Xinomavro

Xinomavro - also spelt Xynomavro - is the grape of the Naoussa region in Northern Greece. As one of the two best grapes for Greek red wines it makes intense wines capable of ageing, thereby garnering comparisons with Nebbiolo. Xinomavro’s charm belies its name which translates roughly as ‘sour black’. Greece’s other most notable black grape variety is Agiorgitiko (Saint George