Ιωάννινα (Ioannina)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The winegrowing zone of the PGI Ioannina is mountainous and semi-mountainous, with vineyards reaching elevations of up to 1,000 metres.
• Most of the region's vineyards are situated on hillside slopes, and the soils are generally of medium texture with a neutral pH and low calcium carbonate content.
• The varieties Vlahiko and Bekari are cultivated in the regional unit of Ioannina, where they are found exclusively, as is the variety Debina.
• The local white variety Debina, unique to Greece, has a slow aromatic maturation and yields sparkling and semi-sparkling wines with pronounced acidity.

• In Metsovo, within the regional unit of Ioannina, the first vines of the variety Cabernet Sauvignon in Greece were planted.
• In the regional unit of Ioannina, the cultivation of wine-grape varieties dates back to the 16th century, and the vine has been intertwined with the cultural and economic life of the region since antiquity.

• The sparkling and semi-sparkling wines of the region are wines with typicity and particular qualitative attributes.

• The rapid onset of winter and the interruption of fermentation have given rise to a long tradition of sparkling and semi-sparkling wines in the region.

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

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A1058
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)