Greece

Question 1

Aging requirement for Reserve in Greece?

Answer 1

White: min 1 year, 6 months in barrel, 3 months in bottle

Red: min 2 years, 1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle

Question 2

Aging requirement for Grande Reserve in Greece?

Answer 2

White: min 2 years, 1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle

Red: min 4 years, 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle

Question 3

What does Cava means in Greece PGI?

Answer 3

White/Rose: min 1 year, 6 months in barrel

Red: min 3 years, 1 year in barrel

Question 4

What are the regions in Greece main island?

Answer 4

Macedonia, Epirus, Peloponnese, Thessalia, Thrace, Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)

Question 5

What is the coolest region in Greece?

Answer 5

Amynteo PDO.

Question 6

What is the monopole PDO?

Answer 6

Slopes of Meliton (Plagues Melitona) by Domaine Carras

Question 7

What does Palaiomenos se vareli means?

Answer 7

Indicate oak aging beyond the required minimums

Question 8

What is Retsina?

Answer 8

White wine from Savatino in resin-sealed cask (traditional)/flavoured with pine resin (modern)

Question 9

3 dessert wine PDO linked to Patras PDO?

Answer 9

Muscat of Patras & Muscat of Rio Patras: Naturally sweet or VDN from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains

Mavrodaphne of Patras: Sweet fortified red from Mavrodaphne & Mavri Korinthiaki. Min 1 year in barrel

Question 10

What is Monemvassia-Malvasia PDO?

Answer 10

Sweet wine made from min. 51% Monemvassia, 2 years in oxidative environment. First vintage 2010, first release 2012.

Question 11

What are the 4 wine producing Ionian Island?

Answer 11

Cephalonia (includes Robola of Cephalonia PDO), Kerkyra (Corfu), Lefkada, Zakynthos.

Question 12

What is the training method of Santorini?

Answer 12

Kouloura, Kladeftiko

Question 13

What is Samos Nectar?

Answer 13

Naturally sweet wine made from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains (Moscato Aspro). Aged min 3 years.

Question 14

Where is Retsina PGI?

Answer 14

Central Greece.

PGI District Retsina: Attiki (Attica), Evia, Viotia

PGI Area Retsina: Karystos, Megara, Mesogeia, Markopoulo, Koropi, Pallini, Peanea, Pikermi, Spata, Ritsona, Thebes (Thiva), Yaltra, Chalkis

Question 15

What is Verdea PGI?

Answer 15

Produced in Zakynthos, Ionian Island.

Oxidative-style white wine

Main Varieties: Min. 50% Skiadopoulo, plus Pavlos, Robola, Goustolidi, Avgoustiatis (up to 34 varieties are planted on the island of Zakynthos)

Question 16

What are the PDOs under Macedonia?

Answer 16

Amynteo, Naoussa, Goumenissa, Slopes of Meliton

Question 17

What style can be produced in Amynteo, grapes used?

Answer 17

100% Xinomavro.

Rose (dry, sparkling dry, sparkling semi-sweet), red

RS level:
Dry red/rose: 0-4g/l
Sparkling rose: 17-32g/l (extra-sec)
Sparkling rose semi-sweet: 32-50g/l (demi-sec)

Question 18

Style of Goumenissa, grapes used?

Answer 18

Dry red. Min 20% Negoska, remaining Xinomavro

Question 19

Style of Naoussa, grape used?

Answer 19

100% Xinomavro.

Red (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet)

RS level
Dry: 0-4g/l
Semi-dry: 4.5-17.5g/l
Semi-sweet: 17.5-45g/l

Question 20

Style of Slopes of Meliton PDO?

Answer 20

Monopole appellation of Domaine Carras.

White PDO: Assyrtiko, Athiri
Red PDO: Cab Sauv, Lemnio

Question 21

PDO within Thessalia?

Answer 21

Anchiolos, Messenikola, Rapsani

Question 22

Style of Rapsani?

Answer 22

Only red. Xinomavro plus Krassato & Stavroto

Question 23

Style of Messenikola?

Answer 23

Only red. Min 70% Mavro Messenikola, plus Syrah & Carignan

Question 24

Style of Anchialos?

Answer 24

Only white. Dry (0-4g/l), semi-dry (4.5-17.5g/l), semi-sweet (17.5-45g/l).

Min 80% Roditis, plus Savvatiano

Question 25

PDO within Epirus, what style?

Answer 25

Zitsa PDO. Only white from 100% Debina. Dry (max RS 4g/l), Sparkling dry (RS 17-32g/l), Sparkling semi-dry (RS 32-50g/l)

Question 26

PDO within Peloponnese?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Describe Nemea PDO.

Answer 27

100% Agiorgitiko. Dry, off-dry, VDL, VDN, Vin Santo. Communes: Korinthia: Nemea, Aidonia, Ancient Nemea, Ancient Kleones, Galatas, Daphne, Kastraki, Koutsi, Leonti, Petri, Bozika, Titani, Asprokambos, Kefalari and Psari Argolida: Malandreni, Gymno

Question 28

Style of Mantinia?

Answer 28

Only white. Min 85% Moschofilero, plus Asproudes. Dry (or vin gris/skin contact), sparkling.

Question 29

Style of Patras?

Answer 29

100% Roditis. Dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet.

Question 30

What are the wine producing regions of Ionian Island?

Answer 30

Kerkyra (Corfu), Lefkada, Zakynthos, Cephalonia PDO (Dry: Robola of Cephalonia, Sweet: Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, Muscat of Cephalonia)

Question 31

What are the PDOs in Crete?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Style of Archanes?

Answer 32

Dry red. Kotsifali and Mandilaria

Question 33

Style of Candia

Answer 33

Dry red - 70% Kotsifali, 30% Mandilaria Dry white - min 85% Vilana, plus Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri

Question 34

Style of Daphnes

Answer 34

100% Liatiko Dry red, VDN (Grand Cru), VDL, Sun Dried (Vin Liastos)

Question 35

Style of Malvasia Candia & Malvasia Sitia?

Answer 35

VDN, Natural sweet. Max 15% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains & Malvasia di Candia Aromatico, plus Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Vidiano (as white)

Question 36

Style of Peza?

Answer 36

Dry white - 100% Vilana Dry red - Kotsifali & Mandilaria

Question 37

Style of Sitia?

Answer 37

Dry white - min 70% Vilana, Thrapsathiri Red (dry) - min 80% Liatiko, Mandilaria Sweet red (VDN, VDL, sun-dried) - 100% Liatiko

Question 38

Which is the only PDO that mandates co-fermentaion?

Answer 38

Paros PDO. White - 100% Monemvassia Red - min 35% Mandilaria with Monemvassia

Question 39

What is the name of the wind in Santorini?

Answer 39

Meltimi - Northerly dry wind