Eastern Europe/Middle East Flashcards
T/F: Nemea is the only PDO appellation for dry red wines on the Peloponnese.
True
What is the name of the Greek wine flavored with Aleppo pine resin?
Retsina
Greece’s most recognized producer of Assyrtiko?
Sigalas (Santorini PDO)
T/F: Volcanic eruptions have played a major role in shaping the terroir of Santorini.
True
The climate of Santorini would be best described as ________.
Arid and hot
What style of wine is typically produced from the Mavrodaphne grape?
Sweet, fortified red
Greece’s traditional designations OPAP and OPE now fall under which EU wine category?
PDO
Name the two seas that touch the Greek coastline?
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Evangelos Gerovassiliou is a famous winemaker most often associated with which winery?
Domaine Porto Carras
This is considered to be the most aromatic white grape of Greece?
Moschofilero
Domaine Skouros and Domaine Spiropoulos are both winemakers based in which region?
Peloponnese
The Isthmus of Corinth separates mainland Greece from what wine growing region?
Peloponnese
What is the only PDO that includes rosé as an allowed style?
Amynteo (Macedonia)
T/F: Vinsanto is a style of winemaking historically linked to Santorini.
True
What is the only PDO whose producers all belong to a cooperative?
Samos
The Greek designation of “cava” pertains to what?
Minimum oak aging requirements
Santorini and Paros are considered part of what collection of islands in the Aegean Sea?
Cyclades
Moschato Aspro is a synonym used in Samos for which grape of the Muscat family?
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
The Robola grape is a specialty of what Ionian island?
Cephalonia
The Ionian Sea borders Greece to the?
West
The (4) wine producing Ionian Islands?
Cephalonia
Zakynthos
Lefkada
Kerkyra
Greco and Aglianico are thought to be what in origin?
Greek
The grape used to produce Retsina in Greece?
Savvatiano
The two largest producing wineries in Greece?
Boutari
Tsantali
The two levels of PDO for Greek wine and the wines that they are reserved for? They will from here forward all be labeled as?
a) AOC - traditional sweet wine
b) AOSQ (Appellation of Superior Quality)
c) PDO Wines of Greece ( In line with EU standards)
Detail aging requirements for Reserve and Grand Reserve in Greece:
Reserve Whites - 1yr (6mos in barrel, 3mos in bottle)
Reserve Reds - 2yr (1yr in barrel, 6mos in bottle)
Grand Reserve White - 2yr (1yr in barrel, 6mos in bottlr)
Grand Reserve Reds - 4yr (18mos in bottle, 18 mos in barrel)
Below the PDO category is this classification for appellation wines?
PGI
What is Verdea?
An oxidative white wine produced on the Ionean island of Zakynthos
Name the six mainland regions of Greece?
Maceedonia Peloponnese Thessalia Epirus Thrace Sterea Ellada
Where would you find the best Xinomavro wines in Greece?
Macedonia (Naoussa PDO, Amynteo PDO)
Where is Boutari located?
Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)
Where would you find the Slopes of Meleton appellation? Its sole producer?
a) Macedonia
b) Domaine Carras`
Where is the Rapsani PDO? Producing red wines from?
a) Thessalia
b) Xinomavro
Archialos PDO is found where? Focus?
a) Thessalia
b) White wines from Roditis and Savvatiano
Epirus is home to this sole PDO?
Zitsa
Sterea Ellada foucses on this wine style?
Retsina
The three PDOs of the Peloponnese?
Nemea
Martinia
Patras
Nemea’s specialty?
Agiogitiko (St. George)
The specialty of Martinia?
Moschofilero (red-skinned grape made into a white wine)
Muscat of Patras and Muscat of Rio Patras are found where? Specialty?
a) Patras (Peloponnese)
b) Naturally sweet and VDN sweet wines from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains