Winery KaravitakisCretan Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.
Food and wine pairings with Cretan Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Cretan Red
Original food and wine pairings with Cretan Red
The Cretan Red of Winery Karavitakis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, delicious thai chicken or parsnip mousse in a glass jar.
Details and technical informations about Winery Karavitakis's Cretan Red.
Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo
The black Carcajolo is a grape variety originating from Italy. 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 medium-sized bunches and large grapes. The Carcajolo noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cretan Red from Winery Karavitakis are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Karavitakis
The Winery Karavitakis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
