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| REGIONS
WITH SUPERIOR QUALITY WINES |
There
are areas in Greece where wine makers use local tradition for the production of
superior quality wines. In order to
preserve the consistency in quality the Greek legislators have
voted on a regulation with the following requirements:
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the wines
produced must be from choice grape varieties
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the winery should use a specific system of cultivation
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there
should be a maximum level of vine yield, and
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there
should be a minimum level
of sugar content in the grape must.
The regulation characterizes wines
as:
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Appellations of Origin of Superior
Quality
-
Controlled Appellations of
Origin
Also, in the case of
Controlled Appellations of Origin, the regulation requires a detailed report for the
percentage of varieties in the vineyards, new plantings, production quantities and stock balance.
The table below defines the major regions.
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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. |
| 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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Central Greece -
Epiros, Thessalia
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Zitsa
-Epiros |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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Peloponnesos
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Nemea |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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Ionian Islands
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| Cephalonia
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| 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
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| Lemnos |
| Location: |
The vineyards are cultivated
at sea-level. |
| Climate: |
Mild winters and hot during summer. |
| Grape variety: |
Muscat of
Alexandria |
| Wines: |
White, Sweet or
Dry |
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| Samos |
| Location: |
Cultivated on steep, terraced vineyards from sea-level to
an altitude of 800 m |
| Climate: |
Mild winters and hot during summer. |
| Grape variety: |
Muscat |
| Wines: |
White, Dry |
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| Paros |
| Location: |
The vineyards are cultivated
at sea-level. |
| Climate: |
Windy, Mild winter
little rainfall, Hot and humid summer. |
| Grape variety: |
Mandelaria,
Monemvassia |
| Wines: |
Red, Dry |
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| Santorini |
| Location: |
The vineyards are cultivated
300m above sea-level. |
| Climate: |
Windy, Mild winters little
rainfall and hot during summer. |
| Grape variety: |
Asyrtiko blended with Athiri and Aedani |
| Wines: |
White, Dry |
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| 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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| 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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