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Greece's Enduring Wine Heritage
Modern vintners struggle to preserve native grape varieties in this ancient land
Lynn Alley
Posted: November 19, 2003
The majority of the acreage at Gaia Wines' vineyard in Nemea is planted to Agiorgitiko. See Also: When Mediterranean Meets America The Mediterranean Table Nearly 3,000 years ago, the Greek poet Hesiod sang the praises of Greek wine made from a grape variety referred to as "Biblio.
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