Σιθωνία (Sithonia)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Typical μεσογειακό κλίμα: mild winters, cool summers, absence of frost and extreme temperatures.
• North to north-easterly winds predominate, with southerly winds in summer; summer sunshine exceeds 10 hours per day.
• Rolling hillside terrain with coastal and semi-mountainous vineyard sites creates a diversity of microclimates within the peninsula.
• The variety of soil types, combined with direct maritime influence, defines the identity of the ΠΓΕ Σιθωνία wines.

• The wines of the region are referenced in antiquity under the place names Toroni, Akanthos, and Όλυμπος — ancestral roots of the ΠΓΕ Σιθωνία appellation.
• Systematic plantings began in the early 1960s at Ktima Porto Carras, with notable success in the adaptation of Syrah and Μαλαγουζιά.

• The distinctiveness of ΠΓΕ Σιθωνία wines is attributed to the interplay of soil, climate, and wind influence during the summer months.

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-A0989
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)