Malvasia Chandakas-Candia is a wine area within Crete, Greece. Malvasia of Crete is being revived as a naturally sweet wine made from sun-dried grapes. One cited wine uses sun-dried Plyto, Dafni, Vidiano and Vilana, and is aged in new oak.
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- ArchanesNo producers listed yetIn Crete's Archanes PDO area, Kotsifali and Mandilari form the basis of red wines.
- Chandakas - CandiaNo producers listed yetChandakas - Candia is part of Crete's wine region.
- Dafnes2 producersDafnes is a Cretan PDO zone centred on Liatiko, with dry and sweet red wines.
- Malvasia SiteiasNo producers listed yetMalvasia Siteias is part of Crete's wine region. The wider Malvasia revival on the island focuses on naturally sweet wines made from sun-dried grapes.
- Peza1 producerPeza pairs white Vilana with red wines based on Kotsifali and Mandilari.
- SitiaNo producers listed yetSitia's red clay and schist soils, along with dry, windy conditions, are associated with dense, succulent wines. A local Liatiko-Mandilari can be nutty, fleshy and tannic, with dried-fruit notes.