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Greek " Topikoi oinoi "

The authorization for the use of the mark”topikos oinos” for a specific Greek wine depends first from the voiced interest of the wine merchants, their organizations or the physical person or corporation ,they have some kind of agreement with them . According to the rules the comparison must based in the use of grapes from the most convenient varieties cultivate in proper territory and their attribution can’t overstep the specific levels. Wine can be produced either with the simultaneous fermentation of the approved varieties ,either with the mix of these varieties , under the condition that the mixture will take place from the growers and not from the wine dealers. At the indication of “Topikoi Oinoi” can be used the names of province, vine areas, vineyards, as following: Peloponnese, Crete, Ìacedonia, Epirus, Thrace, Thessaly, Greek mainland, Ionian islands, Dodecanese, Cyclades and the Aegean islands. Place names from villages or islands not allowed unless if it’s the same with the name of the province , but can be used toponomy epithet (f.e, "Leukaditikos" instead of "Leukada"). Ôhe province name cannot be used when there is zone “title of origin” at the limits of the area, and the variety of “Topikos Oinos” (not allowed to be the same as the Title Origin. Although, in the case of “topikoi oinoi” with names from the vineyards or bigger areas as we said , till 70% of the grapes or wines allowed to come from the varieties and the zones with Title Origin. Till now has approved the use of the mark of the following "topikous inous":

Agioritikos	Makedonikos
Anavissiotikos (Mesogia)	Mesimbriotikos (Thessaloniki)
Attiki	Messiniakos
Villitsa (Mesogia)	Peanitikos (Mesogia)
Grevena	Peloponnisiakos
Dodekanisiakos	Plagies Abelou (Samos)
Drama	Plagies Vertiskou (Thessaloniki)
Epanomitikos (Chalkidikh)	Plagies Kitherona
Herakliotikos	Plagies Orinis Korinthias
Thessalikos	Plagies Parnithas
Thivaikos	Plagies Petrotou (Áhaia)
Kissamos	Pilia
Kritikos	Siriano
Krianiotikos (Olympos)	Trifilia
Lasithiotikos	Tirnavos

Greek titles of origin

The Greek naming system aspire to ensure that the wines they bring inscription have been produced according to the right local practice for the production of quality wine .The regulations for the names demand the use of special grapes determine the places which have the proper soil from those varieties, specify the growing system and enforce the max limit per growing area and the less limit content of must in sugar. Additionally, in the case of the "controlled" names of origin, detailed report in relation with subjects as the arable variety in vineyards, the age of the vineyards, new planting, the quantities of the derived and collateral wine, then to check the production if the area. Till now the system of " Title Origin Controlled " has been applied only in Liquer wines. Responsibility for the naming system has the CentralCommitteVinicultureProtection (KEPO) amenable at the ministry of agriculture. Anyway must be noted that the naming system does not guarantee the quality of a specific wine.Till today the following names of origin have been approved . At the approved wines to bring the name administer numbered tapes, should be paste-up at the nozzle of each bottle. For the controlled title of the origin, the tape is white and blue, but for the title origin high quality the tape is white and red. Initially of the title origin, as they in script in the tape, indicating in bracket at the following array :

Title Origin Controlled (Ο P Ε)	Title Origin High Quality (OPAP)
Μavrodafni Κefallinias (ΜΚ)	Αmintaion (ΑΜ)
Μavrodafni Patras (ΜΠ)	Αghialos (ΑΧ)
Μoshato Κefallinias (ΜΚ)	Αrhanes (ΑΡ)
Μoshato Limnou (ΜΛ)	Thafnes (ΔΦ)
Μoshato Patras (ΜΠ)	Goumenisa (ΓΜ)
Μoshato Phodes (ΜΡ)	Κantza (ΚΝ)
Μoshato Rio Patras (ΜΡ)	Limnos (ΛΜ)
Samos (ΣΜ)	Μantinia (ΜΝ)
	Νaousa (ΝΣ)
	Νemea (ΝΜ)
	Paros (ΠΡ)
	Patrai (ΠΤ)
	Plagies Μeliton(ΠΜ)
	Peza (ΠΖ)
	Rapsani (ΡΨ)
	Rodos (ΡΔ)
	Robola Κefallinias (ΡΚ)
	Santorini (ΣΝ)
	Sitia (ΣΤ)
	Ζitsa (ΖΤ)

