Appellation named after the town of the same name (Greek: Naousa) in the district of Imathia in the Greek region of Macedonia. The vineyards cover around 700 hectares of vines in nine municipalities on the south-eastern slopes of the Vermio massif (2052 metres) at an altitude of 150 to 350 metres above sea level. The climate is characterised by abundant rainfall and cool winters. The POP red wine is made from the only authorised autochthonous grape variety, Xinomavro . It is mainly vinified dry, but also semi-dry and medium sweet in small quantities.
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