15. Eastern Mediterranean Flashcards

1
Q

Greece produces a unique wine flavored with pine resin. What is the name of that wine?

A

Retsina

Pine resin can serve as a preservative in wine.

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2
Q

The climate of Greece is: ___________.

A

Mediterranean

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3
Q

What are the three key red grapes used for wine production in Greece?

A

Agiorgitiko
Xinomavro
Mavrodaphne

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4
Q

Xinomavro is the sole variety permitted in this PDO.

A

Naoussa

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5
Q

Which of the three key red grape of Greece (Agiorgitiko, Xinomavro, and Mavrodaphne) is primarily used to produce sweet, fortified wines?

A

Mavrodaphne

They produce wines often compared to ruby or tawny Port.

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6
Q

Name 3 of the 5 more prolific white grapes of Greece.

A

Moschofilero
Assyrtiko
Muscat
Athiri
Roditis

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7
Q

Describe the quality system used for wine in Greece.

A

EO (table wine) - half of production
PGI = TO
PDO = OPE for sweet wines, OPAP for dry, unfortified wines

“PDO Wines of Greece” most commonly seen on PDO wine labels for export.

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8
Q

Because many Greek wine makers are frustrated with the current specifications of the quality system, some of the most interesting wines being made today are often labeled with: _________________.

A

TO or even EO

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9
Q

What are the three key, better known wine regions in Greece?

A

Macedonia
Peloponnese
Aegean Islands

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10
Q

These sub regions are part of what larger region in Greece?

Amyndeonn
Cotes de Meliton
Goumenissa
Nasussa

A

Macedonia

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11
Q

These sub regions are part of what larger region of Greece?

Mantinia
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Nemea
Patras

A

Peloponnese

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12
Q

Nemea is the largest appellation in Greece for:

Red Wine
White Wine

A

Red Wine

Nemea produces highly regarded reds - both dry and sweet - from Agiorgitiko

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13
Q

Nemea, a subregion of Peloponnese, is the largest red wine appellation in Greece, making highly regarded reds from which grape?

A

Agiorgitiko

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14
Q

What is the sole grape allowed for production in Naoussa PDO wines?

A

Xinomavro

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15
Q

Assytyiko thrives in the volcanic island of: _________________.

A

Santorini

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16
Q

Santorini (part of the Agean islands is dry and windy. What kind of vine training is used here?

A

Vines are trained into a basket or wreath shape, known as Stefani.

17
Q

The dry wines of the Santorini PDO must be produced using 75% of which kind of grape?

A

Assytriko

18
Q

What is Commandaria? Where is it made?

A

Commandaria is a sweet, amber dessert wine made using sun dried Mavro (red) and Xynisteri (White) grapes - made in Cyprus.

It matures in a complex aging system similar to a solera system, known as the mana system.

19
Q

What is the name of the sweet dessert wine produced in Cyprus?

A

Commandaria

20
Q

Turkey is one of the largest grape growing countries in the world. Why is it not one of the largest wine producing countries?

A

Most of its grapes are sold as table grapes or raisins.

21
Q

Lebanon’s wine industry is largely based on the reputation of which producer?

A

Chateau Musar

22
Q

Where is Chateau Musar based?

A

Lebanon

23
Q

What is the connection between Israel’s wine industry and Chateau Lafite?

A

One of the owners of Chateau Lafite (Baron Edmond de Rothschild) invested in the region in the late 1800s/early 1900s, founding Carmel Winery.

Carmel Winery is the largest producing winery in the region.

24
Q

Most vineyards in Lebanon are planed at high elevations in which part of the country?

A

Bekaa Valley

25
Q

Where is the Bekaa Valley?

A

Lebanon (western part of the country)