Meli Elatis Menalou Vanilia

Honeydew honey produced within a defined area of Mount Mainalo, Arcadia, Greece. The specification requires that at least 80% of the honey derive from fir, with the remainder being flower honey from the same region. It is characterised by a light colour and sheen, and a moisture content of 14–15.5%.

About this designation

Meli Elatis Menalou Vanilia is a protected designation of origin honey produced in a delimited zone of twenty-four municipalities and communities within the districts of Gortinia and Mantinia, Arcadia, including Dimitsana, Langadion, Valtesinikou, Vytinas, Elatis, Zygovistiou, Kamenitsas, Lastas, Magoulianon, Mygdalias, Nymfassias, Pyrgakiou, Radou, Stemnitsas, Syrnas, Alkistenas, Vlachernas, Kardara, Kapsas, Lykochion, Pianas, Roïnou, Tselepakou, and Chrysovitsiou. The specification requires that at least 80% of the honey originate from fir, with flower honey from the same region accounting for no more than 20%. The product is described as having a pleasant taste, a characteristic light colour, and a sheen. Moisture content is specified at 14–15.5%, and sucrose content at 8–18%, with a stated minimum above 10%. Processing steps mandated by the specification are centrifugation, filtration, and standardisation. The applicant group on record is Adelfi Marangou, based in Amigdalia Gortinias. Control is exercised by the local branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Arkadia, located at Deligianni 9, Tripoli. The designation was registered as a PDO on 2 July 1996 under file number PDO-GR-0453, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013260.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 2 July 1996 under file number PDO-GR-0453 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013260).
• The specification requires that at least 80% of the honey derive from fir; flower honey from the region may not exceed 20%.
• Moisture content is specified at 14–15.5% and sucrose content at 8–18%.
• The delimited production area comprises twenty-four named municipalities and communities in the districts of Gortinia and Mantinia, Arcadia.