Τεγέα (Tegea)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard elevation is approximately 660 m, with mountain vineyards above 750 m, on the Arcadian plateau.
• Dominant soil types: Inceptisols (high parent-material content) and Entisols on the lower eroded hills.
• Mediterranean climate of Cca type: mild, prolonged winters, hot dry summers, and low temperatures.
• Heavy rainfall and snowfall in winter, frequent summer thunderstorms — a typical mountain microclimate of Arcadia.
• The area is flanked by Parthénio (1,215 m) to the north and Párnonas (1,599 m) to the southeast.

• The vine and wine have been interwoven with the cultural, social, and economic life of Tegea from antiquity to the present day.
• Tegea, one of the most important cities of ancient Arcadia, possesses a fertile plain with vineyards.

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-A0123
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)