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2014

Wines of the Peloponnese

Patras
Athens

91%

31%

Indigenous varieties of which

the most planted are:

Roditis

of total Greek
wine production

Sparta

Moschofilero

Agiorgitiko

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Mavroudi

182
Wineries

19,400
Hectares planted

34%

17%

9%

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7%

60% White Wines

40% Red Wines

Protected Designation of Origin

Wine Colors

Muscat of Rio Patras

Grape: Muscat Blanc

Mavrodaphne of Patras
Grapes: Mavrodaphne, Korinthiaki

Athens

Nemea
Grape Agiorgitiko

Muscat of Patras

Mantinia

Grape: Muscat Blanc

Epidaurus

Patras
Grape: Roditis

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Kalamata

In the EU, schemes of geographical indications known

as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected
Geographical Indication (PGI), promote and protect names of
quality agricultural and food products. Amongst many other
products, the names of wines are also protected by these
laws.
PDO products are prepared, processed, and produced in a
given geographical area, using recognized know-how and
therefore acquire unique properties.

Grape Moschofilero

Monemvassia
Malvasia
Grapes: Monemvassia (min 51%),
Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa

White Wine

Sweet White Wine

Red Wine

Sweet Red Wine

Region

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

PGI products are closely linked to the geographical

area in which they are traditionally and at least
partially manufactured (prepared, processed OR
produced), and have specific qualities attributable to
that geographical area, therefore acquiring unique
properties. Depending on their geographical breadth,
PGI zones are divided into three levels:

White indigenous: Asproudes Patras, Aidani,

Assyrtiko, Athiri, Glikerithra, Goustolidi, Laghorthi,
Migdali, Petroulianos, Potamissi, Robola, Rokaniaris,
Skiadopoulo, Sklava, Volitsa Aspro.

Dry White
Dry Ros
Dry Red

Red international: Cinsaut, Mourvdre, Pinot Noir,

Tempranillo.

Greece

The PGI Regional Wines constitute the broader, overall

level of the PGI wines of Greece.

pgi since 1989

Red indigenous: Limniona, Skylopnichtis, Thrapsa,

Voidomatis, Volitsa.

Italy

Region
District
Area Wines

Peloponnese

Note
There are additional grape varieties allowed, but
current plantings are small.

Asproudes
Kydonitsa
Malagousia
Moschofilero ros
Muscat Blanc
Roditis ros
Savatiano

Chardonnay
Gewrztraminer ros
Grenache Blanc
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Ugni Blanc Trebbiano
Viognier

Agiorgitiko
Avgoustiatis
Black of Kalavryta
Fokiano
Mandilaria
Mavrodaphne
Monemvassia

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carignan
Grenache Rouge
Merlot
Refosco
Syrah

Turkey

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Mediterranean

Sea

Egypt

District

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

PGI District Wines have more strict regulations than PGI

Regional Wines in terms of the grape varieties allowed.

Achaia
pgi since 2004
Dry White
Medium Dry White
Medium Sweet White
Sweet White
Dry Ros
Medium Dry Ros
Dry Red

Asproudes Patra
Athiri
Goustolidi
Malvasia di Candia1
Malagousia
Muscat Blanc
Migdali
Potamissi
Volitsa White
Sideritis ros

Gewrztraminer ros
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Ugni Blanc Trebbiano

Avgoustiatis
Black of Kalavryta2
Korinthiaki
Koritsanos
Mavrodaphne
Volitsa Black

Grenache Rouge

1 Temporary allowed since 2008

2 Three different clones

District

Arcadia
pgi since 1996
Dry White
Sweet White
Semi-Sparkling White
Medium Dry White
Dry Ros
Semi-Sparkling Ros
Medium Dry Ros

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

Aidani
Glikerithra
Kydonitsa
Savatiano

Gewrztraminer ros
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Viognier

Avgoustiatis
Fokiano
Mavrodaphne
Skylopnichtis

Mourvdre
Pinot Noir
Refosco
Tempranillo

Dry Red

Argolida
pgi since 2008
Dry White
Medium Dry White
Medium Sweet White
Sweet White
Dry Ros
Medium Dry Ros
Medium Sweet Ros
Sweet Ros
Dry Red
Medium Dry Red
Sweet Red

Athiri
Kydonitsa
Rokaniaris
Savatiano
Sklava

Gewrztraminer ros
Sauvignon Blanc
Viognier

Thrapsa
Voidomatis

Mourvdre

District

Corinth
pgi since 2000
Dry White
Dry Ros
Dry Red

Ilia
pgi since 2004
Dry White
Dry Ros
Dry Red

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

Athiri
Kydonitsa
Muscat Blanc
Savatiano
Sklava
Sultaniye

Gewrztraminer ros
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc

Korinthiaki
Mavrodaphne

Malbec2
Mourvdre
Pinot Noir
Refosco

4
5

Malvasia di Candia1
Skiadopoulo
Sultaniye

Albarino3
Sauvignon Blanc
Ugni Blanc Trebbiano
Viognier

Avgoustiatis
Korinthiaki
Mandilaria
Mavrodaphne

Carignan
Grenache Rouge
Mourvdre
Negroamaro4
Refosco

Ancient Olympia
5

2
Temporary allowed since 2006
1, 3, 4 Temporary allowed since 2009

District

Indigenous grapes

Laconia
pgi since 2000
Dry White
Medium Dry White
Medium Sweet White
Sweet White
Dry Ros
Medium Sweet Ros
Dry Red

Dry White
Dry Ros
Dry Red

Aidani
Athiri
Kydonitsa
Monemvassia
Petroulianos
Potamissi
Thrapsathiri

Ugni Blanc Trebbiano

Fokiano
Limniona
Mandilaria
Thrapsa
Voidomatis

Carignan

Messinia
pgi since 2004

International grapes

Goustolidi
Monemvassia
Savatiano

Arinto
Grenache Blanc
Ugni Blanc Trebbiano

Fokiano
Korinthiaki
Mandilaria
Voidomatis

Carignan
Cinsaut
Grenache Rouge
Refosco
Tempranillo

7
6

Area

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

PGI Area Wines constitute the most restrictive

designations in terms of geographic boundaries, which
usually form a section of a district. The varieties and
types of wine also follow strict specifications.

