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What is retsina
What is the main grape
Why was the grape chosen
Where is the center of production
An aromatized wine flavored with Aleppo pine resin
Savatiano
The low-acid Savvatiano, preferred for retsina because it retains some varietal character when resinated
Attica of Central Greece
What is the significance of amphorae in ancient Greek wine transport
They were sealed with pine resin to prevent spoilage
4 categories in Greek wine law
PDO / POP = DOC
PGI / PGE = IGP
Oinos = Table Wine
OPK = Wines defined by traditional winemaking methods used rather than geography
Main grape of Naoussa PDO
When was this PDO established
Xinomavro
Established 1971
What is the only grape allowed in the Zitsa PDO
Debina
What are the four Ionian Islands known for wine production?
- Cephalonia
- Kerkyra (Corfu)
- Lefkada
- Zakynthos
Assyrtiko is grown in what kind of soil on Santorini
It is grown in poor, volcanic soils and produces mineral, powerful white wines
What does the term ‘Cava’ indicate for PGI white, rosé, and red wines
Which term may be added to indicate oak aging beyond the required minimums
Cava:
White / Rosé: min. 1 year of aging, with at least 6 months in oak
Red: min. 3 years of aging, with at least 1 year in oak
Palaiomenos se Vareli
The Greeks first implemented wine laws in which year
1969 and 1970
With most of the country’s appellations established in 1971
Samos’ growers are united under which Union
Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives of Samos
(EOSS)
What is Samos Nectar
The naturally sweet version is called Samos Nectar, and is similar to vin de paille - the wine is produced from dried grapes and aged for a minimum of three years prior to release
Réserve and Grande Réserve aging indication for PDO wines
Which term may be added to indicate oak aging beyond the required minimums
Réserve:
White: min. 1 year aging, with at least 6 months in barrel and 3 months in bottle
Red: min. 2 years aging, with at least 1 year in barrel and 6 months in bottle
Grande Réserve:
White: min. 2 years aging, with at least 1 year in barrel and 6 months in bottle
Red: min. 4 years aging, with at least 18 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle
Palaiomenos se Vareli
What is Verdea
Which region is this wine from
What is the main grape
An oxidative white wine produced on the island of Zakynthos, in the Ionian Sea
Min. 50% Skiadopoulo
May share similarities with Jura’s vin jaune and sherry
Which two regions that don’t have any PDO appellations
Thrace
Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
9 main regions of Greece
4 PDO of Macedonia
Amynteo
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Slopes of Meliton
Main grape of Amynteo PDO
Xinomavro
Main grape of Goumenissa PDO
Xinomavro
With min. 20% Negoska
What is the region of Slopes of Meliton PDO
It’s a single producer appellation for which winery
Main grapes
Region: Halkidiki (single producer appellation for Domaine Porto Carras)
White: Roditis, Assyrtiko, plus Athiri
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, plus Lemnio and Cabernet Franc
Who was the winemaker that launched Domaine Carras to international acclaim under the guidance of which person
The winemaker nurtured which grape to prevent from extinction
Evangelos Gerovassiliou, the winemaker who launched Domaine Carras to international acclaim under the guidance of Émile Peynaud, nurtured the native white Malagousia grape from the brink of extinction and now produces varietal wines of high aromatic intensity from the grape at his own domaine in the PGI district of Thessaloniki, in central Macedonia
PDO within Thessalia
Anchialos PDO
Messenikola PDO
Rapsani PDO
Rapsani PDO is on the lower slope of which mountain
What are the main grapes
Lower slope of Mount Olympus
The appellation is the southernmost outpost of the Xinomavro grape, whose tannins and acid structure are softened by the warmer climate and blending with the Krassato and Stavroto
Authorized grapes of Messenikola PDO
Minimum 70% Mavro Messenikola, maximum 30% combined Syrah and Carignan
Authorized grapes of Anchialos PDO
Minimum 80% Roditis, maximum 20% Savvatiano
PDO of Peloponnese
Nemea PDO
Mantinia PDO
Patras PDO
Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO
Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO
Muscat of Patras PDO
Muscat of Rio Patras PDO
Two synonyms of Agiorgitiko
Saint George
Mavro Nemeas
Main grape of Nemea PDO
Most famous commune
Agiorgitiko
Koutsi
Main grape of Mantinia PDO
