Rhoditis

Rhoditis, more often written Roditis on wine labels, is a Greek grape with pinkish skins that normally makes white wine. It is particularly associated with the Peloponnese and also appears elsewhere in Greece. Its colour is a useful reminder that the appearance of the berry is not the same thing as the colour of a finished wine.

The grape can appear in fresh dry whites and in the production of Retsina. Those are not equivalent styles: the resin character of Retsina comes from a production tradition, not from every Roditis berry naturally tasting that way. A varietal dry wine without that treatment offers a more direct introduction to its fruit and freshness.

Choose a dry Roditis with fish, vegetables, a salad or an informal plate of Greek starters, and let the specific wine's weight guide richer dishes. If you want Retsina, look for that style explicitly. Do not reject or choose a Roditis solely on a previous experience with a resinated wine made from it, because the method is the major difference.