The Winery Maia of Galilee

Winery Maia - Apollonia Saint Tropez
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 68 of the estates of Galilee.
It is located in Galilee

The Winery Maia is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Galilee to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Maia wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Maia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Maia

How Winery Maia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham or scallop mousse.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Maia

On the nose the white wine of Winery Maia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Maia

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Marsanne
  • Colombard

Discovering the wine region of Galilee

Galilee is an administrative and wine region in Northern Israel. Its name is perhaps most widely recognized in the context of Lake Galilee, via its associations with the Bible, but it is now steadily becoming known as a wine region. 'Water into wine' is not a New theme for the Galilee region as the story of the wedding at Cana, in which Jesus turns water into wine, is widely thought to have its origins here. The Galilee (Galil in Hebrew) is located in the northern most reach of the couunty, with Golan Heights to the east and the Coastal Plains to the west.

The region is (unofficially) subdivided into Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee and the Golan Heights, with the latter confidently emerging as one the most interesting New World regions of the Old World. Lower Galilee is by far the smallest in terms of area under Vine, with just a small viticultural district around Mount Tabor, the iron-rich terra rossa soil of which bears more than a passing resemblance to that of Coonawarra. The vineyards of Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights are considerably more widespread, scattered over almost every Part of Israel's northeast corner. Thus the soil profiles vary considerably, offering greater choice to contemporary vignerons seeking out their preferred terroirs.

Among the soil types in Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights are free-draining gravels, limestone based and mineral-rich volcanic basalt all of which are found throughout reputable wine producing areas of the world. The landscape throughout Galilee is characterized by rocky elevations of well over 450 meters (1,500ft), with the landscape peaking at Mount Meron (1,210m/4,000ft) in the far north of which creates undulating topography. The cool elevations and relatively high rainfall in this area (for what is essentially a semi-desert region) allows for Grapes to retain their Acidity and therefor wine that is atypically fresh and vibrant. Very few wine regions at 33 degrees latitude are capable of producing wine of this quality – those that do are, like Galilee, reliant on high altitude to compensate for their low latitude.

The top red wines of Winery Maia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Maia

How Winery Maia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of picadillo, lamb mouse confit in wine or shrimp risotto with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Maia

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Maia

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Durif

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

The top pink wines of Winery Maia

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Maia

How Winery Maia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of savoyard matafans or pork colombo.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Maia

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Maia

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Maia

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Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.

News about Winery Maia and wines from the region

Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...

Scientists find new clues to ‘billion-dollar’ vine diseases

New research on grapevine trunk diseases has shown how fungi can collaborate to attack a vine via a kind of ‘extracellular bomb’. Antioxidants may help wineries to fight back, said the international group of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) have been of growing concern to vineyard owners in recent decades. Almost 20% of the world’s vineyards were affected, said the International Organisation for Vine & Wine in 2015. A 201 ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.

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