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Mavroudi

Area grown: Mavroudi is grown throughout Greece, mostly in the Peloponnese and in Northern Greece. Grapes: Dark coloured, tannic skins. Nose/bouquet: Sweet aromas of cooked red fruit, plums, milk chocolate, roasted almonds, herbaceous.   Tweet

Savatiano

Area grown: Mostly Attica, Evia and Viotia in Central Greece, also to a smaller extend in the Cycladic Islands, Macedonia and Peloponnese. Quick Fact File: Savatiano is the most widely planted indigenous Greek grape variety.… Savatiano

Muscat of Limnos

Limnos, the 8th largest island of Greece, is located in the northern Aegean. The vast majority of its vineyards are located at low altitudes. Only one grape is allowed for the two existing appellations: Muscat… Muscat of Limnos

Santameriana

Area grown: Southwest Achaia (in the northwest of the Peleponnese) History: Watch the video for nerdy fun-facts ;) Grapes: Medium bunches with small and evenly rounded berries that turn from green to gold yellow straw… Santameriana

Dafni

Dafni Area grown: Area of Alagni, Iraklio in Crete – which is extremely limited. Alagni is the most mountainous village of the appellation area Peza. History: Dafni is one of the oldest ancient grape varieties… Dafni

Negoska

Fact File Negoska Area grown: Originated from Naoussa and planted in most regions of Macedonia, its most important presence is in the OPAP of Goumenissa. Goumenissa is one of the four Xinomavro OPAP zones of… Negoska

Personal taste

Greece is blessed with the sheer number of indigenous and international grape varieties that grow here. It is nearly impossible to become bored with the wines, as there are an abundance of different flavours to… Personal taste

Vertzami

I tasted a 100% Vertzami by Antonopoulos – the first thing that struck me was its deep and intense colour, bordering on black. As the last years have seen a lot of research on the… Vertzami

Tsaoussi

Tsaoussi is an indigenous Greek grape variety mainly found on the Ionian island of Kefalonia, although it has been suggested to be of Macedonian origin. Kefalonia shot to fame when the best seller “Captain Corelli’s… Tsaoussi