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Varietal of Retsina

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Savvatiano white grapes

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Macedonia’s PDO regions

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Naoussa, Amynteo, Goumenissa, Slopes of Meliton home to some of Greece’s best dry red wines

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Main grape variety of Macedonia

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Xinomavro “acid black”

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Home of Boutari

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One of Greece’s largest two producers, in Naoussa

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What is Greece’s coolest PDO region

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Amynteo, allows production of still and sparking rose

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Domaine Carras

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Trailblazing ambitious Greek estate, single estate in the PDO Slopes of Meliton, Blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Limnio; White blends are Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Rhoditis.

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Evangelos Gerovassiliou

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Domaine Carras’ famous winemaker

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Rapsani PDO

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In Thessalia, southermost outpost of Xinomavro, PDO has 4 villages on the lower slopes of Mt. Olympus, Xinomavro is blended with Krasato and Stavroto grapes

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What is Epirus’ only PDO

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Zitsa (NW corner of country by Albanian border). Dry, semisweet and sparkling wines from Debina grape

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Sterea Ellada

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Central Greece, bastion of Retsina; Attiki, the region around Athens is the center of production

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Second most planted variety in Attiki

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Roditis, pink skinned grapes related to Savvatiano

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Varietal of Nemea

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Agiorgitiko (St. George), a softly tannic, intensely fruity black grape

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Koutsi

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Most famous subzone of Nemea (in NE Pelopponese)

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“Blood of Hercules”

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quote sometimes attached to the wines of Nemea

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Mantinia PDO

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In central Peloponnese, Moschofilero is main grape (red skinned, aromatic resemblance to Muscat)

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Patras PDO

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Northern Peloponnese. Dry whites made from 100% Roditis, three dessert wine PDOs connected: Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras, and Mavrodaphne of Patras

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Mavrodaphne of Patras

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Sweet fortified red produced from Mavrodaphne and Mavri Korinthiaki. Aged at least a year in wood. Popular as an aperitif and communion sacraments

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Momenvassia-Malvasia PDO

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New PDO, On SE coast of Peloponnese, Venetians renamed the port and its wines Malvasia. Wines must be sweet and oxidative

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What are the four wine producing Ionian islands off the west coast of Greece

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Cephalonia, Kerkyra (Corfu), Lefkada and Zakyntho, Cephalonia is only PDO (Robola based dry white wines)

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Zakynthos wines

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Ionian Island, home of Verdea Traditional Appellation wines, obscure grapes such as Skiadopoulo and Pavlos, similar to vin jaune and sherry

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What is Crete’s most cultivated grape

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Vilana, comprising most of the dry white Sitia wines

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Liatiko

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Dominant red grape in Sitia and Dafnes PDO wines in Crete, ancient variety delivering a distinctively “orange” wine

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Main grape of Santorini PDO

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Assyrtiko white grape

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What is the only Greek appellation that requires the use of a white grape (Monemvassia) in red blends

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Paros PDO (in Cyclades north of Santorini)

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Where is Muscat of Samos produced and what is it

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Island of Samos, NE of Paros, it is itself a PDO, appellation protection in 1934, Moscato Aspro (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains), sweet wine, called Samos Nectar, produced from dried grapes and aged minimum three years

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Aszu

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A term that originally signified desiccated grapes, now means grapes of high sugar levels afflicted with Botrytis cinerea. Hundreds of years of history, predates Sauternes and others

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Geography of Tokaj

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Warm continental climate sheltered by the Carpathian Mountains with long, humid autumns

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Soil in Tokaj

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Volcanic loess and clay, best vineyards south facing slopes

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Classification of Tokaj

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1st, 2nd and 3rd growths (74 first growths)

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What are the two great first growths of Tokaj

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Szarvas and Mezes Maly

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Two main grapes of Tokaj

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Furmint and Harselevelu; Furmint is key to Tokaj production

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Puttony

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Containers that the aszu grapes are gathered in after being hand picked, hold about 25 kg

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How is the final sweetness of Tokaji Aszu wine determined

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By the number of puttony added to a gonc after the aszu is trampled into a paste in the puttony and added to the gonc filled with base or must wine in it

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Gonc

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Hungarian oak cask of 136L

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Aging for Tokaji

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Minimum two years in cask and one year in bottle

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What are the three main zones of production in Hungary

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North Hungary (includes Tokaj and Eger), Western area of Transdanubia,and the Great Plain

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Egri Bikaver

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“Bull’s blood of Eger”, historically made from Kadarka, now has other grapes

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Where are Szekszard and Somlo

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Transdanubia (NW Hungary)

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What are the categories of Bulgarian wines

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DGO and Controliran. Controliran is a superior controlled appellation of origin within a DGO and must be produced from permitted grape varietals in the DGO

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What are the five main regions of wine production in Bulgaria

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Northern Danubian Plain, Southern Thracian lowlands, Eastern Black Sea Region, Western Struma River Valley and central Rose Valley. Danubian Plain and Thracian Lowlands are only geographical indications recognized by the EU

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Suhindol and Svichtov, Sungurlare, Harsovo are what

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Notable Controliran appellations in Bulgaria

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Gamza (Kadarka) and Mavrud

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Most widely grown Bulgarian grapes

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What are the most cultivated varieties in Romania

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Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Regala white grapes

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Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, Babeasca Neagra

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Indigenous Romanian red grapes of higher quality

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Climate and geography of Romania

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Continental climate, Carpathian mountains run through the center of the country , Danube river makes southern border with Serbia

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Tarnave DOC

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One of Romania’s coolest and most important wine regions, high acid white wines with Feteasca grapes and Traminer Rose

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Cotnari DOC

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Produces sweet white wines that are the country’s most famous vinous product

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Grasa de Cotnari

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Possibly related to Furmint is Cotnari’s most prominent grape

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Dealu Mare DOC

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East/SE in Romania, within Multenia-Oltenia, south sloping vineyards planting international red varietals and gaining excellent repuation for them

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Three wine regions of Slovenia

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Primorska (borders Friuli in Italy), Podravje (extreme NE) and Posavje (East on border with Croatia)

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What is the best region for wine in Slovenia

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Primorska on the Italian border, clear links to Friuli and many vineyards overlap

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What is the Croatian name for Zinfandel

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Crljenak Kastelanski (Zinfandel originated here), its offshoot is Plavic Mali

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Malokarpatska, Juznoslovenska, Nitrianska, Stredoslovenska, Vychodoslovenska, Tokajska

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Six main wine regions of Slovakia

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Moravia and Bohemia

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Two main wine regions of Czech Republic

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VOC Znojmo

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First delimited region in Czech Republic since admittance in to EU and new system. Can only use Gruner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling for designation. No oak, cork closure required

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Krasnodar

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Russia’s most important wine region, over half of Federation’s vineyards

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Dagestan and Stavropol

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Notable regions in Russia for wine

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Rkatsiteli

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Russia’s most cultivated varietal, a white grape

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Four main regions of production in Ukraine

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Crimea, Odessa, Nikolayev-Kherson, Transcarpathian

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Massandra

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Near Yalta, famous for its huge collection of Crimean wines in sherry and madeira styles

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What are the most cultivated varieties in Georgia

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Red Saperavi and White Rkatsiteli

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Five zones of production in Georgia

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Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi, and a subtropical zone

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Where is the Ararat Valley

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Where is the largest wine collection in the world, the “Golden Collection”

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State Quality Wines Industrial Complex Milestii Mici in Moldova’s Cricova District, the cellar runs for 125 miles and is the largest single cellar complex in the world

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