The Winery Vakouftsis Estate of Meteora of Thessalia

Winery Vakouftsis Estate - Achrantos Assyrtiko Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Thessalia.
It is located in Meteora in the region of Thessalia

The Winery Vakouftsis Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Meteora.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Meteora to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vakouftsis Estate wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Vakouftsis Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vakouftsis Estate

How Winery Vakouftsis Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tomato, zucchini and tuna flan, salt and pepper shrimp or quiche without pastry.

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

  • Assyrtiko
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Meteora

The wine region of Meteora is located in the region of Trikala of Thessalia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tsililis or the Domaine Tsililis produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Meteora are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Assyrtiko and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Meteora often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Meteora is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Meteora, producing 21 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Meteora go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top red wines of Winery Vakouftsis Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vakouftsis Estate

How Winery Vakouftsis Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or blood duck (tour d'argent).

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko

This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vakouftsis Estate

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Vakouftsis Estate and wines from the region

Demand for NZ wine shows no sign of slowing

Global demand for New Zealand wine saw exports rise by 9% to NZ$599m (£315m) in the first quarter of the new export year, to the end of September 2021, according to the latest data from New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW). A higher price per litre saw the average value of export wines rise by 4% for the three months, versus the same period of last year, but NZW also reiterated that managing tight supplies was a key challenge for wineries. ‘The ongoing demand for New Zealand wine has proven that the di ...

Château Lassègue names seventh-generation vigneron Nicolas Seillan as its new winemaker

Seillan takes on his new role in addition to his current position as senior vice president of finance, Château Lassègue and Tenuta di Arceno. Château Lassègue said Seillan will continue to work alongside his father, renowned vigneron Pierre Seillan, who said: ‘I am proud that my son Nicolas will continue in the tradition of our family lineage as a seventh-generation vigneron, and bring his passion and respect for the great terroirs and wines of France.’ Born into a family of French vignerons, Ni ...

Redbreast Dream Cask

The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...

The word of the wine: Tiled

Said of the colour of an evolved wine that has taken on brick and orange hues.

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