Δράμα (Drama)
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AssyrtikoCabernet SauvignonAgiorgitikoRoditisViogner B (Viognier)Cabernet Franc NSangiovese NMoschato Alexandrias B (Muscat Of Alexandria)Sauvignon Blanc BMerlot NChardonnay BRobola B (Rompola B)Limnio N (Lemnio N)Nebbiolo NSyrah NTempranillo NRefosco N (Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso)Ugni Blanc B (Trebbiano Toscano)Malagousia B (Malagouzia B)Semillon
Terroir
Natural factors
- The region's vineyards are planted at altitudes ranging from 80 to 1000 metres.
- The soils of the PGI Drama wine-growing area, which covers the entire regional unit of Drama, are mainly sandy-clay.
- The influence of the winds during summer is cited as one of the region's distinctive features, together with the soil and climate.
- The region's prolonged high temperatures and abundant sunshine allow sugars to accumulate in the grapes used for producing raisin wines.
- The harvest in the regional unit of Drama is early, which allows the grapes to be sun-dried while the summer sun is still strong, under conditions free of rain and extreme weather events.
Human factors
- Raisin wines were traditionally produced in the region for family use and accompanied festive tables, feasts and celebrations, before they gained commercial recognition.
- About a decade ago, the systematic production and distribution of raisin wines by the region's wineries began, using varieties such as Merlot and Moschato Alexandrias.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the administrative units named in the document (Eurostat GISCO or national cadastre boundaries).
Sources
- National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A1057
- Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)
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