Καρδίτσα (Karditsa)
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AssyrtikoCabernet SauvignonRoditisMoschato Mavro N (Muscat Hamburg)Batiki BMavro Mesenikola N (Messenikola Mavro)Merlot NChardonnay BDebina B (Ntempina B)Syrah NCarignan NLimniona N (Lemniona N)Cinsaut NMalagousia B (Malagouzia B)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Viticulture is a traditional occupation of the inhabitants of the mountainous and semi-mountainous areas of Agrafa, and the soil and climatic conditions of the region are considered ideal.
Human factors
- As early as 1525, through the Treaty of Tamasio, the people of Agrafa gained autonomy from Ottoman rule and the freedom to cultivate their vineyards and produce wine.
- In the first decades of the 20th century, viticulture in the Karditsa regional unit covered 3,200 hectares; the destruction of the vineyards by phylloxera followed, and replanting on American rootstocks brought the area under cultivation back to 2,300 hectares by 1965.
- Grape varieties such as Mavro Mesenikola were cultivated in the region as far back as the Frankish period.
Terroir / wine link
- The distinctiveness of Karditsa PGI wines is owed to the particular characteristics of the area — soil, climate, and the influence of summer winds — combined with the cultivated varieties and the viticultural techniques applied.
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-A1592
- Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)
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