The Peloponnese includes very different wine areas, from Monemvasia in the south to the higher central zones around Nemea and Mantinia. Monemvasia-Malvasia sits at the foot of Mount Malevos. Its name became Malvasia through Venetian commerce, and production in Monemvasia returned at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Nemea's red PDO, established in 1971, is made exclusively from Agiorgitiko. Classic wines have red fruit, sweet spice, a velvety texture and refreshing acidity. In central-eastern Arcadia, Mantinia's plateau averages 660 metres and nearby slopes reach 800 metres. Moschofilero leads its still dry and sparkling whites, with rose-scented wines from the plateau and more citrusy, higher-acid examples from the slopes.
Around Patras, mountainous and semi-mountainous Achaia produces Roditis whites under PDO Patra. The area also includes sweet red Mavrodaphne of Patras and sweet Muscat wines made from sun-dried grapes or by fortification.
Inside the region
7 named areas
Each guide keeps its place within Peloponnese clear, with a direct route back to the map.
- 01Mantinia2 producersMantinia's high plateau keeps Moschofilero floral, pale and brisk, with altitude protecting acidity.
- 02Mavrodafni PatronNo producers listed yetMavrodafni Patron sits within Peloponnese, Greece.
- 03Monemvasia- MalvasiaNo producers listed yetMonemvasia- Malvasia sits within Peloponnese, Greece.
- 04Moschato PatronNo producers listed yetMoschato Patron sits within Peloponnese, Greece.
- 05Moschatos Riou PatrasNo producers listed yetMoschatos Riou Patras sits within Peloponnese, Greece.
- 06Nemea3 producersNemea ripens Agiorgitiko in warm Peloponnese valleys, giving plush red fruit and softer tannin than northern Xinomavro.
- 07Patras1 producerPatras sits within Peloponnese, Greece.
Producer profiles
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- Cavino Winery and Distillery Aigio S.A.Founded in Aigio in 1958, CAVINO began with Greek varieties including Roditis, Lagorthi, Sideritis, Mavro Kalavritino and Mavrodaphne, and its wider wine story reaches into Achaia's mountain vineyards at Mega Spileo.
- Domaine SkourasDomaine Skouras in the northeastern Peloponnese, with Agiorgitiko, Moschofilero, high elevation Nemea vineyards and mixed vessel ageing.
- Kintonis WineryMountain winery in Aigialeia, Greece, farming 500 to 1,050m vineyards for naturally high-acid Moschofilero, Syrah and rosé.
- Ktima TseleposPeloponnese estate centered on Moschofilero, with Mantinia PDO, Gris de Nuit from Perpatiara, and Chardonnay Marmarias aged on fine lees.
- Mylonas WineryA three-generation Keratea winery in Attica, where Savatiano leads a dry-farmed range shaped by older vines, marine air and both steel and clay amphorae.
- Nestor WineryA Messinian cooperative winery with a dedicated Fileri vineyard and a textured rosé shaped by skin contact and lees ageing.