Greece Flashcards
what are the base grapes of retsina
Savatiano, Roditis
what is the main mountain chain of Greece
Pindos
The pelaponese is separated by what body of water
Corinthian Strait
what is Meltemi
a wind that affects Greece, especially santorini
what is Tsipouro
Greek grappa, often used to fortify VDN wines
what is Verdea
a traditional oxidative vin jaune style wine from the island of Zakynthos
T or F: Retsina cannot be labelled with a vintage
true
define Ktima
“estate”
what is the Greek term for white
aspro
what are the Reserve and Grand Reserve designations for PDO wines?
Reserve: 1 year for white (6 months in oak), 2 years for reds (1 year in oak)
Grand Reserve: two years for white (1 in oak), 4 years for red with 18 months in oak
what does Paleomenos se vareli mean?
extended oak aging beyond the minimum
Liatiko is native to what part of Greece
Crete (often dried and vinified as a white wine for the malvasia candia dessert wines)
what is the primary grape of the Slopes of Meliton PDO
Limnio
A Paros wine is a red blend of what two grapes
Monemvasia (white grape)
Mandilaria
name two PDO for Mavrodaphne
Patras, Cephalonia (both make a dessert style)
what are the three grapes of Santorini vin santo
Assytriko
Aidani
Athiri
what is the grape of the Zitsa PDO
Debina
what is the white grape of Mantinia PDO
Moschofilero
What Ionian grape is referred to as Assytriko’s little brother
Robolo
what is the structure of Greece’s wine system
PDO
PGI (Region, District, Area)
The PGIs of Avdira and Ismaros are in what part of Greece
Thrace
Boutaris is located in what Greek region
Macedonia
What is the coldest PDO in Greece
Amynteo
where is Mount Vermion
Naoussa
The Goumenissa PDO is located at the foot of what mountain
Mount Paiko
Name three PDOs for Xinomavro
Naoussa
Amynteo
Goumenissa
The Slopes of Meliton PDO is comprised solely of what one producer
Domaine Porto Carras
PGI Epanomi is in what region
Macedonia
what is Greece’s smallest PDO
Rapsai (60ha)
What is the sole PDO of Epirus
Zitsa (debina wines, high elevation)
the wines of what area are called the Blood of Hercules
Nemea
what is the most famous cru of Nemea
Koutsi (home of Gaia)
what is the primary grape of Verdea
Skiadopoula
The islands of the Aegean are separated into what 4 categories
Cyclades
Sporades
Dodecanese
North Aegean
Santorini is in what group of islands
The Cyclades of the Aegean
what is another name of the Stefani training method?
Kouloura
what is Nykteri
a style of wine made on santorini, over ripe grapes picked before dawn and pressed within a day. sometimes flor develops.
Where is Mount Profitis
Paros
synonym for Moschato Aspro
Muscat Blanc
dominant style of wine from Rhodes
sparkling (min 70% Athiri)
what type of Muscat is used on Limnos?
Alexandria
Candia and Malvasia Candia are PDOs in what part of Greece
Crete
