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When were the Greek wines classified under EU regulations? What are their classifications?

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2009

The wines are classified Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)

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What does a PGI designation include? What examples are there in Greece?

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Regional Wines and those classified with “Traditional Designation”

Examples are Verdea, and the 15 sub districts of Retsina

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What are the three levels of wines in Greece?

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Area Wines, which have the most defined origin, usually part of a district.

District Wines, that may come from a whole district.

Regional Wines.

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How many wine growing regions are in Greece? How many produce PGI wines?

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9

8 produce PGI wines

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Which region does not produce PGI wines? What does it produce?

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Ionian Islands.

It produces PDO, Area, and District PGI wines.

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How many local varieties are there in Greece?

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200

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What are the top 7 local Greek varieties in production?

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Assyrtiko, Athiri, Agiorgitiko, Malagousia, Moscafilero, Roditis, and Xinomavro

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What percentage of grapes are from controlled appellation? How many controlled appellations are there?

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8-10%

There are 33 controlled appellations

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Where is Thrace? What wines does it produce?

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Thrace is to the North East and produces PGI wines.

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Where is Macedonia PGI?

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Macedonia PGI is in the North

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What regions is Macedonia PGI subdivided into?

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Western, Central, and Eastern Macedonia

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What are the PDOs of Western Macedonia PGI?

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Amynteo PDO

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What variety and styles of wine does Amynteo PDO produce?

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Red, rose, and dry to medium dry sparkling rose from Xinomavro

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What methods are used to produce sparkling wine in Amynteo PDO?

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Thraditional Method or Cuve Close

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What is the PGI of Western Macedonia? What famous producers make wine there?

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The Florina. Alpha Estate

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What are the PDO of Central Macedonia?

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Naoussa PDO and Goumenissa PDO

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What are the two main PGI of Central Macedonia?

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Thessaloniki and Halkidiki

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Naoussa PDO produces what kind of wine and from what varietal?

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Red wines from Xinomavro

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Goumenissa PDO produces what style of wine, and from what varietal?

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Light red wines from Xinomavro and 20% Negoska. They must be co fermented, co vinified, and oak aged for 12 months

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What are the PGI of Thessaloniki?

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Thessaloniki PGI, Slopes of Vertiskos PGI, Epanomi PGI, and Nea Messimvria PGI

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What is an important style of wine produced in Thessaloniki? What is the main varietal?

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Retsina produced from Assyrtiko

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What are the PGsI of Halkidiki?

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Sithonia PGI, Halkidiki PGI, and Mount Athos PGI

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What is the PDO of Sithonia?

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Slopes of Meliton PDO

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What are the grape varieties of Sithonia?

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Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Limnio.

White: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Roditis

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Where can Domaine Porto Carras be found? What wine does it produce?

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Slopes of Meliton PDO. It produces a Syrah under the Sithonia PGI

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White types of wine are produced in Halkidiki?

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Red, white, and rose

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What does Mount Athos mean

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Holy Mountain

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What styles of wine does Mount Athos produce?

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White, red, rose and fortified wines

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Does Eastern Macedonia have any PDO?

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No

30
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What PGI belong to Eastern Macedonia?

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Drama PGI and Agora PGI

31
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Where is Epirus located?

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North West

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What are the PDOs of Epirus?

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Zitsa PDO

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What style wine does Zitsa PDO produce? What is the variety?

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Sparkling white wine from the Debiana grape

34
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What are the PGI of Epirus?

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Epirus, Metsova and Ionnina

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What style wines do the PGIs of Epirus produce?

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Red, white, rose, semi sparkling, and sparkling wines

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What are the grape varieties of Epirus?

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Red: Bekari, Vlachiko, Xinomavro

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What grapes are used in Metsovo PGI?

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc

38
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Where is Thessaly PGI located?

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South of Macedonia

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What are the PDOs of Thessaly?

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Anchialos, Rapsani, and Messenikola

40
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What style wines does Anchialos produce? What are the grape varieties?

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Dry, medium dry, and medium sweet wines from Roditis and Savatiano

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What style wine does Rapsani PDO produce? What are the varieties?

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Dry reds from Xinomavro, Stavroto, and Krassato

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Messenikola PDO produces what type of wine? From what varieties?

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Dry red from Mavro Messenikola, Carignan, and Syrah

43
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Where is Central Greece located?

