Winery CalligaMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Calliga matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style or rabbit with hunter's sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Calliga's Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Calliga are 2014, 2015, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Calliga
The Winery Calliga is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Viotia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viotia
The wine region of Viotia is located in the region of Continental Greece of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Samartzis Estate Wines or the Domaine Samartzis Estate Wines produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Viotia are Merlot, Assyrtiko and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Viotia often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices.
The wine region of Continental Greece
CentralGreece is a large geographical region in the heart of mainland Greece. Home to around 4. 5 million Greeks and the capital city, Athens, the region is also the birthplace of one of the country's most famous wines, Retsina. ALong with this idiosyncratic wine (which is mostly made from the local Savatiano grape), many Dry red and white wines are produced in Central Greece, from varieties as far-ranging as Assyrtico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Athiri.
The word of the wine: Barrel
Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).
