What is made here
Wine colours
The only colour the rules allow.
Where it is
Μεσσηνία in Greece
The boundary for Μεσσηνία 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 Μεσσηνία must meet.
Blend rules
Μεσσηνία Οίνος Λευκός Ξηρός
- – Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
- – Cabernet Franc · Main grape
- – Carignan · Main grape
- – Grenache Rouge · Main grape
- – Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 20% Φωκιανό (Fokiano) · Allowed
In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine
50 m
Lowest vineyard allowed
Training
Systems allowed
goblet; bilateral Royat; unilateral Royat; unilateral Guyot
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: Μεσσηνία (Προδιαγραφή προϊόντος με ΠΓΕ Μεσσηνία Final.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: Dry white and dry red wines only; listed varieties in any proportion except Ugni Blanc and Fokiano (each at most 20 %). White wines ferment at no more than 20 °C. Training is linear (cordon) with goblet, bilateral or unilateral Royat and unilateral Guyot pruning; grapes are harvested in 20 kg crates. The zone is the prefecture of Messinia above 50 m.
- National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.