Nemea (town)
Encyclopedia
Nemea is a town in Corinthia
, Greece
, and the seat of municipality with the same name (Δήμος Νεμέας). It is located a few kilometres west of ancient Nemea
, with a population of under five thousand people.
and it is the hub for several small villages circling it , including Koutsi, Petri
, and Leriza. Nemea is famous for its many wine
s grown on the plains that surround it. It is also home to DK Distributors, one of the largest distribution companies in Eastern Europe
.
grape is used and produces wines famous for their deep red color, complex aroma and long, velvety palate.
Corinthia
Corinthia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, and the seat of municipality with the same name (Δήμος Νεμέας). It is located a few kilometres west of ancient Nemea
Nemea
Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the River Elissos in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in Argolis, it is today part of the prefecture of Corinthia...
, with a population of under five thousand people.
Economy
Its primary industry is agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and it is the hub for several small villages circling it , including Koutsi, Petri
Petri
Petri is a surname and a given name derived from Latin Petrus, and may refer to:-Surname:* Adam Petri, Renaissance printer who founded a Basel publishing house* Carl Adam Petri, who introduced Petri nets* Egon Petri, Dutch pianist and composer...
, and Leriza. Nemea is famous for its many wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
s grown on the plains that surround it. It is also home to DK Distributors, one of the largest distribution companies in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
.
Wine Region
Located in the Peloponnese next to the new town of Nemea, appx. 30 kilometers from Corinth, the region was first noted for its wine-making by Homer who called it "Ameloessa" meaning "full of vines." Today, the appellation of Nemea is the most important red wine AOC of southern Greece and arguably of all of Greece. In Nemea, the indigenous Greek AgiorgitikoAgiorgitiko
Agiorgitiko is one of the two widely-grown heat-resistant Greek wine-making grape varieties, the other being Xynomavro. It is a red variety that has traditionally been grown in the Nemea region of the Peloponnese...
grape is used and produces wines famous for their deep red color, complex aroma and long, velvety palate.