The soils of Paros are inceptisols developed on alluvial and colluvial materials derived from the weathering of upstream areas, with a light sandy-loam texture and calcium carbonate content ranging from 4% to 19%.
The sloping soils are inceptisols derived mainly from intense erosion of alfisols, in which a petrocalcic horizon appears at a depth greater than 50 centimetres.
In the mountain vineyards above 400 metres, the soils are inceptisols developed on terraces retained by dry-stone walls of 1 to 2 metres in height, with slope gradients on the hillsides considerably exceeding 12%.
The climate of Paros is temperate and dry, with mild winters and rainfall that generally does not exceed 400 millimetres per year, while temperatures rarely fall below 8–9 degrees Celsius.
Human factors
The Byzantine Malvasia wine achieved great commercial success mainly through Venetian merchants who loaded their ships at the port of Monemvasia.
Although the overall vineyard area has since been fragmented as large tracts of land have been developed for tourism, wine remains one of the principal products of Paros.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
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Approximate area — the Bétard 2022 dataset polygon (EU PDOs), at municipality resolution.
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