Hellenic wines

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Greek White Wine Varieties

Modern Greek white wines bear little resemblance to the well known retsina of the 70's. There is a large variety of indigenous white grapes that are largely grown in mountainous regions to take advantage of the cooler micro climate needed to slowly ripen the grapes through the hot greek summers and produce a range of fresh flavours. There are a number of notable exceptions to this rule with the Savatiano and Thrapsathiri varieties among other known for their high heat tolerance and resistance to drought. Among the most reputed Greek white varieties are:

Aidani: mainly found in the Cycladic Islands with medium acidity

Assyrtiko: a native of Santorini producing very dry whites, now widely produced throughout Greece

Athiri: an ancient variety also from Santorini with low acidity

Thrapsathiri: a highly drought resistant variety from Crete producing full body wines

Debina: mainly from the region of Epirus and often used in the production of sparkling wines

Lagorthi: a mountain cultivated variety from the Peleponnese

Kydonitsa:a relatively rare variety produced mainly in the Peleponnese

Malagousia: an aromatic variety with medium acidity found mainly in Macedonia

Malvasia/ Monemvasia: an historic white commonly used for dessert and fortified wines

Moschofilero:a grey grape, producing also Blanc de gris, from the PDO Mantineia region

Muscat of Alexandria: an ancient variety that thrives in Greece's hot climate

White Muscat:a variety used in the production of dessert wines

Plyto: a Cretan variety saved from extinction and currently cultivated in low quantities

Robola:a high acid variety notably used to produce PDO Robola of Kefalonia wines

Roditis: a rose colored variety used in the production of PDO Patra wines

Savvatiano: a popular grape in and around Athens with a high tolerance to heat

Vilana:the most famous white variety from Crete often blended with Malvasia and Muscat
Greek Red Wine Varieties