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Greece Grand Crus is for

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VDN

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Reserve ad Grand Riserva oak requirements

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Riserve(1 year aging for white, 6 barrel/ 2 years for red, 1 year barrel)
Grand Riserva (2 years for white, 1b/ 4 years for red, 18months barrel)

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Agiorgitiko most notable PDO

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Nemea

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Xinomavro’s 4 most notable PDOs

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Amynteo, Goumenissa, Naoussa, Rapsani

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Roditis’s 3 most notable PDOs

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Anchialos, Patras, Slopes of Meliton

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Explain PDO and PGI

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PDO
-AOC/OPE Controlled appellation of origin – sweet wines
-AOSQ/OPAP Appellation of superior quality

PGI
-Varietal wines – vintage and variety
-Table wines –No vintage or variety
-Includes: Retsina and Verdea)oxidative white on Zakynthos)
-Region – ex crete. Areas – as small as single estate
-Cava – 1 year aging white & rose (6months in oak). 3 years for reds(1 year in barrel).
-‘Palaiomenos se Vareli’ – indicates oak aging beyond required min

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LIatiko 2 notable PDOs

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Daphnes and Sitia

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Limnio 2 notable PDOs

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Limnos, Slopes of Meliton

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Mandilaria 6 PDOs

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Archanes, Candia, Paros, Peza, Rhodes, Sitia

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Mavrodaphne 2 notable PDOs

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Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, Mavrodaphne of Patras

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Assyrtiko 3 notable PDOs

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Malvasia Paros, Santorini, Slopes of Meliton

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Athiri 3 notable PDOs

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Rhodes, Santorini, Slopes of Meliton

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Debina notable PDOs

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Zitsa

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Malagousia notable PDOs

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Rhodes

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Moschofilero notable PDOs

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Mantinia

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Muscat Blanc notable PDOs

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Muscat of Cephalonia, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rhodes, Muscat of Rio Patras, Samos

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Muscat of Alexandria notable PDOs

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Lemnos, Muscat of Lemnos

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Robola notable PDOs

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Robola of Cephalonia

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Savatiano notable PDOs

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up to 20% in the Roditis-based Anchialos PDO

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Vidiano notable PDOs

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Candia, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Sitia

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Vilana notable PDOs

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Peza, Sitia

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Macedonia PDOs

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Amynteo, Naoussa, Slopes of Melton, Goumenissa

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Naoussa v Amynteo v Goumenissa soils

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Naoussa - clay, limestone. warm.
Amynteo - Higher altitude, sand and lime, leaner style
Goumenissa - warmest, clay-oam foothills, riper style,

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Naoussa name 3 communes

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-Trifolos – lower elevation, more body, richer soil.
-Fytia – higher elevation, soil rocky, chiseled wines
-Ramnista – Ki-Yianni producer. Fuller smooth tannin lifted aromatics.

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Slopes of Meliton soil and climate

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Sandy loam with Limestone. Mediterranean

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Eprius’s 1 PDO is…

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Zitsa. In Ioannina region

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Thessalia is on the slopes of what mountain?

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MT Olympus (in the Pindos range)

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Thessalia PDOs

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Anchialos, Messenikola, Rapsani

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Rapsani is the only PDO outside of Macedonia to feature what grape

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Xinomavro

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In Rapsani Xinomavro must be co-fermented with

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Stavroto and Krasato

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Sterea Ellada is associated with which wine and 2 grapes

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Retsina. Savatiano and Roditis

32
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Sterea Ellada = …

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Central Greece

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Peloponnese PDOs

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Nemea, Mantinia, Patras, Monemvasia-Malvasia, Mavrodaphne of Patras, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras

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Peloponnese is seperated from mainland Greece by the

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Gulf of Corinth

35
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Nemea most famous subzone

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Koutsi. Limestone-rich region that sits at around 650 meters (2,130 feet) and is the headquarters for Gaia.

36
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Nemea Agiorgitiko makes what % of blend

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100

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Nemea PDO allows what wine styles

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Dry red, Semisweet red, VDL, VDN, Liastos

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Mantinia is Min. 85% what grape

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Moschofilero

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Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO grapes for Vin Liastos and VDN

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Min. 51% Monemvassia, plus Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa

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Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO rules

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Natural Sweet Red Wine (VDL from dried Grapes); Sweet Red Wine (VDL from non-dried grapes with the addition of additional must)
-Reserve”: Min. 3 years, including 2 years in cask and 1 year in bottle
-“Vieille Reserve”: Min. 5 years, including min. 2 years in cask and 2 years in bottle
-“Grand Reserve”: Min. 7 years, including a min. 3 years in oak and 3 years in the bottle
-Non-Vintage blends require a minimum 3 years of aging after the final blend.

