The welcome and wine tasting with Sofia was fantastic. She did a great job explaining the wines and giving a choice of which ones we wanted to try for our 5. She asked if we wanted to pause our tasting which we did so we could join the tour and then we came back and finished the tasting and had a bite to eat as well. We purchased the muscat of spina wine and enjoyed that bottle in Santorini a few days after. We had a really enjoyable afternoon visiting Dourakis Winery.

....all adds up to a 5-star winery visit! The five wines we tasted with "Papa Dourakis" were all very nice. Well balanced, high-quality, with unique elements and notable influences of this unique terroir. It is easy to access, approximately 7 minutes drive uphill just off of the "E65" cross island highway. We did not have an appointment, but sauntered up just before noon, and we were warmly welcomed by the patriarch and whisked into the tasting room. He simply asked what we'd like to try (including "his favourite") and talked about the notes and qualitative features of each wine. We left about 40 minutes later with smiles on our faces, a hint of warmth & glee in our bellies, and two bottles of fine wine, all for about $40 [Canadian]. Highly recommended!

We had a wine tour and tasting booked at Dourakis and the location and service exceeded all expectations. The tour was interesting and informative, and the cellars are unlike what I have seen before, carved into the mountain, a very traditional and authentic winery. The service was great, we were looked after well, recommended fresh menu options with the food being incredible fresh and delicious. The wines in the tasting varied and were quite different to a lot of wines I have tasted so it was great to try some local grape varieties. We then chose to try some more wines by the glass where we were helped to decide what to pick and also given tasters before we committed to buying a glass which was really helpfully. The traditional orange wine has to be tried, it’s like nothing else I have tasted. Overall if you want a fun, informative and delicious wine tasting in an idyllic location then look no further.

We visited this winery for the third time. Two years ago we took the 8 wines Connaisseur tasting and were surprised about the wide variety of the wines. Last year we lunched at the winery and choosed somes wines by the glass to dicide what are our favourite wines. And now, for our third visit, my wife took the 5 wines Signature tasting and I the Connaisseur tasting. I didn’t expect any surprises any more, but thanks to the professional and friendly presentation by Despina we discovered new flavours in the wines and at the end we are an even bigger fan of this Winery. Winetastings recommended, good food, good athmosphere, nice guided tour in the cellar, and, off course, fantastic wines.

I cant start to describe how magnificent this experience was. The cooking class was so delightful and fun. Olga made sure we had a great time and a fantastic meal. And to top it off, the team was wonderful to celebrate my birthday with an amazing ice cake. Despina our wine tour guide was passionate and energetic about teaching us all about wine. She went up and beyond to make all those interesting information so easy to capture. Wine was excellent with different varieties. Can’t wait to come back here again…

Contacted the winery to book a tasting and tour. Arrived before the allotted time and we were allocated a table. We tasted five different wines and ordered a cheese platter and some water. Tasting area is tastefully decorated and is elegant. The wines were a good selection and the tour was fascinating. This was a great event for a warm day, as everything is under shelter.

Terrific experience, great wines and superb fresh food. The winery tour is short but sufficient and the guides are very knowledgeable. We booked the Signature Tour which at €15 per person was fantastic value.

We went there without booking a tour, on a spontaneous road trip. The staff was super gentle and gave us some wines to taste (try the orange one if possible). We ended up choosing a nice bottle to bring home. In my opinion, the wines there were much better than in Manousakis Winery (where we did pay for a wine tasting). You can also buy some Dourakis wines from supermarkets in Crete.