Θεσσαλονίκη

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

Where it is

Θεσσαλονίκη in Greece

The boundary for Θεσσαλονίκη 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 Θεσσαλονίκη must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
Wine	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
Θεσσαλονίκη Οίνος λευκός ξηρός	10	83	10	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.

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

50–800 m

Vineyard altitude 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
Technical file: Θεσσαλονίκη (Ares(2011)1275212) · 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: Source: 2011 technical file (Ares(2011)1275212). Dry white, red and rosé only. Main varieties Assyrtiko, Cabernet Sauvignon, Xinomavro, Roditis, Savatiano; also Viognier, Zoumiatiko, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Limnio, Pamidi, Syrah, Athiri, Cinsaut, Grenache Rouge, Ugni Blanc, Malagousia; no shares set. Grape yield 10 t/ha for red and 11 t/ha for white varieties (rosé: by variety, not stated separately). Sugar maxima carry footnotes referring to Annex XIV of Reg. 607/2009. Zone: Thessaloniki prefecture, 50-800 m; delimited by Ministerial Decision 313006/20.9.2006. White/rosé fermentation at most 20 °C.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.