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Greece Flashcards

1
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What is retsina wine flavoured with

A

Aleppo pine

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2
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What are the two PDO levels for Greek wines

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Controlled appellation of origin OPE - Reserved for sweet wines
Appellation of superior quality OPAP

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What does the Reserve means on the labels of Greek red and white wines

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White Reserve - min 1 year of ageing with at least 6 months in oak and 3 months in bottle
Red reserve - min 2 year of ageing with atleast 1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle

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What does the term Grand reserve indicate on wine labels of Greek red and white wines

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White - min 2 year of ageing with atleast 1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle

Red - min 4 year of ageing with at least 18 months in oak and 18 months in bottle

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5
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What does the PGI category of Greek wines include

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Traditional appellation 
Topikos inos ( vin de pays category )
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6
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What does cava indicate on the Greek wine labels

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Cava is PGI term for ageing of wine
White and rose - atleast 1 year of ageing of white and rose with atleast min 6 months in oak
Red min 3 year with atleast one year In barrel

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7
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What is the term used in Greek wines to indicate ageing beyond the required limits

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Palaimenos se vareli

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8
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Name all the regions of Greece

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Thrace 
Macedonia 
Epirus 
Central Greece 
Peloppnese 
Ionian island 
Aegean island 
Crete 
Thessalia
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9
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Which region doesn’t claim any PDO zone in Greece

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Thrace

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10
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Name the PDO zones of Macedonia

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Noussa
Amynteo
Goumenissa
Slopes of Meliton

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11
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Grape variety used by noussa PDO

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Red - Xinomavro

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12
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Grape variety used by Goumenissa PDO

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Red - Xinomavro and min 20 % negoska

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13
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Grape variety used by Amynteo PDO and styles of wine made

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Red - Xinomavro

Style - red | Rose | sparkling rose

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14
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Slopes of meliton PDO grape variety used

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Red - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Limnio

White - Assyrtiko Athiri rhoditis

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15
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Slope of meliton is monopole of which property

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Domaine carras

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16
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PDO zones of Thessalia

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Rapsani
Messenikola
Anchialos

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17
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Rapsani PDO grape variety

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Xinomavro, krassato and Stavroto

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18
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Messenikola PDO grape variety

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Red - Mavro Messenikola min 70 % and min 30% Syrah carignan

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19
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Anchialos PDO grape variety

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Rhoditis and savvatiano

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20
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PDO zone of Epirus

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Zitsa

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21
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Grape variety and style of wine used by Zitsa PDO

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Style - White still and sparkling

Grape - Debina

22
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Grape variety used by central Greece for the retsina wine

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Savvatiano and rhoditis

23
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Which region is the centre of production of retsina in Greece

24
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PDO zones of Peloponnese

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Nemia 
Mantinia 
Patras 
Muscat of patras 
Muscat of rio patras 
Mavrodaphne of patras 
Monemvasia malvasia
25
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Famous commune of Nemea PDO

26
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Grape variety used by Nemia and style of wine

A

Grape - Agiorgitiko

Style - Dry and sweet red wine

27
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Grape variety used by Mantinia and style of wine made

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Grape - Moschofilero

Style - Dry white and sparkling

28
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Grape variety used by Patras PDO

29
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Which PDO allows oxidative sweet wines in Greece

A

Monemvasia malvasia PDO

30
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Grape variety used by Monemvasia malvasia

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51% monemvasia plus Assyrtiko Asproudes kydonista

31
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Grape variety used by Mavrodaphne of patras PDO

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Min 51 % Mavrodaphne plus Mavri korinthaiki

32
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Style of wine made by Mavrodaphne of patras PDO

A

Vin du liqueur

33
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Grape variety used by Moscat of Patras and Muscat of rio patras

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Moschato Aspro

34
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Four island of Ionian

A

Cephalonia
Corfu
Lefkada
Zakynthos

35
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PDO zones of cephalonia

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Muscat of cephalonia
Mavrodaphne of cephalonia
Robola of Cephalonia

36
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Grape variety used by Verdea traditional appellation

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Skiadopoulo | Pavlos | Avgoustiatis

37
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PDO zones of Crete

A 
Archanes 
Daphnes 
Sitia 
Peza 
Candia 
Malvasia candia 
Malvasia sitia
38
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Style of wine made by Archanes PDO

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Dry Red only

Grape - Mandilaria and kotsifali

39
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Style and grape variety used by Daphanes PDO

A

Dry red wine and sweet red wine

Grape - Liatiko

40
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Style and grape variety used by sitia

A

Red and white still wine and sweet style as well
Red grape - Liatiko
White grape - vilana plus thrapsathiri

41
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Style and grape variety used by Peza PDO

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Dry red and white wine
Red - Kotsifali and mandilaria
White - vilana

42
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Candia PDO grape variety and style of wine made

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Dry red and white wine
Red grape - Kotsifali and mandilaria
White - Vilana vidiano

43
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Malvasia Candia PDO grape variety and style of wine made

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Style - VDN and natural sweet wine
Grape - Assyrtiko | Athiri | vidiano | Thrapsathiri plus 15% Malvasia Di Candia aromatico and muscat a blanc petit grains

44
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What is stefani in Greece

A

Vines are trained close to ground in Stefani in order to protect them from fierce Aegean winds and to collect moisture that becomes available as morning dew

45
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Which appellation in Greece allows to blend white grapes in red wines

46
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Grape variety used by santorini and style of wine made

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Style dry white and vinsanto

Grape - Assyrtiko | Athiri | Aidani

47
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Paros PDO grape variety and style of wine made

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Style - Red and white dry wine
Red grape - co fermentation of madilaria and monemvasia
White grape - Monemvasia

48
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Samos PDO grape variety and style of wine made

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Grape - Moschato Aspro

Style - VDN | VDL | Naturally sweet wine

49
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Lemnos PDO grape variety and style of wine

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Style - Dry white and red wine | VDL and naturally sweet wine

Red - Lemnio
White - Moschato Alexandria

50
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Muscat of Lemnos PDO style and grape variety used

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Style -VDN | VDL | Naturally sweet wine

Grape - Moschato Alexandria

51
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Rhodes PDO grape variety and style of wine

A

Style - Red white and rose from dry to semi sweet version
Grape - red and Rose - Mandilaria
White - Athiri

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