Αιγαίο Πέλαγος

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Αιγαίο Πέλαγος in Greece

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

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Αιγαίο Πέλαγος must meet.

8 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Actual alc. min. %	Acidity min. g/l	Sugar max. g/l
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός ξηρός	10	10	7.5	3.5	45
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης brut nature	–	10	10	3.5	3
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης extra - brut	–	10	10	3.5	6
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης brut	9.5	10	10	3.5	12
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης extra dry	9.5	10	10	3.5	17
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης sec (ξηρός)	–	10	10	3.5	32
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης demi sec(hμίξηρος)	–	10	10	3.5	50
Αιγαίο Πέλαγος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης doux(γλυκός)	–	10	10	3.5	–

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.

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
Product specification: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος (Προδιαγραφή Προϊόντος ΠΓΕ Αιγαίο Πέλαγος.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: Regional PGI for the Aegean islands (excluding Euboea and Crete): still white, red and rosé (ερυθρωπός) wines dry to sweet; white and red liqueur wines and liqueur wine from dried grapes; white liastos (dried grapes, no additions); white and rosé semi-sparkling (endogenous CO2); and white and rosé sparkling and quality sparkling, plus white aromatic quality sparkling, from Brut nature to Doux. Sparkling wines may be made by second fermentation in bottle or in closed tank (sparkling_method null); aromatic quality sparkling must take at least one month and no liqueur d'expédition may be added. The 12 % vol natural minimum for liqueur wines applies to the partially fermented must used. White varieties include Aidani, Athiri, Assyrtiko, Malagousia, Monemvasia, Moschato, Savvatiano, Chardonnay; red include Mandilaria, Mavrotragano, Kotsifali, Limnio, Voidomatis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah. Yields are left to the ministerial decisions for the component PDO/PGI wines; maximum total acidity 7.5 g/l (7.0 red); white and rosé fermentation not above 20 °C; sweetening permitted for semi-dry and sweeter wines.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.