Ρετσίνα Μαρκόπουλου (Αττικής) (Retsina Markopoulou (Attikis))

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area has a richly varied, hilly relief, with vineyards on alternating hillsides extending to within as little as 200 metres of the sea and reaching elevations of up to 350 metres.
• The soils of the vineyards are predominantly calcareous and, in places, sandy clay-silt and silty clay in character.
• The climate of the area is Mediterranean, particularly xerothermic, with a complete absence of rainfall during the summer months and sea breezes.
• Average temperatures in the summer months range from 25–30 °C, while in the winter months they generally hover around 10–14 °C, with the maximum recorded in July and the minimum in January.
• Mean annual rainfall is around 300 mm, with higher precipitation from October through April; moderate north-easterly winds prevail in winter, while in summer the area is influenced by the seasonal Meltemi winds.

• Research on organic residues from vessels found in Crete and mainland Greece has shown that the Minoans cultivated grapes and produced resin-infused wine as early as 1700 BC.
• Archaeological investigations to the east of the settlement of Myrtos in southern Crete brought to light clay vessels dating from 2200–2700 BC in which resin-infused wine had been stored.

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

All appellations in Greece

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A1226
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)