Domaine Karanika is a brand new three-storey, gravity-flow winery in Levea, just outside Amyndeo in the far northwest of Macedonia in Greece. We mainly produce wines made from Xinomavro or Sourblack. And indigenous grape from Macedonia, Greece with a history going back as far as Alexander the Great. Karanika owns 7 vineyards in the Amyndeo appellation, together around 4 hectares. Most of the vineyards are planted with 15 to 20 year old Xinomavro grapes. We are particularly proud of a more than 80 year old vineyard in Ajios Panteleimonos. The newly planted vineyards in Levea next to the Domaine include Assyrtiko, Limniona, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Mavrodaphne. Our winemaking philosophy is minimal handling of grapes and wines. That means: no pumping to transport must and wines, but gravity, piegage instead of pumping over etc. Because of this minimal handling there is no need for filtering the wines. Racking and clarification is enough. This makes our wines crystal clear, very aromatic, with considerable length. No bombastic heavyweight, but straightforward wines.

Under the brandname XM Karanika produces and distributes several wines: rose, and sparkling wines. Under the Terra Levea label we produce a red blend and the sharp Assyrtiko. Via this site one can order the wines, find information about the XM brand, about xinomavro the grape, Xinomavro in the press, about karanika wines and about Amyndeo, the area where Karanika produces these exceptional wines.

Domaine Karanika believes in organic farming

The winery is located next to lake Vegoritis at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level and is surrounded by the giant mountains Voras, Vermio and Vigla. Therefore the climate is semicontinental with cool nights in summer and cold winters with plenty rainfalls.

The Amyndeo vineyards are situated in the following subregions: Rasto, Sotirtsko, Prisecca and Nivigratsko.