The Ultimate Olive Oil & Wine Tasting Combo
Our olive oil expert and our qualified sommelier in the ultimate combination!
Learn how to recognize top-quality olive oil with
a professional tasting of 4 different olive oils.Â
Follow this with a tasting of 5 Cretan wines (red, white, rose & dessert).
Appetizers and a generous selection of local Cretan delicacies are included.
- 160 min
- Maximum 15 persons
- Monday to Friday, 11:00
- Price: €90.00 pp
Arrive at Vassilakis Estate & greet your guide.
Tour of the olive press with Vassilakis family member:
- Viewing of the original 1865 museum-piece hand-operated press and a description of how olive oil used to be made
- Viewing of the working olive mill and a description of how olive oil is made today
Expert-led olive oil and wine tasting session with appetizers:
- Professional tasting of 4 different olive oils: how experts judge olive oil quality & learn how to recognize it for yourself. Includes appetizers.
- Professional tasting of 5 different Cretan wines (red, white, rosé & dessert), accompanied with a generous selection of local Cretan delicacies.
Browse our on-site shop:
- Taste local food products.
- Buy products for take-away or home delivery:
- Our multi-award-winning organic & extra virgin olive oils
- Cretan wines & spirits
- Olives & olive spread
- Honey & marmalade
- Cosmetics made with our organic olive oil
Free time for photos and questions.
SEE MORE TOURS
- 45 min
- Monday to Saturday
- Maximum 40 persons
- Price: Free
FREE!
Friendly Olive Tour™
Our highly popular and award-winning Friendly Olive Tour™ is rated by tourist sites as “the best olive tour on Crete”.
One of the most interesting and delicious ways to spend an hour.
- 90 min
- Monday to Friday, 11:00
- Maximum 15 persons
- Price: €45.00 pp
Olive Oil Tasting Masterclass
You will taste 4 different olive oils and learn from our
expert which qualities connoisseurs look for in an
award-winning olive oil.Â
A premium masterclass, with appetizers.Â
Includes Olive Mill & Olive Museum tour and local food products tasting.
- 100 min
- Monday to Friday, 12:00
- Maximum 15 persons
- Price: €45.00 pp
“Discover Crete” Wine Tasting
Our qualified sommelier guides you through signature Cretan wines and varieties.
- 100 min
- Thursday, 16:00
- Maximum 15 persons
- Price: €65.00 pp
“From Crete to Thrace”
Premium wine tasting
A top-class wine-tasting experience, unique to Greece.
Our qualified sommelier’s personal selection of premium wines from Crete & other wine-producing regions of Greece.
5 truly exceptional red, white, rose & dessert wines, chosen for their unique characteristics.
