Appellation · Greece

Mantinia

A high plateau in the Peloponnese producing floral, delicate whites from Moschofilero.

Mantinia PDOcontinentalhigh altitude

About Mantinia

Moschofilero is a pink-skinned grape making pale, low-alcohol, intensely floral dry whites — rose petal and citrus blossom, with high acidity.

What the name means

Legal name: Mantinia PDO
Type: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Set by: Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food
Recognised: 1971
Regulates: Origin, plus grape varieties, maximum yields.

The EU-level category under which national appellation systems sit. Used directly here for countries whose national term is simply the PDO — and for the UK’s own post-2020 scheme, which mirrors it.

Grapes

Wines from here

white

Mantinia Moschofilero

Pale, low-alcohol, intensely floral dry white from a high Peloponnese plateau.

white

Retsina

Greek white flavoured with Aleppo pine resin during fermentation — a genuine traditional style, and a much better wine than its reputation.

What to eat, and how to serve it

Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.

Mantinia Moschofilero

Serve at 7–10°C (fridge cold).

Try with fillet steak, salmon or white fish.

Sources

Sources consulted

Wines of Greece — Greek Wine Federation