Κως (Kos)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard yields of up to 1,000 kg/stremma (10,000 kg/hectare) on soils suitable for viticulture.

• Viticulture on Kos is documented for over 4,000 years; Hippocrates explicitly recommended the "οίνον Κώον αυστηρόν ως μελάντατον."
• In 1949 the Cooperative for the Vinification and Sale of Kos Grapes was established, operating until 1996.

• Hippocrates described the wine of Kos as "austeros" (dry), "melantatos" (deep red), and "hypostryphon" (astringent/tart).
• Ancient Kos also produced white wines: Strabo mentions the "leukokoon" or "tethalattomenon oinon," a pale-coloured white.

• The μεσογειακό κλίμα, with its dry summers and significant diurnal temperature variation during the summer period, is directly linked to the character of the ΠΓΕ Kos wines.

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

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — eambrosia
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A0981
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)