Grape Varieties Flashcards

Question

Malagousia

Answer 1

White -difficult to grow and sensitive to disease -distinctive and aromatic -medium-to-elevated acid with high alcohol, a creamy texture, and a spicy, oral nose reminiscent of Muscat Notable PDOs: Rhodes (Aegean Islands)

Answer 2

Evangelos Gerovassiliou - While working at Domaine Porto Carras in the 1980s and 90s, he got ahold of cuttings from an experimental vineyard -When he started his own brand in Epanomi (a northern coastal town near Thessaloniki), he took some Malagousia with him, and it is now one of his most famous wines.

Answer 3

White -pink-skinned variety -reaches its apogee in the PDO of Mantinia -produces both dry white and sparkling wines -late ripener -high yielding -prone to mutation, several clones exist -elevated in acid with light-to-medium body -strongly oral and citric Notable PDOs: Mantinia (Peloponnese)

Answer 4

White -oldest vinifera still cultivated today -Due to its long lineage and mutable nature, Muscat has spun off a whole family of offspring and clones -The two most important to Greece are Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and its offspring, Muscat of Alexandria -Muscat Blanc is considered the finer and boasts smaller berries and more complex aromatics. -moderate-to-high yields -quite disease prone -can easily be overripe -perfume, which is rich in terpenes and smells of roses, orange water, and honey -only appears in the PDOs for dessert wine Notable PDOs: Muscat of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands) Muscat of Patras (Peloponnese) Muscat of Rio Patras (Peloponnese) Muscat of Rhodes (Aegean Islands) Samos (Aegean Islands)

Answer 5

White -considered second in quality to Muscat Blanc -susceptible to disease -sets a bigger crop with huge clusters of large berries - compared to Muscat Blanc -Acidity is low to medium, and sugars can get high -heady and floral Notable PDOs: Lemnos (Aegean Islands) Muscat of Lemnos (Aegean Islands)

Answer 6

White Notable PDOs: Robola of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands) -Late Flowering yet Early-maturing (there are typically only 60 days between flowering and harvest), Prone to Grey Rot -Assyrtiko’s little brother -naturally high in acid, with medium-to-high alcohol, a penetrating mineral tone, and a rather neutral, if lemony, nose

Answer 7

White -second most widely planted grape in Greece, largely due to its regular use as a base wine for Retsina -pink-skinned and very vigorous -neutral wine -in Patras it is vinified into a dry to medium-sweet white wine that tends to be medium-to-high in acidity, relatively high in alcohol, broad, creamy, and redolent of melon -In the Slopes of Meliton PDO, it is blended with Assyrtiko and Athiri -in Anchialos, it is blended with Savatiano Notable PDOs: Anchialos (Thessaly) Patras (Peloponnese) Slopes of Meliton (Macedonia)

Answer 8

White -the mostly widely planted variety in Greece, due to its long history as the base wine of Retsina -Late-maturing (mid- to late September), Disease-Resistant -At their best, the wines are dense and creamy, with medium acidity and a concentrated nose of peach, banana, and white flowers Notable areas: Attica and Central Greece

Answer 9

White -native to Crete -ability to retain acidity in extreme heat Notable PDOs: Candia (Crete) Malvasia Candia (Crete) Malvasia Sitia (Crete)

Answer 10

White -Native to Crete -Vilana is the most widely planted white grape in Crete -high-yielding variety -susceptible to disease -prone to oxidation in the winery -medium in both acid and body, with moderate-to-high alcohol Notable PDOs: Peza (Crete) Sitia (Crete)