Rethymno Trip Overview
Taste of 6 or 11 different wines
Enjoy a pairing of traditional finger food and wine
Learn about Cretan Vineyards from a sommelier
Try your hand at a blind wine tasting game (the winner receives a bottle of wine)
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Rethymno, Greece
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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Taste of 6 or 11 different wines
Enjoy a pairing of traditional finger food and wine
Learn about Cretan Vineyards from a sommelier
Try your hand at a blind wine tasting game (the winner receives a bottle of wine)
Learn about the local varieties of wine at the House of Wine. Discover the delicious and aromatic character of Cretan wines.
Sample native varieties of Cretan wine at the Cretan House of Wine. Discover delicious flavor and delicate aromas within every glass.
Get to know different grape varieties by tasting various vintages. Learn about the characteristics of the region and the personal touches of the winemakers. Experience the uniqueness of Cretan wines.
Taste 11 different wines and enjoy traditional finger foods as well.
White Wines: Vilana, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Plito, Dafni, Muscat of Spina, Malvazia Di Candia
Red Wines: Liatiko, Kotsifali, Mantilari
Sweet Wine: Naturaly sweet wine from Romeiko
Pairing traditional food with wine
Apaki: Pieces of smoked pork
Dakos: Rusk with tomato and white cheese
Tigania: Pork with Cretan herbs fried to olive oil
Dolmadakia:Stuffed Grape Leaves With Rice and Herbs
Kalitsounakia: Traditional herb pie
Graviera: Aged yellow cheese
Basic Information for all the Cretan Varieties.
At the end a blind wine tasting game.
A bottle of wine as reward to the winner of the competition.
DURATION TIME: 3 hours
Sample Menu
• Apaki, Dakos, Rusk,Tigania,Dolmadakia,Kalitsounakia and Graviera. – Apaki: Pieces of smoked pork
Dakos: Rusk with tomato and white cheese
Tigania, Dolmadakia , Kalitsounakia and Graviera