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Άγιο Όρος

1Wine in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

100% White

Where it is

Άγιο Όρος in Greece

The boundary for Άγιο Όρος is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Άγιο Όρος must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
WineMain grape(s)Max yield
t/ha		Max wine
hl/ha		Grape sugar
min. g/l		Grape ripeness
min. % pot. alc.		Wine
min. % alc.		Actual alc.
min. %		Acidity
min. g/l		Sugar
max. g/l
Άγιο Όρος Οίνος λευκός ξηρός Roditis, Limnio, Xinomavro +312902211011113.517.5

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

10–400 m
Vineyard altitude allowed

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
  2. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
  3. Product specification: Άγιο Όρος (ΠΡΟΔΙΑΓΡΑΦΗ ΠΡΟΪΟΝΤΟΣ ΠΓΕ Άγιο Όρος.doc) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document
Still to check (3)
  • Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
  • From the specification: Liastos (sun-dried grape) wines come from any of the PGI's white and red varieties, need at least 22 % vol potential alcohol and 10 % vol actual, and may receive no must, concentrated must, alcohol or concentration; the red liqueur wine comes from any red variety, is stopped with neutral vine spirit of at least 96 % vol, has 15-22 % vol actual strength and a must sugar minimum of 221 g/l. Sweet wines need at least 15 % vol total alcohol. Wine yields per hectare are given only for red (96 hl) and white/rosé (90 hl) wines. Zone is Mount Athos and the neighbouring Ouranoupoli district (Chalkidiki) from 10 to 400 m; white and rosé ferment at no more than 20 °C; sweetening permitted for off-dry and sweet wines; wine may be made in wineries in neighbouring prefectures. Sugar maxima carry footnotes referring to EU labelling rules.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.