The Winery Athina is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Santorini to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Athina wines in Santorini among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Athina wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Athina wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Athina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with roquefort cheese or very simple fish with fresh pasta.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Athina. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or lemon and sometimes also flavors of stone, honey or oil. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Athina. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Mythical volcanic PDO of the Cyclades (Greece): signature Assyrtiko as king white (>=85%, complemented by Aidani and Athiri) — pale robe and signature direct mineral-saline profile mirroring the volcanic terroir — lively notes of citrus, lemon, grapefruit, white fruits and an iodine touch, sharp acidity at low pH and chiselled structure. Centenary vines in kouloura (basket shielding from wind), phylloxera-free island, intense sun, violent wind, minimal rain.
How Winery Athina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish tagine, lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits or beef bourguignon with cookéo.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Athina. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Athina. is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Taut and mineral whites with exceptional cutting acidity and a lean palate, on intense aromas of lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers, smoke and strongly marked volcanic saline-iodine notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Santorini PDO on the volcanic soils of the Cyclades (vines trained in kouloura baskets to protect against wind). Now exported to Australia, California and South Africa. Native Greek variety.
Planning a wine route in the of Santorini? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Athina.
Structured, taut reds with a clear ruby robe that quickly evolves towards tawny, firm tannins and sharp high acidity (hence its name, xino-mavro = acid-black), with aromas of red cherry, sun-dried tomato, black olive, dried herbs, spice, leather and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential, often compared to Nebbiolo. Absolute star of Naoussa PDO in Greek Macedonia, also Amyndeo PDO. Very late-ripening autochthonous Greek variety.
