Σπάτα (Spata)

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

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Natural factors

The winegrowing zone of the Spata PGI lies within the administrative boundaries of the former municipalities of Spata and Artemida, at an altitude of more than 50 metres.
It is a lowland winegrowing zone with gently undulating relief, where vineyards reach up to 200 metres in altitude, with most plantings on slopes at a short distance from the sea.
Vineyard soils consist of light-coloured marls typical of Attica, as well as locally occurring red soils of medium mechanical composition, with a neutral pH and locally elevated calcium carbonate content.
The climate of the area is characterised as Mediterranean xerothermic, with mild winters, a mean summer temperature of 29.4 °C, and a maximum of 35 °C in July.

Human factors

In the late 1960s, wines from the Spata area received international recognition, and this tradition has continued with awards at international competitions in recent decades.
Viticulture in the area was already well established in antiquity, as evidenced by references in the works of historians of the 4th and 5th centuries BC to the district under the name Erchia.

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

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