The best wines of Aegean Sea

Discover the best wines of Aegean Sea as well as the best winemakers of Aegean Sea and estates of Aegean Sea to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Aegean Sea and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Aegean Sea by region

Looking for a good wine of Aegean Sea among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Aegean Sea. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Aegean Sea with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Aegean Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Aegean Sea

Red wines from the region of Aegean Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of hungarian goulash, bitumen leg of lamb or couscous from the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Aegean Sea

On the nose the red wine of the region of Aegean Sea. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or leather and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, licorice or coffee.

The best vintages in red wine of Aegean Sea

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.66/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Aegean Sea

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Aidani
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mandilaria
  • Marselan
  • Kotsifali

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Aegean Sea

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Discovering the wine region of Aegean Sea

The Aegean Islands – the most famous of which are Crete, Dodecanese/rhodes">Rhodes, Samos and Cyclades/santorini">Santorini – lie in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey. The islands have a Long and influential winemaking history spanning thousands of years, but in the modern day are most famous for Santorini's Dry, minerally, white wines made from Assyrtico-based white wines made from Assyrtico. The Aegean Sea covers roughly 83,000 square miles (215,000 sq km) between the Southern coast of Greek Macedonia and Crete in the south. Several groups of islands make up the Aegean archipelago, including the Sporades in the North, the Dodecanese just off the coast of Turkey and the Cyclades near the Attica coast.

Vines are grown on nearly every inhabited island in the Aegean Sea. The Minoan civilization on Crete is thought to have been the first in Europe, and wine production dates back to at least 5000B. C. , as evidenced by ancient wine Presses that have been discovered across the island.

The 5th Century BC poet Homer described the thriving wine trade in the Aegean in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, and discoveries across the Mediterranean basin of ancient amphorae bearing Aegean insignia suggest that wine was one of the chief economies here in classical Greece. The famed Malvasia-based Sweet wines were produced on many of the Aegean Islands during the period of Venetian rule in the Middle Ages, particularly on Crete, Rhodes and Paros. These wines were exported across Europe between the 14th and 17th Centuries, slating the thirst of well-to-do Parisians, Londoners and Fiorentini. Unfortunately, the period of Ottoman rule that followed saw a major decline in this trade, as well as in wine production across the Aegean Islands.

Great white wines of Aegean Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Aegean Sea

White wines from the region of Aegean Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of mullet with onions and white wine, homemade cookies or flemish carbonnade.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Aegean Sea

On the nose the white wine of the region of Aegean Sea. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, orange or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, honey or lemon. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Aegean Sea. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in white wine of Aegean Sea

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.49/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Aegean Sea

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Monemvassia
  • Malagouzia
  • Savatiano
  • Athiri
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Aegean Sea

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Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Aegean Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Aegean Sea

Sparkling wines from the region of Aegean Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of daube niçoise, pancakes or caramelized pork ribs.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Aegean Sea

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Aegean Sea. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or lemon and sometimes also flavors of pear, orange or melon.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Aegean Sea

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.66/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Aegean Sea

  • Athiri
  • Assyrtiko
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Mandilaria
  • Zibibbo

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Aegean Sea

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The word of the wine: Vegetative cycle

All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.

Great pink wines of Aegean Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Aegean Sea

Pink wines from the region of Aegean Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of fish with madras curry and coconut milk, express cherry clafoutis or beef strogonoff.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Aegean Sea

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Aegean Sea. often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Aegean Sea

  • 2019With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Aegean Sea

  • Mandilaria
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Limnio
  • Mavrotragano
  • Rhoditis
  • Potamissi

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Aegean Sea

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sweet wines of Aegean Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Aegean Sea

Sweet wines from the region of Aegean Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of spicy chicken and mustard pie or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Aegean Sea

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Aegean Sea. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, marmalade or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Aegean Sea

  • 1975With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.99/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Aegean Sea

  • Muscat de Frontignan
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Limnio
  • Savatiano
  • Rhoditis
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Aegean Sea

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The word of the wine: Passerillage

Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.

Great natural sweet wines of Aegean Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Aegean Sea

Natural sweet wines from the region of Aegean Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of lentil soup with carrots and coconut milk or simple pancake batter.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Aegean Sea

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Aegean Sea. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, spices or lychee and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, oil or non oak.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Aegean Sea

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Aegean Sea

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Aegean Sea

A wine route planned in the region of Aegean Sea? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Aegean Sea.

Discover the grape variety: Aidani

This grape variety has been cultivated in Greece for a very long time - most often at high altitudes - more specifically in the Cyclades islands, the island of Rhodes, Crete, etc. and is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, including France. We can meet the black aidani or mavro, very rare, it has however no link with the white or aspro.

News from the vineyard of Aegean Sea

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

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  • Karpasi
  • Marathokampos
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