Top 100 wines of Chalkidiki
Discover the top 100 best wines of Chalkidiki of Chalkidiki as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Chalkidiki and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Chalkidiki
The wine region of Chalkidiki is located in the region of Macedonia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tsantali or the Domaine Claudia Papayianni produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chalkidiki are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Assyrtiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chalkidiki often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Chalkidiki is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Chalkidiki, producing 67 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chalkidiki go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
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.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Chalkidiki
wines from the region of Chalkidiki go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, mouse of lamb with thyme or pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms.
News from the vineyard of Chalkidiki
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
Russia & Ukraine: A statement from the DWWA
Following the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Decanter World Wine Awards will be cancelling the entries for any Russian wineries which have entered the competition, and their wines will not be judged. As a gesture of support for our Ukrainian entrants, we will be waiving their fees. We realise that the world’s winemakers have more that unites than divides them, but we feel we have to make a stand. All of us at Decanter and the DWWA are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution to th ...
All About Decanter’s New Wine Club
The Decanter Wine Club has been launched in order to bring our best-scoring wines to wine lovers in the US. There are two offerings available – Everyday Excellence and Rare Luxuries – each providing subscribers with an opportunity to discover the wines that have wowed our experts. It’s a way for subscribers to sample our most sought after and hard to buy wines from our latest panel tastings, before they sell out. No two boxes are the same and given the exclusivity and rarity of these wines ...