Cretan Olive Oil Tasting Experience by an Expert Taster
Overview
This is an olive oil tasting experience led by Chemist Maria Kalitsounaki, a professional olive oil taster. You will taste award-winning Cretan Olive Oils from 3 varieties of Crete, so you will have the chance to learn their flavor profiles. Along with this olive oil workshop, you will discover how to distinguish a defective olive oil from a good one, empowering you to make informed choices every time you shop for olive oil and pair specific olive oils with various cuisines, elevating your culinary creations from ordinary to extraordinary. You will indulge in Cretan flavors at the Lyrakis Family Olive Green Mill, with an expert Olive Oil Taster answering your questions.
What's Included
- Snacks This Olive Oil Tasting workshop includes the tasting of 3 extra virgin olive oils from all over Crete, water and the foods of the food paring activity.
- Extra Virgin Olive oil tasting
- Guide Languages offered: English, Greek
- Lunch Lunch, refreshments and alcoholic drinks are not included in the olive oil experience workshop
- Private transportation
Meeting Location
Alonaki Sisiou Sisi
Vrachasi 724 00, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Taste six olive oils, including award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Learn how to smell and taste olive oil, as well as how to recognize a defective olive oil from an extra virgin olive oil. Taste extra virgin olive oils made from different olive varieties of Crete, paired with samples of Cretan dakos, grilled chicken, Cretan salad, Greek yogurt or Cretan cheese, and watermelon. Debunk common myths and facts about Olive Oil, learn how olive oil is made, and discover all the health and beauty benefits. Learn how to use olive oil in the kitchen and the basic principles of the Cretan diet. Enjoy the unforgettable experience of tasting Olive Oil with Professional Olive Oil Taster, Maria Kalitsounaki. After this workshop, participants will be able to understand the quality of olive oil they are consuming back home.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers allergic to olive oil, please don't wear perfumes
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants not allowed
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-5491266P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST).
- Snacks. This Olive Oil Tasting workshop includes the tasting of 3 extra virgin olive oils from all over Crete, water and the foods of the food paring activity.
- Extra Virgin Olive oil tasting.
- Guide Languages offered: English, Greek.
- Lunch. Lunch, refreshments and alcoholic drinks are not included in the olive oil experience workshop.
- Private transportation.
The minimum age to participate is 10. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Cretan Olive Oil Tasting Experience by an Expert Taster is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers allergic to olive oil, please don't wear perfumes
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Cretan Olive Oil Tasting Experience by an Expert Taster will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- SnacksThis Olive Oil Tasting workshop includes the tasting of 3 extra virgin olive oils from all over Crete, water and the foods of the food paring activity.
- Extra Virgin Olive oil tasting
- Guide Languages offered: English, Greek
- LunchLunch, refreshments and alcoholic drinks are not included in the olive oil experience workshop
- Private transportation
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers allergic to olive oil, please don't wear perfumes
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- infants not allowed
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