Private Full Gastronomic Experience and Cretan Cooking Class by a Local Cook at a Village from Rethymno Areas

🥂THE BEST WINES WITH THE BEST FOOD

A private VIP cookery lesson in the graphic village of Ano Archanes. Get to meet a local chef and a family of winemakers and learn about Cretan specialties and local great wines simultaneously. You will prepare a full meal of 4 courses; you will visit a stunning winery just before preparing the dishes and you will finally sit to eat lunch or dinner & taste excellent local wines matching the foods. VIP offers for min. 2 and max 4 people.

A talented local chef
Our cook is a local cook who has been cooking Cretan specialties her whole life. She is an incredible source of knowledge on the local food traditions, and she has got magic hands while operating the cookers.

Preparation of a delicious lunch or dinner with wines from the property
The class is your chance to prepare a 4-course dinner or lunch, which will be served at the end of each lesson. The courses can be chosen from a series of starters, primo, and secondo main courses (according to the Cretan tradition), and dessert. During the class and in the following served meal, red and white wines of local wine estates will be presented and tasted and will pair the dishes.

A wine tour & final lunch or dinner

Before preparing all dishes for lunch or dinner, you will be visiting a local winery. One of the winemakers will take you for a walk into the property to see their stunning winery. You will learn about their philosophy and techniques of winemaking, the family history, and a lot of details about the art of producing wines.
At the end of the tour, you come back to the tasting area, a stunning panoramic veranda and you will be introduced to 5 exceptional wines made from indigenous varieties.

Here are the outlines of our cooking class & wine tour

The preparation of your Cretan dinner or lunch – 4 courses of your choice from our menu list.
During the cooking class and the final meal, local red and white wines will be introduced and served as well.
A professional cook and a friendly and helpful English-speaking assistant are there to answer any question of yours (German, French, and Russian are also available);
Before starting the class, you will be given your own apron.
Winery visit with tastings of 5 exceptional local wines
Returning to Ano Archanes Village and to our cooking class venue, starting your cooking class and the preparation of your lunch or dinner
A final full meal with the dishes prepared is served, paired with the best wines of the estate.


✔✔What's included?

Private Transfer
Air-conditioned vehicle

Coffee or Tea

All Fees and Taxes

Bottled water
Four-course lunch with wine pairing

Olive Oil tasting
Tour of the Olive Mill and Olive Groves