The Winery Mediterra of Crete

Winery Mediterra - Anassa
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
This estate is part of the Mediterra Winery &ndash Creta Olympias.
It is ranked in the top 82 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Crete

The Winery Mediterra is one of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mediterra wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Mediterra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mediterra

How Winery Mediterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon crumble, jambalaya (louisiana) or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mediterra

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mediterra

  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.28/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.13/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.03/5

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

  • Vilana
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Assyrtiko
  • Vidiano

Discovering 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.

We currently count 68 estates and châteaux in the of Crete, producing 394 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crete go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top red wines of Winery Mediterra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mediterra

How Winery Mediterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of meat and goat pie, leg of lamb in braillouse or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mediterra

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mediterra

  • 2011With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Kotsifali
  • Mandilaria
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Mediterra

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Mediterra

How Winery Mediterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Mediterra

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Mediterra. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Mediterra

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Mediterra.

  • Mavrodafni

The word of the wine: Dosage

The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.

The top pink wines of Winery Mediterra

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mediterra

How Winery Mediterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of daube niçoise, tunisian haja or baked sea bream.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mediterra

  • 2015With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Kotsifali

Discover the grape variety: Vidiano

A very old grape variety grown in Greece, mostly at high altitudes, it is believed to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in the United States, but is practically unknown in France. According to A.D.N. analyses, it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vilana.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mediterra

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

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.

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Andrea Franchetti: Obituary

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The word of the wine: Dosage

The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.

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