page_title: Agiorgitiko
section_title: Wine regions
hierarchical_section_title: Agiorgitiko / Wine regions
caption_attribution_description: Stymfalia, Peloponnese, NE, east==&gt;west Oligirthos-Kette und rechts: Mavrovonia In Seenähe sind die Felder und Weingärten oft zu lange nass; östliches Seeufer bei Hochwasser: Grüne Fläche ist frisches Schilf. Fields and vineyards still wet in May. Fresh green: new reed at border of lake.
context_page_description: Agiorgitiko Greek: Αγιωργίτικο; also known as Aghiorghitiko, Fruit-of-Dyonisos is a red Greek wine grape variety that, as of 2012, was the most widely planted red grape variety in Greece, ahead of Xynomavro. The grape has traditionally been grown in the Nemea region of the Peloponnese but can be found throughout the country including Attikí (Attica) and Makedonía (Macedonia).
  One of the more commercially important indigenous Greek varieties, it can exhibit a wide range of characteristics, from soft to very tannic, depending on factors in the growing and winemaking processes. The grape is typically made as a varietal, though it is notably blended with Cabernet Sauvignon in the area around Metsovo to make the table wine traditionally called katoi. In the region of Nemea it is often made into rosés of oak-aged red wines. The wines are known for their high level of fruitiness but tend to lack some acidity and body.
  The red wine produced from the grape is characteristically spicy with notes of plum. It has low acidity but good fruitiness and coloring.
context_section_description: In 2012, Agiorgitiko was the most widely planted red grape variety in Greece with 5,202 hectares (12,850 acres) in Attica, 3,204 hectares (7,920 acres) in Peloponnese and additional plantings in Macedonia and Epirus. The grape is most widely associated with the dry and sweet red wines of Nemea in northeastern Peloponnese. Here the grape is only variety permitted in the Oeni Onomasias Proelefseos Anoteras Poiotitas (OPAP) (a designated wine region similar to the French Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) system). In Nemea, the grape is only used for red wine production with its use in making rosé styles of wine prohibited. Around the town of Metsovo in Epirus, the grape is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon.
  According to Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, some of the "most serious examples" of Agiorgitiko come from the higher altitude vineyards (up to 900 metres (3,000 ft)) of the Asprokampos plateau around Nemea and in the hills (between 500 metres (1,600 ft) to 600 metres (2,000 ft)) around Koutsi in Corinthia.
caption: Agiorgitiko is widely planted in the Peloponnese (vineyard and planted fields pictured) region of Greece.
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