Ρετσίνα Παιανίας (Retsina Peanias)

Greece · PGI · Στερεά Ελλάδα · 1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

The vineyards extend across a hilly terrain, with vines planted on alternating hillsides that reach to within 200 metres of the sea and rise to an altitude of up to 350 metres.
The vineyard soils are predominantly calcareous and, in places, sandy clay-silt and silty-clay in texture.
The climate of the area, based on meteorological data from the Penteli Forestry Service, is characterised as Mediterranean, particularly xeric and warm, with a complete absence of rainfall during the summer months and the presence of sea breezes.
Mean temperatures in the summer months range from 25–30 °C, while in the winter months they frequently hover around 10–14 °C, with the maximum recorded in July and the minimum in January.
The prevailing winds in the area, particularly in winter, are moderate north-easterlies, while in summer the area is influenced by the seasonal Meltemi winds.

Human factors

Research on clay vessels discovered to the east of the settlement of Myrtos in southern Crete, dated to 2200–2700 BC, showed that wine containing resin had been stored in them.
The production of retsina dates back to antiquity, when the addition of resin was intended for the better preservation of the wine and not only for the addition of aroma; it is said that its distinctive flavour originated from the practice of sealing amphorae with pine resin.

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

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