“If you decompose Greece, in the end what remains is an olive tree, a vineyard and a boat…which means: these three goods are more than enough for one to rebuild it.”   Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature.

The prefecture of Attica is illuminated by Athens, the country’s capital. The Attica vineyard is one of the largest vineyards in Greece and it has always been the principal source of wine for the city of Athens. It is one of the few regions in the world that grows wine within the city limits. Many commercial vineyards, in regions such as Mesogaia, are found around and even within the residential areas.

Attica is considered to be one of the hottest and driest grape-growing regions in Greece. However, the vineyard’s proximity to large bodies of water (with the exception of the northwestern part of the prefecture, Atticais surrounded by the sea) as well as the mountains ranges, create ideal conditions for growing vines. The epicenter of Attica’s vineyard is Savatiano, a white grape variety. During the last decades, Savatiano’s quality potential is highlighted through a series of modern vinifications. The wines are pleasantly charming with excellent depth and balance and the best of them will amaze you with their ageing potential. Top examples can surpass a decade or more of cellaring.

Although white varieties (savatiano, assyrtiko, malagouzia etc) dominate in about 90% of the Attica vineyard, red varieties (cabernet sauvignon, fokiano, syrah, merlot, agiorgitiko etc) are also cultivated with great success, producing exceptional red wines. Attica is also well known for her famous ‘Retsina”, produced by savatiano with the addition of pine resin of the species Pinus halepensis.