Top 100 wines of Imathia
Discover the top 100 best wines of Imathia of Imathia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Imathia and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Imathia
The wine region of Imathia is located in the region of Macedonia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boutari or the Domaine Ktima Founti (Κτήμα Φουντή) produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Imathia are Xinomavro, Merlot and Assyrtiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Imathia often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or non oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
We currently count 7 estates and châteaux in the of Imathia, producing 17 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Imathia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
Discover the grape variety: Xinomavro
A very old grape variety grown in Greece and very well known in Central Macedonia. It is most certainly a descendant of white gouais and should not be confused with mavrud or mavroudi. It should be noted that many grape varieties have the synonym mavro. Xinomavro is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Imathia
wines from the region of Imathia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fish lasagne, rabbit, cabbage, bacon or scrambled eggs with bacon on toast.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Imathia
On the nose in the region of Imathia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, game or fennel and sometimes also flavors of saline, fresh strawberries or anise. In the mouth in the region of Imathia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
News from the vineyard of Imathia
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 ...
Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia
Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...
Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’
The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...