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1
Q

Name the two dessert wine PDOs on Crete.
A. Malvasia Sitia
B. Malvasia Candia
C. Dafnes
D. Peza
E. Candia

A

Malvasia Sitia
Malvasia Candia

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What is the principal grape variety of Verdea?
A. Vlahiko
B. Debina
C. Skiadopoulo
D. Korinthiaki
E. Savvatiano

A

Skiadopoulo

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What are the aging requirements for Greek Grand Reserve red wines?
A. 1 Year total, 6 months In barrel, 3 months in bottle
B. 2 years total, 1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle
C. 4 years total, 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle
D. 4 years total, 2 years in barrel, 1 year in bottle

A

4 years total, 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle

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4
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Where is the Omala Valley?
A. Crete
B. Cephalonia
C. Zakynthos
D. Rapsani
E. Naoussa

A

Cephalonia

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5
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What is the only Greek appellation to mandate the use of white grapes in the production of red wine?

A

Paros

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6
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Order the following wine regions by total average rainfall (1 = driest, 4 = wettest).
A. Thessalia
B. Cyclades
C. Epirus
D. Peloponnese

A

Cyclades
Thessalia
Peloponnese
Epirus

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7
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How many PDO appellations exist for Muscat VDN wines?
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7

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6

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8
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Select the appellation(s) producing exclusively sweet wine.
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Monemvassia-Malvasia
Patras
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras

A

Mavrodaphne of Patras
Monemvassia-Malvasia
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras

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9
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Order the following regions from west to east (1 = westernmost, 4 = easternmost).
A. Peza
B. Dafnes
C. Archanes
D. Sitia

A

Dafnes
Archanes
Peza
Sitia

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10
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What two Greek PDOs utilize the Liatiko grape for red wines?
Candia (Your Answer)
A. Sitia
B. Peza
C. Dafnes
D. Archanes

A

Sitia
Dafnes

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11
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Both Santorini and Santorini Nychteri must contain what minimum percentage of Assyrtiko?
50%
51%
75%
85%

A

75%

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12
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Match the grape to the region it is most often associated with.
A. Tsaoussi
B. Debina
C. Athiri
D. Vidiano

  1. Cephalonia
  2. Zitsa
  3. Crete
  4. Santorini
A

A. Cephalonia
B. Zitsa
C. Santorini
D. Crete

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13
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Amorgiano is a synonym for which grape?
A. Mandilaria
B. Xinomavro
C. Roditis
D. Assyrtiko
E. Moschofilero

A

Mandilaria

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14
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What two grapes may be used for the production of Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO wines?
A. Mavrodaphne
B. Aidani
C. Athiri
D. Korinthiaki
E. Muscat of Alexandria

A

Mavrodaphne
Korinthiaki

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15
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The communes of Gastra, Trilofos, and Yiannakohori are regarded as unofficial sub-regions of which PDO?
A. Nemea
B. Naoussa
C. Amynteo
D. Santorini

A

Naoussa

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16
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What is another name for the baskets/wreaths used in the koulara training system on Santorini?
Stefani
Aspa
Meltemia
Kaláthi

A

Stefani

17
Q

What PDO for Muscat was the first to receive protection of origin in 1934?
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Lemnos
Muscat of Rhodes
Muscat of Samos

A

Muscat of Samos

18
Q

What Naoussa winery was founded by a member of the Boutaris family to focus on indigenous varieties?
A. Ktima Pavlidis
B. Ktima Kir Yianni
C. Alpha Estate
D. Domaine Porto Carras

A

Ktima Kir Yianni

19
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The current vintage of a Crete PGI wine labeled “Palaiomenos se vareli” is younger than a wine labeled kava reserve from the same region. T/F

A

False

20
Q

Select the pink-skinned grape(s).
A. Malagouzia
B. Moschofilero
C. Roditis
D. Assyrtiko
E. Robola

A

B. Moschofilero
C. Roditis

21
Q

Which appellations of Crete produce only red wine?
Candia
A. Peza
B. Dafnes
C. Sitia
D. Archanes

A

Dafnes
Archanes

22
Q

Where would you be most likely to encounter Mavrotragano?
A. Paros
B. Santorini
C. Lemnos
D. Crete

A

Santorini

23
Q

Lagorthi is a semi-aromatic white grape mainly produced in which region?
A. Peloponnese
B. Thessalia
C. Crete
D. Macedonia

A

Peloponnese

23
Q

What is the minimum amount of time Vinsanto must be aged in barrel before release?
A. 1 Year
B. 2 Years
C. 4 Years
D. 6 Years

A

2 Years

24
Q

What is the minimum alcohol level for Santorini PDO dry wines?
A. 12%
B. 12.5%
C. 13%
D. 13.5%

A

12%

25
Q

What white grape is traditionally used for Retsina production?
A. Savvatiano
B. Verdeca
C. Liatiko
D. Malagouzia

A

Savvatiano

26
Q

Vidiano, Kotsifali, and Vilana are grape varieties indigenous to what island?
A. Santorini
B. Cephalonia
C. Crete
D. Rhodes
E. Paros

A

Crete

27
Q

In what PDO would you find the historic village Koutsi?
A. Nemea
B. Mantinia
C. Naoussa
D. Santorini

A

Nemea

28
Q

What style of wine is Samos Nectar?
A. Vin Doux Naturel
B. Vin de Liqueur
C. Naturally Sweet White Wine
D. Semi-Sweet Oxidative White Wine

A

Naturally Sweet White Wine

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