VAENI winery tour with optional tasting and cheese ★ 3.7
Cooperative winery tour of vineyard, winery, bottling line and cellar at Episkopi, with an optional paid tasting of three wines served with crackers and kefalograviera. Visits by arrangement.
NeighbourhoodThessaloniki city centre (gateway city)
KindMarket
Website: agoramodiano.com
Naoussa wine and cheese
Feta with Malagouzia and Malagouzia-Assyrtiko whites
Our pickDry whites with Malagouzia alone or in the blend, all medium-bodied with high acidity. That acidity cuts the brine of feta and lets its slight peppery edge show.
Batzos with Full-bodied Naoussa PDO Xinomavro with firm tannin
Our pickQualigeo calls batzos perfect with red wines from its production area, which includes Imathia, and MEDEAT says the smoked version goes very well with reds. Its sourish, salty paste meets the high acidity and firm to high tannin of these Naoussa reds.
Manouri with Dry white of Assyrtiko, Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc
Our pickQualigeo 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.
Location
Address: Ermou 24 and Vasileos Irakleiou 33, 546 24 Thessaloniki, Naoussa