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Ήπειρος

3Wines in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

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

Where it is

Ήπειρος in Greece

The boundary for Ήπειρος 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 Ήπειρος must meet.

3 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMain grape(s)Wine
min. % alc.		Actual alc.
min. %		Acidity
min. g/l		Sugar
max. g/l
Ήπειρος οίνος λευκός ξηρός Βλάχικο / Μπεκάρι / Ντεμπίνα / Gewurtztraminer / Chardonnay / Riesling / Sauvignon blanc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Cabernet Franc / Merlot / Syrah / Ξινόμαυρο10.510.53.517.5
Ήπειρος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης sec (ξηρός) Ντεμπίνα / Gewurtztraminer / Chardonnay / Riesling / Sauvignon blanc–10.53.532
Ήπειρος οίνος λευκός αφρώδης demi sec(ημίξηρος) Ντεμπίνα / Gewurtztraminer / Chardonnay / Riesling / Sauvignon blanc–10.53.550

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

  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: Ήπειρος (Προδιαγραφή ΠΓΕ Ήπειρος neo.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 Epirus covering still white (dry to sweet), red (dry) and rosé (ερυθρωπός, dry and semi-dry), semi-sparkling white and rosé (ημιαφρώδης, 1–2.5 bar, endogenous CO2) and sparkling white Sec and Demi-sec (at least 3.0 bar, sugar 17–32 and 32–50 g/l). Sparkling wine may be made either by second fermentation in bottle or in closed tank (method stated on the label), so sparkling_method is left null. Yields are not fixed here: the specification refers to the yields in the ministerial decisions recognising the Epirus PDO and PGI wines. Grapes must come from the recognised PDO/PGI vineyard areas of Epirus; maximum total acidity 7.5 g/l (7.0 red); white and rosé fermentation not above 20 °C; sweetening permitted for semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.