Greece

Question 1

Macedonia PDO regions Naoussa and Amynteo produce wines from what grape?

Answer 1

Xinomavro only

Question 2

primary grape used for Retsina?

Answer 2

Savvatiano

Question 3

what does “Palaiomenos se vareli” indicate on a label?

Answer 3

oak aging beyond minimum for Cava Reserve or Cava Grand Reserve

Question 4

which PDO is home to Boutari?

Answer 4

Naoussa

Question 5

where is Goumenissa PDO and what are varietal requirements?

Answer 5

Macedonia. Xinomavro with a min. 20% Negoska

Question 6

what PDO is Greece’s coolest region

Answer 6

Amynteo, Macedonia

Question 7

who revived Malagousia from extinction?

Answer 7

Evangelos Gerovassiliou while working at Domaine Carras

Question 8

name the 4 PDO of Macedonia

Answer 8

Amynteo, Naoussa, Goumenissa, Slopes of Meliton

Question 9

Thessalia PDO (3 AMR)

Answer 9

Anchialos, Messenikola, Rapsani

Question 10

style of wines made in Anchialos PDO (Thessalia)

Answer 10

white only from Roditis (min 80%) and Savvatiano

Question 11

required grapes of Messenikola PDO (Thessalia)

Answer 11

min 70% Mavro Messenikola + Syrah/Carignan

Question 12

style of wine made in Rapsani PDO (Thessalia)

Answer 12

red from Xinomavro blended with Krassato and Stavroto

Question 13

only PDO of Epirus? Type of wine produced?

Answer 13

Zitsa PDO. White and sparkling from Debina grape

Question 14

3 most important PDO of Peloponnese

Answer 14

Patras, Mantinia, Nemea

Question 15

style of wine made in Nemea (Peloponnese)

Answer 15

dry, semi sweet, VDN, VDL and sweet red from Agiorgitiko (St George)

Question 16

style of wine made in Mantinia (Peloponnese)

Answer 16

sparkling and dry white wines made from min 85% Moschofilero

Question 17

style of wine made in Patras PDO (Peloponnese)

Answer 17

dry to semi-dry white wine from 100% Roditis

Question 18

what are the 3 dessert wine PDO of Patras

Answer 18

• Muscat of Patras (VDN from Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains)
• Muscat Rio of Patras (VDN from MBPG)
• Mavrodaphne of Patras (sweet, fortified red from Mavrodaphne)

Question 19

most common red grape of Aegean Islands

Answer 19

Mandilaria

Question 20

Crete’s most cultivated white grape?

Answer 20

Vilana

Question 21

what two PDO are within the Cyclades Islands

Answer 21

Santorini and Paros

Question 22

min Assyrtiko in Santorini PDO? Blending grapes?

Answer 22

min 75%. Blended with Athiri and Aidani

Question 23

style of wine from Paros PDO?

Answer 23

dry white from Monemvassia
dry red from min 35% Mandilaria + Monemvassia

Question 24

Samos PDO produces what famous wine

Answer 24

Moscato Aspro (MBPG)

Question 25

Koutsi is a commune of what Pelopponese PDO? Sole grape?

Answer 25

Nemea PDO. 100% Agiorgitiko

Question 26

what does Nychteri represent on a Santorini label?

Answer 26

aged at least 3 mo in barrel

Question 27

what wine is known as “Blood of Hercules”? Grape?

Answer 27

Nemea PDO. 100% Agiorgitiko (St George)

Question 28

name a PDO where you would find 100% Liatiko wines

Answer 28

Dafnes PDO of Crete
(Sitia PDO also)

Question 29

min Assyrtiko for Greek Vinsanto

Answer 29

51%

Question 30

only Greek PDO to mandate use of a white grape in a red blend

Answer 30

Paros PDO (Monemvassia must be used)

Question 31

only Ionian Island to have PDO status

Answer 31

Cephalonia (Corfu, Lefkada and Zakynthos other islands)

Question 32

what does ‘cava’ refer to on a Greek label?

Answer 32

minimum aging
- white/rose: 6 mo in oak/1 yr before release
- reds: 1 yr in oak/3 yr total

Question 33

which PDO of Macedonia allows rose production

Answer 33

Amynteo

Question 34

PDO in Thessalia based on Xinomavro

Answer 34

Rapsani PDO

Question 35

Crete PDO that only allow VDN/VDL

Answer 35

Malvasia Candia and Malvasia Sitia

Question 36

wind that cools Santorini during summer

Answer 36

Meltemi Wind

Question 37

what are Greece’s two Traditional PGI Appellations

Answer 37

Retsina (Attica), Verdea (Zakynthos)

Question 38

what is Tsipouro

Answer 38

Greek grappa (usually use Muscat of Hamburg)

Question 39

most widely planted varietal in Greece

Answer 39

Savvatiano

Question 40

min oak aging for Samos Nectar

Answer 40

6 years