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The Roads of Greek Wines
Wine Producing Areas
Wine was always appreciated in Greece so the vine was cultivated in every
place that its climate permitted, together with the other domestic cultivations,
completing the family income. We wouldn't exaggerate the facts if we said that
every home had its own vine.
As vine can be cultivated in dry and poor soil, it speaded throughout Greece,
although as the rural class decreased with the years, the vine-cultivating areas
diminished as well. This happened mostly in mountainous and infertile lands
which were abandoned by their inhabitants.
To make our tavel easier, we will divide Greece in administrative rather than
vine-cultivating regions. The wine produced differentiates due to climatologic
conditions, the variety and the soil. Thus, the Xinomauro variety in
Amindaio gives us rose wines while in Naoussa the same vine produces rose and
red wines although it is the same variety of vine although both areas belong
geographically in Macedonia.
According to their production, these regions are (starting from the larger
ones):
Peloponese
Viticulture area: 60.419 ha
Wine production: 1.525.590 hl
Varieties: *Agiorgitiko, *Korinthiaki (raisin), *White Mochato, *Moschofilero, *Refosko,
*Roditis, *Soultanina (raisin).
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Peloponnesos
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Nemea
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| Location: |
The vineyards are
cultivated on an altitude of 250-800m to the SE of Corinth. |
| Climate: |
Mild winters with a
lot of rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Agiorgitiko |
| Wines: |
Red, Dry |
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Patras
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| Location: |
Hillsides
of the city of Patras |
| Climate: |
Mild
winters with a lot of rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Rhoditis |
| Wines: |
White, Dry |
| Grape
variety: |
Mavrodaphne,
blended with Korinthiaki |
| Wines: |
Red, Sweet |
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Mantinia
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| Location: |
The
vineyards are cultivated on an altitude of 600m on Mt Mainalo |
| Climate: |
Cold
winters with a lot of rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Moschophilero |
| Wines: |
White, Dry |
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Crete
Viticulture area: 50.581 ha
Wine production: 959.480 hl
Varieties: *Vilana, *Kotsifali, *Liatiko, *Mandilaria, *Romeiko.
| Crete |
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Climate:
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Mild
winters with rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Region |
Wines |
Grape
variety |
| Archanes |
Red,
Dry |
Kotsifali,
Mandelaria |
| Daphnes |
Red,
Dry Red, |
Liatiko |
| Peza |
White,
Dry Red, Dry |
Vilana, Kotsifali,
Mandelaria |
| Siteia |
Red,
Dry Red |
Liatiko |
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Sterea Ellada & Eboia
Viticulture area: 28.849 ha
Wine production: 1.988.790 hl
Varieties: *Savatiano
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Macedonia & Thrace
Viticulture area: 15.500 ha
Wine production: 514.760 hl
Varieties: *Asirtiko, *Athiri, *Limnio, *Xinomauro, *Negkoska, *Cabernet
Sauvignon, *Cabernet Franc.
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Northern Greece - Macedonia
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| Location: |
The
vineyards are cultivated on an altitude of 350m on Mt
Vermio. |
| Climate: |
Continental,
cold winters and warm summers, with frequent rainfall. |
| Grape
variety: |
Xynomavro. |
| Wines: |
Red,
dry |
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| Location: |
The vineyards are
cultivated on an altitude of 250m on Mt Paiko. |
| Climate: |
Continental, cold
during winter, with a lot of rainfall, warm during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Xynomavro, Negoska.
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| Wines: |
Red, dry. |
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| Location: |
The vineyards are
cultivated on an altitude of 650m on Mt Vermio. |
| Climate: |
Continental, cold
during winter with a lot of rainfall and warm during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Xynomavro |
| Wines: |
Red dry, Rose dry
and Rose sparkling. |
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Epirus
Viticulture area: 1.022 ha
Wine production: 30.620 hl
Varieties: *Ntempina, *Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Thessalia
Viticulture area:8.696 ha
Wine production: 423.910 hl
Varieties: *Krasato, *Black Mesenicola, *Hamburg Moschato, *Mpatiki, *Xinomauro,
*Stavroto.
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Central Greece -
Epiros, Thessalia
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Zitsa
-Epiros
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| Location: |
The vineyards are
cultivated on an altitude of 600m near Mt Pindos |
| Climate: |
Continental, cold
during winter with a lot of snowfall and warm during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Debina. |
| Wines: |
Lightly sparkling
White, Dry or Medium Dry. |
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Rapsani
- Thessalia
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| Location: |
The
vineyards are cultivated on an altitude of 300-500m on Mt
Olympus. |
| Climate: |
Cold
during winter with a lot of rainfall and very hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Xynomavro,
Krasato and Stavroto. |
| Wines: |
Red,
Dry. |
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Ankhialos
- Thessalia
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| Location: |
The
vineyards are cultivated at sea-level loated the Gulf of
Pagasitikos. |
| Climate: |
Cold
during winter with a lot of rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Rhoditis,
Savatiano. |
| Wines: |
White,
Dry. |
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Ionian Islands
Viticulture area:8.716 ha
Wine production: 215.840 hl
Varieties: *Vertzami, *Mavrodafni, *White Moschato, *Robolla.
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Ionian
Islands
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| Cephalonia
|
| Location: |
High
vineyards 200-800m above sea-level, planted stony soil. |
| Climate: |
Mild
winters with a lot of rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Robola |
| Wines: |
White,
Dry |
| Grape
variety: |
Muscat,
Mavrodaphne |
| Wines: |
Red,
Sweet |
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Aegean Islands
Viticulture area: 9.131 ha
Wine production: 151.300 ha
Varieties: *Aidani, *Asirtiko, *Limnio, *Mandilaria, *Monemvasia, *Alexandria
Moschato.
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Dodecanese
Viticulture area: 3.438 ha
Wine production: 30.620 hl
Varieties:*Athiri, *Mandilaria, *White Moschato.
| Rhodes |
| Location: |
The vineyards are
cultivated on north/north eastern slopes of the Mt Attaviros. |
| Climate: |
Mild winters with a
lot of rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape
variety: |
Athiri,
Mandelaria |
| Wines: |
White Dry, Red Dry |
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