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Avgoustiatis

Avgoustiatis wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium
Origin
Greece
Top region
Zakynthos
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Avgoustiatis is a red grape variety, with its roots in Zakynthos and Peloponnese, Greece.

The wines show medium body, medium-low tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

It is planted most seriously in Zakynthos and Peloponnese.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening.

At the table it suits eggplant stuffed with spiced mince, lamb meatballs in tomato sauce and braised lamb shoulder.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium-low
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Eggplant stuffed with spiced mince
02 Lamb meatballs in tomato sauce
03 Braised lamb shoulder

Bottles to look for.

  • Grampsas Winery 'At the Root of the Mountain' Red, Zakynthos, Greece
  • Grampsas Winery Allegro Red, Zakynthos, Greece
  • Grampsas Winery The Sun Rose, Zakynthos, Greece
  • Ktima Brintziki Avgoustiatis PGI Pisatis, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Mercouri Estate 'Lampadias' Rose PGI Ilia, Greece
  • Mercouri Estate Antares, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Mercouri Estate Avgoustiatis, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Oenos Nature Avgoustiatis Nature, IGP Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece

Avgoustiatis: common questions

01.
Where is Avgoustiatis from?
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Avgoustiatis originates in Zakynthos and Peloponnese, Greece.
02.
Where is Avgoustiatis grown?
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The key regions for Avgoustiatis are Zakynthos and Peloponnese.
03.
What food pairs with Avgoustiatis?
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Pour it with eggplant stuffed with spiced mince, lamb meatballs in tomato sauce and braised lamb shoulder.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Greece.

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