The Winery Calliga is one of the best wineries to follow in Peloponnesos.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Peloponnesos to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Calliga wines in Peloponnesos among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Calliga 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 Calliga wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Calliga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with carrots, tagliatelle with carbonara or duck breast and roasted peaches.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Calliga. often reveals types of flavors of plum, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Calliga. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The Peloponnese Peninsula (Peloponnesus) is a large landform on the southern edge of continental Greece. Covered in mountains, rugged plateaus and valleys, the area has an abundance of mesoClimates and terroirs suitable for premium viticulture.
Native Grape varieties such as Agiorgitiko, Moschofilero and Mavrodaphne are planted throughout the peninsula. They produce everything from fresh, minerally white wines to Rich, ageworthy reds.
The modern Peloponnese wine industry began to grow following the end of World War II, and today the region is one of the most viticulturally productive in Greece. Along with the seven PDO-level appellations, there are 17 regional appellations scattered across the whole area, including Tegea, Arcadia, Corinth and the Slopes of Petroto.
A wide range of Greek and international grape varieties are covered by these appellations. They include Assyrtico, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Refosco and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The peninsula (technically an island after the opening of the Corinth Canal in 1893) is the meeting place of the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean seas. Measuring some 21,500 square kilometers (8300 square miles), the land covers an area slightly smaller than the US state of New Jersey. Several mountain ranges traverse the Peloponnese, and it is here that most of the peninsula's viticulture takes place.
Two of the most highly respected Protected Designation of Origin appellations in Greece – Nemea and Mantinia – are located on the eastern side of the Peloponnese.
How Winery Calliga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef casserole, mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or kimo (malagasy dish with beef).
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Calliga. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Winery Calliga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of boeuf en daube, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Calliga. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.
Term used in certain regions to identify a particular sector within a larger appellation (Beaujolais, Côtes-du-Rhône).
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This is one of the most widely cultivated grape varieties in Greece, particularly in the regions of Attica, Euboea and Boeotia, and is virtually unknown in France. It is believed to be a cross between roditis and karystino, two varieties also of Greek origin.
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Term used in certain regions to identify a particular sector within a larger appellation (Beaujolais, Côtes-du-Rhône).
