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skills have given birth to cutting-
edge wines produced from
both indigenous and inter-
national grape varieties.
Domaine Porto Car-
ras
At the point where the lush
slopes of Mount Meliton on
the western coast of Halkidiki,
flow gently into the clear waters
of the Gulf of Torone, we find the
475 hectares of the spectacularly
terraced Domaine Porto Carras
vineyards that make up one of
the largest and most picturesque
vineyards in all of Europe. The first
plantings began in 1967 with the
assistance of the famous French
Professor Emile Peynaud and in
1981 the area was granted the
AOC designation, Côtes de
Meliton, for the production of dis-
tinctive white and red wines.
Epirus
Some of the most mountainous
and difficult vineyards
to reach in
Greece
are in Epi-
rus, hidden
be-
tween the slopes of
Mt.
Pindos. Despite the difficult grow-
ing conditions many wine experts
agree that some excellent wines
are being produced in this region.
Katogi-Strofilia S.A.
The Katogi winery, located in
the village of Metsovo, has been
designed to serve the modern
needs of the wine industry while
maintaining the traditional archi-
tectural style
of the region.
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were
first introduced to Greece here on
the slopes of Mt. Pindos by Evan-
gelos Averoff.
Thessalia
On the southeastern slopes of Mt
Olympos we find the AOC region
of Rapsani. The peaks of Mt Olym-
pos and the neighboring Aegean
sea form a unique microclimate
that provide a positive effect on
the production of the distinct
Rapsani red wines made from a
combination of indigenous
Xinomavro,