Greece Flashcards
Name the two dessert wine PDOs on Crete.
A. Malvasia Sitia
B. Malvasia Candia
C. Dafnes
D. Peza
E. Candia
Malvasia Sitia
Malvasia Candia
What is the principal grape variety of Verdea?
A. Vlahiko
B. Debina
C. Skiadopoulo
D. Korinthiaki
E. Savvatiano
Skiadopoulo
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
4 years total, 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle
Where is the Omala Valley?
A. Crete
B. Cephalonia
C. Zakynthos
D. Rapsani
E. Naoussa
Cephalonia
What is the only Greek appellation to mandate the use of white grapes in the production of red wine?
Paros
Order the following wine regions by total average rainfall (1 = driest, 4 = wettest).
A. Thessalia
B. Cyclades
C. Epirus
D. Peloponnese
Cyclades
Thessalia
Peloponnese
Epirus
How many PDO appellations exist for Muscat VDN wines?
3
4
5
6
7
6
Select the appellation(s) producing exclusively sweet wine.
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Monemvassia-Malvasia
Patras
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Monemvassia-Malvasia
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Order the following regions from west to east (1 = westernmost, 4 = easternmost).
A. Peza
B. Dafnes
C. Archanes
D. Sitia
Dafnes
Archanes
Peza
Sitia
What two Greek PDOs utilize the Liatiko grape for red wines?
Candia (Your Answer)
A. Sitia
B. Peza
C. Dafnes
D. Archanes
Sitia
Dafnes
Both Santorini and Santorini Nychteri must contain what minimum percentage of Assyrtiko?
50%
51%
75%
85%
75%
Match the grape to the region it is most often associated with.
A. Tsaoussi
B. Debina
C. Athiri
D. Vidiano
- Cephalonia
- Zitsa
- Crete
- Santorini
A. Cephalonia
B. Zitsa
C. Santorini
D. Crete
Amorgiano is a synonym for which grape?
A. Mandilaria
B. Xinomavro
C. Roditis
D. Assyrtiko
E. Moschofilero
Mandilaria
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
Mavrodaphne
Korinthiaki
The communes of Gastra, Trilofos, and Yiannakohori are regarded as unofficial sub-regions of which PDO?
A. Nemea
B. Naoussa
C. Amynteo
D. Santorini
Naoussa
What is another name for the baskets/wreaths used in the koulara training system on Santorini?
Stefani
Aspa
Meltemia
Kaláthi
Stefani
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
Muscat of Samos
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
Ktima Kir Yianni
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
False
Select the pink-skinned grape(s).
A. Malagouzia
B. Moschofilero
C. Roditis
D. Assyrtiko
E. Robola
B. Moschofilero
C. Roditis
Which appellations of Crete produce only red wine?
Candia
A. Peza
B. Dafnes
C. Sitia
D. Archanes
Dafnes
Archanes
Where would you be most likely to encounter Mavrotragano?
A. Paros
B. Santorini
C. Lemnos
D. Crete
Santorini
Lagorthi is a semi-aromatic white grape mainly produced in which region?
A. Peloponnese
B. Thessalia
C. Crete
D. Macedonia
Peloponnese
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
2 Years
