Νέα Μεσημβρία (Nea Mesimvria)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Nea Messimvria is located 20 km northwest of Thessaloniki, built on hills at a mean elevation of 200 metres and overlooking the Thermaic Gulf.
• The climate of the area is Mediterranean but also carries continental characteristics, with a considerable number of sunny days throughout the year.
• The mean summer temperature is 24.4 °C, while during the winter months it frequently drops below 0 °C.
• Snowfall in winter is not at all unusual and may occur at any time from early December through to mid-March.

• In March 1926, 288 refugee families from Mesembria on the Black Sea settled to the southeast of Karabia, each receiving a plot of 30 stremmata of agricultural land.
• The first settlers had been viticulturists in their former homeland and, upon migration, brought with them barrels, viticultural and winemaking equipment, as well as vine cuttings that they planted in their new vineyard plots.

• The quality characteristics of Nea Messimvria PGI wines are shaped by the combination of climatic conditions, soil diversity, cultivated grape varieties, viticultural practices, and winemaking techniques.
• The distinctiveness of Nea Messimvria PGI wines is attributed to the particular characteristics of the area — including its soils, climate, and the influence of summer winds — in combination with the cultivated varieties and viticultural techniques applied.

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-A1574
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)