Ρέθυμνο (Rethimno)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Semi-mountainous vineyards with a predominantly northern aspect, within a zone of 1,496 km² in the Regional Unit of Rethymno.
• Typical Mediterranean climate: mean annual temperature of 19°C and mean annual rainfall of 1,200 mm.
• Vineyard soils of moderate organic matter content, moderately acidic, with moderate calcium carbonate content.
• High late-summer temperatures and intense sunshine favour the accumulation of sugars in the grapes.

• The Vidiano variety has been cultivated in Rethymno for more than 600 years.
• Dried-grape wines and liqueur wines are traditionally produced in the region as the distinctive wine of the great Christian feast days.

• High temperatures and abundant sunshine accumulate sugars in the grapes, generating the aromatic compounds characteristic of dried-grape wines and liqueur wines.
• The combination of grape varieties, soil and climate conditions, and production methods imparts the distinctive organoleptic characteristics of the PGI Rethymno wines.

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-A1060
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)