Monday 5 January 2009

GREECE - FACTS & FIGURES



  • Greece as a wine producing country represents the 2% of the total European wine production.

  • Total wine production in Greece,4.295.000 HL

  • Vineyards, 80.794 hectares

  • Greece has registered 28 appellations for the production of V.Q.P.R.D. wines (Vins delimites de Qualite Superieure) and 87 for regional wines (Vins de Pays)

  • In Greece there are more than 400 indigenous grape varieties which cannot be found in other wine regions around the world.

  • There are more than 500 registered wineries in Greece, producing more than 5.000 wines!




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