🍇 Xinomavro
A red grape from Macedonia, Greece, the basis of Naoussa wines.
Xinomavro is a red grape from Macedonia in northern Greece. The name means acid black: the wine has high acidity and noticeable tannins. It is considered one of the most important red grapes of Greece.
The main growing areas are Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Rapsani. Naoussa, near the town of Naousa in Imathia, is especially well known: strong reds are made there that keep well. Amyndeon, in Florina, is cooler: both rosé and sparkling wine are made here. The grape likes cool air and altitude, and it ripens late.
Xinomavro wine changes with age. When young it is sharp, with red berries, tomato and olive, and later dried fruit and spice appear. It is sometimes compared with Italy's Nebbiolo, but the grapes are not related.
Xinomavro goes well with meat and stewed dishes. Greeks serve it with hearty food.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Xinomavro → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Greek wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Naoussa, 📍 Macedonia (Greece), 📍 Amyntaio, 📍 Goumenissa, 📍 Thessaly, 📍 Rapsani
- Main grape in
- 📍 Amyntaio, 📜 Imathia, 📍 Naoussa, 📜 Florina, 📍 Goumenissa, 📍 Macedonia (Greece), 📜 Siatista, 📍 Rapsani
- Parents
- 🍇 Gouais Blanc
Frequently asked questions
What does Xinomavro mean?
Acid black: it refers to the high acidity of the red grape.
Where is Xinomavro grown?
In Macedonia, Greece: Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa, Rapsani.
What wine does Xinomavro give?
A red wine, acidic and tannic, that keeps well; rosé and sparkling also exist.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Greek wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 📍 Macedonia (Greece) — Northern Greece, home of Xinomavro.
- 🍇 Gouais Blanc — An old white grape of Central Europe; an ancestor of Chardonnay, Riesling and Gamay.
- 📍 Amyntaio — Greece's coolest wine zone, by the lakes.
- 📜 Siatista — Wines of the mountain town of Siatista in Western Macedonia, including ones from partly dried grapes.
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