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Greek Varieties New Discoveries: A for Agrippiotis
November 17, 2020 5 min read

Greek Varieties New Discoveries: A for Agrippiotis

By Yiannis Karakasis MW

With a name that might be associated with the Roman politician and general Agrippa (*) or perhaps the sister of Caligula and Roman Empress Agrippina, the Agrippiotis variety attracts attention from the first instance. Who knows? Could it be that Agrippa, following the Naval Battle of Patras, where he forced Mark Antony’s supporter Quintus Nasidius to defeat, made a stop at the wider vineyards of Achaia in the Peloponnese tasting grapes and local wine?

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