📍 Attica (Mesogeia)
A plain east of Athens.
Attica (Mesogeia) is the plain east of Athens in Greece. The name Mesogeia means "the middle land". It is one of the oldest wine areas in the country, and vineyards have grown here for many centuries. The climate is hot and dry, with mild winters.
The main grape of Attica is Savatiano, a white variety that copes well with heat and drought. It makes most of the wines of the area. It is also the base of retsina, a wine with pine resin. Resin from the Aleppo pine was once added to wine to help it keep longer, and later people grew used to the taste.
Attica has several places with their own retsina names: Koropi, Markopoulo, Peania, Pikermi, Spata and Pallini. They are all suburbs of Athens, where vineyards survive among buildings. Mesogeia belongs to the region of Central Greece and Attica. It shows how a city and wine can live side by side.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Attica (Mesogeia) ← grows in ← 🍇 Savatiano → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mesogeia?
On the plain east of Athens, in Attica.
What is the main grape of Attica?
Savatiano, a heat-resistant white variety.
What is retsina?
A white wine made with pine resin, traditional in Attica.
What to read next
- 📜 Retsina of Koropi — Resinated white retsina from the town of Koropi in Mesogeia, Attica.
- 📜 Retsina of Mesogeia — Retsina from the Mesogeia plain in eastern Attica, the heartland of this wine.
- 📜 Retsina of Pikermi — Retsina from Pikermi in eastern Attica.
- 📜 Retsina of Markopoulo — A white wine with Aleppo pine resin from Markopoulo in Attica.
- 📜 Retsina of Paiania — A white wine with Aleppo pine resin from Paiania, formerly Liopesi, in Attica.
Sources
- Wikipedia (en): Greek wine
- Wikipedia (el): Ελληνικός οίνος
- Wines of Greece
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Wikipedia (en): Mesogeia