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Crete : Top 10 Cretan Wines

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1. Domaine Fantaxometocho

Excellent red wine made from Mantilaria and Kotsifali grapes. Good with lamb or chicken.
2. Chardonnay Boutari

Dry, white varietal wine – great with seafood and cheese.
3. Sauvignon Blanc Boutari

Dry white, ideal with vegetable dishes, cheeses and cold cuts.
4. Sant’Antonio

Produced from Kotsifali and Mantilaria grapes in the Peza region of central Crete by Miliarakis Brothers, this deep red wine is barrel-aged for five to six years.
5. Kokolakis

Ioannis Kokolakis bottles wines made from liatiko grapes grown in the Agrilos vineyards, not far from Siteia, which produce a light, dry red wine.
6. Kissamos

This potent red wine with a 13 per cent alcohol content comes from Romeiko grapes grown in Crete’s north west.
7. Rodolino

Made from liatiko red wine grapes blended with white varieties, this rosé is best served chilled to the bone.
8. Clos de Creta

Unassuming white wine made from Romeiko grapes from the Kissamos area.
9. Domenico

Made from Vilana and Rozaki grapes, this is one of the better pine-flavoured retsinas.
10. Malvasia

One of Europe’s oldest wines, Malvasia was exported as far as England by the Venetians. Made from a blend of sugar-rich, aromatic grapes, it is best drunk with dessert.