The Peloponnese, the large peninsula southwest of Athens is the largest wine region in Greece. Some of the most famous Greek wines come from the Peloponnese: Nemea, Mantinia, Muscat of Patras and Mavrodapne of Patras.
The vineyards of Nemea are located at the foot of the Killinio mountain, at an altitude of 200-850 meters, where the fresh north wind and the mild climate are good for the grapes. The vineyards of Nemea are the exclusive domain of the Agiorgitiko grape. A real quality grape that the Greek winemaker can use in various ways: from light red wines to drink young, to fruity rosé and heavy specimens with lots of tannin, alcohol and storage potential.
The vineyards of Mantinia are located a little further to the southwest. It rains a lot there - by Greek standards - it can snow in the winter and the summers are - again by Greek standards - quite mild. This allows the grapes to ripen for a long time. They are usually not harvested until the second half of September. The vineyards are populated by two very local white grapes: the muscat-like Moschofilero and the Asprouda.
In Achaia four wines with the highest Greek quality qualification are made. The dry white Patra from the Roditis grape and the sweet Muscat of Patras, the Muscat of Rio from Patras and the most famous red sweet Mavrodaphne from Patras. They are made, like the French Vin Doux Naturel, by adding wine alcohol soon after fermentation has started. Recently several winemakers have been experimenting with the almost extinct Malagousia, which can give excellent white wines.
In the vineyards around the town of Pirgos, the regional wines of Letrina are pressed from Mavrodaphne and from the Refosco grape - which is mainly known from Slovenia and the neighbouring Italian Friuli. Bottles from Ilia with Pissatida on the label can be white, rosé or red, made from Roditis, Fileri, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier or Grenache. The high-altitude vineyards of Messina also produce a large number of indigenous and international grapes. They end up in bottles called Messinia, Pilia or Trifilia.
The vineyards of Laconia are not a place for international grapes. You will only find Greek varieties such as the white Kidonitsa, Monemvassia, Petrouliano, Thrapsa and the high-quality Assyrtiko. Red is made from the ancient Mavroudi and Agiorgitiko. We currently have three wines from Peloponnese in our range. You can view all our wines from Peloponnese here.
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