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1
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where is Messenikola PDO/OPAP?

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Thessaly

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2
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when were most of Greece’s wine appellations implemented?

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1971

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wine types of Messenikola PDO/OPAP?

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Dry red from Min. 70% Mavro Messenikola, plus Carignan and Syrah

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wine types of Rapsani PDO/OPAP?

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dry red from

Xinomavro, Stavroto (Ambelakiotiko), Krasato (traditionally each grape accounts for 1/3 of the vineyard)

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wine types of Anchialos PDO/OPAP?

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Dry, off dry and semi sweet white from

Min. 75% Rhoditis, max 25% Savvatiano

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6
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PDO wines of Thessaly?

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Anchialos, Rapsani, Messenikola

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what does AOC/OPE indicate on a Greek wine?

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traditional sweet wines of PDO quality

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what are the two types of PDO wines in Greece?

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AOC/OPE and AOSQ/OPAP

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9
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what does AOSQ/OPAP indicate on a Greek wine

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dry wine of PDO quality

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what does “reserve” indicate on a Greek wine?

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white: 1yr aging, 6mo in barrel and 3mo in btl
red: 2yr aging, 12mo in barrel and 6mo in btl

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what does “Grand reserve” indicate on a Greek wine?

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white: 2yr aging, 12mo in barrel and 6mo in btl
red: 4yr aging, 18mo in barrel and 18mo in btl

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12
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what are the Traditional Appellation wines of Greece?

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Retsina and Verdea

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what is Verdea?

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an oxidative white produced on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea

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14
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the former Topikos Inos wines are now included in what designation?

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PGI (“Protected Geographical Indication”)

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15
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what are the quality categories of Greek wines?

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PDO
PGI (combines TA and TO -former vin de pays)
Varietal (may carry varietal and vintage on label)
Table (cannot have varietal or vintage on label)

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what does “cava” indicate on a Greek white or rose wine?

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a PGI wine with at least one year aging (6mo oak)

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17
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what does “Palaiomenos se vareli” indicate on a Greek wine label?

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a Cava, Reserve or Grand Reserve wine that has undergone aging in excess of minimum requirements

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18
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what are the Greek mainland regions?

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Thrace
Macedonia
Epirius
Thessaly
Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
Peloponnese
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19
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what are the PDO/OPAP regions of Macedonia?

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Amynteo
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Cotes de Meliton

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20
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what are the wines of Amynteo?

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red, rose and sparkling rose (all styles dry to m sweet)

100% Xinomavro

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what are the wines of Goumenissa?

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dry red from xinomavro plus min. 20% negoska

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22
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what are the wines of Naoussa?

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red (dry to m sweet)

100% Xinomavro

23
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what are the wines of Cotes de Meliton?

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White: Roditis, Assyrtiko and Athiri
Red: CS, Lemnio and CF

24
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what is the sole PDO of Epirus?

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Zitsa

25
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what are the wine styles of Zitsa?

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white dry, semisweet and sparkling wines from Debina

26
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what type of wine is most common in Starea Ellada?

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retsina

27
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what are the OPAP wines of the Peloponnese?

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Nemea, Mantinia, Patras

28
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what are the wine styles of Nemea?

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dry to sweet reds from 100% agiorgitiko

29
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what are the wine styles of Mantinia?

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dry whites (still and sparkling) from 85% moschofilero plus asproudes

30
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what are the wine styles of Patras?

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dry to sweet whites from 100% Rhoditis

31
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what are the four wine producing Ionian Islands?

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Cephalonia, Kerkyra, Lefkada, Zakynthos

32
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what is the PDO/OPAP of Cephalonia?

A

dry white from Robola

33
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what are some of the grapes used in the TA Verdea?

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Skiadapolou, Pavlos, Avgoustatiatis, etc (34 varieties)

34
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what are the PDO/OPE of Cephalonia?

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Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, 100% Mavrodaphne

Muscat of Cephalonia, 100% Muscat blanc a petit grains

35
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what are the AOSQ/OPAP wines of the Agean Islands?

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Santorini, “nychteri” 75% Assyrtiko, Athiri and Aidani
Paros
Rhodes
Lemnos

36
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what are the red wine only PDO/OPAP zones of Crete?

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Dafnes, 100% Liatiko

Archanes, Kotsifali and Mandilaria

37
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what are the PDO/OPAP zones of Crete?

A 
Dafnes
Archanes
Sitia
Malvasia Sitia (OPE)
Peza
Candia
Malvasia Candia (OPE)
38
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what style of wine is produced on the island of Samos?

A

muscat blanc a petite grains (moscato aspro)

vin de liqueur, vin doux naturel and naturally sweet versions

39
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what is a Stefani?

A

a basket or wreath shape of low trained vines to protect them from wind. common in Santorini

40
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what are the OPAP wines of Paros

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dry red and white
red 2/3 mandilaria, 1/3 monemvassia
white 100% monemvassia

41
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what are the OPAP wines of Rhodes?

A

white from 100% Monemvassia

red from 100% Mandilaria

42
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what are the OPAP wines of Lemnos?

A

Muscat of Alexandria

43
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what are the OPAP wines of Santorini?

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whites from 75% Assytiko with Athiri and Aidani

44
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what are the OPE wines of Pelopennese?

A

Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Monemvassia-Malvasia

45
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what is Greece’s coolest region?

A

Amynteo

46
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what are the grapes of Mavrodaphne of Patras?

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Mavrodaphne, Mavri Korinthiaki

47
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what is the minimum aging for Mavrodaphne of Patras?

A

at least one year in cask, although it frequently spends 10 years or more in barrel

48
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what is the easternmost PDO of Crete?

A

Sitia

49
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what is the most cultivated grape on Crete?

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Vilana, which is the primary grape for the whites of Sitia and the sole grape for those of Peza

50
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what is Vidiano?

A

a white grape showing potential in Crete

51
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what and where is Koutsi?

A

the most famous subzone of Nemea

52
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what is Samos Nectar?

A

the naturally sweet version of Muscat of Samos, made from dried grapes and aged a minimum of three years prior to release

53
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what does “liastos” indicate?

A

sun dried grapes

54
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what does “cava” indicate on a Greek red wine?

A

a PGI wine with at least 3 years aging (12mo oak)

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