Wine Grape Varieties

Savvatiano

Savvatiano is a white grape variety originating in Greece. It is the most widely planted grape in the country and is the primary variety used to produce Retsina, a traditional Greek wine flavored with pine resin.

Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list

Greece
  • Σαββατιανό (Savvatiano)
  • Δουμπραίνα άσπρη (Doubrena aspri)
  • Κουντούρα άσπρη (Kountoura aspri)
  • Περαχωρίτικο (Perachoritiko)
  • Σακέικο (Sakeiko)

Notable PGIs for This Variety

Vineyard area by country and region (ha)

2015 Main vine varieties by age group - Eurostat
2015 2020
Greece 10,355 10,370
Attiki 5,468 5,508
Central Greece 4,091 4,104
Peloponnese 500 467
South Aegean 117 121
Western Greece 57 56
Central Macedonia 38 42
Ionian Islands 35 :
Thessaly 43 34

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