Eastern Europe

Question 1

Greece: region of Epirus contains one PDO-name it and grape varietal:

Answer 1

Zitsa PDO produces whites from Debina grape

Question 2

Greece: Thessaly

Rapsani PDO
Messenikola PDO
Anchialos PDO

Answer 2

Rapsani PDO includes 4 villages on lower slopes of Mount Olympus–southernmost outpost for Xinomavro grape blended with Stavroto and Krasato

Messenikola PDOred only appellation

Anchialos PDO- Whites only from Rhoditis and Savvatiano

Question 3

Central Greece: what is grape varietal of Retsina

Answer 3

Savvatiano

Question 4

Greece: Peloponnese 3 PDO zones of Nemea, Mantinia, and Patras: grape varietals

Answer 4

Nemea PDO; red only from the Agiorgitiko grape–“blood of Hercules”

Mantinia PDO–white only from Moschofilero (red grape made into white wine resembling Muscat aromatics)

Patras PDO–white only from Roditis

Question 5

Greece: 4 dessert wine PDOs connected to Patras region in the Pelopponese:

Answer 5

Muscat of Patras–white from Muscat a Petit Grains

Muscat of Rio Patras–white from Muscat a Petit Grains

Mavrodaphne of Patras–sweet fortified red from Mavrodaphne and Mavri Korinthiaki

Monemvassia-Malvasia–red Monemvassia grape–Achaia-Clauss producer

Question 6

Greece: Ionian Islands: Cephalonia and Zankythos

Answer 6

Cephalonia produces whites from Robolo grape…

Zakynthos, home of Verdea Traditional Appellation wines produced from indigenous varietals like Skiadopoulo, Pavlos, Avgoustiatis

Question 7

White grapes of Crete?

Red grapes of Crete?

Answer 7

Vilana, Vidiano–whites

Reds–Liatiko, Mandilaria, Kotsifali

Question 8

Greece: Macedonia main regions and grape varietals:

Answer 8

Naoussa PDO and Amynteo PDO–Xinomavro

Goumenissa PDO–Xinomavro with 20% Negoska

Slopes of Meliton PDO–single appellation for Domaine Carras–Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Limnio
Whites blends of Assyrtiko, Athiri, Rhoditis; winemaker Evangelos Gerovassiliou brought Malagousia grape back from extinction…produces Malagousia in Thessaloniki in N. Macedonia

Question 9

Crete has 2 red only appellations: Archanes and Daphne. These red wines are made from what varietals?

Sitia and Peza makes red and white wines: what are the varietals for each?

Answer 9

Archanes DOP and Peza DOP–Mandilaria blended with Kotsifali

Daphnes DOP and Sitia DOP—Liatiko

Sitia and Peza use mostly Vilana grape for white wines…

Question 10

Cyclades: Santorini PDO and Paros PDO

Answer 10

Santorini PDO–Assyrtiko grape sometimes blended with Athiri and Aidani–vibes close to ground in Stefani shape–Paris Sigalas winemaker

Paros DOP–reds from Mandilaria and whites from Monemvassia

Question 11

What is Samos PDO famous for?

Answer 11

Desert wines from Muscat of Samos–

Samos Nectar is Vin de Paille style…

Question 12

Lemnos PDO and Rhodes PDO

Answer 12

Lemnos PDO-dry or sweet Muscat

Rhodes–Muscat of Rhodes; red, whites, roses from Mandilaria and Athiri