The Mediterranean climate of Greece is characterized by strong sunshine and long dry summers. Combined with the landscape variations and the favorable soil, it creates the ideal conditions for viticulture. Greece has a long tradition in wine making which is dating back to the early Neolithic era. There are hundreds of Greek wine varieties, some of them praised with distinctions and awards and exported all over the world. (more…)

The traces of ancient Greek wine are lost in the depth of prehistoric times. In Ancient Greece wine was an important part of the everyday life and rituals. Dionysus was celebrated as the god of wine and ecstasy with “sacrifices” offered to him, the so called “spondes”. Ancient Greeks were considered pioneers in viticulture and production of wine and there are evidences that they exported it to all over the Mediterranean. (more…)

Bold, untamed and with an unbridled wittiness, Assyrtiko is an emblematic wine of the Greek vineyard. During the last years, it has gained international recognition and it is especially popular in Europe. It is mainly cultivated in the Mediterranean islands, more specifically in the island of Santorini, but also in other parts of Greece, where it receives the special characteristics of each place. (more…)

Limnio is an indigenous Greek wine variety and one of the oldest cultivated varieties in the world. References of this grape can be found in the work of Ancient Greek writers like Homer, Polydefkis and Aristotle. Even though it has its origins in the island of Limnos, hence the name, nowadays the main cultivation of the variety takes place in Central Macedonia and Thrace. (more…)