Κάρυστος

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

Where it is

Κάρυστος in Greece

The boundary for Κάρυστος 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 Κάρυστος must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
Wine	Main grape(s)	Max yield t/ha	Max wine hl/ha	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Actual alc. min. %	Acidity min. g/l	Sugar max. g/l
Κάρυστος οίνος λευκός ξηρός	white and red varieties of the PGI	12	90	16	11.5	9	3.5	45

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 m

Lowest vineyard allowed

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: Κάρυστος (Κάρυστος Προδιαγραφή Προϊόντος.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: Karystos PGI: Karystos and Marmari municipal districts and the communities of Amygdalia, Kafireas and Komito (southern Evia), from 10 m altitude. Varieties listed without shares. Liastos (sun-dried grape wine): at least 140 g/l sugars and 16 % vol natural strength, made without any additions; no grape yield is set for it. Sweetening is permitted for semi-dry, medium-sweet and sweet wines; wines may be made in wineries in the prefecture or neighbouring prefectures.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.