Dourakis Winery

Dourakis Winery was founded in 1988 in the village of Alikampos in the Apokoronas area of Chania, in the foothills of the mountains of western Crete. The estate farms organically, cultivating both indigenous Cretan varieties — Vidiano, Kotsifali, Romeiko, and Mandilari — alongside international grapes including Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Muscat. The Apokoronas foothills provide a combination of altitude, gentle slopes, and Mediterranean climate that favours slow grape ripening. The proximity to the White Mountains to the south gives the area a distinctive diurnal temperature range that helps preserve acidity in the wines.