The Winery Vinolio of Chania of Crete

Winery Vinolio - Cabernet Sauvignon Red Dry
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Crete.
It is located in Chania in the region of Crete

The Winery Vinolio is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Chania to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vinolio wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Vinolio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vinolio

How Winery Vinolio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, pumpkin parmentier hash or banh mi sandwich.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vinolio

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Chania

The wine region of Chania is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Manousakis or the Domaine Dourakis (Ντουρακης) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chania are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Vilana and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chania often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or earth.

We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Chania, producing 38 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb.

The top white wines of Winery Vinolio

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vinolio

How Winery Vinolio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, beef or lamb such as recipes of very simple muffins, braised beef with carrots or shoulder of lamb with a spoon.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vinolio

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Moscato
  • Trebbiano

Discover the grape variety: Hegel

German, intraspecific cross obtained in 1955 between helfensteiner and heroldreber by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) at the Weinsberg Research Institute. With these same parents he also obtained the dornfelder. One can meet the Hegel in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, ... completely unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Vinolio

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Vinolio

How Winery Vinolio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • Romeiko

The word of the wine: Monopoly (raw)

Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vinolio

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

Discover the grape variety: Moscatel rosado

It is said to be a cross between the diagalves and the Muscat of Alexandria obtained in Portugal. It can be found in Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, certainly because of its late maturity.

News about Winery Vinolio and wines from the region

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

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 ...

Plans to rebuild after wildfire damages rare vines in Crete

Growers in the village of Melambes in Crete saw devastating wildfires cause ‘complete damage to 300 acres (121.4 hectares) of old pre-phylloxera vines’ in July, according to an online crowdfunding page created to support viticulture in the area and help those affected. Although fire burned 90% of the vineyard, it’s hoped some damaged vines can be rescued, said winemaker Iliana Malihin, of her namesake winery and who has spearheaded a community project to revive the site in recent years. Ye ...

The word of the wine: Monopoly (raw)

Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.

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