The Winery Diamantakis of Crete

Winery Diamantakis - Prinos Rosé
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Crete

The Winery Diamantakis is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Diamantakis wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Diamantakis

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Diamantakis

How Winery Diamantakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, lamb chops with spanish sauce or island grouper.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Diamantakis

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Diamantakis. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Diamantakis

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mandilaria

Discovering the wine region of Crete

The wine region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lyrarakis or the Domaine Economou (Oikonomoy) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crete are Vidiano, Vilana and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Crete often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cocoa or raisin and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, red cherry or red fruit.

We currently count 68 estates and châteaux in the of Crete, producing 394 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top red wines of Winery Diamantakis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Diamantakis

How Winery Diamantakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, leg of lamb in braillouse or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Diamantakis

On the nose the red wine of Winery Diamantakis. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Diamantakis

  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mandilaria
  • Kotsifali

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.

The top white wines of Winery Diamantakis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Diamantakis

How Winery Diamantakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without eggs, codfish aioli or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Diamantakis

On the nose the white wine of Winery Diamantakis. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Diamantakis

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5

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

  • Assyrtiko
  • Vidiano
  • Chardonnay
  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

The word of the wine: Vaccaresis

Black grape variety, one of the 13 of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can be used in a blend in this appellation and other neighbouring AOCs (Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas...). It produces a floral, elegant and fresh wine, which balances the warmth of the Grenache. It is rare.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Diamantakis

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

Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko

This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.

News about Winery Diamantakis and wines from the region

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 ...

Plans to rebuild after wildfire damages rare vines in Crete

Growers in the village of Melambes in Crete saw devastating wildfires cause ‘complete damage to 300 acres (121.4 hectares) of old pre-phylloxera vines’ in July, according to an online crowdfunding page created to support viticulture in the area and help those affected. Although fire burned 90% of the vineyard, it’s hoped some damaged vines can be rescued, said winemaker Iliana Malihin, of her namesake winery and who has spearheaded a community project to revive the site in recent years. Ye ...

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

The word of the wine: Vaccaresis

Black grape variety, one of the 13 of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can be used in a blend in this appellation and other neighbouring AOCs (Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas...). It produces a floral, elegant and fresh wine, which balances the warmth of the Grenache. It is rare.

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