Γρεβενά (Grevena)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• ηπειρωτικό κλίμα with harsh winters, warm days, and cool nights — favourable for red varieties.
• Vineyards at 600–820 m elevation on mountainous to semi-mountainous terrain (85% of the prefecture's surface area).
• Relief shaped by Voúrinos, Kamvoúnia, Chásia, and the Northern Πίνδος ranges; the mountain chain acts as a natural barrier.
• Mean summer temperature 22.3 °C; winters frequently below 0 °C owing to geographic position and topography.
• Principal αμπελουργικές ζώνες: the villages of Kosmáti and Tríkomo, with a total of approximately 3,000 stremma of vineyards in the prefecture.

• During the Ottoman period, viticulture and wine trade flourished in the semi-mountainous zones of the prefecture.
• The vine and wine have been bound to the cultural, social, and economic life of the region since antiquity.

• The ηπειρωτικό κλίμα, with its warm days and cool nights at 600–820 m elevation, benefits red varieties above all.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A1051
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)