cuisine with a small-group cooking class at a farmhouse near Chania. Stroll through the gardens and learn about olive oil and the Cretan diet, then make several traditional Cretan dishes, including starters, mains, and desserts, which you enjoy together afterwards. Includes alcoholic beverages and hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle.

Creating each pot is a unique moment. The ability that clay gives you from a piece of amorphous matter to create objects that will make everyday life more beautiful give it invaluable value. The hours I go to the atelier are for me a source of energy and relaxation, and that’s what I’m looking for those who visit my atelier. The workshop is located 16 kilometres from Heraklion ( acces only with car ), in a unique location in the nature, with a spectacular view of Cretan mountains. The area around offers many opportunities for walking and visiting the nearby villages.

Immerse yourself in Cretan cuisine with a private cooking class in Arolithos Traditional Cretan Village. Enjoy a small tour of the museum and two old houses. Afterwards, learn to make several traditional Cretan dishes, including starters, mains, and desserts, which you get to enjoy together afterwards. Includes local wine and mineral water and dinner.