What is made here
Wine colours
The only colour the rules allow.
Where it is
Φθιώτιδα in Greece
The boundary for Φθιώτιδα 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 Φθιώτιδα must meet.
Blend rules
Φθιώτιδα οίνος λευκός ξηρός
- – white and red varieties of the PGI · Main grape
- ≤ 20% Ugni Blanc · Allowed
In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine
20 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: Φθιώτιδα (ΦΘΙΩΤΙΔΑ ΠΡΟΔΙΑΓΡΑΦΗ τελική.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: Grape yields 13,000 kg/ha white and 12,000 kg/ha red varieties; rosé (from both) has no separate grape yield. The zone is the prefecture of Phthiotis above 20 m (the link section mentions vineyards above 350 m, descriptive only). Maximum total acidity 7.5 g/l (7.0 for most reds); white and rosé fermentation at no more than 20 °C; sweetening of dry wines allowed for semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines.
- National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.