Λέσβος (Lesvos)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• "Lesbian Wine" is already mentioned in the Homeric epics and was the most expensive wine in the markets of ancient Athens and Rome.
• The brother of the poet Sappho traded Lesbian Wine as far as the Greek colony of Naucratis in Egypt.

• Wine lovers choose this wine because it originates from a distinctly singular vineyard territory.

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-A0125
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)