Ρετσίνα Παιανίας (Retsina Peanias)
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Hilly terrain with vineyards up to 350 m elevation and up to 200 m from the sea
- Soils predominantly ασβεστόλιθος, locally sandy-clay-silty and silty-clayey
- Mediterranean, xerothermic climate; mean annual rainfall ~300 mm/year, with total summer drought
- Summer μελτέμια in the hot season; moderate north-easterly winds in winter
- Summer temperatures 25–30 °C, winter ~10–14 °C; rainfall from October through April
Human factors
- Minoan viticulture and resin-treated wine production is archaeologically attested from as early as 2200 BC
- The addition of pine resin to amphorae began as a sealing practice for preservation before evolving into an aromatic one
Terroir / wine link
- Ασβεστόλιθος, sandy-clay-silty, and silty-clayey soils in combination with μεσογειακό κλίμα and μελτέμια shape the character of Retsina Paianias
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-A1597
- Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)