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Λασίθι

1Wine in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

100% White

Where it is

Λασίθι in Greece

The boundary for Λασίθι 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 Λασίθι must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
WineMax 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
Λασίθι Οίνος λευκός ξηρός 11831111.511.53.545

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.

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: Λασίθι (Προδιαγραφή Προϊόντος ΠΓΕ Λασίθι.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 varieties: Athiri, Assyrtiko, Vilana, Thrapsathiri, Muscat blanc, Plyto, Chardonnay, Ugni blanc, Viognier (Vilana at most 60 %); red: Kotsifali, Ladikino, Liatiko, Mandilaria, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Grenache rouge, Merlot, Syrah; rosé may use any of these. Sugar maxima carry footnotes referring to EU labelling rules (Annex XIV of Reg. 607/2009) above 4 g/l and 12 g/l. Zone is Lasithi prefecture above 30 m altitude; white and rosé ferment at no more than 20 °C; sweetening permitted for off-dry and medium wines; wine may be made in wineries in neighbouring prefectures. The traditional-terms list wrongly names PGI Trifilia.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.