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PDO categories in Greece

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AOC / OPE = controlled appellation of origin (SWEET WINES)

AOSQ / OPAP = appellation on superior quality

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PGI in Greece

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Divided in Regional, area , district (sometimes single estate)

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Lower wine designations in greece

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Varietal wines : can state variety and vintage on the label

Table wines : no vintage or variety

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Cava (Greece)

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Only for PGI wines

White/Rose = 1 year aging / 6 months oak

Reds = 3 years aging / 1 year oak

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Aging requirements (greece)

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Reserve :
- white = 1 years aging / 6 months oak / 3 months bottle
- red = min 2 years aging / 1 year oak / 6 months bottle

Grand reserve:
- white = 2 years aging / 1 year oak / 6months bottle
- reds = 4 years aging / 18 months oak / 18 months bottle

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PALAIOMENOS SE VARELI (Greece)

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Extended barrel aging

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Greece regions

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Mainland:
- Thrace
- Macedonia
- Epirus
- Thessaly
- peloponnese
- central Greece

Inslands:
- Aegean
-Ionian

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Naoussa PDO

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Macedonia region
Xinomavro grape
High tannin / high acidity / amber tent colour / needs time to mature
150-400m asl

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Amyntheo PDO

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Xinomavro grape
Lighter style than Naoussa
570-750m asl

Dry / medium dry sparkling = charmat & traditional method

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Goumenissa PDO

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Macedonia region
Xinomavro + Nagoska

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Thessaloniki

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No PDO
Most famous RETSINA (white wine with pine resin infusion)

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HALKIDIKI

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“ 3 fingers” = 3 peninsula in the Aegean Sea

COTES DE MELITON = slopes of MELITON
Cab Sav + cab franc + Limnio

White = assyrtiko + Athiri + Roditis

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Nemea PDO

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Peloponnese / agiorgitiko
3 zones:
- 230-450m = lightest wines
- 450-750m = less rainfall / more powerful
- 750-900m = excellent red/ best rose

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Mantinia PDO

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Peloponnese / most popular white

Cool climate at high altitude

Moschofilero grape

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Patra PDO

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Peloponnese / Roditis grape

Still white , dry , off dry, semi-sweet

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Samos

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Greek island / VDN-VDL / muscat a petit grains

Samos Vin Doux: fortified prior fermentation after pressing / 15% abv

Samos VDN: fortified during fermentation

Samos Vin Naturellement Doux: Sun dried grapes for up to 10 days / 130g/L / 14%

Samos anthemis: 5 years oak maturation

Samos nectar: sun dried grapes / min 3 years oak aging

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Santorini

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Greek island / strong wind = trained in a Stefani (crown)

Assyrtiko grapes / high acidity / 13.5%

Vin Santo = vin Doux / VDN / vin Naturellement Doux

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Epirus only PDO

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Zitsa

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Commandaria

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cyprus / considered the oldest wine in the world

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Nychteri

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Wine made from grapes pressed the night after the harvest / Nychta = Night

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