The best wines of Mediterranean

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

Top wines of Mediterranean by region

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

Great red wines of Mediterranean

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Mediterranean

Red wines from the region of Mediterranean go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), banh mi sandwich or truffle with saint-nectaire cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Mediterranean

On the nose the red wine of the region of Mediterranean. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dried fruit or mulberry and sometimes also flavors of green herbs, microbio or clove.

The best vintages in red wine of Mediterranean

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Mediterranean

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Merzifon Karasi
  • Pinot Noir
  • Kalecik Karasi

Discovering the wine region of Mediterranean

Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).

The most commonly used wine grapes in Turkey are those used as table grapes, the only use they could be put to during the seven centuries of Ottoman rule. Ampelographic research has suggested that Turkey is home to between 500 and 1000 distinct varieties of vinifera grapes. Although Turkey's wine history is one of the oldest in the world, the modern Turkish wine industry is very Young. Turkey only began producing wine again in 1925, as a symbol of the nation's modernization and westernization.

The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, established the country's oldest winery. The largest winery in modern Turkey is owned by tobacco giant Tekel (whose name translates as "monopoly"), now a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. Turkey's transcontinental location, between the deserts of Arabia (its eastern neighbours are Syria, Iraq and Iran) and the seas of Eastern Europe (the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea), results in significant climatic variations within its borders. While the western coastal regions have a temperate Mediterranean Climate, with hot, Dry summers and milder, wetter winters, the northern regions (on the Black Sea) have significantly higher humidity in summer and colder winters.

Great white wines of Mediterranean

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Mediterranean

White wines from the region of Mediterranean go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of skate with vinegar and capers, chinese fried shrimp ravioli or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Mediterranean

On the nose the white wine of the region of Mediterranean. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth or floral.

The best vintages in white wine of Mediterranean

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.48/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Mediterranean

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Zilavka
  • Fumé Blanc
  • Bena
  • Sultaniye

Discover the grape variety: Okuzgozu

This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. In this country, it is very often grown at high altitudes, sometimes 1,000 metres or more. It is virtually unknown in France and in other wine-producing countries.

Great pink wines of Mediterranean

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Mediterranean

Pink wines from the region of Mediterranean go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Mediterranean

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Mediterranean. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Mediterranean

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.90/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Mediterranean

  • Pinot Meunier
  • Cinsault
  • Kalecik Karasi

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Great sweet wines of Mediterranean

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Mediterranean

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

The word of the wine: Sulphur

An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.

News from the vineyard of Mediterranean

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

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