Greece Flashcards
Greece Grand Crus is for
VDN
Reserve ad Grand Riserva oak requirements
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)
Agiorgitiko most notable PDO
Nemea
Xinomavro’s 4 most notable PDOs
Amynteo, Goumenissa, Naoussa, Rapsani
Roditis’s 3 most notable PDOs
Anchialos, Patras, Slopes of Meliton
Explain PDO and PGI
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
LIatiko 2 notable PDOs
Daphnes and Sitia
Limnio 2 notable PDOs
Limnos, Slopes of Meliton
Mandilaria 6 PDOs
Archanes, Candia, Paros, Peza, Rhodes, Sitia
Mavrodaphne 2 notable PDOs
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, Mavrodaphne of Patras
Assyrtiko 3 notable PDOs
Malvasia Paros, Santorini, Slopes of Meliton
Athiri 3 notable PDOs
Rhodes, Santorini, Slopes of Meliton
Debina notable PDOs
Zitsa
Malagousia notable PDOs
Rhodes
Moschofilero notable PDOs
Mantinia
Muscat Blanc notable PDOs
Muscat of Cephalonia, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rhodes, Muscat of Rio Patras, Samos
Muscat of Alexandria notable PDOs
Lemnos, Muscat of Lemnos
Robola notable PDOs
Robola of Cephalonia
Savatiano notable PDOs
up to 20% in the Roditis-based Anchialos PDO
Vidiano notable PDOs
Candia, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Sitia
Vilana notable PDOs
Peza, Sitia
Macedonia PDOs
Amynteo, Naoussa, Slopes of Melton, Goumenissa
Naoussa v Amynteo v Goumenissa soils
Naoussa - clay, limestone. warm.
Amynteo - Higher altitude, sand and lime, leaner style
Goumenissa - warmest, clay-oam foothills, riper style,
Naoussa name 3 communes
-Trifolos – lower elevation, more body, richer soil.
-Fytia – higher elevation, soil rocky, chiseled wines
-Ramnista – Ki-Yianni producer. Fuller smooth tannin lifted aromatics.
Slopes of Meliton soil and climate
Sandy loam with Limestone. Mediterranean
Eprius’s 1 PDO is…
Zitsa. In Ioannina region
Thessalia is on the slopes of what mountain?
MT Olympus (in the Pindos range)
Thessalia PDOs
Anchialos, Messenikola, Rapsani
Rapsani is the only PDO outside of Macedonia to feature what grape
Xinomavro
In Rapsani Xinomavro must be co-fermented with
Stavroto and Krasato
Sterea Ellada is associated with which wine and 2 grapes
Retsina. Savatiano and Roditis
Sterea Ellada = …
Central Greece
Peloponnese PDOs
Nemea, Mantinia, Patras, Monemvasia-Malvasia, Mavrodaphne of Patras, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras
Peloponnese is seperated from mainland Greece by the
Gulf of Corinth
Nemea most famous subzone
Koutsi. Limestone-rich region that sits at around 650 meters (2,130 feet) and is the headquarters for Gaia.
Nemea Agiorgitiko makes what % of blend
100
Nemea PDO allows what wine styles
Dry red, Semisweet red, VDL, VDN, Liastos
Mantinia is Min. 85% what grape
Moschofilero
Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO grapes for Vin Liastos and VDN
Min. 51% Monemvassia, plus Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa
Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO rules
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.
Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO grapes
Mavrodaphne and a max. 49% Mavri Korinthiaki
Muscat of Patras PDO styles
Fortified Wine (VDN), Fortified Wine from Specific vineyards (VDN Grand Cru), Fortified Wine (VDL), Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Muscat of Patras PDO vs Muscat of Rio Patras PDO comparison
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.
Ionian PDOs
Robola of Cephalonia, Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, Muscat of Cephalonia
What wine from Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia
Fortified sweet red
Muscat of Cephalonia styles
Fortified Wine (VDN)
Fortified Wine from Specific vineyards (VDN Grand Cru)
Fortified Wine (VDL)
Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Corfu has a PDO called
Kerkyra
Aegean PDOs
Santorini, Paros, Rhodes, Lemnos, Samos, Muscat of Rhodes, Muscat of Lemnos, Malvasia Paros
Crete PDOs
Sitia, Peza, Daphnes, Archanes, Candia, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Sitia
Santorini styles
-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.
Santorini grape requirements dry and Vinsanto
-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
What is Mezza and Nykteri
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.
Paros PDO red and white grapes
White: 100% Monemvasia
Red: co-fermentation of min. 35% Mandelaria grape, and Monemvassia must.
Rhodes wine styles
-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)
Rhodes grapes
-White: minimum 70% Athiri
-Red/Rose: minimum 70% Mandilaria
Lemnos styles and grapes
-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)
Samos styles
-Natural Sweet Wine (VDN)
-Natural Sweet Wine from Specified vineyards (VDN - Grand Cru)
-Sweet Wine (VDL)
-Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)
Samos 95% ___ and 5% ____& ____
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.
Samos soil and elevation
Granite. Between 0 and 900 meters
Samos Grand Cru
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.
Samos biggest producer
United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos
United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos wines
Nectar, Anthemia, Grand Cru
Muscat of Rhodes PDO grapes
Moschato Aspro
Muscat of Lemnos PDO grapes
Moschato Alexandrias
Malvasia Paros grapes
Minimum 85% Monemvasia, maximum 15% Assyrtiko
Name 3 Naoussa Producers of Xinomavro
Dalamara, Foundi, Xinomavro Pegasos
Name 3 non-Naoussa Producers of Xinomavro
Alpha Estate, Kir-Yianni, Domaine Tatsis
Name 3 producers of Agiorgitiko
Gaia, Mitravelas, Aivalis
