The Winery Michalakis of Heraklion of Crete
The Winery Michalakis is one of the world's great estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Michalakis wines in Heraklion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Michalakis 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 Michalakis wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of suckling pig leg in the oven, bacalhau com natas or garantita or karantita (algerian recipe).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Michalakis. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or microbio.
The wine region of Heraklion is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zacharioudakis or the Domaine Alexakis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heraklion are Vilana, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heraklion often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, spices or smoke and sometimes also flavors of grass, vegetal or honey.
We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Heraklion, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of lomo saltado, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or duck breast with orange sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Michalakis. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or grass and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Michalakis. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
A very old grape variety grown in Greece - one of the main ones - most often at high altitude, it is said to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in Italy, but is practically unknown in France. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vidiano.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.
How Winery Michalakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
It is very old in Greece, most certainly originating from the Aegean islands of Santorini(i) to be precise, where it is still the second black variety cultivated today. It is found in Canada (Quebec), in France it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
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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.
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Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.