Appellation · Greece
Nemea
The Peloponnese home of Agiorgitiko, Greece’s most planted red variety.
Nemea PDOmediterraneanmoderate
About Nemea
Agiorgitiko gives soft tannins, deep colour and red-and-black fruit, and is markedly more approachable than Xinomavro.
Altitude varies substantially across Nemea, and higher sites produce noticeably fresher wines.
What the name means
- Legal name
- Nemea 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
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.
Nemea Agiorgitiko
Serve at 15–17°C (cellar cool).
Try with fillet steak, grilled chicken or lamb kofta.
Sources
Sources consulted
- Wines of Greece — Greek Wine Federation