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1
Q

What ingredient defines Retsina?

What is the most commonly used grape?

A

Aleppo Pine Resin, used to seal amphora for travel and to prevent oxidation.

Savatiano, though Roditis and Assyrtiko also figure in

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2
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Name 3 producers of Retsina

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Kechris, “Tears of the Pine,” Assyrtiko

Tetramythos, Roditis

Papagiannakos, Savatiano

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3
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When did Greece begin officially delimiting appellatins?

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1971

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4
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What famous chateau tapped Emile Peynaud to help them modernize?

What is the PDO they are the sole producer for?

A

Domaine Carras

Slopes of Meliton PDO

At 450ha, this can be considered the largest single-vineyard in Greece

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5
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What mountain range forms the spine of Greece?

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The Pindos Mountains

They are an extension of the Alps

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6
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What are the regions of Greece?

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Thrace
Macedonia
Epirus
Thessaly
Sterea Ellada (Central Greece)
Peloponnese
Ionian Islands
Aegean Islands
Crete
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7
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Generally speaking, what is Greece’s climate like?

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Mediterranean

Abundant sunshine; hot, dry summers; mild winters

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8
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What wind sweeps through the Aegean?

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The Meltemi

It is a dry air from the north, and it especially affects Santorini

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9
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All of Greece’s PDOs are dedicated to indigenous varieties except which?

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Slopes of Meliton PDO
(Cab Sauv, Limnio, Cab Franc)

Messenikola PDO
(min. 70% Mavro Mesenikola, max. 30% combined Carignan and Syrah)

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10
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What “traditional wines” exist under PGI classification for Greece?

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Verdea: oxidized white wine from the Ionian island of Zakynthos, 50% Skiadopoulo

Retsina: aromatized white wine allowed in 15 locations

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11
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What may not be featured on the label of a Retsina wine?

A

Vintage

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12
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What are the aging requirements for a Greek wine listed as Grand Reserve?

What is the maximum size allowed for barrel aging?

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White: 2 years total, 12 months in bottle, 6 months in barrel

Red: 4 years total, 18 months in bottle, 18 months in barel

Grand Reserve wines cannot be aged in barrels larger than 600hl

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13
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What is the traditional vine training method of Santorini?

What does it accomplish?

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Kouloura or Stefani: vines are trained on the ground like a basket or crown.

It protects the grapes from hot, dry winds, and preserves moisture.

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14
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Name 5 sweet wine PDOs of Greece

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Malvasia Candia
Malvasia Sitia
Daphnes
Mavrodaphne of Paros
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia
Muscat of Cephalonia
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Muscat of Rhodes
Samos
Monemvasia-Malvasia
Santorini Vinsanto
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15
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What are the varietal requirements for Goumenissa PDO wines?

A

Xinomavro with min. 20% Negoska

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16
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What are the varietal requirements for Rapsani PDO wines?

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Xinomavro, with Stavroto and Krassato

Historically, the grapes were mandated to be co-fermented in equal measure, but this has changed.

17
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What are the white grapes of Santorini?

A

Assyrtiko, Aidani, Athiri

18
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What is the min. % of Assyrtiko for Santorini PDO?

What is the min. % of Assyrtiko for Santorini Vinsanto?

A

75%

51%

19
Q

What are the styles and varietal requirements of Zitsa PDO?

What region is it located in?

A

Dry White, Sparkling White Dry/Semi-Dry

100% Debina

It is the only PDO in Epirius

20
Q

What PDO is dedicated to Moschofilero?

A

Mantinia PDO

21
Q

What are the notable indigenous grapes of Crete?

A

Liatiko, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Vilana

22
Q

Who was the first producer to bottle wine in Greece?

A

Boutari

23
Q

What is the famous monk owned vineyard in Macedona?

What is planted there?

A

Mount Athos Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Assyrtiko, and others

24
Q

What PDO sits on the slopes of Mount Olympus?

What producer dominates the production of wine here?

A

Rapsani PDO

Tsantali

25
Q

What separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece?

A

The Gulf of Corinth

26
Q

Name 3 producers of Nemea

A

Skouras

Gaia

Aivalis

27
Q

In the production of Mavrodaphne of Patras, what do the following age statements indicate?

Reserve
Vieille Reserve
Grand Reserve

A

Reserve: 3 years total, 2 years in cask, 1 year in bottle

Vieille Reserve: 5 years total, 3 years in cask, 2 years in bottle

Grand Reserve: 7 years total, 3 years in cask, 3 years in bottle

28
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What is the minimum time a NV Mavrodaphne of Patras must age after blending?

A

3 years

29
Q

What is the fundamental difference between a vin de liqueur and a vin doux naturel?

A

Vin de Liqueur is fortified before fermentation

Vin Doux Naturel is fortified during fermentation

30
Q

What lauded Greek wine estate is located in Ilia?

What varietal do they uniquely work with?

A

Domaine Mercouri

Refosco

31
Q

What portion of Greece never fell under Ottoman rule?

A

The Ionian Islands

32
Q

What feature is home to the highest quality vineyards on Cephalonia?

A

Mount Ainos

33
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What are the aging requirements of Santorini Vinsanto?

A

If vintage dated, the wine must be aged at least 2 years in barrel

If released with an aging statement, it must have been aged at least 4 years in an oxidative environment (further aging statements move in increments of 4).

34
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What PDO allows for the inclusion of white grapes for the production of red wine?

A

Paros PDO

min. 35% Mandilaria with Monemvassia co-fermented

35
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What are the varietal requirements for the production of Sitia PDO wines?

A

White: 70% Vilana with Thrapsathiri

Red: 80% Liatiko with Mandilaria

Sweet: 100% Liatiko

36
Q

What is often considered the oldest named wine in continuous production?

What are the grapes? How is it made? How long must it age?

Name a producer

A

Commandaria

Mavro and Xynisteri
Sun-dried grapes
2 years in oak

Tsiakkas

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