Main Greek varieties

*Variety*	*Main cultivation Areas*	*Identity*
Agiorgitiko Synomynous: Black Nemeas, Mavroudi Nemeas	NE Peloponnese	Dry and sweet wines. Variety of ΟPAP red wines Nemeas.
athiri	Dodecanese, Cyclades ,Crete, Chalkidiki.	Dry and sweet white wines. Main variety of Rhodes gives variety of OPAP dry white. At Santorini for OPAP dry or sweet.At Chalkidiki,OPAP: Plagies Melitona. Important for the production of Malvazia.
Aidani white	Cyclades	Dry and sweet white and pink wines.Allowed for OPAP Santorini .Important for the production of Malvazia..
Asirtiko	Santorini,Chalkidiki	Dry and sweet white wines. Main variety of Santorini for OPAP.Last years At Chalkidiki,OPAP: Plagies Melitona. Red variety blend of Levkadas wines.
Vertzami Synomynous:Martzavi,Lefkaditiko	Ionian Islands and across mainland near the sea.	Red variety blends of Levkadas wines.
Vilana	Crete, central and eastern	White variety for dry or sweet wines. Usable for variety : white dry ΟPAP pezon. Important for the production of Malvazia..
Goustoulidi Synomynous:Vostelidi,Avgoustelidi	Ionian Islands and across mainland near the sea.	White variety for dry και sweet wines .Main in Zakinthos.
Κakotrigis	Ionian Islands and across Epirus, near the sea	Variety with white and red variation for dry wines. Main in Corfu.
Korifi Synomynous: Galano, Black Arahovas	Βοeotia	Red variety for dry wines main Arahovas
Κatsifali	Central Crete	Red variety for dry wines. Permitted for dry red OPAP Αrhanes and Peza.
Κrasato	North Thessalia, West Macedonia	Red variety for dry wines. Permitted for OPAP wines Racanis.
Limnio Synomynous:Limniona,kalabaki	Limnos, Thessalia, Chalkidiki	Red variety for dry wines. Required for dry red OPAP wines Plagies Melitona.
Liatiko Synonymous: mavroliatis,liatis	Crete Central and Eastern ,Cyclades	Red variety for dry and sweet wines. Usable for the για OPAP red Dafnes and Sitia. Important for the production of Malvazia.
Mandhlaria Synomynous: Mandilaria Mandilari,Amorgiano,Kountoura black.	Dodecanese, Crete, Cyclades, Eastern Sporades islands (Variations)	From the most spread varieties of Aegean. Red variety for dry και sweet wines. Usable for the dry red OPAP Rhodes. Required for OPAP Αrhanes and Peza.
Black Korinthiaki Synomynous: stafida,Lianorogi.	Peloponnese, Ionian Islands	Red variety main usable for exsiccation, but and in wet condition for winery, specially for the sweet wines Achaias and Zakinthos. Permitted till 50% for sweet red OPAP Μavrodafni Patras.
Mevrodafni	NW Peloponnese, Ionian Islands	Red variety for sweet και dry wines. Usable for the sweet red OPAP Patras and Kefalinias.
Black mesenikola	West Thessaly	Red variety for dry red and pink wines, main near in Karditsa.
Monemvasia Synomynous:monovasia, monemvasiatiko	Cyclades East Peloponnese	White variety for dry και sweet wines. Required for red OPAP Paros. Important for the production of Malvazia.
Moshato Αlexandrias	Limnos	White variety for sweet και dry wines. Usable for the Moshata wines OPAP Limnos.
Moshato of Hamburg	Thessaly	Red variety,main for taple grapes and for vinery main for dry και sweet red round in Karditsa and Tirnavos.
Moshato white Synomynous: Moshoudi, Moshostafylo.	Samos, Dodecanese, Crete, Ionian Islands, Peloponnese.	White variety for sweet και dry wines. Usable for variety:Moshato OPAP Samos, Patras and Rio Patras. Required for Moshato OPAP Ρhodes.
Μοshomavro Synomynous: Moschogaltso	West Macedonia	Red variety for vinery, main for the white sweet wine of Siatista. Today without business value.
Moshofilero	Peloponnese, central and south	Red variety for dry white και sweet wines. Permitted για OPAP Μantinias.
Negoska	Macedonia North - Central	Red variety for dry wines. Required for red dry OPAP Goumenissas.
Debina	Epirus	White variety for white and pink wines.Usable for varietes white OPAP Ζitsas dry foamy, semidry foamy, dry not foamy.
Jinomavro Synomynous: Black Naousas, Nioustino, Jinogaltso, Popolka.	Central Macedonia, North Thessaly	Red variety for dry wines. .Usable for varietes OPAP Νaousa and Aminteo, Required for OPAP Goumenissa,permitted for OPAP Rapsani.
Petrokoritho Synomynous: korithi red	Ionian Islands and across mainland near the sea.	Red variety for dry red and pink wines main in Corfu.
Roditis Synomynous: Roiditis, Kokkinari, Violento.	Peloponnese, Greek mainland, Cyclades, Ionian Islands and almost everywhere in Greece.	Red or White variety for dry wines red or white colour. Usable for the dry white OPAP Αghialos wine Patras .Often Usable for the resinated coloured of Greek Mainland Peloponnesian. Permitted for the traditional common Retsina and Kokineli.
Rozaki	Crete, Dodecanese.	White variety for table grapes,in use vinery with mixed varietes dry and sweet wines.
Robola Synomynous:Asprorombola.	Ionian islands and across mainland near the sea	White variety for dry and sweet wines. Usable for the dry white OPAP Κefallinias.
Roman Synomynous:Black Romaiko and Loisima.	West Crete and South Peloponnese	Red variety for dry red and pink ροζέ wines, main in the area of kissamos.
Savatiano Synomynous: Savathiano,Stamatiano,Sakeiko ,white Kountoura,Dobrena white.	Most rife varieties. The Greek mainland, Peloponnese, Cyclades	Dodecanese for dry και sweet wines resinated and non-resinated . Usable for the για white dry non-resinated OPAP Κantza Αttiki. Also for retsina wines in Attiki, Euboea, Boeotia .
Soultanina	Central Crete, Dodecanese	White variety usable for raisin ,but also as table grape and for vinery in mixed varietes dry and sweet wines
Stavroto Synomynous: Abelakiotiko	Thessaly, West Macedonia. Εuboea	Red variety for dry red and pink wines. Permitted for dry red OPAP Rapsani.
Τrani	Dodecanese	White variety for sweet Moshato wines. Required for Moshato wines Rhodes.
Fileri	Peloponnese - Central, West and South	Red variety for dry wines, with red or white colour.