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Greece Flashcards

1
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What style of wine is Greece traditionally know to produce?

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Retsina

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What is Retsina?

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A greek wine produced in amphorae. The amphorea was sealed with Aleppo Pine resin, providing the pine aroma and flavour in the wine. Still found in modern day wine of Savatiano (Assyrtiko and Rhoditis)

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3
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Greek wines are labeled based on what?

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Region

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4
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What are the 3 levels of Quality in Greek Wine?

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Table Wine / Varietal Wines
PGI (Protected Geographical Indication)
PDO (Protected Designation of Origin)

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5
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Describe PDO in Greece

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Greek Grapes only
Quality Control
Growing Region Boundaries, and produced in this region (terroir)
Yields
Minimum alcohol
Wine making technique
28 PDO's - 20 are dry and 8 are sweek
Previous term OPAP
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6
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Describe PDI in Greece

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This quality designation can be used for French Grapes or blends made with Greek and French, or French blends only.

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7
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Wine makers in Greece - learn their techniques historically from where?

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Bordeaux and Burgundy

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8
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The red and blue band on a bottle of Greek wine indicates what?

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Blue Band - Sweet wine

Red Band - Dry wine

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9
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Name the Greek White Grapes?

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Assyrtiko (Ass-ear-tea-co)
Athiri (A-theory)
Adani (A-than-e)
Moschofilero (Moscow-fee-le-row)
Malgous(z)ia (Mal-a-goo-z-ya)
Savantiano
Roditis
Kidonitsa (Key-dough-knee-tsa)
Vilana (V-lan-a)
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10
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What white french grapes used in Greece?

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White Muscat
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillion
Viognier
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Name the Greek Red Grapes?

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Agioghitiko (I-your-yee-T-co)
Xinomavro (k-See-no-ma-vro)
Mavrodaphne (Ma-vro-daf-knee)
Mavrotragano (Ma-vro-tra-gra-know)
Kotsifali (Kot-see-fal-E)
Mandilara (Man-dill-lar-ya)
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12
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Name the red french grapes used in Greece?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah
Merlot
Grenache

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13
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What grapes is grown in the Naoussa (Na-ouh-sa) PDO

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Macedonia
Xinomavro
Red Wine

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14
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What PGI is in Naoussa and its grapes?

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Imanthia PGI

Xinomavro blended with French

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15
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Describe the region of Naoussa PDO? (Geography and Soil)

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Mountainous region
Clay Soil
Leads to late ripening

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16
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Describe the Xinomavro Grape?

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Requires lots of heat
hard to extract colour
astrigenent
acidic
responds well to French Oak
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17
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What condition allows the Xinomavro grape to ripen faster in Amyndeon PDO vs Naoussa PDO?

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Sandy soil, creating riper wines

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18
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Sparkling wines are made in what region?

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Amyndeon (a-min-Dee-on) PDO

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19
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What is the primary grapes of Amyndeon (a-min-Dee-on)?

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Xinomavro

20
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What PGI is in Amyndeon and it’s grapes?

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Florina PGI

Xinomavro blended with French Grapes

21
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What producers is located in Rapsani (Wrap-san-E) PDO

A

Tsantali (only one producer)

22
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What grape blend is used in Rapsani?

A

Xinomavro
Krassato
Stavroto
1/3 blend of each

23
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Describe Rapsani?

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Dry red, mid weight wines with mid term aging

24
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What is the most important wine region?

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Nemea (Ne-may-a) PDO

25
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What grapes is produced in Nemea (Ne-may-a) and describe it’s profile?

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Agiogitiko
Dark colour wine
Plum, cherry, spice

26
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What PGI is located in Nemea and what grapes are used?

A

Korinthia

French Grapes

27
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Describe the topography of Nemea PDO

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Mountainous

28
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What grapes is used for Mantinia (Man-ta-knee-a) PDO

A

Moschofilero

29
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Describe a Mantinia PDO Wine.

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Aromatic varietal, coloured wine, light bodied with alcohol around 12%, floral and peach on the nose. High acid.

30
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What Greek region has petitioned UNESCO for protection of it’s wine industry?

A

Santorini PDO

31
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What sweet wine from sun dried grapes was originally named in Greece not Italy?

A

Vin Santo

32
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What PGI are the reds of Santorini?

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Cyclades PGI

33
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What are the white grapes of Santorini?

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Assyrtiko (95%)
Athiri
Aidani

34
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What are the red grapes of Santorini?

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Mandilara

Mavrotragano

35
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What is special about the grapes in Santorini

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They are ungraftered - some vineyards are 500 years old, by planting a stem of the current growing grape.

36
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Stefania

A

This means crown - it is the way the grapes bushes are formed in Santorini to protect the grapes from the wine.

37
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Why do Santorini wines have a saltiness to them?

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The moisture in the humidity off of the sea, precipitates as dew over night, providing natural irrigation to the grapes.

38
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What are the 4 PDO’s of Crete?

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Peza PDO
Archanes PDO
Dafnes PDO
Sitia

39
Q

French blends in Crete are label what?

A

Crete PGI

40
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Paros (Pa-ros) PDO

A

Red is Mandalaria; can be blended with Monemvassia

41
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Name the 3 Dessert PDO’s of Greece

A

Muscat of Limnos PDO
Muscat of Samos PDO
Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO (light ruby Port like)

42
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Name 3 Macedonia PGI’s

A

Macedonia PGI
Drama PGI
Pangeon PGI

43
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What are the grapes of Drama PGI

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Assyrtiko

44
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Whate are 3 PGI’s of the Peloponnese.

A

Peloponnese PGI
Arkadia PGI
Laconia PGI

45
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Name 2 PGI’s from Central Greece

A

Valley of Atalanti PGI

Attiki (At-E-Key) PGI

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