Why Crete’s wines and producers are Greece’s best kept secrets

If you ask most keen wine drinkers to name a serious Greek wine region, then you would expect to hear Santorini with its Assyrtiko or mainland Greece with its Xinomavros and Argiogritiko rightfully being mentioned, but Crete rarely gets a mention. Odd, given its one of the oldest winemaking regions on the planet and it is made up primarily quality focused, family orientated wineries. Following a recent trip Andrew Lofthouse makes the case for having some Crete wines on your list.