The Winery Gavalas of Santorini

Winery Gavalas - Santorini
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Santorini.
It is located in Santorini

The Winery Gavalas is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Santorini to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gavalas wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gavalas

How Winery Gavalas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with cream or back of cod with chorizo and parmesan crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gavalas

On the nose the white wine of Winery Gavalas. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or melon and sometimes also flavors of lemon zest, straw or chalk. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Gavalas. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gavalas

  • 2019With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Assyrtiko
  • Katsano
  • Aidani

Discovering the wine region of Santorini

The wine region of Santorini is located in the region of Cyclades of Santorini of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Argyros or the Domaine Argyros produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santorini are Assyrtiko, Aidani and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santorini often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, eucalyptus or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, red cherry or cocoa.

In the mouth of Santorini is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Santorini, producing 204 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santorini go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish or lean fish.

The top red wines of Winery Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gavalas

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

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gavalas

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gavalas

  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Mavrotragano
  • Athiri

Discover the grape variety: Aidani

This grape variety has been cultivated in Greece for a very long time - most often at high altitudes - more specifically in the Cyclades islands, the island of Rhodes, Crete, etc. and is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, including France. We can meet the black aidani or mavro, very rare, it has however no link with the white or aspro.

The top sweet wines of Winery Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Gavalas

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

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Gavalas

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Gavalas. 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 sweet wines of Winery Gavalas

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5

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

  • Assyrtiko
  • Aidani
  • Athiri

The word of the wine: N-M

Negociant-manipulant. Company that buys grapes, sometimes in addition to its own vineyard, elaborates and markets its champagne. Most of the big brands like Moët or Taittinger are N-M.

The top pink wines of Winery Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gavalas

How Winery Gavalas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef kidney, californian sushi (reverse maki) or salmon crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Gavalas

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Gavalas. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Gavalas

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gavalas

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

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 Gavalas and wines from the region

A perfect pairing: Flatbread and cod roe emulsion

My father worked in the wholesale supply of fruit and vegetables. He would often come home with a box of the day’s best produce, and so I became interested in what was in season. Both my parents often worked late, so cooking dinner to help take some weight off them inspired me to want to learn more. My first kitchen job at age 14 was at a Greek restaurant in Southampton, and it inspired my love for foods of the eastern Mediterranean. Today, I’m lucky to be able to obtain the best produce from ‘O ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

A perfect pairing: Flatbread and cod roe emulsion

My father worked in the wholesale supply of fruit and vegetables. He would often come home with a box of the day’s best produce, and so I became interested in what was in season. Both my parents often worked late, so cooking dinner to help take some weight off them inspired me to want to learn more. My first kitchen job at age 14 was at a Greek restaurant in Southampton, and it inspired my love for foods of the eastern Mediterranean. Today, I’m lucky to be able to obtain the best produce from ‘O ...

The word of the wine: N-M

Negociant-manipulant. Company that buys grapes, sometimes in addition to its own vineyard, elaborates and markets its champagne. Most of the big brands like Moët or Taittinger are N-M.

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