The best wines of Crete

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

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Top wines of Crete by region

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

Great red wines of Crete

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Want to buy a red wine of Crete cheap or sell a red wine of Crete at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Crete

Red wines from the region of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, lamb mouse confit in wine or butternut soufflé.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Crete

On the nose the red wine of the region of Crete. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.

The best vintages in red wine of Crete

  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Crete

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Kotsifali
  • Mandilaria
  • Liatiko
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Crete

A wine route planned in the region of Crete? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Crete.

Discovering the wine region of Crete

Largest Greek island and 2nd national wine region, millennia-old Minoan heritage. Signature native Vidiano in whites, rediscovered jewel: ample, expressive with signature apricot, yellow peach, white flowers, honey, tropical fruit and a mineral touch, round and long palate. Also fresh lemony Vilana, rare Plyto and Thrapsathiri. Liatiko reds (most planted) supple with cherry, dried herbs and spice; fruity Kotsifali, tannic Mandilari.

Volcanic soils.

Great white wines of Crete

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Crete

White wines from the region of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish), flambéed prawns or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Crete

On the nose the white wine of the region of Crete. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, lime or vanilla.

The best vintages in white wine of Crete

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Crete

  • Vidiano
  • Assyrtiko
  • Thrapsathiri
  • Plyto
  • Roussanne
  • Moschato Spinas

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Crete

A wine route planned in the region of Crete? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Crete.

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.

Great sparkling wines of Crete

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Want to buy a sparkling wine of Crete cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Crete at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Crete

Sparkling wines from the region of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp or very simple muffins.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Crete

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Crete. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Crete

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Crete

  • Vidiano
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Vilana

The word of the wine: Bergeron

See roussanne.

Great pink wines of Crete

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Want to buy a pink wine of Crete cheap or sell a pink wine of Crete at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Crete

Pink wines from the region of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fast and, tajine of mutton or couscous from the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Crete

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Crete. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or raspberry.

The best vintages in pink wine of Crete

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Crete

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Kotsifali
  • Mandilaria
  • Grenache
  • Liatiko
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Crete

A wine route planned in the region of Crete? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Crete.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

Aromatic, refined whites with a fragrant palate and preserved acidity, showing intense, signature muscat aromas of rose, orange blossom, citrus, exotic fruits (lychee, mango), fresh grape and honey. Made as crisp dry, sparkling (Asti DOCG) and great naturally sweet wines (Beaumes-de-Venise AOC, Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, Frontignan AOC, Lunel AOC, Samos PDO). Ancient Mediterranean variety, one of the oldest cultivated worldwide, ancestor of many muscats.

Great sweet wines of Crete

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Crete cheap or sell a sweet wine of Crete at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Crete

Sweet wines from the region of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pot-au-feu, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or curried coral lentils.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Crete

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Crete. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Crete

  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Crete

  • Romeiko
  • Liatiko
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Moscato
  • Assyrtiko
  • Dafni

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Crete

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

The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.

Discover other regions and appellation of Crete

A wine route in the region of Crete ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Apokoronos
  • Exomvourgo
  • Heraklio
  • Iraklio
  • Kalloni heraklion
  • Krionerida
  • Venerato