Greek grape varieties
Learn about some of the most important Greek grape varieties.
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Agiorgitiko
Agiorgitiko is a red grape variety that is known for its grace, freshness, and intensity of flavors and scents. It can produce a wide variety of wines, including powerful sweet wines, excellent dry reds, and refreshing rosés. Young red wines or ...
Assyrtiko
Assyrtiko is a white grape variety that is considered to be one of the greatest varieties found in the Mediterranean basin. It originated from Santorini but has spread throughout Greece, becoming one of the most important native varietals in terms of quality. It produces mainly dry white wines, some of which are aged in oak. A number of sweet wines are also made from sun-dried grapes. Assyrtiko is unique ...
Kotsifali
Kostifali is the benchmark red grape variety of the celebrated vineyards of Crete, defining the style of the dry red wines coming out of one of the most significant wine-producing regions of the Aegean Sea. ...
Xinomavro
Xinomavro is a grape variety that gets its name from the words "xino" meaning sour and "mavro" meaning black. Despite the name, the skin of its berries does not possess any particularly rich tint. However, Xinomavro surprises with its performance and multi-faceted personality, yielding “vin de garde” reds, dynamic rosés, aromatic sparkling wines, and even idiosyncratic sweet wines. ...
Thrapsathiri
Thrapsathiri is an important variety of Crete that is emerging as one of the most promising and exciting white grapes of the island. For decades, Thrapsathiri was misunderstood, falsely considered as a relative of Athiri, or overshadowed by the more popular Vilana. However, ...
Vidiano
Vidiano is a white grape variety from Crete that is considered "top obscure" and used to produce white dry wines, sometimes aged in oak. It has been introduced to commercial production over the last decade, and producers agree on its tremendous quality potential. It originates from the prefecture of Rethymno but new plantings have spread out to other regions of mainland Greece as well. The cultivation ...
Mavrodaphne
Mavrodaphne is a grape variety that was first vinified by German-born Gustav Clauss around 150 years ago, outside the city of Patras. He could not have known at the time that the wine he had crafted would become one of the most identifiable products of the Greek vineyard. Today, ...
Vilana
Vilana is the undisputed queen of white varieties of Crete, it is mainly used for producing dry fresh whites, but ambitious producers are also releasing small quantities of premium oak-aged bottlings. The hallmarks of Vilana wine are a moderately deep yellow color, medium intensity of aromas, and flavors showing notes of lemon, orange, pear, flowers (like jasmine), and herbs. On the palate, ...
Savatiano
Savatiano is a historical white grape variety that is among the Greek vineyard's most widely planted varieties. It is responsible for a considerable volume of the dry whites produced, whether on its own, as part of blends, or as part of many PGI wines. Savatiano has a singularity and is ready to prove that quality does not come from showing off but by demonstrating its essence. Despite its lengthy history, ...
Roditis
Roditis is the most planted white grape variety in Greece and is the base for hundreds of everyday white wines. It has often been characterized as "humble" but it can yield distinct and excellent wines under the right conditions. Its berries have a reddish skin color. Roditis wines are modestly priced and it submits its candidacy to be nominated as the best "value for money" variety of the Greek vineyard.
Moschofilero
Moschofilero is a Greek grape variety that offers refreshment and exoticism, it is the most aromatic grape of the fileri family. Despite the color of its berries, it is mostly used for the production of dry whites and sparkling wines. However, the production of varietal rose wines from Moschofilero is increasing year by year. It is also frequently blended with other wines to give them a "boost" by means of its superb aroma.
Liatiko
Liatiko is a red grape variety that is primarily grown in the Crete region of Greece. It is known for producing high-quality dry red wines, but it is particularly renowned for its sweet wines made from sun-dried grapes. Unlike many other red varieties that are used to make fortified sweet wines, Liatiko's sweet wines...
Limniona
Lemniona is a red grape variety that is gaining popularity in Greece for its potential to produce high-quality dry red wines. It was almost forgotten until recent years, when researchers, growers, and producers began to take notice of its potential. Through research and microvinifications,...
Malagousia
Malagousia is a white grape variety that has undergone a renaissance in the last 20 years, with Greek wine producers rediscovering its potential. In the 1970s, it was thought to be extinct, but now...
Mandelaria
Mandilaria is a late-harvested red grape variety that has spread throughout Greece, particularly on the Greek islands. It has a long history in Greece, dating back to the time of Pausanias, and is known for its participation in the production of the renowned Ariousios wine from Chios. Today, ...
Athiri
Athiri is an ancient white grape variety from the Aegean Sea, traditionally used to make excellent dry white wines. Its qualities have been recognized by vine growers across Greece, and it is considered an essential and elegant expression of the style of white wines produced on the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands.
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