Greece
Mainland mountains and hot, windy islands, where vineyards climb high or hug the coast for relief.
Where it is
Map data: Natural Earth
Places in Greece
Naoussa
A northern Greek red-wine appellation known for structured, high-acid wines with strong aging potential.
Nemea
A major red-wine appellation of the Peloponnese, with vineyards ranging from lower valleys to cooler high-elevation sites.
Santorini
A volcanic Aegean island making intense, mineral Assyrtiko.
Crete
The large Greek island in the southern Aegean, known for local grapes such as white Vidiano and red Liatiko and Kotsifali.
Ionian Islands
A chain of Greek islands off the west coast of mainland Greece, including Corfu, Kefalonia and Zakynthos, known for white wine from Robola.
Kefalonia
A mountainous Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for crisp white wine from Robola grown on limestone slopes.
Mantinia
A high plateau in the center of Greece's Peloponnese, known for crisp, floral white wine from the pink skinned Moschofilero grape.
Patra
Hills above the Gulf of Corinth in the northern Peloponnese, from sea level up the slopes.
Peloponnese
Two useful Peloponnese anchors are Nemea for Agiorgitiko reds and Mantinia for aromatic, high-acid Moschofilero whites.
Samos
A steep Aegean island close to Turkey, terraced up Mount Ambelos and given over to Muscat.