GREECE Flashcards
What are the major climatic influences for grape growing regions in Greece?
Ocean influence
Wind from the sea
Altitude
What is the local acronym for PGI wines in Greece?
PGE
What is the PGI hierarchy?
Regional at the bottom
Then District
Then Area
What are the major wine regions?
Northern Greece
- Thrace
- Macedonia
- Epirus
Central Greece
- Thessaly
Southern Greece
- Peleponnese
- Ionian Islands
Aegean Islands
- Sontorini
- Samos
- Crete
What are the two most important PDOs in Macedonia?
Slopes of Meliton
Naoussa
What are the three most important PDOs in the Peleponnese?
Nemea
Manitinea
Patras
What are the two most important PDOs in the Aegean Islands?
Samos
Santorini
What are the ageing requirements for a wine to be labeled Riserva?
White - 2 years with 6 months in oak
Red - 3 years with 6 months in oak
What are the ageing requirements for a wine to be labeled Gran Riserva?
White - 3 years with 12 in oak
What wines do they make in Naoussa?
Dry red wines from Xinomavro
What wines do they make in the Slopes of Meliton?
Dry Red and White wines, from a multitude of varieties.
What wines do they make in Nemea?
Dry and sweet red wines from Agiorgitiko
What wines do they make in Patras?
White wines only from Roditis
What wines do they make in Manitinea?
White and Sparkling wines from predominantly Moschifilero (85% min.) and Asproudes
What wines do they make on Sontorini?
Dry white wines from Assyrtiko
Sweet Vin Santo wines from predominantly Assyrtiko, often blended with Aidani
What wines do they make on Samos?
Sweet wines from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains / Moscato Aspro.
What are the three types of sweet wines made on Samos?
Vin de liqueur (fortified juice)
Vin doux naturel (fortified wine)
“Samos Nectar” (like Vin de Paille)
