Modiano Market ★ 3.9
Thessaloniki's covered central market, in the gateway city rather than the wine region, reopened in September 2026 with 32 shops, among them a cheese and charcuterie counter and a small dairy making cheese.
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.
Dry 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.
Qualigeo 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.
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.
Address: Episkopi, 592 00 Naoussa, Imathia
Thessaloniki's covered central market, in the gateway city rather than the wine region, reopened in September 2026 with 32 shops, among them a cheese and charcuterie counter and a small dairy making cheese.