Greece is one of the world's oldest wine-producing countries, with a wealth of indigenous grape varieties and traditions stretching back millennia. It ranges from the mineral, high-acid whites of Assyrtiko to structured reds from Xinomavro and Agiorgitiko.
Grapes grown here
Sub-regions
Naoussa
Naoussa in Greek Macedonia is celebrated for powerful, age-worthy red wines made from Xinomavro, the region's defining grape, grown in a mountainous area with a continental microclimate.
Nemea
Nemea is Greece's most important red wine appellation, in the Peloponnese, where limestone-rich soils and moderate altitude suit the indigenous Agiorgitiko grape. It produces deep-colored, complex, velvety-textured reds.
Santorini
Santorini's volcanic soils and windswept Aegean climate produce distinctive, high-acid whites from Assyrtiko, the island's flagship grape, historically trained into low, basket-shaped vines for protection from the wind. The island was also historically famous for the sweet wine Vinsanto.