General Flashcards
What is retsina?
Aromatised wine flavoured with Aleppo pine resin.
Generally produced as a white wine produced from savvatiano
Cannot be vintage labeled.
What are the two PDO level?
Controlled appellation of origin
Reserved for traditional sweet wines
Appellation of superior quality
What are the ageing designation a PDO wine of Greece can carry?
Reserve= a minimum year of ageing for white wine (min 6 months in barrel, 3 in bottle)
A minimum 2 years of ageing for red wines (at least 1 year in barrels and 6 months in bottle)
Grand reserve= min 2 years ageing for white (including min 1 year in oak and 6 mth bottle)
Min 4 years ageing for red (including 18 month in barrel 18 month in BTL)
Explain the PGI Greek system?
The PGI category includes: Traditional appellation of retsina, verdea, topikos Then the PGI zones are divided into: Regional (crete, peloponnese) District (peripheral units of Greece) Area (can be a small estate only)
What does the term cava means in the PGI Greek appellation?
“Cava” indicates at least 1 year of ageing for PGI white and rose. (With 6 month in oak)
A min 3 years for ageing reds. (With 1 year in oak)
What does “palaiomenos se varela” means?
Can be added to the term
Cava
Reserve and grand reserve
In order to indicate oak ageing beyond the required minimum
What are the PGI region of Greece mainland ?
Thrace Macedonia Epirus Thessaly Central Greece Peloponnese
What are the PGI region of Greek island?
Ionian island
Aegan Island
What is verdea?
It’s an oxidative white wine produced in the island of zakynthos (within the Ionian islands)