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Epitrapezios Oinos, regular table wine which usually comes in screw-top containers; Cava, more prestigious, aged "reserve" blends (minimum aging: one year for whites; two years for reds) Retsina, a traditional wine, flavored with pine resin; The main wine growing regions – so called appellations of Greece – are: [20]
Retsina (Greek: ρετσίνα) is a Greek white (or rosé or very rarely red) resinated wine, which has been made for at least 2,000 years. Its unique flavor is said to have originated from the practice of sealing wine vessels, particularly amphorae, with Aleppo pine resin in ancient times.
Like early wine critics, Greek poets would extol the virtues of certain wines and review less favorably those not up to their standards. The wines most frequently cited as being of good quality were those of Chalkidike, Ismaros, Khios, Kos, Lesbos, Mende, Naxos, Peparethos (present-day Skopelos) and Thasos. Among individual wines lauded were ...
Chian wine / ˈ k aɪ. ən / was a product of the Greek island of Chios. It was among the most prized wines in classical antiquity and, according to Theopompus and Greek mythology , was the first red wine , then called "black wine".
Pages in category "Greek wine" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Savatiano (or Savvatiano) is a white Greek wine grape used primarily in the wine Retsina. It is one of Greece's most widely planted grape varieties and is known for its resistance to drought condition. It is mostly planted throughout central Greece, particularly in Attica near Athens.
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