Lyrarakis winery

Lyrarakis Winery was founded in 1966 by a family passionate about wine growing. Settled amidst the greens, Lyrarakis Winery gives you a phenomenal experience with both their wines and their surroundings.

Lyrarakis Winery aim to produce single varietal wines and emphasize on rare local varieties of wines, which they have been very successful at doing

Lyrarakis Winery Is A Joint Effort of a Passionate Family

The family had a long experience in winemaking; their priority being rare and local wines. The family is greatly appreciated and credited for reviving three ancient Cretan varieties: Dafni, Plyto and the most recent ‘vineyard treasure’ Melissaki.

A Story of the Winery and their Terriors

Lyrarakis Winery has their estate in the region of Alagni in Central Crete in Greece at an altitute of 480 m above sea level. the view of the Lassithi mountaings and the vineyard of Psarades provide a picturesque setting for your wine adventures. There, you can walk around the vines, learn more about the indigenous grapes and the wine making cultures of Crete. Here, you can taste wines made with Plyto, Dafni, Melissaki, Vilana Vidiano, Muscat of Spina, Kotsifali, Liatiko and Mandilari getting the rich nutrients they need. And the nutrients and the care they get are proudly featured in the quality wines that are produced.

An Array Of Award Winning Wines

The wines produced here at Lyrarakis Winery are vegan certified and have won several awards for their quality taste. Lyrarakis Winery brings to you red wines, white wines, rose wines, orange wines, sparkling wines and dessert wines that are distinguished by the uniqueness of their origin and their heritage.

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