Greece Flashcards
Greek god of wine
Dionysus
Seas surrounding Greece
-Agean (E)
-Ionian (W)
-Mediterranean (S)
What mountains firm “Grapes Fertile Triangle”?
-Taunus Mountains (Turkey)
-Zagros Mountains (Iran)
-Caucus Mountains (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)
Large wine firms in Greece
-D. Kourtakis
-Tsantali
-Cavirio
-Boutari
General climate in Greece
Mediterranean
Vine training for windy islands
kouloura method
-each vine is a “stefani”
Most important white grapes
Assyrtiko, Malagousia, Moschofilero, Savatino
Most important red grapes
Agiorgitiko, Mavrodaphne, Xinomarro
5 Broad Regions of Greece
-Northern Greece
-Thessaly & Central Greece
-Pelopennes & Ionian Islands
-Aegean Islands
-Crete
What grape/wine is considered to be Greece’s Barolo?
Xinomavro
Wine regions within Northern Greece
Goumenissa, Naoussa, Amynteo, Slopes of Meliton, Mt. Athos
Main white grape of Northern Greece
Malagousia
Main red grapes of Northern Greece
Xinomavro
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc & Limnio
Significant producer in Northern Greece
Domaine Porto Carras
Main wine region in Thessaly
Rapsani (foothills of Mt. Olympus)
Primary grape variety in Rapsani
Xinomavaro
Main wine region in central Greece
Attica - surrounds Athens
Main grape in Attica
Saratiano
(Mainly cultivated for Retsina)
Most important wine region in Pelopennese
Nema
Mantinia
Patras
What is the wine used in Greek Orthodox churches for communion?
Mavrodaphne of Patras - red, fortified wine
Main grape variety in Patras
Roditis
Aegean Islands - Northern Islands
Lemnos & Samos
Aegean Islands - Northern Islands - grape varieties
-Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
-Muscat of Samos (lightly fortified wine)
Aegean Islands - Southern Islands
Rhodes & Santorini
Santorini - vin santo
Assyrtiko grapes - dehydrated on mats for 1-2 weeks
barrel aged for decades
What is the largest of all the Greek islands?
Crete
