The Winery Pnevmatikakis of Kissamos of Crete

Winery Pnevmatikakis - Eklektos Vidiano - Assyrtiko
The winery offers 56 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Kissamos in the region of Crete

The Winery Pnevmatikakis is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 56 wines for sale in of Kissamos to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pnevmatikakis wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis

How Winery Pnevmatikakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, mature and hard cheese or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti all 'amatriciana, salad with 4 cheeses and 2 fruits or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, microbio or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.17/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.06/5

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

  • Vilana
  • Vidiano
  • Romeiko
  • Assyrtiko
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Kissamos

The wine region of Kissamos is located in the region of Chania of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pnevmatikakis or the Domaine Pnevmatikakis produce mainly wines pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kissamos are Assyrtiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kissamos often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Kissamos, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Kissamos go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, mature and hard cheese or vegetarian.

The top red wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis

How Winery Pnevmatikakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of homemade beef stew, shish kebab or original francesinha (portugal).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.75/5

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

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

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis

How Winery Pnevmatikakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, marinated lamb chops or lamb shoulder confit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

  • 2020With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Kotsifali
  • Liatiko

The word of the wine: N-D

Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.

The top sweet wines of Winery Pnevmatikakis

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Pnevmatikakis

How Winery Pnevmatikakis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, express couscous in a pressure cooker or quick coconut milk chicken.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Romeiko

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pnevmatikakis

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

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.

News about Winery Pnevmatikakis and wines from the region

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 ...

Are Bordeaux and Napa close to ‘tipping point’ on global warming? – Study

Writing in the Oeno One journal, researchers said climate data showed a significant increase in average growing season temperatures in both Napa and Bordeaux, particularly since the 1980s. So far the warmer conditions have generally contributed to better average wine quality, noted the authors, from the University of Bordeaux’s ISVV Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin and UC Davis. Yet, they questioned how long this would continue. The authors said: ‘In Napa and Bordeaux, viticulture has ...

Willamette Valley grape crop is dealt a frosty blow

On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...

The word of the wine: N-D

Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.

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