An important book for the vineyard and the indigenous varieties of Crete, the first Cretan ampelography, written in the English language. The Cretan grapevine varieties are presented for the first time, and this books covers a significant gap in the international literature, especially after the successful course of Cretan wines all over the world and the consequent increase interest of foreigners in acquainting these varieties. The introduction provides interesting facts about the history, the organization and structure, the surface area, the production of viticultural products and the contribution of the Cretan vineyard to the formation of the aesthetics of the rural landscape, the economy and culture of Crete. An important part of the Introduction is devoted to the comparative nomenclature and the matching of the names of the varieties, as recorded since the 14th century, to the present varieties. From the citation of the detailed descriptions of the training and trellis systems of the vineyards, which prevailed from the interwar period and onwards, important information is retrieved on the viticultural practice and the gradual transition from the Cretan traditional vineyard of the period 1920-1950 to the linear vineyards, which, since the 1970s, spread rapidly and were combined with the introduction of foreign, mainly French, grapevine varieties. The Ampelography of the Cretan varieties follows. The authors clarify from the outset which they consider as Cretan varieties. They state: "... The present study views as Cretan varieties those which have been documented or reported to have been under cultivation at least since the 11th century C.E., regardless of their area of origin. Those include 36+2 indigenous varieties of the Cretan land: Achladi, Akkiki, Akominato, Athiri,Athirimavro (black), Begleri, Dafnato, Dafni, Dermatas, Diminitis, Eftakoilo, Gaidouria, Gemira, Katsano, Kotsifali, Ladikino, Lagorthi, Liatiko, Mantilaria, Melissaki, MoschatoSpinas/Ma