Winery Kellari PapachristouΞηρός λευκός (Dry White)
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The Ξηρός λευκός (Dry White) of the Winery Kellari Papachristou is in the top 0 of wines of Spata.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kellari Papachristou's Ξηρός λευκός (Dry White).
Discover the grape variety: Chenin
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
Informations about the Winery Kellari Papachristou
The Winery Kellari Papachristou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Spata to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Spata
The wine region of Spata is located in the region of Attiki of Continental Greece of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Evinos or the Domaine Kellari Papachristou produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Spata are Savatiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Spata, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wine region of Continental Greece
CentralGreece is a large geographical region in the heart of mainland Greece. Home to around 4. 5 million Greeks and the capital city, Athens, the region is also the birthplace of one of the country's most famous wines, Retsina. ALong with this idiosyncratic wine (which is mostly made from the local Savatiano grape), many Dry red and white wines are produced in Central Greece, from varieties as far-ranging as Assyrtico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Athiri.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
