Mesta (river) (English spelling)

Japanese: メスタ[川]（英語表記）Mesta

A river that flows southeast through the Balkan Peninsula. In Greek it is called the Néstos River. It originates in the Rila Mountains in the Rhodope Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, runs south parallel to the Struma River between the Pirin and Rhodope Mountains, and then flows south through northeastern Greece into the Aegean Sea. Its total length is 273 km. The Mesta River basin on the southern slopes of the Rhodope Mountains is bathed in warm sunlight, which allows grapes with a high sugar content to grow, and the area is famous for producing Melnik, a specialty red-dark wine with a viscous, full-bodied flavor. [Yamamoto Satoshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

バルカン半島を南東に流れる川。ギリシア語ではネストスNéstos川。ブルガリア南西部ロドピ山脈のリラ山地に源を発し，ピリン山地とロドピ山脈の間をぬってストルマ川と並行して南下する。さらにギリシア領北東部を通ってエーゲ海に注ぐ。全長273km。ロドピ山脈南斜面のメスタ川流域は暖かい陽光を浴びるので糖分含有率の高いブドウが実り，赤黒く粘りとこくのある名産ワイン，メルニクMelnikの生産が有名である。【山本敏】

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