Who makes it
Manolis and Sotiris Lyrarakis established the winery in 1966. The second generation now runs it, and estate bottling under the Lyrarakis name began in 1992.
Viticulturist and ampelographer Nikos Somarakis joined in 2007. Winemaker Myriam Ambuzer previously worked with the Spanish winemaker Pepe Mendoza.
Where it grows
The winery is in Alagni, Heraklion, within the Peza appellation, at 480 metres. The Psarades vineyard and Lassithi Mountains surround the visitor setting. Lyrarakis works with more than 100 independent small growers and has converted approximately 15 hectares of its own vineyards to organic farming.
What they make
Lyrarakis makes estate-bottled wines and a Micro Batch range of experimental wines from local grapes and sites across Crete.
Micro Batch 008 Vidiano Anemomilia is a dry white made from Vidiano. The 2024 wine is pale straw-yellow, with mountain flowers, green herbs, citrus, white fruit and petrol notes. It is full-flavoured and balanced.