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Anchialos

Anchialos is one of Thessaly's three PDO wine zones and is reserved for white wines. Roditis makes up at least 75 percent of the blend, while sea breezes ease summer heat. No skin contact or oak ageing is allowed.

Place
Anchialos, Thessaly
Producer profiles
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Atlas locationAnchialos · Thessaly39.25° N · 22.76° EOpen in Atlas

Anchialos makes Thessaly's PDO white wines, dry, semi-dry and semi-sweet. Roditis must account for at least 75 percent of the blend, with Savvatiano also allowed. Cool sea breezes ease high summer temperatures in the vineyards. The appellation permits neither skin contact nor oak ageing, preserving the wines' primary fruit aromas.

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Elsewhere in Thessaly

  1. MesenikolaNo producers listed yetNear Lake Plastiras, Mesenikola is one of Thessaly's three PDO wine zones. Its vineyards lie at 200 to 600 metres, and its wines blend Black Messenikola with Carignan and Syrah in a pale, aromatic style.
  2. RapsaniNo producers listed yetRapsani sits at the foot of Mount Olympus, where vineyards rise from 100 to 700 metres. Its PDO combines equal parts Xinomavro, Krasato and Stavroto, then ages the wine in large oak barrels.

Producers in Anchialos

Producer profiles

  • Avantis EstateHand-farmed Evia estate producing Syrah-led reds and rare indigenous Mavrokoudoura from steep Lilantio Plain slopes since 1994.

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