Manousakis Winery

I hope my review reaches you on time, unknown passenger. Because if you love wine, inspiring origin stories you’ll probably enjoy their (free) tour. The winery founder was born in the house that’s still in the yard in 1943. He and his siblings were sent to America to find a better life due to their parents’ inability to take care of them. Fast forward few decades, the owner became schooled business person who decided to invest in long-left-behind home and open the winery. I cut the story enough to spark an interest in visiting them so you can hear the full version (more details and emotions). The tour takes you from origin place and story to new winery where you’ll be shown the steps in their processes of making their wines. In the end you’ll be tasting 5 different wines (2 white and 3 red - unless they change something in the meantime :)) and order the food from the menu. Price: - tour: free - tasting 15€ - food: average restaurant prices Note re booking: we booked the time for tour one day ahead. Not sure if possible with shorter term. Our cost: - tour - tasting - 2 orange cakes - t-shirt and apron from their store = 120€

This place is absolutely magical! The staff is friendly and patiently explains everything. The wines were all so delicious — it was honestly hard to choose a favorite. The food was excellent and full of flavor. The only downside was the heat, which was a bit uncomfortable. But if you come when it’s not during peak heat, it’s highly recommended!

We had a lovely time visiting Manousakis Winery. We reserved for the tour and wine tasting and during these, the hosts were very knowledgeable of the various wines and kind to any questions that were asked. Our favorite wines from those we tasted were the Nastos Blend, but we also really enjoyed Alexandria and the Rosé. We stayed for dinner, which we recommend to any visiting. The lamb was extremely tender and you even have the option to buy a bottle of wine and bring it home if you don’t finish it! Finally, as a small plus the design of the winery was beautiful and we really enjoyed the personal artistic touches (be it on the labels or the ceramics sold inside) of the owner Alexandria. Would recommend to anyone looking for a lovely wine tasting experience in Crete! :)

Incredible winery to visit - amazing service, great people, the food and wine was delicious and in a beautiful / relaxed setting. Highly recommend if in Crete to visit

Such a charming winery , the service was excellent , the set up was so homy & warm <3

Great value of wine tasting, delicious food! Nice & friendly staff who delivered professional service with the passion towards wine.

We had a wonderful time here, great host, gorgeous wine and we really enjoyed the cretan salad.

Had an awesome tour and wine tasting. The facility was beautiful. We did a five wine tasting and had the charcuterie board. The food and wine was superb. The host was very nice and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend.