Kavala Wines
Under Paggaio, known as the “golden” mountain with the famous mines during antiquity, large tracts of fertile land and fine vineyards spread out, which give the reputed Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Paggaio wines. Specifically, especially in the south-eastern foothills of Paggaio, where plants receive the cool breeze of Strimonikos Bay, the mount protects them from the cold north winds, the soils are stony, barren and well-drained, and the conditions are so favorable that justify the characterisation of the region of Kavala as a great “terroir”. Cosmopolitan grapes and Greek varieties thrive here, giving some of the most remarkable wines of Greece, based on Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Sémillon, Ugni Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Roditi, Assyrtiko, Limnio. Even the king of the South, the famous Agiorgitiko variety, found here a hospitable territory for cultivation, which is the first and the only one successful attempt, outside Peloponnese.
