General Flashcards

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What is retsina?

A

Aromatised wine flavoured with Aleppo pine resin.
Generally produced as a white wine produced from savvatiano
Cannot be vintage labeled.

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2
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What are the two PDO level?

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Controlled appellation of origin
Reserved for traditional sweet wines

Appellation of superior quality

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What are the ageing designation a PDO wine of Greece can carry?

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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)

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Explain the PGI Greek system?

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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)
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5
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What does the term cava means in the PGI Greek appellation?

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“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)

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6
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What does “palaiomenos se varela” means?

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Can be added to the term
Cava
Reserve and grand reserve
In order to indicate oak ageing beyond the required minimum

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7
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What are the PGI region of Greece mainland ?

A
Thrace
Macedonia
Epirus
Thessaly
Central Greece 
Peloponnese
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8
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What are the PGI region of Greek island?

A

Ionian island

Aegan Island

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9
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What is verdea?

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It’s an oxidative white wine produced in the island of zakynthos (within the Ionian islands)

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