📜 Rethymno
Regional wines of the Rethymno area in western Crete.
Rethymno is a protected geographical indication (PGI). Country: Greece. Part of: Crete.
Wines made here: Red wine, White wine, Rosé, Still wine.
The name is listed in eAmbrosia, the official EU register of geographical indications, and is protected throughout the EU.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Rethymno ← grows in ← 🍇 Vidiano → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Crete, 🍷 Still wine
- Grapes
- 🍇 Vidiano
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
- In other topics
- 📜 Vorios Mylopotamos Rethymnis Kritis (olive oil), 📜 Throumpa Ampadias Rethymnis Kritis (table olives)
Frequently asked questions
Where is Rethymno?
Rethymno is a wine area in this country: Greece.
What does the Rethymno status mean?
Rethymno is a protected geographical indication: a link to the place is required, but the rules are looser than for a designation of origin.
What to read next
- 🍇 Vidiano — Vidiano is a white Vitis vinifera wine grape from Crete; VIVC gives Greece as its origin and Albanello x an unknown variety as its parentage.
- 📜 Vorios Mylopotamos Rethymnis Kritis (olive oil) — An EU protected designation for extra virgin olive oil from 12 communities of northern Mylopotamos near Rethymno; at least 90 % of the olives are Koroneiki.
- 📜 Throumpa Ampadias Rethymnis Kritis (table olives) — An EU protected designation for table olives of the Throumba variety from 16 communities of the Amari province in the Rethymno prefecture, Crete.
Similar
📍 Campo de Borja · 📍 Calatayud · 📜 Agenais · 📜 Alpes-Maritimes · 📜 Aude · 📜 Comtés Rhodaniens
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.