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Chapter Fifteen: Eastern Mediterranean Flashcards

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What is the highest level of wine appellation in Greece, used mainly for sweet wines?

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OPE: Onomasia Proelefseos Eleghomeni

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What is the highest level of wine appellation in Greece, used primarily for dry wines?

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OPAP: Onomasia Proelefseos Anoteras Poiotitos

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What is the Greek appellation for regional (PGi) wines?

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TO: Topikos Oinis

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What is the Greek appellation for traditional wines such as retsina?

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OKP: Onomasia Kata Paradosi

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What is the main white grape used in Santorini PDO?

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Assyrtiko

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What is the red grape of Greece, widely grown in Macedonia, used in the Naoussa PDO?

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Xinomavro

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What is the red grape used in the Nemea PDO?

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Agiorgitiko

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What is the red grape used in the sweet wines of Patras?

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Mavrodaphne

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What is the red grape whose name means “acid black”

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Xinomavro

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What is the red grape whose name means “black laurel”?

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Mavrodaphne

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What is the dried-grape wine produced in Santorini?

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Vinsanto

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What is the style of wine produced in the Mantinia PDO?

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Dry white, from Moschofilero

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What is the style of wine produced in the Nemea PDO?

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Dry to sweet reds, from Agiorgitiko

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What is the style of wine produced in the Patras PDO?

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Dry whites, from Roditis

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What is the name of Santorini’s basket-shaped vines?

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Stefani

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What is the famous fortified wine of Cyprus?

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Commandaria

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What are the two main grape varieties of Commandaria?

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Mavro (red)

Xynisteri (white)

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What is the agigin system, similar to solera, traditionally used for Commandaria?

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The mana system

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What is the main vineyard region of Lebanon?

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Bekaa Valley

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What is Lebanon’s leading and most famous winery?

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Chateau Musar

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What is the largest producing winery of Israel?

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Carmel Winery

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What is the Bordeaux wine producer who invested in Israel’s wine and established Carmel Winery?

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Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934)

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What is the Wine estate and monastery opened near Jerusalem in 1855?

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Cremisan Wine Estate/Monastery

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What is the high-elevation area in the north of Israel, known for high-quality wines?

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Galilee

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What is the wine region including the Judean Hills and Mount Carmel?

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Central Mountains

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What is the wine region located between the Mediterranean Coast and the mountains west of Jerusalem?

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Judean foothills

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What is the semi-arid area located in the south of Israel?

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Negev Region (Negev Desert)

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