PDO Paros is the only Protected Designation of Origin zone, where red and white grapes can be mixed to produce red wines. The exuberant Mandilaria, grown in the barren vineyards of the island, is blended and tainted by the white Monemvasia, in a very cool and juicy red wine, with velvety tannins and very good value for money.

Typical red Naoussa which accurately reflects the dynamics of Xinomavro. The primary aromas of red fruit and tomato variety shows, dress up properly from the spicy aromatic lining that gives the barrel. Rich tannins and nice acidity nicely complement red package.

Quality red aging by Vangelis Gerovassiliou, based on blend varieties which knows like few others. Smoked and spicy aromas on the nose and mouth, serious tannins and good acidity, resulting in a beautiful and long finish are the key features of this very good Greek red.

Powerful red wine, based on a sensible marriage: that of Syrah, distinguished by its spicy, yet elegant power, with Agiorgitiko, which gives a velvety... punch. It is worth trying the result…

A charming combination of the great French varieties, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, from vineyards in the Atalanta valley with the signature of the third generation of the winery of Georgios Lafazanis. Abundant and full of freshness dark fruits combined with oak touches and spice aftertaste, in a wine that requires exquisite meat-based dishes for company.

The talented Nikos Karatzas, founder of Oenops, tours all over Greece and creates wines from different terroir and varieties. This time it 'stops' in Limniona, one of the most rising Greek varieties and in Thessaly. 80% of the wine fermented and aged in clay amphoras, while the rest in large barrels. The result is an excellent wine with purity of fruit and baccarat, but in limited quantity!

Named after the daughter of producer Alexandra Manousakis, and invites us to open it up to accompany everyday kreatofagikous appetizers with friends.

So is the prayers that accompany the wine, which has gathered over it, all the good in the world. It comes from a fantastic terroir, the people who built their talent left over, the three varieties of tied together perfectly, while the price would make much more expensive competitors to 'blush'. It would be hard to part with your table ...

The talented Nikos Karatzas, founder of Oenops, tours all over Greece and creates wines from different terroir and varieties. This time it 'stops' in Limniona, one of the most rising Greek varieties and in Thessaly. 80% of the wine fermented and aged in clay amphoras, while the rest in large barrels. The result is an excellent wine with purity of fruit and baccarat, but in limited quantity!

A different and extremely charming expression of Xinomavro where most of it is kneaded with the native yeasts in concrete tanks and the rest in open barrels, while after mixing it matures for several months in amphorae. The grapes come from selected vineyards in the three areas where the variety grows, Naoussa, Amynteo and Rapsani. It is a wine that focuses on the purity of the fruit, the freshness but also the gentle tannins and is bottled unfiltered.

Nikos Lazaridis knows how to deliver "in Greek" the Borntoleziki approach to red wine as few. Red Chateau Nico Lazaridi is a wine with depth and elegance, but also proper tannic structure that allows it to stand next to gourmet meats-centric dishes with ease.

The addition of the Greek variety Agiorgitiko to the Bordeaux duo of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot gives the wine an unparalleled Mediterranean warmth. Dynamic tannins and a long, noble aftertaste complete the image of this quality wine.

Route 111 is an old country road that connects Nemea and Aegialia, the regions where the two great red varieties of the Peloponnese, Agiorgitiko and Mavrodaphni, thrive. Here, the varieties create in equal proportions a complex blend of vineyards at high altitudes of these regions, giving a complex wine with fresh fruit and concentrated flavor. It is bottled unfiltered.

Investing in Greek varieties, Akrathos winery brings Agiorgitiko to its privately owned organic vineyards in Halkidiki, at an altitude of 550 meters and specifically in the area where the great philosopher Aristotle was born. With the addition of just 10% Xinomavro is created a very charming red with dense fruit and finesse that you will love from the very first sip.

At the Akratos winery in Halkidiki, they pay particular attention to the Greek varieties, so Xinomavro, the largest red variety of Northern Greece, could not be missing from their portfolio. Here we have a very affordable dimension of the variety that focuses on fruit and well-crafted tannins. A juicy Xinomavro that can be enjoyed fresh but also has the potential to get old for many years.