Μετέωρα (Meteora)

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Styles

Natural factors

Semi-mountainous to mountainous terrain, with elevations of 150–800 m and pronounced soil diversity.
Excellent soil drainage in the Meteora–Theopetra area, owing to its alluvial-depositional geological composition.
Continental climate: wet, snowy winters, dry summers, and intense sunshine (Hellenic National Meteorological Service data, 1958–2010).
Cool northerly winds from the Pindus range and the Pineios–Lithaios rivers create mild growing conditions and a wide diurnal temperature range.

Human factors

Monks cultivated vineyards from the 11th century onwards; tax exemptions were granted by Bayezid I (1393/94).
Grape seeds from the Theopetra cave have been dated to the Palaeolithic period, attesting to viticulture as far back as prehistory.

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