The Winery Vorizanaki of Heraklion of Crete

Winery Vorizanaki
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Crete.
It is located in Heraklion in the region of Crete
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The Winery Vorizanaki is one of the best wineries to follow in Heraklion.. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Heraklion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vorizanaki wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Vorizanaki

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vorizanaki

How Winery Vorizanaki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham croquette with purée, croque-monsieur with tuna or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vorizanaki

On the nose the white wine of Winery Vorizanaki. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vorizanaki

  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Vidiano
  • Thrapsathiri
  • Chardonnay
  • Plyto
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Moschofilero

Discovering the wine region of Heraklion

The wine region of Heraklion is located in the region of Crete of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zacharioudakis or the Domaine Alexakis produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Heraklion are Vilana, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Heraklion often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, spices or smoke and sometimes also flavors of grass, vegetal or honey.

We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Heraklion, producing 77 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Heraklion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top red wines of Winery Vorizanaki

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vorizanaki

How Winery Vorizanaki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of puchero, lamb mouse with figs and grapes or mussels with curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vorizanaki

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.18/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Kotsifali
  • Liatiko

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Vorizanaki

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Vorizanaki

How Winery Vorizanaki wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), lamb chops with honey and spices or mussels with curry.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Vorizanaki

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Liatiko

The word of the wine: PDO

Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Vorizanaki

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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