Top 100 red wines of Achaia
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Achaia of Achaia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Achaia and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Achaia
North Peloponnese coast around Patras, vineyards from coastal plain to slopes of Panachaïkos and Chelmos mountains (>1,000 m). Roditis white-rosé king (PDO Patra): crisp and refreshing with citrus, white peach, melon, white flowers and herbal touch — emblem of Greek summers. Mavrodaphne fortified sweet red king (aged min. 1 year in barrel): deep and velvety with fig, raisin, cocoa, coffee, caramel.
Four PDOs, cradle of Achaia Clauss (1861).
Discover the grape variety: Mavro
Light, low-coloured reds to drink young, with a clear ruby robe, soft tannins and an airy palate on simple red fruit (cherry, strawberry) and Mediterranean notes. Also the base for the dried-grape Commandaria. Historic pillar of Cypriot wines and base of the ancestral Commandaria when raisined with Xynisteri. Autochthonous black variety of Cyprus, the most widely planted on the island.
