Assyrtiko around the globe
Right after our recent article on Jancis Robinson about Jim Barry's Assyrtiko on Clare Valley that we tried during our summer visit in Australia for the promotion of Greek wine and voilaaaa! Our Turkish neighbour Mustafa Chamlica just informed us that Assyrtiko will soon be planted in Turkey!
Chamlica is one of the most serious wine figures having hugely invested in a vineyard of 85 hectares with his daughter being the genius mind behind the winery's fascinating labels. His plan is to graft Assyrtiko on 8 years old vines so that from 2017 he will be able to produce an Assyrtiko from the region of Strandja (Strandja Massif) on calcareous soils (lacustrine limestone).
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