Top 100 wines of Lemnos
Discover the top 100 best wines of Lemnos of Lemnos as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Lemnos and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Lemnos
The wine region of Lemnos is located in the region of Aegean Sea of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Garalis or the Domaine Petros Chatzigeorgiou produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lemnos are Assyrtiko, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lemnos often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Lemnos, producing 42 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lemnos go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef.
Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko
This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.
News from the vineyard of Lemnos
The Wine Society improves provenance and quality of The Blind Spot
The Wine Society has made a move to improve the provenance and quality of its exclusive The Blind Spot wine range. The business said it would, for the first time in its history, provide the funding for buying grapes rather than liquid for the range of Australian wines. Winemaker Mac Forbes has spend the last decade identifying ‘interesting’ parcels of wine for the range, which has been an integral part of The Wine Society’s portfolio for the past 10 years, and securing them before th ...
Leading wine families award business prize to Europe’s oldest luthier
At a lunch in Brussels, the 2021 PFV ‘Family is Sustainability’ prize was presented to Jan Strick and his son Matthijs of Maison Bernard, who triumphed over more than 100 applicants from around the world to win the €100,000 (£84,000) award. ‘Selection was difficult,’ said Matthieu Perrin, president of the PFV, ‘but ultimately the jury felt that Maison Bernard is a brilliant example of exquisite handicraft and the maintenance of an ancient artisanal tradition in family hands, exactly as we fight ...
First single-vineyard Rioja sparkling wine released
It had been possible to produce sparkling wines in Rioja, certified as DO Cava, since the creation of Spain’s main sparkling wine entity. But this fact was often unknown to consumers given that 95% of Cava is produced in the Catalunya region. The area for production of Cava in Rioja is however limited to only 18 of the nearly 150 municipalities within the entire DO zone. In a bid to better show point of origin, the new subzone labelling of Cava that was approved in 2021 now refers to the p ...