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1
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What is the Kouloura method?

A

Vine training technique where vines are formed in shallow baskets to protect from wind

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True or false: Retsina cannot be labeled with a vintage by law?

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True

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What are the four tiers of appellation classification in Greece?

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POP (or OPAP or OPE) equivalent to PDO

PGE - country wine equivalent to IGP

Oinos

Wine of Traditional Designation (OPK)

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What does Cava indicate for PGI wines?

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Minimum oak aging:
White/Rosé: 1 year, 6 months in barrel
Red: 3 years, 12 months in barrel

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What does Reserve indicate for PDO wines?

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Minimum oak aging:
White: 1 year, 6 months in barrel, 3 months in bottle
Red: 2 years, 12 months in bottle, 6 months in barrel

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What does Grand/Grande Reserve indicate for PDO wines?

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Minimum oak aging:
White: 2 years, 12 months in barrel (max barrel size 600L)
Red: 4 years, 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle

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What are the major regions of Greece?

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Northern Greece
Mainland Greece
Peloponnese and Ionian Islands
Aegean Islands
Crete

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What is the name of traditional Greek wine flavored with pine resin?

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Retsina

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What are the 9 mainland regions of Greece?

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Thrace
Macedonia (North Mainland)
Epirus
Thessalia
Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
Peloponnese
Ionian Islands
Aegean Islands
Crete

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What is Mavrodaphne?

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“Black Laurel”
Dark, sweet, oxidative, fortified wine used in Greek Orthodox Communion

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What is Meltemi

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Wind on the Aegean from the north

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What does Ktima mean?

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Estate

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What does Palemoenos se vareli indicate

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Oak aging beyond the minimum on Cava, Reserve, and Grand Reserve wines

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What are the PDO regions of Thessalia?

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Anchialos PDO
Messenikolsa PDO
Rapsani PDO

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What is the sole PDO region of Epirus?

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Zitsa PDO

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15
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Who is the largest producer in Greece?

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Boutari

16
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Where is Naossa PDO located in Greece approximately?

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North Central Greece

17
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Where is Nemea PDO located in Greece approximately?

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Southern Greece

18
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In which sea is Santorini found?

A

Aegean

19
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Evangelos Gerovassiliou is a famous winemaker associated with which winery?

A

Domaine Porto Carras

20
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Name the seas surrounding Greece

A

Aegean (east)
Ionian (west)
Mediterranean (south)

21
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True or false: Most of Greece’s vineyards sit on flat, fertile lands and are easily mechanically harvested.

A

False

22
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True or false: the climate of Santorini is best described as arid and hot

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True

23
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Moschofilero is a white grape most associated with which PDO?

A

Mantinia

24
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Agiorgitiko is a red grape most associated with which PDO?

A

Nemea

25
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What does Xinomavro translate to?

A

“Acid-black”

26
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Who produces the wine “Megan Oenos”

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Domaine Skouros

27
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True or false: Santorini is phylloxera free

A

True

28
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Where are you most likely to encounter the grape Kotsifali?

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Crete

29
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What is the only PDO that allows rosé

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Amynteo

30
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What is the PDO whose producers all belong to a cooperative

A

Samos

31
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What appellation sits at the base of Mount Olympus and is the southernmost appellation for Xinomavro?

A

Rapsani

32
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What is Greece’s only monopole PDO?

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Slopes of Meliton

33
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The Ismuths of Corinth separates mainland Greece from what wine growing region?

A

Peloponnese

34
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What types of wines are produced on Monemvassia-Malvasia PDO

A

Sweet white

35
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Moscato Aspro is a synonym used in Samos for which grape?

A

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

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