The best wines of Thrace

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

Top wines of Thrace by region

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

Great red wines of Thrace

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Thrace

Red wines from the region of Thrace go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of chili con carne, milanese escalope (italy) or alsatian sauerkraut.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Thrace

On the nose the red wine of the region of Thrace. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, truffle or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, cedar or floral.

The best vintages in red wine of Thrace

  • 2020With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.21/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Thrace

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Thrace

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

Discovering the wine region of Thrace

The wine region of Thrace of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chamlija or the Château Kalpak produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Thrace are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Thrace often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of jam, mint or prune.

We currently count 53 estates and châteaux in the of Thrace, producing 514 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Thrace go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork.

Great white wines of Thrace

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Thrace

White wines from the region of Thrace go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pan-fried carrots, italian tabbouleh or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Thrace

On the nose the white wine of the region of Thrace. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Thrace

  • 2019With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1958With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Thrace

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Thrace

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

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Great sparkling wines of Thrace

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Thrace

Sparkling wines from the region of Thrace go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Thrace

  • Yapincak
  • Öküzgözü

The word of the wine: Tense

Said of a lively and nervous wine.

Great pink wines of Thrace

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Thrace

Pink wines from the region of Thrace go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, meatballs catalan style or monkfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Thrace

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Thrace. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in pink wine of Thrace

  • 2006With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.73/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Thrace

  • Kalecik Karasi
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Karasakiz
  • Pamid
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Thrace

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

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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

Great sweet wines of Thrace

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Thrace

Sweet wines from the region of Thrace go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or caramel pork.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Thrace

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Thrace. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or spices.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Thrace

  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Thrace

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Karasakiz

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Thrace

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

The word of the wine: Merithalle

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).

News from the vineyard of Thrace

‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: February 2022

Inside the February 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: Wines of the Year An extraordinary tasting, our best ever, of 126 wines put forward by Decanter’s experts and staff, resulted in these 51 top-scorers Your choice: why you bought that wine But was it really? Rolfe Hanson uncovers a host of decision makers involved in you picking that one bottle Burgundy 2020: vintage report Charles Curtis MW on the standout wines of this exceptional if hot year Producer profile: Château-Grillet Matt ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine Richaud, Cairanne

Whenever I visit Domaine Richaud, just outside the village of Cairanne, the winemaking team remind me of friends I made at free parties in the 1990s in fields and disused warehouses. I’m not talking dreadlocks and dogs on strings, but there’s always an anarchic frisson in the air. You get the impression they know how to enjoy themselves. Perhaps it’s to be expected, given the radical furrow Marcel Richaud has ploughed. He’s approaching 70 now, but still thrums with pent-up energy, his ice-blue e ...

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