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Roditis

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

Colour
White
Body
Medium
Origin
Greece
Top region
Patras
2
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Roditis is a white grape variety, and it traces back to Various, Greece.

Structurally it lands at medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

Look for melon, apple, pear, honey, floral and herbaceous.

The regions that matter for it are Patras and Peloponnese.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, moderate vigour and a preference for mediterranean.

It blends readily with Savatiano, Assyrtiko and Moschofilero.

Watch for the synonyms: Rhoditis.

At the table it suits stuffed tomatoes with haloumi, shrimp dumplings and southern fried chicken.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
melonapplepear
Aromas
honeyfloralherbaceous
Styles
dry whitesweet whitesparkling

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 stuffed tomatoes with haloumi
02 shrimp dumplings
03 southern fried chicken

Also labelled.

Rhoditis.

Bottles to look for.

  • Achaia Clauss Demestica White, Attika, Greece
  • Aoton Winery Roditis PGI Attica, Greece
  • Cavino Deus Imiglikos Patras White, Greece
  • Domaine Ligas Roditis Barrique, Macedonia, Greece
  • Domaine Tatsis Roditis, Macedonia, Greece
  • Gaia Ritinitis Nobilis Retsina, Nemea, Greece
  • Hermes Roditis, Patras, Greece
  • Kanakaris Winery 'Notos' Roditis, Peloponnese, Greece

Roditis: common questions

01.
What does Roditis taste like?
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Roditis tastes of melon, apple, pear, honey, floral and herbaceous. Structurally it lands at medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Roditis from?
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Roditis originates in Various, Greece.
03.
Where is Roditis grown?
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The key regions for Roditis are Patras and Peloponnese.
04.
What food pairs with Roditis?
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Pour it with stuffed tomatoes with haloumi, shrimp dumplings and southern fried chicken.
05.
What else is Roditis called?
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Roditis is also labelled Rhoditis.

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

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