The best wines of Heraklion

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

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Top wines of Heraklion by region

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

Great red wines of Heraklion

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

Red wines from the region of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, lamb in spicy sauce or pork gyros.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Heraklion

On the nose the red wine of the region of Heraklion. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of smoke, citrus fruit or tree fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Heraklion

  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.66/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Heraklion

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Heraklion

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

Discovering the wine region of Heraklion

The wine region of Heraklion is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zacharioudakis or the Domaine Alexakis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heraklion are Vilana, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heraklion often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, spices or smoke and sometimes also flavors of grass, vegetal or honey.

We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Heraklion, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Great white wines of Heraklion

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Heraklion

White wines from the region of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon in brick pastry, carri of shrimps with chillies or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Heraklion

On the nose the white wine of the region of Heraklion. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, lemon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of floral, oak or vegetal.

The best vintages in white wine of Heraklion

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Heraklion

  • Vilana
  • Vidiano
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
  • Chardonnay
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Heraklion

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

Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko

This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.

Great pink wines of Heraklion

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Heraklion

Pink wines from the region of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Heraklion

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Heraklion. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak.

The best vintages in pink wine of Heraklion

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.16/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Heraklion

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

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Heraklion

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

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Great sweet wines of Heraklion

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Heraklion

Sweet wines from the region of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts such as recipes of plain cupcakes.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Heraklion

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

The best vintages in sweet wine of Heraklion

  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Heraklion

  • Moscato
  • Liatiko

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Heraklion

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

The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.

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