Based twelve kilometres from town in the hillside village of Rodochori at 540 metres, Argatia bottles a Naoussa PDO Xinomavro alongside PGI whites and reds from Malagousia, Assyrtiko, Negoska and Mavrodaphne.
Tip: The Malagousia and Assyrtiko whites are a useful contrast to the region's Xinomavro-only PDO reds.
Address: Rodochori, 59200 Naoussa, Imathia, Greece
Established in 1918 by cooper Dimitris Melitzani and now run by the third and fourth generations, Ktima Melitzani farms 2.2 hectares of organic Xinomavro on Gastra hill, one of the appellation's prime sites.
Tip: A century of continuous family ownership on a single named hillside is rare even by Naoussa standards.
A small Naoussa producer based in the Mantemi area, Diamantakos bottles Xinomavro under the Naoussa PDO while framing its work around the appellation's indigenous viticultural heritage.
Tip: The estate's trilingual site (Greek, English, French) points to an export-minded outfit despite its small size.
Farming in the Strantza area since the family's roots there in 1948, Ktima Chrisohoou makes Naoussa PDO Xinomavro through patient barrel ageing, alongside an events programme run from the same estate.
Tasting: Hosts weddings, baptisms and conferences alongside wine visits at the Strantza estate.
Tip: The estate doubles as an events venue, so a visit can coincide with a wedding or conference on-site.
Based in the Dalamari area of Naoussa, Kokkinos Winery bottles a Naoussa PDO Xinomavro alongside a wider PGI Imathia range that runs from a Xinomavro-Merlot red blend to Roditis and Malagousia whites.
Tip: The Petinos range is the entry point into the wider PGI Imathia bottlings if the PDO Xinomavro is sold out.
Founded in 1997 by Yiannis Boutaris in Yiannakohori on the eastern slopes of Mount Vermio, Kir-Yianni works around 50 hectares of Naoussa PDO Xinomavro through microvinification and site-by-site blending.
Tip: The estate's wines are widely distributed, so a bottle is often an easier find than a booked visit.
Apostolos Thymiopoulos released his first vintage in 2005 after training in oenology, and now works ten separate Xinomavro bottlings from his base in Trilofos on the Vermio foothills.
Tip: Ten distinct Xinomavro expressions from one producer is an unusually good way to taste how much the grape varies by site.
