Greece Flashcards
What is the main mountain range in Greece?
- Pindos, it forms the spine of Greece, it is the southernmost extension of the central Alps
What is the tallest peak of Greece? Where is it located?
- Mount Olympus
- mark the northeastern boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia
What are the two PDO in Greece that is using international varieties?
- the Slopes of Meliton
- Messenikola
True or False for a PDO, 85% of the grape must be grown and vinified within the appellation
- False, 100%
In Greece, what are the three levels of PGI?
- Regional
- District
- Area
True or False for a PGI, 85% of the grape must be grown and vinified within the appellation
- True for the origin of the grapes, but it should be vinified within the PGI
What are the two traditional PGIs of Greece ?
- Verdea
- Retsina
What is Verdea?
- a traditional PGI
- oxidized white wine from the Ionian island Zakynthos
What is Retsina?
- a traditional PGI
- aromaized wine wih he resin of pine tree
- cannot be labeled with a vintage
- the Aleppo pine trees sap must be added during the first half of fermentation (can account for 0.15 to 1.0% of the wine’s final volume
What are the grape varieties allowed for Retsina?
- Savatiano
- Roditis (if used as rosé Retsina, it is called Kokkineli)
What is Tsipouro?
- Greek grappa
What are the restriction of a Greek vinsanto?
- min 51% Assyrtiko, with Aidani and Athiri
- grapes must be dried, with or without fortification (fortification is rarely if ever practiced)
- aged in barrel for a minimum of two years
Define a Grand Cru Greek wine
- Vin doux naturel fortified with Tsipouro
- From a select group of vineyards, which are generally at a high elevation and are subject to stricter maximum yields
- Only applicable to certain muscats and sweet liatiko from Crete’s Daphnes PDO
What is Theophastus?
- a mixture of hard but aromatic wine from Heraclea with soft Erythraean (a salted wine) which lacks bouquet
What is the traditional vine training in Santorini? Why are they using this technique?
- Kouloura or Stefani, a low-lying basket shape
- to keep the morning fog moisture
- to protect from the intense wind
What is the traditional vine training in Cyclades?
- Aplotaries, a unsupported vine training, the old wood extends horizontally, it creates a floor covering of vines
Where is located the city Thessaloniki?
- Macedonia
Where can we find an important amount of Debina grape?
- Zitsa in Epirus
- 100% Debina
- Is a white grape
What is the most commonly planted indigenous grape variety in Greece?
- Savatiano
What is the color of Roditis grape?
- pink
What is the color of Moschofilero grape?
- pink
What is the wine region between the Aegean Sea and Bulgaria?
- Thrace
What are the two major grape varieties in Thrace?
- Mavroudi (red)
- Limnio (red)
Which region is considered as “the Tuscany of Greece”?
- Macedonia