The concentrations of fourteen metal ions were determined in 113 commercial Greek wines by atomic absorption or emission spectroscopy. The ions of K (1440 mg l−1), Na (27.7 mg l−1), Mg (101 mg l−1) and Ca (31.9 mg l−1) were found in greatest concentration. Among the others, mean Fe and Al concentrations were 3.51 and 2.35 mg l−1, respectively; Cu, Zn and Pb were between 0.20 and 0.41 mg l−1; and Li, Ni, Cr, Co and Cd were < 0.10 mg l−1. These results are compared critically with published data on wines of widely differing origins.