Κόρινθος

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

Where it is

Κόρινθος in Greece

The boundary for Κόρινθος 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 Κόρινθος 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
Κόρινθος οίνος λευκός ξηρός	Αγιωργίτικο / Μαυρούδι / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Syrah / Ροδίτης	12	113	11	11.5	11.5	3.5	9

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: Κόρινθος (Προδιαγραφή προϊόντων με ΠΓΕ Κόρινθος.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: White, red and rosé (ερυθρωπός) dry wines only. Varieties may be used in any proportion except Asproudes (max 20 % in white). Maximum grape yield is 12,000 kg/ha for red and white varieties but 15,000 kg/ha for Roditis. Maximum total acidity 7.5 g/l (white, rosé) and 7.0 g/l (red); white and rosé fermentation must not exceed 20 °C. Wines are made in wineries in the prefecture or neighbouring prefectures.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.