Manousakis Winery Shuttle Service Tour and Taste

Great short half day trip, good value small group of 6 adults and had a great driver that looked after us and was fun and entertaining. Tour was just long enough for me with good wine tasting and we ordered a cheese board for two that would have fed 4! Just order some bread to go with it as it is Just cheese on the board. Highly recommend tour …good fun!

Absolutely fantastic - we booked this as an anniversary experience and were not disappointed. From pick up, we felt welcomed and very looked after. The winery itself was gorgeous, a lovely location and so special to see a different side of Crete on the journey up. Very friendly staff. Lovely wines and food. It’s worth noting the actual vineyards are 5km away, but the site itself is lovely and well worth a visit despite this. Special shout out to our driver, Spiros, he was amazing - we had great chats with him on both legs of the journey, he gave some great recommendations in the area and was overall outstanding. As we were also quite early he took us on some scenic detours and pointed out some lovely areas including churches and ancient olive trees which was appreciated, and he shared a great knowledge of the are and its history. I’m also a nervous passenger and get easily motion sick, and even after a wine tasting felt safe and secure in his car. Highly recommended!

Winery tour was short and superficial about the wine process Tastings were allright- but again a very short and mechanical description of wines and grapes used Pickup and driver was excellent

I had been frustrated in Iraklion as I couldn't find any convenient group tours or useful public transport routes to the local wineries there and had been advised against cycling there. This service is exactly what I wanted as I didn't have a hire car and, in general, I don't want to drive if I'm attending a tasting. I found a convenient slot a few days beforehand with a very convenient pickup at the Talos Square (this is not a square, btw). The driver was friendly, spoke perfect English and was very knowledgeable about the local area. On the drive he answered a few questions I'd accumulated about Chania and Crete. There were two other pickups which were arranged in a sensible geographical order. The management of this company kept pestering our driver about the delays for the third pickup due to the traffic. I would have thought they'd have a good understanding of local traffic and schedule pickup times accordingly - all rather odd. I wasn't sure if our driver would be doing the tour too but his role seemed to be focussed on just the transport side of things. The winery is a small place with a smart shop, an attractive garden where the tastings were and a small onsite production facility. The vineyard is 5km away and not part of the short tour. Our tour was cut very short as the keys could not be located for the warehouse. I've seen it all before at many place so it wasn't disappointing for me but may have been for others. I have six wines in my notes (Fumm, Nostos Pink, Nostos Rosanne, Grenace, Nostos Blend, Nostos Syrah) with good sample sizes of each. I asked to try a bit more of the Grenache and they obliged. The wines on the tasting were roughly in the 15-35EUR per bottle range. There was no rush at all during the tasting. The Nostos Syrah was seriously tannic, I forgot to ask if that mellowed quickly with aging.

We were attracted by this wine tour because there was a local pickup which meant that neither my husband nor I had to avoid tasting the alcoholic wines because of having to drive. The ride to the vineyard was fairly short and the pickups and drop offs were very close to where we were staying. On arrival at the vineyard, we were divided into groups so that one group had the lecture and tour of the winery whilst the other group did it the other way round. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable and was obviously enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge. We were offered a good range of wines to try with clear descriptions of the type of grape(s) that had gone into the product, though the vines themselves are on the hillsides above the winery, so that we were unable to see them at close quarters. There were snacks available to accompany the wines and a very reasonably priced menu provided a selection of more substantial fare which also complemented the wines. It was an interesting and worthwhile experience and I would thoroughly recommend it.

We weren’t informed of a change in pick up time so had a 40 minute wait with no update or information . But we both enjoyed the tour and wine .

It was pleasant, but not memorable. The pickup from the cruise port was smooth and on time. We made one stop to pick up some additional guests who either weren't ready or weren't in the right pickup spot. The winery was small and not special. We were taken on a tour to see the vats and the barrel room. The tour guide was a young woman who tried to be funny and quirky, but I just found her annoying. Then for the tasting, we tried 3 white wines and 2 red. I came to the winery intending to buy a bottle, but I wasn't impressed. The best thing about the tasting was the cheese board and spinach rolls we purchased. I didn't hate the experience, but I didn't love it either.

Great tour! Nikos & Emmanuelle were very nice and professional. Very knowledgeable as well. At the winery, great food (not included) , wine and service. Would highly recommend!

Outstanding driver Spiros with much information and knowledge. The wines and food were outstanding. Highly recommend this tour from Chania on Crete.

Amazing tour. Our guide was very helpful and the winery was great!