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South of Thessaly

44
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What are the regions close to Athens?

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Attica, Viota, and Evia

45
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What wine does Central Greece produce? What are the varieties used?

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Retsina/Retinitis Traditional Appellation (TA)

Savatiano, Rhoditis, and Assyrtiko

46
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Where is Peloponnese PGI?

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Peloponnese is the southernmost part of the Greek mainland, and includes a few islands

47
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What are the PDO of Peloponnese?

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Namea, Mantinia, Monemvasia-Malvasia, Patra, Mavrodaphne of Patra, and Muscat of Patra & Muscat of Rio Patra

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What type of wine does Namea PDO produce? What are the varietals?

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Red wine exclusively from Agiorgitiko

49
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Mantinia PDO produces what kind of wine? What are the varietals?

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White wine with a minimum of 85% Moschofilero, and 15% Asprouodes

50
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Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO produces white style of wine? What are the varietals?

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Sweet wine from dried Monemvasia, Assyrtiko, and Kydonista. They are white, sweet, fortified or unfortified

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Patra PDO produces what style of wine? What is the varietal?

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Semi sweet white wine from Rhoditis

52
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Mavrodaphne of Patra PDO makes what style of wine? With what varietals?

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Slightly fortified or unfortified sweet, red wine with a min 15%abv. It is made with the Corinthiaki grape

53
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Muscat of Patra & Muscat of Rio Patra PDO produce what style wine? With what grape?

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Dry to sweet, fortified or unfortified white wines produce from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains. Grand Cru designation is applied to some selected sites from higher altitude.

54
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What districts do the Greek Islands include?

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Cephalonia, Lemnos, Samos, Pros, Santorini PDO, and Rhodes PDO

55
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How many PDO does Cephalonia have? What are they?

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3

Robola PDO, Muscat of Cephalonia PDO, and Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO

56
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What wine does Robola PDO produce?

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Dry whites from the Robola grapes

57
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What wines does Muscat of Cephalonia PDO produce?

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A sweet vin de liqueur Muscat wine

58
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What wine does Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO produce?

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A sweet red vin de liqueur wine

59
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What wines does Lemnos PDO produce?

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Dry to sweet table wine made from Muscat d’Alexandria, or dry, sweet, or fortified red wine from Limnio and Muscat d’Alexandria

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Muscat of Lemnos PDO produces what style of wine?

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Still, sweet, or fortified white wines made from Muscat d’Alexandria from selected Grand Cru vineyards

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What wines does Samos PDO produce?

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A sweet white wine made from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains, in the Vin Doux, Vin de Liqueur, Vin Doux Naturel, or Vin Naturellement Doux styles.

There is also Samos Nectar and Samos Anthemis

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Paros PDO produces what style wine? From what variety?

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Dry red and white wines. The white wines are from Monemvasia, and the red wines are a blend of Monemvasia and Mandelaria.

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What style wine does Malvasia Paros PDO produce? What is the variety?

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Sweet white wine from Monemvasia, and can be either Vin Doux Naturel, or naturally sweet wine

64
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What wines does Santorini PDO produce? What varieties can be used?

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Vin Santo wines, which are either Vin Doux, Vin Doux Naturel, or Vin Naturellement Doux.

Assyrtiko and Aidini.

Athiri is not permitted in Vin Santo, although it is a variety of Santorini

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What style wine does Rhodes PDO produce? What are the varieties?

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Still and sparkling red, white and rose wines. Mandelaria is the predominant red grape, and Athiri is the predominant white grape

66
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What style of wine does Muscat if Rhodes produce?

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Sweet wines, from Vin Doux, VDN, VDN Grand Cru from selected sites, and Bin Naturellement Doux

67
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Where is Crete located?

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Create is the most southerly of all the Islands

68
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How many PDO are well known in Crete? What are they?

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6

Sitia, Malvasia Sitia, Malvasia Chandakas-Candia, Peza, Daphnes, and Archanes

69
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What type of wines does Sitia PDO produce? From what grape varietals?

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Red wines from Liatiko and Mandilaria, and white wines from Vilana

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What type of wine does Malvasia-Sitia and Malvasia Chandakas-Candia PDO produce? From which varieties?

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Sweet and fortified wines from Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, and Thrapsathiri

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What wines does Peza PDO produce?

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Red and white wines

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What types of wine does Dafnes PDO produce?

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Red wine

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