Min. 85% Moschofilero, plus Asproudes
Main grape of Patras PDO
100% Roditis
White grape
What is the character of Moschofilero
A red-skinned white grape that is aromatically similar to Muscat
What are the three dessert wine PDO connected to Patras
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Wine style and grape of Muscat of Patras PDO
VDN
VDL
Natural Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Moschato Aspro
Wine style and grape of Muscat of Rio Patras PDO
VDN
VDL
Natural Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Moschato Aspro
Wine style and grape of Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO
VDL
Mavrodaphne and a max. 49% Mavri Korinthiaki
What is the synonym of:
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Mavrodaphne
Moschato Aspro
Black Laurel
Which producer is known as the progenitor of Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO
Achaia Clauss
Wine style and grapes of Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO
Naturally Sweet White (Vin Liastos / Sun Dried)
VDN
Min. 51% Monemvassia, plus Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa
Four wine-producing Ionian Islands
Cephalonia
Kerkyra (Corfu)
Lefkada
Zakynthos
3 PDO of Cephalonia
Robola of Cephalonia
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia
Muscat of Cephalonia
Wine style and grape of Robola of Cephalonia PDO
Dry white
Robola
Wine style and grape of Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO
Fortified Red
Min. 50% Mavrodaphne, plus Mavri Korinthiaki
(the latter must be co-fermented)
PDO of Aegean Islands
Santorini PDO
Samos PDO
Paros PDO
Malvasia Paros PDO
Rhodes PDO
Muscat of Rhodes PDO
Lemnos PDO
Muscat of Lemnos PDO
PDO of Crete
Peza PDO
Daphnes PDO
Archanes PDO
Sitia PDO
Malvasia Sitia PDO
Candia PDO
Malvasia Candia PDO
Wine style and grape of Muscat of Cephalonia PDO
VDN
VDL
Natural Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Moschato Aspro
Wine style and grape of Sitia PDO
White: Min. 70% Vilana, plus Thrapsathiri
Red: 80% Liatiko, plus Mandilaria
VDN: 100% Liatiko
Main grape of Peza PDO
White: 100% Vilana
Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria
Main grape of Daphne PDO
Red: 100% Liatiko
Main grape of Archanes PDO
Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria
Main grape of Candia PDO
White: 100% Vilana
Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria
Islands of Production of Santorini PDO
Thera (Santorini) & Thirasia
Main grape of Santorini PDO
Min. 85% Assyrtiko, plus Athiri and Aidani
AAA
Main grape of Paros PDO
White: 100% Monemvassia
Red: Co-fermentation of Mandilaria and Monemvassia
The only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape (Monemvassia) in red blends
Main grape of Rhodes PDO
White: min. 70% Athiri
Red / Rose: min. 70% Mandilaria
Main grape of Lemnos PDO
White: Moschato Alexandrias
Dry Red: Limnio (Kalampaki)
Synonym of Limnio
Kalampaki
Wine style of grape of Samos PDO
VDN
VDL
Natural Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Moschato Aspro
Wine style of grape of Muscat of Rhodes PDO
VDN
VDL
Natural Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Moschato Aspro
Wine style of grape of Muscat of Lemnos PDO
VDN
VDL
Natural Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Moschato Alexandrias
Grape of Malvasia Paros PDO
White: minimum 85% Monemvasia, maximum 15% Assyrtiko
Which two PDO can only produced red and which two PDO can produced white and red on Crete
Red only: Daphnes & Archanes
White and red: Sitia & Peza
Which grape is used for the majority of dry white Sitia wines and the entirety of Peza whites, and it is Crete’s most cultivated white grape
Vilana
What is the dominant grape in the red Sitia and Daphnes PDO wines, is found only on Crete and a handful of neighboring islands
It is one of the most ancient varieties under cultivation, it ripens in mid-July, and it delivers a distinctively orange-hued wine
Liatiko
Which grape is the most common red variety throughout Crete, is blended with Kotsifali to produce the Archanes and red Peza wines
Mandilaria
Which two PDO are considered Cyclades
Santorini
Paros
Where can this vine training be found
What are the names of this method
Santorini for Assyrtiko
Stefani
Kouloura
Basket
In order to protect them from the fierce Aegean winds and to collect the little moisture that becomes available as morning dew
The most iconic producer for Assyrtiko in Santorini
Paris Sigalas of Domaine Sigalas
The two PDO in Aegean islands utilize Moschato Alexandria
Lemnos
Muscat de Lemnos
