The Winery Creta Olympias of Heraklion of Crete

Winery Creta Olympias - Isle Creta Red
The winery offers 29 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 29 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 tongue with pickle sauce, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or colombian lentils.

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: 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.

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: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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: 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Creta Olympias

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News about Winery Creta Olympias and wines from the region

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

Are Bordeaux and Napa close to ‘tipping point’ on global warming? – Study

Writing in the Oeno One journal, researchers said climate data showed a significant increase in average growing season temperatures in both Napa and Bordeaux, particularly since the 1980s. So far the warmer conditions have generally contributed to better average wine quality, noted the authors, from the University of Bordeaux’s ISVV Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin and UC Davis. Yet, they questioned how long this would continue. The authors said: ‘In Napa and Bordeaux, viticulture has ...

Burgundy: MSc course in sustainable wine tourism launches

Prospective students from around the world can apply for the new MSc course in sustainable wine tourism and gastronomy, beginning in the 2022 academic year, said the School of Wine & Spirits Business. Based in Dijon, a short distance from the heart of the Côte d’Or’s famous vineyards, the institution is part of the Burgundy School of Business (BSB). It said the MSc in sustainable wine tourism and gastronomy will be taught in English and reflects ‘strong demand from companies for ...

The word of the wine: Noble rot

A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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