Life Style / Wine Grapes / Savatiano: Pronounced 'sah vah tee yah no'. White-wine grape widely grown in Attica, central Greece. Reported to be very suited to that drought prone region. Usually found as part of a blend with Rhoditis and Assyrtiko grape-wines to create one of the resin flavored wines called 'Retsina' so associated with Greece.
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