Greece

Question 1

Where is the historic cradle of wine trade?

Answer 1

Eastern Mediterranean

Question 2

Greece’s viticultural history dates back at least……

Answer 2

4,000 years

Question 3

What does pine resin do for wine?

Answer 3

Preservative, prevents oxidation

Question 4

Describe Greece’s topography

Answer 4

Mountainous peninsula surrounded by 3 sides of the mediterranean

Question 5

How many islands in Greek’s Archipelagoes?

Answer 5

3,000

Question 6

What part of Greece has the highest concentration of vineyards?

Answer 6

Pelopponese Peninsula

Question 7

Greece Climate?

Answer 7

Mediterranean

Question 8

Which side of Greece is drier? Why?

Answer 8

East

Rain Shadow

Question 9

How many indigenous varietals of Greece?

Answer 9

> 300

Question 10

What is St. George’s grape

Answer 10

Agiorgitiko

Question 11

If an Agiorgitiko is made in a lighter style, what wine making technique is often used?

Answer 11

Carbonic Maceration

Question 12

Xinomavro translates to?

Answer 12

Acid, Black

Question 13

Mavrodaphne translates to?

Answer 13

Black Laurel

Question 14

Mavrodaphne is usually made into?

Answer 14

Sweet, fortified, similar to port

Question 15

What is Moschofilero?

Structure/profile?

Where does it come from?

Answer 15

Pink skinned similar to PG

High acidity, floral, spicy

Mantinia (Peloponnese)

Question 16

What is Athiri?

Structure/profile

Where is it grown

Answer 16

White varietal grown in Rhodes and Santorini

Low Acid, good weight, high aromatics

Question 17

What is Roditis?

Profile?

Answer 17

one of most planted whites

easy drinking whites that are crisp and fruity

Question 18

Name the 5 most respected white/pink varieties of Greece

Answer 18

Assyrtiko
Moschato
Moschofilero
Athiri
Roditis

Question 19

Basic Greek Table wine is categorized as?

Answer 19

EO (epitrapexios oinos)

about 50% of wine production

Question 20

PGI in Greece is?

How many

Answer 20

TO (Topics Oinos)

> 100

Question 21

Greek PDO wines fall into 2 categories.

What are they and what are they for?

Answer 21

OPE (onomasia proelefseos eleghomeni) for Sweet wines

OPAP (onomasia proelefseos anoteras poiotitos) Dry, unfortified

Rarely seen on labels

Question 22

If a Greek PDO wine is exported, what’s usually on the label?

Answer 22

“PDO wines of Greece” + Appellation

Question 23

What is Verdea

Answer 23

Oxidative white wine

Question 24

What special category protects Retsina and Verdea

Answer 24

OKP/appellation by tradition

protects them without tying them to a specific area

Question 25

Name 4 appellations of Macedonia

Answer 25

Amyndeon
Cotes de Meliton
Goumenissa
Naoussa

Question 26

Amynteo focus

Answer 26

dry to off dry red/rosé- Xinomavro

Question 27

Cotes de Meliton focus

Answer 27

Red and whites with Greek and French varietals

Question 28

Goumenissa focus

Answer 28

Dry red from Xinomavro and Negoska

Question 29

Naoussa focus

Answer 29

Dry/off dry red Xinomavro

Question 30

Name 4 appellations of Pelopponese

Answer 30

Mantinia
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Nemea
Patras

Question 31

Mantinia focus

Answer 31

dry white, Moschofilero

Question 32

Mavrodaphne of Patras focus

Answer 32

Sweet, fortified red, Mavrodaphne

Question 33

Nemea focus

Answer 33

Dry and Sweet Agiorgitiko

Question 34

Largest red wine appellation in Greece?

Answer 34

Nemea

Question 35

Patras focus

Answer 35

Elegant, dry white, Roditis

Question 36

Stefani?

Answer 36

Vine training, basket or wreath shape on Santorini

Question 37

Santorini PDO dry whites require?

Answer 37

min 75% Assyrtiko

Question 38

What other style is known in Santorini PDO

Answer 38

Vinsanto

Typically unfortified and naturally sweet

Min 2 yrs barrel aged