Τριφυλία (Trifilia)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Homeric references connect the region of Methoni with viticulture already in antiquity.
• The name of Dionysus is attested on Linear B tablets from Pylos, linking wine to the 13th century BC.

• The vine and wine are inseparably bound to the social and economic life of Messenia since antiquity.

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-A0063
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)