Naoussa PDOXinomavroDalamara familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDNaoussa
Now in its fifth generation, the Dalamara family farms Xinomavro organically at Paliokalias on Vermio's eastern foothills, a vineyard area worked since the 1840s, and runs a complete cellar-door visit.
Tasting: Guided cellar-door visit through the vineyard garden, fermentation tanks, bottling area and ageing vault, ending in a tasting hall built around the family's traditional wine tools; tsipouro and olives served on request.
Tip: The visit route ends with a tasting among the family's old winemaking tools rather than a generic tasting counter.
Naoussa PDOXinomavro, Merlot, SyrahFounded 1984Episkopi
The growers' cooperative behind much of the appellation's output, VAENI Naoussa has worked from Episkopi since 1984, bottling Naoussa, Naoussa Reserve and Grande Reserve alongside PGI wines from Merlot and Syrah.
Tasting: Guided tours through the cooperative's cellar, with an on-site exhibition space and retail shop.
Tip: The on-site shop is a practical way to taste across the full Naoussa, Reserve and Grande Reserve range in one stop.
Naoussa PDOXinomavro, Merlot, Malvasia AromaticaFounded 1992Fountis familyStrantza
Founded in 1992 four kilometres outside Naoussa town in the Nea Strantza area, Domaine Foundi, registered as Fountis Nikolaos, farms mostly Xinomavro alongside small plantings of Merlot and Malvasia Aromatica.
Tasting: Open to visitors; the estate is a member of the Wine Roads of Northern Greece programme.
Tip: Being a Wine Roads of Northern Greece member means the cellar is set up for casual drop-in visitors, not just appointments.
Naoussa PDOXinomavro, Malagousia, Assyrtiko, Negoska, MavrodaphneRodochori
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.
Tasting: Open to visitors at the winery in Rodochori.
Tip: The Malagousia and Assyrtiko whites are a useful contrast to the region's Xinomavro-only PDO reds.
Naoussa PDOXinomavro2.2 haFounded 1918Melitzanis familyORGANIC CERTIFIEDGastra
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.
Naoussa PDOXinomavroMantemi
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.
