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Lyrarakis Wines
Location: Alagni village, Heraklion Crete
“Lyrarakis Wines” is a family winery, established on the island of Crete, Greece, in 1966. During these five dynamic decades of continuous evolution, the family has devoted itself to the revival of indigenous, almost extinct, rare grape varieties of Crete like Dafni, Plyto, Melissaki and others, vinificating wines that highlight their value and distinctive character.
Domaine Paterianakis
Location: Melesses village, Heraklion Crete
The owned vineyards within the domain had been cultivated since 1988 when the first procedures for wine produc- tion were commencing. In continuation of the long-term tradition of the family, all the indigenous and rare grape varieties at the vineyards were preserved and gradually more were added.
Winery Stilianou
Location: Kounavi village, Heraklion Crete
Cultivation of our privately owned mountainous vineyards is curried out according to organic standards which respect nature and tradition. Our wines produced in our new, modern winery, are of limited production and are supplied in numbered bottles. The sun raises the forces of life, awakens nature and the shoots of the indigenous vines cultivated on our mountainous vineyards that are refreshed by Aeolous.
Titakis Wines
Location: Kounavi village, Heraklion Crete
Titakis Wines is a family winery, situated in one of the most famous vineyard regions of Crete, the appellation area (AOC) of PEZA. The winery is situated in the village Kounavoi, in the heart of the area.
Boutaris Wines
Location: Skalani village, Heraklion Crete
The Boutari Winery in Crete is built outside Skalani village, on the Fantaxometocho Estate. It is located a few kilometers outside the center of Heraklion city, close to the archaeological site of Knossos, and is the jewel of the viticultural PDO region of Archanes.
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