Αιγαίο Πέλαγος (Aegeo Pelagos)

Greece · PGI · Νησιά Αιγαίου · 2 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

The Aegean Islands span approximately 5 degrees of latitude and enjoy the highest sunshine hours in Greece, with summer heat moderated by sea breezes from May through September.
The vineyards of the Aegean region are distinguished by high-quality mountain fruit, as altitude, soil, and vineyard aspect combine with the islands' multiple microclimates.
On Santorini the soils are volcanic, arid, and inhospitable to phylloxera — one of the factors that, together with the basket-trained pruning system (kouloura) and other characteristics, support the recognition of the island's vineyard as a monument of world cultural heritage.

Human factors

Rodos was a pioneer in Greece in the production of sparkling and semi-sparkling wines through its two wineries, and for many years the sole supplier of such products to the Greek market.
On Limnos the native Limnio vine was cultivated from antiquity, while from the Ottoman period onwards the island became associated with the cultivation of Muscat of Alexandria and the production of dessert wines.
Ministerial decrees have established low yield limits per stremma, while strict criteria for qualitative sorting of the grapes are applied in parallel, incentivising a pioneering system of 'honest harvesting'.
On Paros, vines were traditionally trained low to the ground with trailing shoots reaching up to 5 metres, a practice known as aplōtaries, which protected the plants from the island's winds.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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