The Winery Idaia is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Idaia wines in Heraklion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Idaia 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 Idaia wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Idaia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), steamed salmon marinated in herbs or quiche lorraine.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Idaia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lemon or orange and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Viticultural heart of Crete (Greece) accounting for two thirds of Cretan vineyards, Aegean sea breezes tempering warm nights. Vidiano is the signature white king, a native variety in full renaissance: ample and textured with apricot, melon, peach, white flowers and honey touch, compared to Viognier. Fresh, citrusy Vilana as an aperitif white. Soft and fruity Kotsifali (red cherry, herbs), colourful and tannic Mandilaria in reds (blended).
PDO Peza, Archanes, Dafnes. Minoan heritage.
How Winery Idaia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick meatloaf, berber giblet frying pan or risotto milanese.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Idaia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Structured and aromatic whites with a golden robe, full mouthfeel and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of apricot, white peach, melon, ripe yellow fruits, white flowers, fresh almond and Mediterranean mineral notes. Good ageing potential. Star of the Cretan ampelographic renaissance (Rethymno, Heraklion), compared to Viognier for its richness. A Greek autochthon of Crete, rediscovered in the 2000s by modern winemakers.
How Winery Idaia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls or county soup.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Idaia. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Said of a wine rich in alcohol, but in which the mellowness dominates.
How Winery Idaia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Idaia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or dried fruit.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
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 Idaia.
Dry, vivid and fresh whites with a pale golden robe, slender mouthfeel and preserved acidity, with delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, Mediterranean herbs and saline mineral notes. Thirst-quenching profile and aromatic finesse. Star of Peza PDO in central Crete (Heraklion), often blended with Vidiano and Thrapsathiri. An autochthonous Greek Cretan variety, signature of easy-drinking island whites and the viticultural revival of Crete.
