The Winery Chimera of Rhodes of Aegean Sea

Discovering the wine region of Rhodes

The wine region of Rhodes is located in the region of Dodecanese of Aegean Sea of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Alexandris Family Winery or the Domaine Kounaki produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rhodes are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Assyrtiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rhodes often reveals types of flavors of citrus, vegetal or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tropical fruit or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Rhodes is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 12 estates and châteaux in the of Rhodes, producing 86 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rhodes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.