Serve Kourtaki Retsina chilled alongside Greek starters, white meat, or seafood for an authentic experience. This dry white wine is made from Savatiano grapes with added pine resin.
Dry White Wine
Wine of Greece
Retsina, the traditional wine of Greece, has its origins in ancient times when the amphoras were sealed with pine resin Nowadays, resin from the Aleppo pine is added to the must during fermentation to produce the distinctive resinated style
From selected grapes grown in the finest vineyards of Attiki Shipped around the world by Greek Wine Cellars D. Kourtakis S.A., a company dedicated, since 1895, to maintaining the ancient tradition of Greek winemaking
Dietary Information
Manufacturer Bottled by: Greek Wine Cellars D. Kourtakis S.A., 19003 Markopoulo, Greece.
Preparation It well accompanies the Greek starters (mezes), white meat, fish, seafood, and strong-flavoured and spicy food
Serve chilled
Serving suggestion: It well accompanies the Greek starters (mezes), white meat, fish, seafood, and strong-flavoured and spicy food. Serve chilled
Country of Origin Country of origin: Greece. Wine of Greece
Packaging Bottle
History The Retsina Kourtaki brand is famous. It was first produced by the Kourtakis family in 1895 at its winery at Markopoulo, near to Athens. Today, the brand dominates the bottled retsina market in Greece and its distinctive yellow label is to be seen everywhere. With the growth of tourism to Greece in the last 30 years many foreign visitors have also been introduced to Retsina Kourtaki, and it is now exported all over the world. It can truly be said to be the first choice of Retsina lovers around the world.
Regional information The vineyards are situated on the north-east facing slopes of Mt. Partnes in Attica. The soil is alluvial clay overlying limestone. The altitude and impact allows the Savatiano grapes to ripen slowly and develop full character with elevated acidity. The result is a crisp, fresh, wine possessing a designation of origin. Each bottle is allowed to be individually numbered, thereby guaranteeing the wine's authenticity.
Vinification The Savatiano grapes are harvested in September and pressed immediately on arrival at the winery. A classic white Vinification follows at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks - with one important difference. A small quantity of resin from the Aleppo pine is added to the must - some 200 gms/hectolitre - to give the resulting wine its delicate but distinctive resination. After fermatation the wine is drawn off leaving the resin at the bottom of the tank. Normal processing then follows before bottling.
