Καστοριά (Kastoria)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Viticulture in Kastoria today is concentrated in specific areas such as Metamorfosi and Koromilia, at elevations ranging from 450 to 650 metres above sea level.
• Most of the vineyards in the Kastoria area are situated on slopes.
• The climate of the region is typically continental or semi-continental, with a mean annual temperature of 14°C and mean annual rainfall of 850 mm.
• The soils of the Kastoria vineyards have a moderate organic-matter content, a moderately alkaline pH, and a relatively high calcium carbonate content.
• The viticultural area of the Kastoria PGI encompasses the entire prefecture of Kastoria, located in the north-western corner of Greece.

• Traditionally, every farming family in the prefecture maintained its own small vineyard, cultivated for personal use in the production of both wine and distillate.
• Over the past decade, winery operations have developed in the region, focusing on the professional cultivation of the vine and on high-quality winemaking.
• Dried-grape wines have been produced traditionally in the region for many years, when winemakers prepared, alongside dry wines, a quantity of dried-grape wines to accompany the meals of the major Christian feast days.
• Approximately two decades ago, the systematic production and distribution of dried-grape wines by the area's wineries began, following traditional techniques combined with modern technology.

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-A1013
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)