Greece

Question 1

What is Retsina?

Answer 1

Wine flavored with pine resin

made from Savatiano and Roditis

Question 2

What are the permitted grapes for Retsina?

Answer 2

Roditis and Savatiano

Question 3

What is Kokkineli?

Answer 3

Retsina Rosé made from Roditis

Question 4

What is the main mountain range of Greece?

Answer 4

The Pindos

southern most extension of the alps

Question 5

What is vin naturellement doux?

Answer 5

Sweet wine made from dried grapes

Question 6

Name two PDO’s of Greece who produce non-indigenous grapes?

Answer 6

Slopes of Meliton

Messenkola

Question 7

What is the traditional vine training method on Santorini where vines area trained on the ground in a basket?

Answer 7

Kouloura or Stephani

Question 8

What is the permitted grape for Naoussa PDO?

Answer 8

Xinomavro

Question 9

What is the smallest PDO in Greece?

Answer 9

Rapsani

Question 10

What is the permitted grape for Nemea PDO?

Answer 10

Agiorgitiko

Question 11

What is the main grape of Santorini PDO?

Answer 11

Assyrtiko

Question 12

What area the permitted blending grapes of Santorini?

Answer 12

Athiri

Aidani

Question 13

What is the permitted grape for Patras PDO?

Answer 13

Roditis

Question 14

Mantinia PDO is based on what grape?

Answer 14

Moschofilero

Question 15

What is Mavrodaphne?

Answer 15

A sweet fortified red wine

made in Patras

Question 16

Naoussa is located in what region of Greece?

Answer 16

Macendonia

Question 17

Retsina may be vintage labeled: True or False

Answer 17

False

Question 18

White wines in Greece labeled “reserve” must be aged how long?

Answer 18

1 year min

6 months in barrel

3 months on bottle

Question 19

Red wines from Greece labeled “reserve” must be aged how long?

Answer 19

2 years

1 year in barrel

6 months in bottle

Question 20

white wines in Greece labeled “Grand Reserve” must be aged how long?

Answer 20

same as reserve reds

2 years

1 year in barrel

6 months in bottle

Question 21

wines in Greece labeled “Grand Reserve” must be aged how long?

Answer 21

4 years

18 months in barrel

18 months in bottle

Question 22

Where is most of Retsina produced?

Answer 22

Attiki

Central Greece

Question 23

White wines from Peloponnese PDO are based on what grape?

Answer 23

Moschofilero

Question 24

Where would you find the producers Boutari and Tsantali?

Answer 24

Greece

two of the largest producers

Question 25

What is Verdea?

Answer 25

An oxidative white wine made on the island of Zakynthos

Question 26

Goumenissa PDO produces what styles of wine?

Answer 26

Lighter styles of Xinomavro allows up to 20% Negoska

Question 27

What is the coolest region of Greece?

Answer 27

Amynteo PDO allows for sparkling wine production

Question 28

Slopes of Meliton PDO was created for what estate?

Answer 28

Domaine Carras

Question 29

Name two PDO that allow for sparkling wine:

Answer 29

Zitsa Amynteo

Question 30

ZItsa PDO is based on what grape?

Answer 30

Debina

Question 31

Wine flavored with pine resin made from Savatiano and Roditis

Answer 31

**What is Retsina?**

Question 32

Roditis and Savatiano

Answer 32

What are the permitted grapes for Retsina?

Question 33

Retsina Rosé made from Roditis

Answer 33

What is Kokkineli?

Question 34

The Pindos southern most extension of the alps

Answer 34

What is the main mountain range of Greece?

Question 35

Slopes of Meliton Messenkola

Answer 35

Name two PDO's of Greece who produce non-indigenous grapes?

Question 36

Kouloura or Stephani

Answer 36

What is the traditional vine training method on Santorini where vines area trained on the ground in a basket?

Question 37

Xinomavro

Answer 37

What is the permitted grape for Naoussa PDO?

Question 38

Rapsani

Answer 38

What is the smallest PDO in Greece?

Question 39

Agiorgitiko

Answer 39

What is the permitted grape for Nemea PDO?

Question 40

Assyrtiko

Answer 40

What is the main grape of Santorini PDO?

Question 41

Athiri Aidani

Answer 41

What area the permitted blending grapes of Santorini?

Question 42

Roditis

Answer 42

What is the permitted grape for Patras PDO?

Question 43

A sweet fortified red wine made in Patras

Answer 43

What is Mavrodaphne?

Question 44

An oxidative white wine made on the island of Zakynthos

Answer 44

What is Verdea?

Question 45

Domaine Carras

Answer 45

Slopes of Meliton PDO was created for what estate?

Question 46

Zitsa Amynteo

Answer 46

Name two PDO that allow for sparkling wine: