Ρετσίνα Μεσογείων (Αττικής) (Retsina Mesogion (Attikis))

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Predominantly limestone soils, locally sandy-clay-silty and silty-clayey in texture.
• A rolling, undulating relief: vineyards range from near sea level (~200 m) up to 350 m altitude.
• Mediterranean, xerothermic climate with a complete absence of summer rainfall and cooling sea breezes.
• Mean annual rainfall ~300 mm, concentrated between October and April.
• Moderate-intensity north-easterly winds in winter; summer dominated by seasonal μελτέμια.

• Viticulture in Μεσόγεια is documented from the 4th–5th century BC, evidenced by an altar to Dionysus at the sanctuary of Brauronian Artemis.
• In 1914, the cooperative 'ΜΑΡΚΟ' was established in Μαρκόπουλο, producing 200 tonnes of wine and supplying the Attica basin.

• The Mediterranean, xerothermic climate with sea breezes and summer μελτέμια shapes the character of Retsina Mesogeion.

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-A1091
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)