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Greece Flashcards

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Greeces climate

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Mediterranean
34-42N
Long hot summers, short mild winters
Inland is increasingly continental w/ hotter summers and freezing winters

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What temperature moderating factor is responsible for many of Greeces best vineyards?

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Altitude
Greece is very mountainous

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The winds of the Greek islands can impede what viticulturally

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Stop photosynthesis
Interrupt flowering and fruit set
Delay ripening
Can destroy unprotected vines
Increase water stress

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Rainfall in Greece

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Little to none during the growing season except in mountainous areas in N and W
Irrigation essential, where water is available

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Soil in Greece is

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Varied but poor, limiting yields
Fertile soils reserved for more demanding crops

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Half of the vineyards in Greece produce what?

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Table or drying grapes

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Indigenous varieties account for what % of plantings in Greece?

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90%

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Top varietals in Greece

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Roditis
Savatiano
Agiorgitiko
Muscat of Hamburg
White Muscat
Merlot
Moschofilero
Assyrtiko

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What % of production does white wine represent?

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70%

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Roditis

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Pink skinned
High yielding
Mainly used for inexpensive and Retsina
Med body, high acid, melon

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Savatiano

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Drought resistant
Large volumes, inexpensive
Common in retsina
Low yield, bush trained, dry farmed for quality
Citrus, pear, stone fruit, nutty w/age

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Assyrtiko

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Originally from Santorini
Retains high acidity even in hottest conditions
Good for sweet wine - Vinsanto
Citrus, stone fruit, tropical fruit, smoke/flint

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Moschofilero

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Aromatic
Citrus, rose, spices, Muscat like
High acid
Light body, low alcohol
Pink skinned
Planted in Mantinia

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Malagousia

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Almost extinct
Med acid, med body, stone fruit/ flowers/herbal

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Agiorgitiko

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Black varietal
Light fruity/dark age worthy/rose/sweet
Deep color, med acid, high/soft tannin, med alc
Ripe red fruit/sweet spice

PDO Nemea

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Xinomavro

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Northern Greece
Naoussa, Macedonia
Likened to Nebbiolo
High acid, grippy tannin, vegetal
Pale colored. Turn garnet fast
Aging gives flowers, herbs, spices, leather, earth
Blended w/Merlot to soften

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PDO in Greece create rules on what

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Varieties
Growing
Winemaking
Naoussa also adds maturation requirements
Usually restricted to native varieties

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Macedonia

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Mtn in N and W
Plains in E
Continental in mountains but cool due to altitude
Rain falls through year
Plain is Mediterranean, rain shadow so drier
Fertile soils
Traditionally red

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Naoussa

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SE slopes of Mount Vermio
Btw 150-400m
Sheltered from N/W winds but still cool
100% Xinomavro
High acid, high tannin, age long

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Naoussa soil/climate

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Varied based upon aspect and topography than altitude

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Amynteo

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Opposite slope of Naoussa
NW slope
Btw 570-750m
Exposed to N winds
Cool summer/cold winters
Site selection crucial- lakes offer moderation increase humidity
Fertile soils- control yields for ripening
100% Xinomavro rose permitted

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Peloponnese

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Peninsula of S Greek mainland
30% national total many vineyards for raisins
Mountains, poor, rocky soils
Temp moderated by altitude
White grapes

23
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Nemea

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Red only
Agiorgitiko
Dry/sweet
Mediterranean
Varying rainfall impacts yields

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Lower zone of Nemea

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Valley floor 230-400m
Hottest
Inexpensive or sweet wines

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Middle zone Nemea

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450-650m
Best for quality
Poor, free draining soil limit yields
Cooler days slow sugar while tannin/flavor ripens
Sites varied by altitude and aspect

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Mantinia

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Plateau starting at 600m
Altitude cools despite south - coolest in Greece
Longest growing season
White only
Moschofilero- 85% min
High acid, low/medium alc, med body, floral/spicy

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Santorini

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Assyrtiko
Basket trained - 4x labor of trellis
Low rainfall
Moisture from fog from caldera in am
Low density planting
Poor soil
Low yields
75% Assyrtiko for dry
51% Assyrtiko for sweet
High acid, med to high alc
Vinsanto- late harvest sun dried 2 yr in oak - raisin, coffee, chocolate

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Largest producers in Greece

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Greek Wine Cellars
Boutaris Group

29
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% of exports in Greece

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11%

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