Page 8 - Greek Wine HistoryEng

Monemvassia (w)
It is mainly cultivated on the island of Paros and it is the only white variety of Greece that takes part in
the production of PDO red wine (PDO Paros), except of course from the homonymous white wine. It also
took part in the recently established PDO Monemvassia-Malvasia sweet wine, in the area where it
originates from, Laconia, reviving one of the most famous, if not the most famous wine in the world
history of wine.

Moschofilero (w)
One of the two most important white varieties of the Greek vineyard. It is come across mainly in the
Peloponnese (PDO Mantinia) and produces fine, still, sparkling and a few sweet wines, with crispy
acidity, strong citrus and rose aroma potential and a spicy finish. So many find in it similar characters
with the variety Gewurztraminer, especially in its Alsatian version.

Mouchtaro (r)
Maybe it is the variety of the wine Vivlinos of ancient Greece. We come across it in a very small area of
Central Greece and is considered to have excellent potential for development, for the production of
rich red wines with remarkable acidity and medium to full body.

Muscat of Alexandrias (w)
It produces exquisite sweet but also dry aromatic wines with the known “Muscat” character and has
perfectly acclimatized itself to the island of Lemnos. (PDO Muscat of Lemnos and PDO Lemnos)

Muscat de Hambourg (r)
A variety that can be both consumed and vinified, it stands out for its good taste and the different wines
it produces (red, rose and sweet wines) with relatively low content of alcohol and soft tannins. It is come
across mainly in Central Greece.

Muscat white (w)
For many the origin of white Muscat is Greek. Even if that is not true, in Greece, that variety which has so
much need of sun, truly finds its home. This way, it produces some of the best sweet white wines in the
world, in an incredible quality/price ratio, “Muscat of Patras” “Muscat of Rio Patras” “Samos” and
“Muscat of Cephalonia”, all of them PDO but also exquisite dry aromatic wines.

Negoska (r)
Blended into the PDO Goumenissa wine, it is found in Northern Greece and also produces rose and red
wines of carbonic maceration worth mentioning, with the expected aromas.

Plyto (w)
A Cretan, rare variety which is considered to have excellent exploitation potential and produces
lemony wines with a medium body of relatively moderate volume although its profile is still considered
unspecified.