Liatiko
Red wine grape
The style profiled here is a dry, medium-bodied red Liatiko wine: soft, fragrant and gently spicy. Typical alcohol is 12.5 to 14.5%. Serve it at 14 to 17 °C.
Style profile
Our rating of a representative wine- Sweetness
- Bone dry
- Body
- Medium
- Tannin
- Low
- Acidity
- Medium
Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.
Food pairings
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Planting snapshot
2015 observations, OIV 2017 study- Greece
- about 2,000 ha (2015)
Historical, rounded figures, including all uses of the grape. OIV’s variety study covers 75% of world vineyard area. A country absent from this table may still grow this grape.
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Sources
- Facts: Wikipedia, Liatiko (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q1822777 (CC0).
- Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 6829.
- Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
- Liatiko, Wines of Crete.
- Planting observations: OIV, Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties (2017).