Top 10 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.
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2. Chardonnay Boutari
Dry, white varietal wine – great with seafood and cheese.
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3. Sauvignon Blanc Boutari
Dry white, ideal with vegetable dishes, cheeses and cold cuts.
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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.
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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.
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6. Kissamos
This potent red wine with a 13 per cent alcohol content comes from Romeiko grapes grown in Crete’s north west.
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7. Rodolino
Made from liatiko red wine grapes blended with white varieties, this rosé is best served chilled to the bone.
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8. Clos de Creta
Unassuming white wine made from Romeiko grapes from the Kissamos area.
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9. Domenico
Made from Vilana and Rozaki grapes, this is one of the better pine-flavoured retsinas.
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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.
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