£14.00
per bottle (500 ml)
Orange, semi-sparkling and semi-dry wine, which revives the well-known traditional semi-sparkling wine of Ioannina, produced in the past by the locals. It is made from the indigenous white wine grape variety Debina with the addition of a small percentage of the red variety Vlahiko.
Glinavos Paleokerisio has a characteristic orange colour, which resembles that of honey, tea or cognac. It has a nose of apple, butter, and sweet spices like cinnamon and cloves.In the mouth rich, refreshing and balanced with main aromas of apple, butter flavour with a mild oxidation, as well as aromas of cinnamon and a hint of vanilla.
Sparkling
Semi Sweet
2020
10.5 ABV
Debina, Vlachiko
Northern Greece
Grape
Debina
Debina is a white grape variety from the Zitsa region of Epirus. It is used to produce intense wines of superb quality and freshness. Due to its high acidity levels, it is a perfect choice for sparkling wine production. It represents aromas of apple, pear and peach.
Vlachiko
The predominantly indigenous red grape variety of Epirus, that has been cultivated for a very long time in the area of Zitsa at an altitude higher than 600 metres and in sloping limestone soils. It exhibits the characteristics of the cold climate in the mountainous regions where it is produced and which endures low temperatures, limited sunlight and regular rainfalls.
Producer
Glinavos
In the most remote and distant vinicultural region of Greece, in the North-West of the country, as well as the smallest PDO region to be found in Greece, Glinavos vineyards are located within the Pindos mountain range and around the old town of Zitsa, 17 km NW from the city of Ioannina. They extend to approximately 60 hectares at an altitude of 650-700m, where the climate is predominantly continental with cold, early starting winters, cool summers and a good amount of precipitation. Here, the indigenous grape varieties “Vlahiko”, “Bekari” and above all the white “Debina” grow. “Debina” gives to the zone the privilege to produce wines of Protected Designation of Origin and traditionally sparkling. This sparkling wine style has been produced in the area for centuries and Zitsa receives a notable mention by Lord Byron in his poem “Pilgrimage of Child Harold”, written in 1809, during the poet’s visit to the local monastery.
