Kefalonia is the main wine producer among the Ionian Islands. Its native white grape Robola grows in the highlands around Mount Ainos and makes aromatic, high-acid wines with citrus notes. Robola of Kefalonia is a protected appellation; Plagies Ainos and Mantzavinata are broader geographical indications. The island also grows Mavrodafni and Moschato. Mavrodafni reds from Paliki can be deeply coloured, with firm drying tannin and ripe forest-fruit aromas, and may develop with age. Dry versions can have herbal notes. Moschatos Kefallinias grows in Katogi, where some producers ferment it in contact with its skins to give the white wine more body.
3 named areas
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Explore the wine-growing areas of Ionian Islands.
- 01Mavrodafni KefalliniasNo producers listed yetAn Ionian Islands wine area for Kefalonia's local Mavrodafni red, which can be deeply coloured, tannic and built to age.
- 02Moschatos Kefallinias1 producerAn Ionian Islands wine area for traditional Moschato from Katogi in Paliki, including skin-contact wines from Vatsa with more body and density.
- 03Robola KefalliniasNo producers listed yetAn Ionian Islands wine area for aromatic, high-acid Robola whites shaped by fragmented limestone and Mount Ainos.
Producer profiles
Producer profiles
Every producer profiled in Ionian Islands so far.
- Haritatos VineyardFamily-owned Kefalonia estate farming indigenous varieties since 1863 under regenerative viticulture on the Lixouri peninsula.