| Grape Varieties |
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The Greek winemakers have remained, in very large part, loyal to their native grape varieties which number around 250. Many of the varieties still grown today in the Greek vineyards are mentioned in the texts of antiquity. And it is this loyalty to the original varieties that has given a certain distinctiveness to the Greek wines. Some of the most important indigenous grape varieties are: White – Assyrtiko, Athiri, Muscat blanc a petits grains, Rhoditis, Savatiano, Vilana. Blanc de gris – Moscofilero. Red – Agiorgitiko, Kotsifali, Mandilaria, Mavrodaphne |