Insight
Hot-Climate Assyrtiko Yields Cold-Climate Wine Aromas Like Chablis
“Although we are a hot climate, this is the extreme that I'm describing. You see a very hot climate, but with aromas that you would receive from a cold climate like Chablis.”
Assertion Supported
Santorini Vineyards Have Seen Continuous Cultivation for Over 3,000 Years
“We are talking about a continuous vineyard for more than 3000 years.”
Assertion Partly supported
Traditional Nychteri Reached 17-20% Alcohol and Developed Flor Yeast
“The most important is to remember that they used to produce nycteri with 17 degrees of alcohol and 20 degrees of alcohol, and they had the floor appearance.”
Assertion Supported
Sandy Volcanic Soil Protects Santorini Vines From the Phylloxera Pest
“And that's why we haven't had the phylloxera here because we have sand, a lot of content of sand, which is not a friendly environment for phylloxera.”
Assertion Supported
Santorini's Lack of Soil Potassium Creates Wines With High Acidity
“Very high acidity, because our soil lacks of potassium. So we receive wines with very low pH, Grapes with very low pH, and it's very easy for us to produce wine with very high acidity content.”
Opinion
Assyrtiko Resembles Riesling Aromatically but Differs Markedly on the Palate
“I would compare it with an Alsatian Riesling or a German Riesling. But for sure, the mouth is a totally different from the Rieslings.”
Disclosure
Domaine Sigalas Caps Annual Production at 250,000 Bottles to Preserve Quality
“We have the potential, this potential, of 400,000 bottles.
Our aim is the quality and not the quantity.
So, I would say that we produce approximately 250,000 bottles, but we are talking about six six dry white wines, one rosé, two dry reds, vinsando that now…”
Disclosure
Domaine Sigalas crafts rosé from green-harvested Mavrotragano clusters
“We cut half, approximately half of the clusters, 20 days before the harvest of the Mavrotragono for the dry red wine, and for the, with these clusters, we are producing our rosé wine from Mavrotragono.”
