Douloufakis Winery, Wines from Crete, Greece
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Cretan wines Douloufakis Winery Nikos Douloufakis is following OUR VINEYARDS the family winemaking Our privately owned vineyards are tradition in the footsteps of situated in the heart of wine- his father and grandfather. growing zone of Crete, in Dafnes of He’s adding a modern twist, Heraklion, on hill slopes at an using state-of-the-art altitude of 350 - 450 meters. The terroir of the Dafnes region is technology and producing characterized of limestone soil high quality wines made of and the prevailing microclimate is Cretan indigenous and considered ideal for producing international varieties. high quality grapes. Thus, it is no coincidence that Dafnes region has a long viticulture history, according to written records, since the Venetian rule in Crete. Here are some of our wines: - "ENOTRIA", white, rosé and red – a series of blends made of indigenous and international DISTINCTIONS varieties. The efforts of Nikos - "DAFNIOS", white and red – single- varietal wines from Vidiano and Douloufakis and his partners’ have been recognised with Liatiko Cretan varieties, respe- ctively. the receipt of European and - "ALARGO", white and red - single- global distinctions. varietal wines from Assyrtiko and Douloufakis Cretan wines Syrah grapes, respectively. have several times been - "ASPROS LAGOS", white and red – awarded prizes during some also single-varietal wines, made of DOULOUFAKIS WINERY Vidiano and Cabernet Sauvignon of the most important grapes, respectively. International Competitions, PB E6, Dafnes Heraklion, PO 70003, Crete, Greece - "AMPHORA", white and red - single- like Decanter in the U.K., varietal wines from Vidiano, Liatiko TEXSOM International Wine Office & Production area and Muscat White of Spina grapes, Awards in the U.S.A. or Sakura that have been fermented in 0030 2810 792017 in Japan. 0030 2811 753113 traditional Cretan jars (pithoi). Some well-known wine [email protected] websites, such as Robert Orders The high quality Parker's, have highly rated our wines. Furthermore, [email protected] Douloufakis wines are famous wine writers have produced from excellent aroused interest for the grapes, grown in Dafnes, Mrs Ritsa Goula exceptional character of located in the heart of the Sales Manager, Athens Cretan wines, such as the 0030 6947 898352 wine -growing zone of British Andrew Jefford, the [email protected] Crete. American Mark Squires and the British Jancis Robinson, Mr Vaggelis Daskalakis Sales Executive, Crete with a special reference to the winemaker Nikos 0030 6976 975928 [email protected] Douloufakis and the "DAFNIOS" white 2016. WWW.DOULOUFAKIS.WINE LEARNMORE #DOULOUFAKISWINERY .