Klimenti

pgi Corinth since 1996

Dry White
Dry Ros
Dry Red

Letrina
pgi Ilia since 1993
Dry Red

Malagousia
Moschofilero

Chardonnay

Agiorgitiko

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Syrah

Agiorgitiko
Mavrodaphne

Merlot
Refosco
Syrah

Area

Pisatis
pgi Illia since 1993
Dry White

Pylia
pgi Messinia since 1993
Dry White

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

Fileri
Roditis

Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

Assyrtiko
Roditis

Chardonnay
Ugni Blanc Trebbiano

Slopes of Egialia

pgi Achaia since 1997

Lagorthi

Chardonnay

Dry White
Dry Ros
Dry Red

Volitsa

Cabernet Sauvignon

Slopes of Petroto
pgi Achaia since 1992
Dry Red

Mavrodaphne

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Area

Tegea

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

pgi Arcadia since 1993

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

Dry Red

Trifilia
pgi Messinia since 1989
Dry
Medium Dry
Medium Sweet White
Dry Ros
Medium Dry
Medium Sweet Ros
Dry Red
Medium Dry
Medium Sweet Red

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Fileri
Roditis

Chardonnay
Grenache Blanc
Ugni Blanc Trebbiano

Agiorgitiko

Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carignan
Grenache Rouge
Merlot Syrah
Tempranillo

Index

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

Achaia
Color

Arcadia

Variety Name

Hectares

Origin

Roditis

3939

Variety Name

Hectares

Mavrodaphne

364

Moschofilero

1046

Muscat Blanc

190

Fileri

105

Cabernet Sauvignon

134

Mavroudi

77

Mavroudi

114

Kolliniatiko

70

Merlot

91

Cabernet Sauvignon

38

Chardonnay

76

Asproudes

35

Syrah

63

Skylopnichtis

33

Sideritis

59

Roditis

20

Black of Kalavryta

34

Merlot

18

Asproudes

29

Mavrodaphne

16

Sauvignon Blanc

25

Chardonnay

15

Muscat of Hamburg

23

Asprovergamo

12

Asprovergamo

21

Malagousia

19

Lagorthi

17

Agiorgitiko

13

Aglianico

11

Color

Argolida
Variety Name

Hectares

Color

Origin

Agiorgitiko

313

Roditis

248

Asproudes

21

Mavroudi

16

Savatiano

13

Syrah

12

Origin

Corinth
Variety Name

Hectares

Color

Origin

Agiorgitiko

2950

Roditis

647

Savatiano

496

Asproudes

150

Sultaniye

120

Cabernet Sauvignon

92

Mavroudi

63

Chardonnay

27

Merlot

26

Assyrtico

18

Syrah

11

Index

Indigenous grapes

International grapes

Laconia
Variety Name

Hectares

Mavroudi

437

Origin

Asproudes

132

Agiorgitiko

28

Kydonitsa

26

Messinia
Ilia
Variety Name

Hectares

Color

Origin

Roditis

806

637

Mavroudi
Fileri

455

Asproudes

119

Refosco

117

Savatiano

51

Cabernet Sauvignon

42

Merlot

27

Agiorgitiko

26

Violento

25

Carignan

23

Mavrodaphne

19

Chardonnay

16

Assyrtico

11

Syrah

11

Mandilaria

11

Color

Color

Origin

Variety Name

Hectares

Roditis

939

Fokiano

361

Cabernet Sauvignon

201

Roditis

23

Grenache Rouge

173

Gewrztraminer

21

Ugni Blanc

163

Fileri

109

Mavroudi

75

Chardonnay

72

Cabernet Franc

57

Alicante Bouschet

41

Refosco

34

Agiorgitiko

24

Merlot

22

Mandilaria

18

Carignan

15

Tempranillo

15

Assyrtico

14

Asproudes

13

Kolliniatiko

12

Syrah

11

Cinsaut

11

SOURCES
George Skouras from Domaine Skouras and Konstantinos Lazarakis, MW,
have provided me with sources and current data. I am very grateful for their
contribution.
Greek Ministry of Agriculture, current data sampled during the period 2012
and 2013.
New Wines of Greece website
"Wine Grapes" by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and Jos Vouillamoz,
published in 2012
"The Wines of Greece" by Konstantinos Lazarakis, published 1995
Data for PGI Region is as of February 2013, source
http://bit.ly/greekwinelaw
Data for PGI Districts is as of April 2010, source
http://bit.ly/1diLnBS
Great care has been taken to accurately analyze raw data. In some cases,
I used my own best judgement. For example, the grape varieties were often
named in Greek, without any further information. I suspect that some names
that are only known locally were used in the official data. An example
would be "Asprovergamo". I have also put Moschofilero and Fileri together
in the percentage chart for the most widely planted grape varieties on page
1, but used the breakdown in the index. Both synonyms are used to refer
to a group of clones with the same DNA profile. However, Fileri might also
refer to a table grape grown in some areas of the Peloponnese.
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