Πελοπόννησος (Peloponnisos)

Greece · PGI · Πελοπόννησος · 1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

The Peloponnese is the largest wine-producing region in Greece, with 220,000 stremmas of vineyards yielding around 1,500,000 hectolitres of wine each year.
The Nemea vineyard extends across the plain and up to the foothills of Mount Kyllini, covering 22,000 stremmas, with vines ranging from 200 to 850 metres in altitude.
Agiorgitiko thrives in Nemea where the cool northerly winds and generally low temperatures support its steady and even ripening.
The vineyards of the Mantinia viticultural zone lie to the northeast of Tripoli, at altitudes exceeding 650 metres, on soils that are generally poor and well-drained.
The climate of Mantinia is characterised by heavy rain and snow in winter, frequent summer showers and storms, and temperatures that are low compared with most other regions of mainland Greece.

Human factors

The Homeric epics contain references to areas of Messenia that attest to a long tradition of wine production, such as Pedasos, described as richly planted with vines.
The name of the god Dionysus is attested on Linear B tablets from Pylos, demonstrating that he was already known by the 13th century BC, possibly in connection with wine.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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