Manousakis Winery

Manousakis Winery A boutique winery in Chania, Crete producing organic wines from local and international grape variet
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Nature is number one to us.For over 30 years, our work at Manousakis Winery has been rooted in the belief that wine begi...
15/08/2026

Nature is number one to us.
For over 30 years, our work at Manousakis Winery has been rooted in the belief that wine begins long before the cellar — in the soil, the vines, the seasons, and, above all, our relationship with the land.
In Greece, August 15th, Dekapentavgoustos, is a day of devotion, gratitude, and celebration. It is a moment when the sacred and the everyday meet — when people gather around churches, villages, family tables, and rituals that have connected generations to one another and to the land.
That feeling is at the heart of our new labels.
Each one, hand-drawn by Alexandra Manousakis, is part of a larger story told through three chapters: Tamata, Transmutation, and Enlightenment — three stages in our relationship with nature and with wine.
TAMATA — The Vine as Offering
An offering made.
Placed into the quiet earth.
Returns it as grapes.
TRANSMUTATION — The Becoming of Wine and of Ourselves
We heal what feeds us.
Soil becomes a living vow.
Yield without taking.
ENLIGHTENMENT — Nature as Saint
Abundance returns.
When land is treated as kin.
Light pours into roots.
These ideas are not simply expressed on the bottles — they are lived in our vineyards. For over three decades, we have worked to farm in harmony with the land. Today, our vineyards are certified Regenerative Organic, with a focus on restoring soil health, encouraging biodiversity, protecting the living systems beneath our feet, and working with natural cycles rather than against them.
For us, regenerative agriculture is not a trend or a technique. It is a way of belonging to a place.
And perhaps there is no more fitting day than today to speak about nature as saint — about offering, renewal, transformation, and the profound gratitude we feel for the land that gives us everything.
The new labels are a visual expression of that belief: the rituals of planting and harvesting, the transformation of fruit into wine, and ultimately the relationship between people and the land that sustains us.
New vintages. New labels. Same soul.
Rolling out gradually with the new vintages.
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Join us Monday-Saturday 12PM-6PM.

Book your visit at link in bio
+30 28210 78787
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Join us Monday-Saturday 12PM-6PM.

Book your visit at link in bio
+30 28210 78787
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Join us Monday-Saturday 12PM-6PM.

Book your visit at link in bio
+30 28210 78787
[email protected]

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More than a label. A place, a vintage, a story.
Join us Monday-Saturday 12PM-6PM.

Book your visit at link in bio
+30 28210 78787
[email protected]

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Vatolakkos
Chaniá
73005

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