The Cretan Vineyard has a significant presence at one of the largest wine museums, la Cité du Vin, in Bordeaux.
This partnership started in 2016 and continues to this day. In this context, special events are organised for the region of Crete.
The presence of the Wines of Crete at the London Wine Fair in 2019, 2022, and 2023 was a resounding success.
Crete is now part of the international wine community and its presence at a trade hub such as London highlights how serious and competitive it is.
The Cretan Vineyard has participated in the most important exhibition on Greek wine for the past 10 years. This exhibition is organised on an annual basis in Athens and all important wine production units of Greece are present. Crete is represented by many Cretan wineries and the Wines of Crete Network, with wines, leaflets, and brochures from all winemakers who cannot physically attend. Thus, all visitors, whether sector professionals or not, have the opportunity to get all the information they need without missing a single Cretan winery.
The OiNotika exhibition, the annual institution for Cretan wine on the island, relocated to Athens in 2016, with Cretan wineries now having established this annual meeting in the capital.
This action is a crucial step for Crete and the broader recognition of Cretan wine among businessmen and consumers of Athens and the surrounding areas
Cyprus is strategically located and is continuously developing its tourism product, having expanded its tourist season to cover the entire year, while also making significant investments in the sector of gastronomy.
The excellent living standards and the attraction of visitors of a high standard, as well as the increase of interest in gastronomy and wine, has drawn industry professionals to the island, creating the right conditions for organising wine fairs. At the same time, the culture and tradition of Cyprus is closely related to that of Crete. This fair has been organised since 2022.
The presence of the Wines of Crete at the ProWein International Wine Trade Fair (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) has become an institution and, beyond that, it has become a model presentation of Wine Producing Regional Greece.
This trade fair is held in Düsseldorf, Germany, and the goal is to make professionals fully aware of Crete’s presence on the global wine map.
The Network of Cretan Winemakers, the Wines of Crete, is the entity which ensures the development and promotion of the Cretan vineyard. Thanks to the initiatives taken by the Wines of Crete during recent years, Cretan wines find the place which they deserve in the universal wine map whereas, simultaneously, the necessary conditions for Crete to become known as a significant wine destination are created.
Through the Wines of Crete network, Cretan wine travels worldwide, in trade fairs like Prowein (Düsseldorf, Germany), and London Wine Fair (London, United Kingdom).
Finally, the Wines of Crete network organizes training seminars abroad as well as trips to other worldwide wine-producing zones through the European ERASMUS program, aiming to exchange information, know-how etc.