The Winery Nikos Gavalas of Heraklion of Crete

Winery Nikos Gavalas - AN
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Heraklion in the region of Crete

The Winery Nikos Gavalas is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Nikos Gavalas wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Nikos Gavalas

How Winery Nikos Gavalas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5

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

  • Kotsifali
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mandilaria
  • Fokiano

Discovering the wine region of Heraklion

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.

The top red wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Nikos Gavalas

How Winery Nikos Gavalas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or yassa chicken (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mandilaria
  • Kotsifali
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

The top white wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Nikos Gavalas

How Winery Nikos Gavalas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon in bellevue, marinated mussels with parsley or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

On the nose the white wine of Winery Nikos Gavalas. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Nikos Gavalas

  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Moschato Spinas
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vilana
  • Malvasia
  • Vidiano

The word of the wine: Varietal wine

Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Nikos Gavalas

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

Discover the grape variety: Vilana

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.

News about Winery Nikos Gavalas and wines from the region

Aldo Fiordelli: ‘The east-facing vineyard absorbs the morning’s first sunlight’

I’m fortunate enough to taste a fair amount of fine wine each year and I have come to the conclusion that each of us is forced to build our own stylistic preferences, regardless of the appellation or classification of a wine. Instead of simply choosing a bottle of Bordeaux over Barolo, for example, most of us probably aim to drink each on the right occasion and, in doing so, carve out our individual preferences for these wines. My personal bias – which I must confess, to be fair and transp ...

La Rioja Alta expands with ‘artisanal vineyard’ deals

Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...

Burgundy: MSc course in sustainable wine tourism launches

Prospective students from around the world can apply for the new MSc course in sustainable wine tourism and gastronomy, beginning in the 2022 academic year, said the School of Wine & Spirits Business. Based in Dijon, a short distance from the heart of the Côte d’Or’s famous vineyards, the institution is part of the Burgundy School of Business (BSB). It said the MSc in sustainable wine tourism and gastronomy will be taught in English and reflects ‘strong demand from companies for ...

The word of the wine: Varietal wine

Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.

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