The Winery Gikas of Slopes of Kitherona of Continental Greece

Winery Gikas - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Continental Greece.
It is located in Slopes of Kitherona in the region of Continental Greece

The Winery Gikas is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Slopes of Kitherona to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gikas wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Gikas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gikas

How Winery Gikas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pasta bolognese, mathieu's lamb tagine or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gikas

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gikas. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or floral.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gikas

  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Vradiano

Discovering the wine region of Slopes of Kitherona

The wine region of Slopes of Kitherona is located in the region of Viotia of Continental Greece of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sokos or the Domaine Gikas produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Slopes of Kitherona are Savatiano, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Slopes of Kitherona often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or oak.

We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Slopes of Kitherona, producing 19 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Slopes of Kitherona go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, mature and hard cheese or vegetarian.

The top pink wines of Winery Gikas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gikas

How Winery Gikas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, gypsy sauce or duck legs confit.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

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.

The top white wines of Winery Gikas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gikas

How Winery Gikas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, mature and hard cheese or vegetarian such as recipes of meat and goat pie, ham and comté quiche or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gikas

On the nose the white wine of Winery Gikas. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gikas

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Malagouzia
  • Assyrtiko

The word of the wine: Perlant

Said of a slightly effervescent wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gikas

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Gikas and wines from the region

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 ...

Demand for NZ wine shows no sign of slowing

Global demand for New Zealand wine saw exports rise by 9% to NZ$599m (£315m) in the first quarter of the new export year, to the end of September 2021, according to the latest data from New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW). A higher price per litre saw the average value of export wines rise by 4% for the three months, versus the same period of last year, but NZW also reiterated that managing tight supplies was a key challenge for wineries. ‘The ongoing demand for New Zealand wine has proven that the di ...

Ausone, Canon, Pichon Comtesse lead en primeur flurry

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur releases really picked up speed this week, and the launch of Ausone, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Canon, Montrose, Léoville Poyferré, Beychevelle and La Gaffelière in recent days – to name just a few – has given prospective buyers plenty to look at. Let’s not forget the debut for Lafite Rothschild 2021, too. Ausone, Canon and Pichon Comtesse 2021 Ausone is St-Emilion wine royalty, of course, and UK merchant Bordeaux Index quoted a release price of £6,000 (12x7 ...

The word of the wine: Perlant

Said of a slightly effervescent wine.

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