The regions of Greece
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- 01Aegean Islands5 producersThe Aegean Islands bring together very different wine places, from Santorini's volcanic dry whites to Muscat sweet wines on Limnos and Samos. Paros and Rhodes add barrel-aged sweet wines and sparkling styles to the picture.
- 02Crete3 producersCrete's vineyards run from coastal sites to higher mountain ground, with changing soils and local climates across the island. Vilana, Vidiano, Liatiko, Mandilaria and Kotsifali shape its whites, reds, rosés and sweet wines, including wines from several named PDO areas.
- 03EpirusNo producers listed yetEpirus is a mountainous, cool part of northwestern Greece, with slow-ripening vineyards and snowy winters. Wine production centres on Ioannina, especially Zitsa and Metsovo. Debina is the main white grape, joined by the red varieties Vlahiko and Bekari.
- 04Ionian Islands1 producerThe Ionian Islands are a wine region in Greece spread across several islands, with Kefalonia as the leading producer. High-acid Robola from Mount Ainos is its best-known white, while Mavrodafni and Moschato show the island's red and white sides.
- 05Macedonia9 producersMacedonia gathers Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Plagies Melitona around Xinomavro, the principal indigenous red grape of northern and central Macedonia. Naoussa lies on Mount Vermio, while Amyndeon sits on a high plateau among mountains and lakes. Together, the areas trace a route through slopes, high ground and cooler inland country.
- 06Other producers11 producersThese producers are listed here with no more specific region shown.
- 07Peloponnese6 producersThe Peloponnese brings together Nemea's Agiorgitiko reds, Mantinia's still and sparkling Moschofilero, and the Roditis and sweet-wine traditions around Patras. In the south, Monemvasia-Malvasia is linked to Monemvasia at the foot of Mount Malevos.
- 08Thessaly1 producerThessaly's vineyards are mainly found on the hillsides around its central plain. Its three PDOs range from coastal Anchialos to Rapsani at the foot of Mount Olympus, where vineyards run from 100 to 700 metres, with Mesenikola completing the trio. Limniona, distinct from Limnio, is grown mainly in Tyrnavos and Karditsa.