Wines of Crete
Thu 05 Mar
|Alba x Whitechapel Gallery
Discover Crete's indigenous grapes and rich winemaking history.
Time & Location
05 Mar 2026, 18:30 – 20:30
Alba x Whitechapel Gallery, 77 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX, UK
About the event
Wines of Crete, by Pale Ruby Wine
Date: 5 March 2026
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Alba X Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX
Join Pale Ruby Wine to discover 8 Cretan wines made from indigenous grape varieties, including rare grapes recently saved from extinction. Get a taste of Crete's unique heritage with styles that span from low-intervention and experimental to bold and ageworthy. Most of these wines cannot be found in the UK, making this a rare opportunity to taste them.
Pale Ruby Wine founder Leni recently travelled across Crete, visiting numerous producers, walking their vineyards, and tasting more than 100 wines. From these visits she hand-picked a selection from each winery that reveals a different facet of the island, highlighting the character, diversity and authenticity of Crete’s indigenous grape varieties.