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PGI · Appellation profile

Χανιά

1Wine in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

100% White

Where it is

Χανιά in Greece

The boundary for Χανιά 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 Χανιά must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
WineMain 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
Χανιά οίνος λευκός ξηρός white and red varieties of the PGI12981211153.545

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

30 m
Lowest vineyard 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: Χανιά (Προδιαγραφή Προϊόντος ΠΓΕ Χανιά.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: Chania PGI, Chania prefecture (Crete) above 30 m. Varieties may be used in any proportion. Yields: 13,000 kg/ha for white and 12,000 kg/ha for red varieties (rosé follows the varieties used). The liqueur wine table gives a 'minimum natural alcoholic strength' of 17.5 % vol, which is plainly the total strength, so the 12 % vol natural strength of the must stated in the winemaking section is recorded instead; liqueur wine actual strength 15–22 % vol. Liastos (sun-dried grape wine) needs at least 45 g/l sugars and 16 % vol natural strength, with no additions. 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.