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Vidiano

Vidiano wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Medium-full
Origin
Greece
Top region
Crete
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Vidiano is a white grape variety, and it traces back to Crete, Greece.

Structurally it lands at medium-full body, no tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

Look for lime, quince, peach, mango, sweet spice and vanilla.

The regions that matter for it are Crete.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening and a preference for warm, humid.

Watch for the synonyms: Vidiano.

At the table it suits smoked sardines with cherry tomatoes and thyme, squid stuffed with sautéed celery, tomato and onion and barbecued chicken wings.

The structure.

Body
Medium-full
Tannin
None
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
limequincepeachmango
Aromas
sweet spicevanilla
Styles
medium-bodied whitefull-bodied white

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Smoked Sardines with Cherry Tomatoes and Thyme
02 Squid stuffed with Sautéed Celery, Tomato and Onion
03 Barbecued Chicken Wings

Also labelled.

Vidiano.

Bottles to look for.

  • Alexakis Winery Vidiano PGI Crete, Greece
  • Biblia Chora 'Sole' Vidiano PGI Pangeon, Macedonia, Greece
  • Diamantakis Winery Vidiano PGI Crete, Greece
  • Domaine Paterianakis Vidiano PGI Crete, Greece
  • Domaine Zacharioudakis Vidiano PGI Heraklion, Crete, Greece
  • Douloufakis 'Aspros Lagos' Bianco PGI Crete, Greece
  • Douloufakis 'Dafnios' Vidiano PGI Crete, Greece
  • Douloufakis Traditional Method Brut, Dafnes, Greece

Vidiano: common questions

01.
What does Vidiano taste like?
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Vidiano tastes of lime, quince, peach, mango, sweet spice and vanilla. Structurally it lands at medium-full body, no tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Vidiano from?
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Vidiano originates in Crete, Greece.
03.
Where is Vidiano grown?
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The key regions for Vidiano are Crete.
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What food pairs with Vidiano?
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Pour it with smoked sardines with cherry tomatoes and thyme, squid stuffed with sautéed celery, tomato and onion and barbecued chicken wings.
05.
What else is Vidiano called?
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Vidiano is also labelled Vidiano.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Greece.

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