Fokiano
Red wine grape variety
Fokiano is a red wine grape with signature aromas of strawberry, red cherry, dried herbs. Structure: Medium body, Medium(+) acidity, Medium tannin, Medium alcohol. Often confused with Cinsault and Frappato.
Recognition cues
First checks
- Look for strawberry–red cherry–dried herbs under a medium Aegean red / rosé frame.
- Check whether pale-to-medium pigment and medium tannin outrun Mandilaria grip before island blend context.
Confidence signals
- Aegean Fokiano mono / dry-rosé profile
- Strawberry–red cherry–dried herbs with medium tannin and pomegranate–leather lift
Aromas
Signature
Common
Occasional
Commonly confused with
Classic anchors
- Classic regions: Greece / Aegean Islands / Ikaria / PGI Ikaria · Greece / Cyclades / Naxos / PGI Cyclades · Greece / Dodecanese / Lipsi / Samos (Aegean plantings) · Turkey / Aegean / Foça (Foça Karası naming — same cultivar)
- Classic styles: Still Ikaria Fokiano mono with strawberry–red cherry–dried herbs, medium body, and medium-plus acid — Afianes Raos / Pithari benchmark · Cyclades Fokiano dry rosé with strawberry–pomegranate–spice lift on Naxos cups — Kir-Yianni / Vintzilaiou fruit benchmark
Common questions
Is Fokiano a red or white grape variety?
Fokiano is a red wine grape variety.
What does Fokiano smell and taste like?
Signature aromas of Fokiano include strawberry, red cherry and dried herbs. Structural profile: Medium body, Medium(+) acidity, Medium tannin, Medium alcohol.
What blind-tasting cues distinguish Fokiano?
Documented tells for Fokiano: Look for strawberry–red cherry–dried herbs under a medium Aegean red / rosé frame. and Check whether pale-to-medium pigment and medium tannin outrun Mandilaria grip before island blend c….
What is Fokiano most often confused with in blind tasting?
Fokiano is most commonly confused with Cinsault, Frappato and Agiorgitiko. Resolve the call with structure and signature aromas.
Where is Fokiano grown?
Classic regions for Fokiano include Greece / Aegean Islands / Ikaria / PGI Ikaria, Greece / Cyclades / Naxos / PGI Cyclades, Greece / Dodecanese / Lipsi / Samos (Aegean plantings) and Turkey / Aegean / Foça (Foça Karası naming — same cultivar).