Winery Nikos GavalasEfivos Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Efivos Red of the Winery Nikos Gavalas is in the top 20 of wines of Crete.
Food and wine pairings with Efivos Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Efivos Red
Original food and wine pairings with Efivos Red
The Efivos Red of Winery Nikos Gavalas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of homemade beef stew, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or filet mignon with curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nikos Gavalas's Efivos Red.
Discover the grape variety: Gouais
It is certainly one of the oldest known grape varieties as it is already reported in the Middle Ages as producing a poor quality wine. Some claim that it has its first origins in eastern France and others in Croatia. It would then have been introduced into France by the Romans, nearly 2,000 years ago. Published genetic analyses have revealed that it is related to several grape varieties, including Saint Côme, Raffiat de Moncade, Muscadelle, Jurançon Blanc, Grease, Colombard, and Mademoiselle Blanche. For more information, click here. Today, the Gouais has practically disappeared from the vineyard, it is still cultivated somewhat in the upper Swiss Valais under the name of Gwäss or Gwaëss.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Efivos Red from Winery Nikos Gavalas are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Nikos Gavalas
The Winery Nikos Gavalas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Crete to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Champagne rosé
Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.
