Wine region

Crete

Greece

Cretan winemakers fight the island's heat with skin contact and oxidative aging, coaxing mineral tension and saline grip from grapes that could easily turn jammy.

Wineries54,000Wine Regions1,200Restaurants65,000

Crete

Cretan winemakers fight the island's heat with skin contact and oxidative aging, coaxing mineral tension and saline grip from grapes that could easily turn jammy. The result tastes less of Mediterranean fruit than of limestone, olive leaf, and the sea itself.

RegionCrete, Greece
Across the region

More in Crete

VineyardLyrarakisCrete
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VineyardAlexakisCrete
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VineyardDiamantakisCrete
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VineyardIdaiaHeraklion
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VineyardManousakisCrete
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VineyardRhous WineryCrete
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VineyardKaravitakisCrete
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VineyardMediterraCrete
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VineyardSilvaDaphnes
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VineyardStilianouCrete
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VineyardEfrosini WineryCrete
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VineyardAmargiotakis WineryCrete
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Nearby · for a long lunch

Where to eat near Crete

RestaurantEUNOIA BRUNCHChania
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RestaurantPeriplous Seaside RestaurantΚουμπελής
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Restaurant🍸disco romeiko🍳Chania
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RestaurantTaverna LoggiaChania
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RestaurantRestaurant KariatisChania
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RestaurantDe Canavellis RestaurantChania
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LasithiRethymnonHeraklionChaniaLasithiRethymnonHeraklionChania
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