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General Greece Information Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 9 regions of Greece?

A 
Aegean Islands
Central Greece
Epirus
Thrace
Macedonia
Thessalia
Peloponnese
Ionian Islands
Crete
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2
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Appx when were vines brought to Crete?

A

2500 BCE - Minoan Bronze Age

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3
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When were wine laws first implemented in Greece?

A

1969-1970

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4
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Who oversees the Greek wine appellations?

A

The Greek Wine Institute

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5
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What are Greece’s “AVA” equivalent?

A

PDO - Protected Designation of Origin

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6
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What is the Greek AOC/OPE status reserved for?

A

traditional sweet wines

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7
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What is the main Greek classification system?

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AOSQ/OPAP - Appellation of Superior Quality

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8
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What phrase will appear on all Greek bottles featuring origin?

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“PDO Wines of Greece”

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9
Q

How much aging does “reserve” require?

A

Whites - 1 year

  • 6 months in barrel
  • 3 months in bottle

Reds - 2 years

  • 1 year in barrel
  • 6 months in bottle
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10
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What does “Grand Reserve” require?

A

Whites - 2 years

  • 1 year in barrel
  • 6 months in bottle

Reds - 4 years

  • 18 months in barrel
  • 18 months in bottle
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11
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What category is below PDO?

A

PGI - Protected Geographical Indication

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12
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What does “cava” indicate?

A

1 year of aging for white/rosé PGI
-6 months in oak

3 years for reds
- 1 year oak

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13
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What is Greece’s coolest region?

A

Amynteo

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14
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What does “Xinomavro” translate to?

A

“acid black”

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15
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What dominates Rapsani PDO?

A

Mt. Olympus

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16
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What is the only Ionian Island with a PDO?

A

Cephalonia

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17
Q

What is Liatiko known for?

A

Orange color and ripening in July

18
Q

Why are Assyrtiko vines trained close to the ground?

A

To protect them from Aegean winds

19
Q

What united Samos winegrowers? When?

A

Union of Viticultural Cooperatives of Samos (EOSS), in 1934

20
Q

Where is Thrace?

A

In Macedonia in NE Greece

21
Q

How many PDOs does Thrace have? What are they?

A

0

22
Q

Where is Thessalia?

A

In Northern Greece, just south of Macedonia

23
Q

How many PDOs are in Thessalia? What are they?

A

3

Rapsani
Messenikola
Anchialos

24
Q

What are main grapes of Rapsani PDO?

A

Xinomavro, Stavroto, Krasato

25
Q

What are main grapes of Messenikola PDO?

A

Mavro (70%)

Carignan, Syrah

26
Q

What are main grapes of Anchialos PDO?

A

Rhoditis (min 80%)

Savvatiano

27
Q

How many PDOs are in Peloponnese?

What are they?

A

7

Nemea
Mantinia
Patras
Monemvassia-Malvasia
Mavrodaphne of Patras (OPE)
Muscat of Patras (OPE)
Muscat of Rio Patras (OPE)
28
Q

What is the grape of Nemea?

A

Agiorgitiko

29
Q

What are the grapes of Mantinia?

A

Moschofilero (min 85%)

Asproudes

30
Q

How many PDOs are in Macedonia?

What are they?

A

4

Amynteo
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Slopes of Meliton

31
Q

What is the grape of Amynteo?

A

Xinomavro

32
Q

What are the grapes of Goumenissa?

A

Xinomavro

Negoska (min 20%)

33
Q

What is the grape of Naoussa?

A

Xinomavro

34
Q

How many PDO are in Crete?

What are they?

A

7

Sitia
Peza
Dafnes
Archanes
Candia
Malvasia Candia
Malvasia Sitia
35
Q

What is minimum must weight of Santorini Vinsanto?

A

370 g/l after raisination

36
Q

What is the aging of Santorini Vinsanto?

A

Minimum 2 years in oak

37
Q

What are grapes of Paros?

A

White - Monemvassia

Red - Mandilaria, Monemvassia

38
Q

What are grapes of Rhodes?

A

White - Athiri

Red - Mandilaria

39
Q

What is over the cork of a OPE bottle?

An OPAP bottle?

A

A blue seal

A pink seal

40
Q

What is Greece’s most widely planted variety?

A

Savatiano

41
Q

What does “Agiorgitiko” mean?

A

“St. George’s grape”

It’s named after the chapel of St George in Nemea.

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