This is not just a tasting — it's a full olive oil seminar led by a certified sommelier who fell in love with olive oil after moving to Crete and marrying into an olive oil producing family.
You'll learn everything: production methods, olive oil categories, how to taste professionally, and how to recognize premium quality from poor quality.
You'll taste oils from multiple small Cretan producers, exploring different traditional Cretan varieties — including some of the oldest olive varieties in the entire Mediterranean.
You'll also get hands-on, making your own traditional Cretan dakos using fresh local ingredients and premium olive oil.
Hidden in a cozy tasting room in Rethymno's Old To...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in Greek & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in Greek & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hands-on traditional Cretan dakos making
Fresh water
Tasting of 4 premium Cretan extra virgin olive oils
Guided seminar by a certified olive oil sommelier
Tasting materials and menus
Cretan food pairings
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Any personal purchases (olive oil bottles to take home are available to buy separately)
Meeting Points
Departure
Create experiences - memories of Crete
Turn from Antistaseos Street onto Tsouderon Street. Your tasting room is on the left side of the street. You can easily recognize it by the ATM located outside the shop.
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Olive Oil Tasting in the Heart of Rethymno Old Town Step into your intimate tasting room in the heart of Rethymno's Old Town and discover why Crete produces some of the finest olive oil in the world. Your 2-hour session is led by Dijana, a certified olive oil sommelier whose family has been producing Cretan olive oil for generations. You'll taste 4 premium extra virgin olive oils from small Cretan producers. You'll learn to evaluate olive oil like a professional — identifying aromas, flavor notes, bitterness, and quality markers. Between tastings, enjoy local Cretan bites — tomato, cucumber, olives, and traditional paximadi — and then get hands-on and make your own traditional Cretan dakos f...
Cretan Olive Oil Tasting Experience
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This is not just a tasting — it's a full olive oil seminar led by a certified sommelier who fell in love with olive oil after moving to Crete and marrying into an olive oil producing family.
You'll learn everything: production methods, olive oil categories, how to taste professionally, and how to recognize premium quality from poor quality.
You'll taste oils from multiple small Cretan producers, exploring different traditional Cretan varieties — including some of the oldest olive varieties in the entire Mediterranean.
You'll also get hands-on, making your own traditional Cretan dakos using fresh local ingredients and premium olive oil.
Hidden in a cozy tasting room in Rethymno's Old To...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in Greek & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in Greek & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hands-on traditional Cretan dakos making
Fresh water
Tasting of 4 premium Cretan extra virgin olive oils
Guided seminar by a certified olive oil sommelier
Tasting materials and menus
Cretan food pairings
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Any personal purchases (olive oil bottles to take home are available to buy separately)
Meeting Points
Departure
Create experiences - memories of Crete
Turn from Antistaseos Street onto Tsouderon Street. Your tasting room is on the left side of the street. You can easily recognize it by the ATM located outside the shop.
