The Winery Manousakis of Crete

The Winery Manousakis is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Manousakis wines in Crete among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Manousakis 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 Manousakis wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Manousakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, lamb roast with lavender or pho soup.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Manousakis. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, tobacco or vanilla.
Largest Greek island and 2nd national wine region, millennia-old Minoan heritage. Signature native Vidiano in whites, rediscovered jewel: ample, expressive with signature apricot, yellow peach, white flowers, honey, tropical fruit and a mineral touch, round and long palate. Also fresh lemony Vilana, rare Plyto and Thrapsathiri. Liatiko reds (most planted) supple with cherry, dried herbs and spice; fruity Kotsifali, tannic Mandilari.
Volcanic soils.
How Winery Manousakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of red wine fondue or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Manousakis. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.
Aromatic, refined whites with a fragrant palate and preserved acidity, showing intense, signature muscat aromas of rose, orange blossom, citrus, exotic fruits (lychee, mango), fresh grape and honey. Made as crisp dry, sparkling (Asti DOCG) and great naturally sweet wines (Beaumes-de-Venise AOC, Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, Frontignan AOC, Lunel AOC, Samos PDO). Ancient Mediterranean variety, one of the oldest cultivated worldwide, ancestor of many muscats.
How Winery Manousakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, daniel's algerian couscous or macaroonade from sète.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Manousakis. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or pomegranate.
Person working in a restaurant and responsible for the wine service. The head sommelier is responsible for putting together the wine list, managing the sommelier brigade, and ensuring the sale of wines according to the dishes (food and wine pairing).
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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.