The greek ‘Assyrtiko’ grape variety to be grown in Australia

By on December 2, 2009 in News


The grape assyrtiko, of Santorinian origin, is to be grown in Australia, as soon as the quarantine period is over in February for the 200 vines that have been purchased from Jim Barry Wines, of the Clare Valley region.
The vines are expected to first produced wine in 2014-2015. The winery´s manager Peter Barry first tried the assyrtiko wine on Santorini island in 2008 and then, in London this year, chose it to cultivate in Australia, due to it´s endurance in warm climates and because of it´s `fresh`, clear, crisp taste and it´s low PH and texture.
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  • http://www.mysantorini.com Santorini tours

    Hello,

    Thank’s for this article about Santorini wine!

  • http://www.elloinos.com Markus Stolz

    It will be very interesting to see how Assyrtiko will fair in Assie land – Santorini is one of the hottest and driest wine producing regions in the world, although this grape variety is now grown throughout Greece. I love the move by Jim Barry wines, truly pioneering work.