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Wine Tasting & Food Experience Inside a Cretan Gorge

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Crete, Greece
  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    Sample Menu

    Starter

    Variety of Aged Cheeses

    Starter

    Cretan “Apaki”

    Cured pork smoked over an olive wood fire and slow roasted in olive oil with wine, thyme honey and wild herbs

    Starter

    Cretan “Dolmades”

    Tender vine leave rolls stuffed with rice and Cretan herbs, accompanied by Greek yogurt sauce

    Main

    Potato Wedges Fried in Extra Virgin Olive Oil

    Freshly cut and pan-fried on an open wood fire in extra virgin olive oil

    Main

    "Tsigariasto" Cretan lamb

    Simmered for 4 hours in extra virgin olive oil and its own fat. Seared and salted at the end.

    Dessert

    Handmade “Sfakiani” Flatbread Pita

    Stuffed with soft white xynomyzithra cheese drizzled with thyme honey

    Starter

    Dakos

    Cretan rusk with grated organic tomatoes and white soft whey cheese myzithra with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

    Main

    Cretan Pasta "Skioufichta"

    Cretan hand-rolled pasta in vegetable broth with staka butter, Portobello mushrooms, aged graviera, topped with traditional siglino pork.

    Starter

    "Kolokithakia" Fried Zuchinni

    Thin zucchini slices, floured & double-fried in olive oil, topped with aged graviera cheese and rosemary.

    What's Included

    • Alcoholic Beverages
      10 wine labels from all over Greece that stand out from the rest of the competition along with 2 Cretan spirits.
    • Dinner
      9 traditional Cretan dishes cooked on the spot with locally sourced, 100% organic ingredients.
    • Explanation of ancient Cretan cooking methods and winemaking heritage.
    • Soda/Pop
    • Bottled water

      Meeting and Pickup

      Meeting point

      • The Secret Gorge - Restaurant & Wine Tasting Experience
        3rd Klm. National Road, Rethymno 741 50, Greece

        3rd Klm. National Road, Rethymno 741 50 Call us if you can’t find the location.

      End point

      This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      What To Expect

      Additional Info

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Service animals allowed
      • Near public transportation
      • Most travelers can participate
      • Minimum age of drinking in Greece is 18 years old
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

      Cancellation Policy

      You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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      Reviews

      5.0
      based on 35 reviews
      Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
      Likely to Sell Out

      From $217.64

      per person

      up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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