The best wines of Chania

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

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Top wines of Chania by region

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

Great red wines of Chania

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Want to buy a red wine of Chania cheap or sell a red wine of Chania 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 Chania

Red wines from the region of Chania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb fillet with monbazillac or sheep's feet with mountain honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Chania

On the nose the red wine of the region of Chania. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

The best vintages in red wine of Chania

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Chania

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Kotsifali
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Chania

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

Discovering the wine region of Chania

The wine region of Chania is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Manousakis or the Domaine Dourakis (Ντουρακης) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chania are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Vilana and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chania often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or earth.

We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Chania, producing 38 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb.

Great white wines of Chania

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Chania

White wines from the region of Chania go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, king's cake with frangipane or romazava (madagascar).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Chania

On the nose the white wine of the region of Chania. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or earth.

The best vintages in white wine of Chania

  • 2019With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Chania

  • Vidiano
  • Vilana
  • Malvasia
  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Chania

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

Discover the grape variety: Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

Great pink wines of Chania

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Want to buy a pink wine of Chania cheap or sell a pink wine of Chania 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 Chania

Pink wines from the region of Chania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of autumn leaves, mini ham and cheese cakes or pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Chania

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Chania. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Chania

  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.44/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Chania

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Romeiko
  • Kotsifali
  • Liatiko

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Chania

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Chania

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Chania

Sweet wines from the region of Chania go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Chania

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

The best vintages in sweet wine of Chania

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.75/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Chania

  • Romeiko

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Chania

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

The word of the wine: Oenologist

Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.

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