East Mediterranean

Question 1

Israel

Answer 1

• native varieties: Emerald Riesling (Riesling x Muscadelle)
• 6 major wine regions: Golan Heights and Galilee (North), Coastal Region, Central Mountains, Judea (Central) and Negev (South)
  Central Mountains consists of Mount Carmel

Question 2

Lebanon & Syria

Answer 2

• Lebanon: Bekaa Valley is the main area, Bordeaux/Rhone varieties dominate Lebanon with local grapes like Merweh(white) and Obaideh (white)
  Chateau Musar, Chateau Ksara
• Syria: Chateau Bargylus

Question 3

Cyprus

Answer 3

• The most famous wine from Cyprus is Commandaria(amber color fortified wine), made with Xynisteri(White) and Mavro(Red) that is sun dried for 2 weeks
• 14 regions permitted to make Commandaria
• 4 main PGIs: Lanarka, Lemesos, Lefkosia and Pafos
• Lemesos (Limassol) is the most famous with 3 PDOs inside: Pitsillia, Krasochoria and Lemesou.

Question 4

Turkey

Answer 4

• Grapes include Okuzgozu meaning “bull’s eye” for its large berries.
• Kalecik Karasi is a young easy drinking grape wine, Bogazkere means “throat puckerer” a high acid grape.
• The whites are Narince (a chardonnay like grape)