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Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO grapes

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Mavrodaphne and a max. 49% Mavri Korinthiaki

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Muscat of Patras PDO styles

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Fortified Wine (VDN), Fortified Wine from Specific vineyards (VDN Grand Cru), Fortified Wine (VDL), Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)

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Muscat of Patras PDO vs Muscat of Rio Patras PDO comparison

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Both 100% 100% Moschato Aspro aka Muscat a PG.
Muscat of Patras appellation is on clay-based soils, the wines tend to be richer in texture, even heavy
Rio Patras appellation is closer to the coast and has a milder climate, which results in more high-toned, floral wines.

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Ionian PDOs

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Robola of Cephalonia, Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, Muscat of Cephalonia

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What wine from Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia

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Fortified sweet red

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Muscat of Cephalonia styles

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Fortified Wine (VDN)
Fortified Wine from Specific vineyards (VDN Grand Cru)
Fortified Wine (VDL)
Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)

47
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Corfu has a PDO called

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Kerkyra

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Aegean PDOs

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Santorini, Paros, Rhodes, Lemnos, Samos, Muscat of Rhodes, Muscat of Lemnos, Malvasia Paros

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Crete PDOs

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Sitia, Peza, Daphnes, Archanes, Candia, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Sitia

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Santorini styles

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-Dry White Wine
-Νυχτέρι (Nychteri)
-Sweet Dried Grape Wine (Vinsanto / Liastos)
-Fortified Dried Grape Wine (Vinsanto): This style is not currently produced in Santorini, but is legally allowed.

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Santorini grape requirements dry and Vinsanto

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-Dry Wines: Min. 75% Assyrtiko, plus Athiri and Aidani
-Vinsanto: Min. 51% Assyrtiko, plus Athiri, Aidani, and “small amounts” of other traditional grapes, including Katsanó, Monemvassia, Gaidouria, Moschato Aspro, Platani and Roditis

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What is Mezza and Nykteri

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Mezza - a red dessert wine called Mezza, which is produced from air-dried Mandilaria grapes.
Nykteri - unusual dry wine is a historical product of Santorini, made with very ripe grapes that are harvested before dawn and pressed within a day. The wine is then aged for a minimum of three months in barrel, though longer is common, and sometimes, flor develops. The result is a full-bodied, distinctive wine high in both alcohol and acidity.

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Paros PDO red and white grapes

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White: 100% Monemvasia
Red: co-fermentation of min. 35% Mandelaria grape, and Monemvassia must.

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Rhodes wine styles

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-White (Dry White, Lefkos Medium Dry (White), Lefkos Semisweet (White)
-Red (Dry Red, Semi-Dry Red, Semisweet Red)
-Rosé (Dry, Semi-Dry, Semisweet)
-Quality Sparkling White & Rosé (brut nature, extra brut, brut, extra sec, sec, demi sec, doux)

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Rhodes grapes

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-White: minimum 70% Athiri
-Red/Rose: minimum 70% Mandilaria

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Lemnos styles and grapes

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-White (Dry, Semi-Dry, Semi-Sweet)
-Dry Red
-Sun-Dried Wine (Liastos)
-Fortified Wine (Vin de Liqueur from dried grapes)
Grapes: -White: Moschato Alexandrias
-Dry Red: Limnio (Kalampaki)

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Samos styles

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-Natural Sweet Wine (VDN)
-Natural Sweet Wine from Specified vineyards (VDN - Grand Cru)
-Sweet Wine (VDL)
-Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)

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Samos 95% ___ and 5% ____& ____

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Today, 95% of the island’s vineyards are dedicated to Muscat Blanc, referred to locally as Moschato Aspro. The remaining 5% of vineyard land is mainly dedicated to two red grapes: Ritino and Fokiano.

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Samos soil and elevation

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Granite. Between 0 and 900 meters

60
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Samos Grand Cru

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Those wines made using the vin doux naturel approach and hailing from select vineyards are eligible for grand cru designation. Both oak-aged and unoaked Muscat are produced.

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Samos biggest producer

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United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos

62
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United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos wines

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Nectar, Anthemia, Grand Cru

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Muscat of Rhodes PDO grapes

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Moschato Aspro

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Muscat of Lemnos PDO grapes

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Moschato Alexandrias

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Malvasia Paros grapes

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Minimum 85% Monemvasia, maximum 15% Assyrtiko

66
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Name 3 Naoussa Producers of Xinomavro

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Dalamara, Foundi, Xinomavro Pegasos

67
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Name 3 non-Naoussa Producers of Xinomavro

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Alpha Estate, Kir-Yianni, Domaine Tatsis

68
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Name 3 producers of Agiorgitiko

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Gaia, Mitravelas, Aivalis

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