Winery Porto CarrasAmpelos Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Porto Carras's Ampelos Red.
Discover the grape variety: Queen
Intraspecific crossing obtained in 1954 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California) by crossing the Hamburg Muscat with the Sultana.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ampelos Red from Winery Porto Carras are 2007, 2010
Informations about the Winery Porto Carras
The Winery Porto Carras is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Sithonia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sithonia
The wine region of Sithonia is located in the region of Chalkidiki of Macedonia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Porto Carras or the Domaine Porto Carras produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sithonia are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Assyrtiko and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sithonia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
The wine region of Macedonia
Greek Macedonia (Makedonia) is an expansive region in Northern Greece. It is bordered by the Republic of North Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria to the north and the Aegean Sea in the South. The vineyards in the mountainous region are extensively planted to Xynomavro, along with Roditis, Limnio and the more-international Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety. Macedonian red wines are noted for their firm tannins and big flavors, and the best examples are among Greece's most-sought-after reds.
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