Greece Flashcards
What are the three northern PDOs of the Pelopennese?
Nemea, Mantinia, and Patras
What is the main grape of Nemea? Describe the grape.
Agiorgitiko (St. George)
softly tannic, intensely fruity black grape and one of Greece’s most noble native varietals
What is the one PDO of Epirus(on the Ionian coast to the west of Thessalia). Describe the wines and what grape is used.
Zitsa.
Debina Grape- dry, semisweet & sparkling wines.
What is the grape of Rapsani PDO of Thessalia at the base of Mt. Olympus?
Xinomavro. Blended with Krasato and Stavroto.
What are the zones of Macedonia?
Naoussa, amynteo, Goumenissa and Slopes of Meliton
Naoussa and Amynteo produce red wines solely from firmly tannic red grape Xinomavro (“acid-black”)
Goumenissa produces lighter Xinomavro wines with the addition of at least 20% Negoska.
What is the the location of the single appellation for Domaine Carras?
Slopes of Meliton in Macedonia.
What is the center of production for modern day Retsina?
Attiki, an area surrounding Athens, in Central Greece. Aka Sterea Ellada.
What is the grape used to make Retsina? What is the wine’s unique attribute?
Savvatiano. Flavored with pine resin.
What nickname is often given to wines of Nemea?
blood of Hercules
What are the three dessert wines PDOs of Patras in Pelopennese?
Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras, and Mavrodaphne of Patras
What type of wine is Mavrodaphne of Patras?
Mavrodaphne (“black laurel”) of Patras is a sweet, fortified red produced from Mavrodaphne and Mavri Korinthiaki, a currant grape useful for enriching the sugar content of the wine
What are the exciting wines of the Santorini PDO (one of the Cyclades Islands)?
White wines from the Assyrtiko grape, sometimes blended with Athiri and Aidani
What famous wine comes from Samos?
Muscat of Samos.
What is the principal white grape of Santorini PDO wines? (1 point) Moschofilero Agiorgitiko Xinomavro Assyrtiko Debina
Assyrtiko
Name two wines that fall under the Traditional appellation or PGI category.
Retsina and Verdea