Rethymno: Olive Oil Tasting with Cretan Food Pairing

We had a great time in a beautiful olive grove with young and centuries old olive trees of different sorts. The lovely host picked us up at the meeting point and we followed her with our car to the grove. There, she guided us around explaining many interesting things about the trees and tradition of olive oils. We then had a wonderful tasting of different olive oils that was enriched by local traditional cretan dishes to really experience the effects of the different oils on the taste. We had a wonderful evening and can highly recommend this activity, it was the highlight of our vacation! Thank you very much :)

We learned so much about olive trees and olive oil, it was very relaxing and educational. We just had a little trouble finding the meeting place and I emailed our host. She responded very quickly and we were able to find her.

This was a really interesting introduction to olive oil - including how the trees grow and are harvested, the history and an extensive tasting session. Would thoroughly recommend. You meet a little way from the olive grove - we got taxis there and back from Rethymno, although it would be slightly more straightforward if you have a car. Your host Aspassia will then meet you and take you through the experience - she is very friendly and informative. The location is stunning - so quiet and peaceful. After the explanations, you sit down and try a variety of olive oils with different foods to understand how they pair. It was incredible how the same oil could taste amazing with some types of food, and awful with others. (One small note - BRING INSECT REPELLENT. We went in mid-October and so thought it might be safe, and then got heavily bitten by mosquitoes. Seriously, bring it - it'll make the experience much better.)