Σάμος (Samos)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards of Samos cover the slopes of Mount Ampelos and the foothills of Mount Kerketeas, extending from sea level up to 900 metres in altitude.
• The vines are planted on terraces with dry-stone retaining walls, cultivated without irrigation, and trained in a low gobelet form.
• The principal soil composition of the zone is schistose in texture, gravelly, of moderate fertility, and well-drained.
• The soils are predominantly acidic in composition, deficient in calcium, and rich in mineral elements such as iron, magnesium, manganese, copper, and zinc.
• The mean annual temperature in the area is 20.3 degrees Celsius, with annual rainfall of 750 mm distributed from late September through to mid-May.
• The island's maximum elevation is 1,443 metres, at the summit of Mount Kerketeas. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Records of Muscat cultivation on Samos date back to the 16th century, and from the mid-17th century the fragrant wine became one of the island's principal trade commodities.
• Around 1865, on the initiative of Prince M. Aristarchis, Samians were sent to France for training and French technicians were invited to the island, marking the beginning of the production of sweet wines through the addition of ethyl alcohol.

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

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-GR-A1564
• Official trade body site — United Winemaking Cooperative of Samos (EOSS)