Eastern Mediterranean Flashcards
Retsina is a Greek wine flavored with
pine resin
Pine resin was used by the ancient Greeks to
prevent oxidation and as a preservative.
What are the three red grapes used in Greece?
Xinomavro,
agiorgitko,
mavrodaphne
Highlights of classic Greek wine history?
4000 years of production -exported all over the world Middle ages, Ottoman rule placed heavy taxes on wines sold to outsiders- crippling the industry during the late 20th century, Greek wine known for poor construction and Retsina more recently, Greece became a recognized world class producer-
What are the five white grapes used in Greece?
assyrtiko, athiri, moscofilero, roditis, muscat
Geography of Greece?
to the north: Albania, Macedonia, and Bulgaria
- mountain’s on 3 sides with Med sea
- to the West: Ionian Sea then Italian Peninsula
- to the East: Aegean Sea and Turkey
name regions in Northern Greece?
Greek peninsula Thrace Macedonia Epirus Thessalia Attica
Greece regions with the highest concentration of vineyards?
Peloponeese Peninsula
wine climate in Greece?
Classic Med, slight variation between northern region by mountains and southern region by islands
Substantial difference due to elevation
Western mountains block wind causing rain shadow
mostly sunny Med climate -
What level of Greek quality wine has all sweet whites only?
OPE
What color seal is on OPE wines?
blue
OPAP wines are stylistically
dry or unfortified
What color seal is on OPAP bottles?
red
What are the two levels of Greek wines that are comparable to the EU’s PDO level?
OPE and OPAP
Xinomavro in produced in what Greek region?
Macedonia
