The cellar

Top-rated Assyrtiko

Every wine

The highest-rated Assyrtiko bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.9 Santorini Domaine Sigalas Kavalieros Single-Vineyard Assyrtiko Domaine Sigalas 4.9 Santorini Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori Estate Argyros 4.5 Nemea Abyss Assyrtiko Lantides Winery 4.4 Nemea Emigre Mitravelas Estate 4.4 Nemea Semeli Sofia Semeli Estate 3.8 Naoussa Charoula Lefkos Argatia 3.8 Naoussa Kapnistos Dalamaras Winery 3.8 Naoussa Lefkos Melitzani Ktima Melitzani

Good value

Assyrtiko under €25

The best-rated Assyrtiko bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Nemea Abyss Assyrtiko Lantides Winery 4.4 Nemea Emigre Mitravelas Estate 4.4 Nemea Semeli Sofia Semeli Estate 4.3 Santorini Estate Argyros Atlantis White Estate Argyros 4.3 Nemea Geometria Assyrtiko Lafazanis Winery 3.8 Naoussa Charoula Lefkos Argatia 3.8 Naoussa Kapnistos Dalamaras Winery 3.8 Naoussa Lefkos Melitzani Ktima Melitzani

At the table

What to eat with Assyrtiko

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Assyrtiko, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Assyrtiko food pairing →

Region by region

Where Assyrtiko is made

3 regions, with their best Assyrtiko bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Assyrtiko

Every cheese
Kopanisti Our pick Kopanisti is a soft, salty cheese with a woody, peppery taste and marked piquancy. Vinsanto, sweet from sun-dried grapes and aged in oak, keeps a high acidity, and its sugar answers the cheese's salt and spice. Vinsanto, Santorini: Gaia Vinsanto · Canava Roussos Vinsanto · Venetsanos Vinsanto
Manouri Our pick Qualigeo calls manouri perfect with white wine and its flavour rather delicate; English Wikipedia gives only about 0.8 percent salt. A dry, medium-bodied white with high acidity lifts it without weight. Dry white of Assyrtiko, Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, Naoussa: Lefkos Melitzani
Feta Our pick Feta is a salty, crumbly cheese ripened in brine. The high acidity of a dry Santorini Assyrtiko refreshes against the salt and cuts the fat, and the cheese in turn softens the wine's sharp edge. Santorini Assyrtiko, Santorini: Gaia Thalassitis Assyrtiko · Gaia Thalassitis Submerged · Domaine Sigalas Seven Villages Pyrgos Assyrtiko
Kefalograviera Our pick Greek Wikipedia says kefalograviera, being on the salty side, looks for dry whites with good acidity. These dry, medium-bodied whites all have high acidity to meet its salt and strong aroma. Dry whites with high acidity, Naoussa: Charoula Lefkos · Kapnistos · Lefkos Melitzani
Chloro of Santorini Our pick Young chloro is a fresh, soft and mildly salty cheese, often scented with coriander. A dry Santorini Assyrtiko of medium body has the high acidity to keep the creamy paste lively and to rinse the salt between bites. Santorini Assyrtiko, Santorini: Gaia Thalassitis Assyrtiko · Gaia Thalassitis Submerged · Domaine Sigalas Seven Villages Pyrgos Assyrtiko
San Michali Our pick San Michali is a hard cow's milk cheese, salty, sharp and piquant. A full-bodied Santorini Assyrtiko, given time in oak or on its lees, has the weight to meet it, and its high acidity cuts the salt and fat. Full-bodied Santorini Assyrtiko, Santorini: Domaine Sigalas Kavalieros Single-Vineyard Assyrtiko · Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori · Gaia Wild Ferment Assyrtiko

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Taste Assyrtiko where it grows

Tastings and tours in the regions above, and somewhere to stay.

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