It may come as a surprise that two-thirds of Greek wine production is white. That’s until you think about the complex topography of this country and its islands.
Greece is the third-most mountainous country in Europe. Even near the coast the mountains can rise to over 1,000 m (3,280 ft), as in Aigialeia on the northern coast of the Peloponnese; in the centre of the Peloponnese, the high plateau of Mantinia (600–700 m/1,970–2,300...