The Winery Creta Olympias of Heraklion of Crete

Winery Creta Olympias
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.
This estate is part of the Mediterra Winery &ndash Creta Olympias.
It is ranked in the top 45 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Heraklion in the region of Crete

The Winery Creta Olympias is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Creta Olympias wines

Looking for the best Winery Creta Olympias wines in Heraklion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Creta Olympias 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 Creta Olympias wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Creta Olympias

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Creta Olympias

How Winery Creta Olympias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, ramadan berber soup (harira) or spicy chicken and mustard pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Creta Olympias

On the nose the red wine of Winery Creta Olympias. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Creta Olympias

  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Creta Olympias.

  • Kotsifali
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Agiorgitiko
  • Mandilaria

Discovering the wine region of Heraklion

The wine region of Heraklion is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zacharioudakis or the Domaine Alexakis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heraklion are Vilana, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heraklion often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, spices or smoke and sometimes also flavors of grass, vegetal or honey.

We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Heraklion, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top white wines of Winery Creta Olympias

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Creta Olympias

How Winery Creta Olympias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Creta Olympias

  • 2014With an average score of 3.24/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Creta Olympias.

  • Vilana
  • Thrapsathiri

Discover the grape variety: Mavrodafni

The top sweet wines of Winery Creta Olympias

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Creta Olympias

How Winery Creta Olympias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Creta Olympias.

  • Mavrodafni

The word of the wine: Harmonious

Balance of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. This harmony is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.

The top pink wines of Winery Creta Olympias

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Creta Olympias

How Winery Creta Olympias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Creta Olympias

  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Creta Olympias.

  • Mandilaria
  • Kotsifali

Discover the grape variety: Agiorgitiko

It is very old in Greece, most certainly originating from the Aegean islands of Santorini(i) to be precise, where it is still the second black variety cultivated today. It is found in Canada (Quebec), in France it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Creta Olympias

Planning a wine route in the of Heraklion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Creta Olympias.

Discover the grape variety: Vilana

A very old grape variety grown in Greece - one of the main ones - most often at high altitude, it is said to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in Italy, but is practically unknown in France. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vidiano.

News about Winery Creta Olympias and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Harmonious

Balance of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. This harmony is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.

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