Greece Flashcards
History of Boutari
ounded in 1879, Boutari was the first winery in Greece to bottle red wine, and remains one of the largest and most important producers in the country.
Major producer of xinomavro in Naoiussa
What is the specific pine associated with Retsina?
Aleppo Pine Resin
What grape is usually used for the production of retsina?
Savvatiano
Can retsina have a vintage?
No
What is the PDO for traditional sweet wines?
Controlled Appellation of Origin
What does reserve indicate on a white wine PDO bottle?
Min one year aging with 6 months in barrel and 3 months in bottle
What does reserve indicate on a red wine PDO bottle?
Min two years
1 year in barrel
6 months in bottle
What does grand reserve mean on a WHITE WINE PDO bottling?
2 years minimum
1 in barrel
6mnths bottle
What does grand reserve mean on a RED WINE PDO bottling?
4 years
18 months barrel
18mnths bottle
What is allowed to be printed on a “varietal” bottling?
may carry vintage and variety and is in the PGI catafgory
What is Verdea
Oxidative white wine that is produced in the island of Zakynthos on the ionian sea
What does Cava indicate on a bottle of PGI wine?
1 year min aging for white and rose
(6mnths oak min)
3 years min for red
(1 year oak min)
What does “Palaiomenos se Vareli” indicate on a label of cava, reserve or grand reserve?
Oak aging beyond the minimum requirements
Hoe many PDOs does Thrace have?
0
What are two of the major PDOs of Macedonia
Naoussa and Amynteo (both make 100% xinomavro)
Retsina may be made in what colors?
White or Rose
Who is Emile Peynaud and what did he contribute to Greek wine./
French Enologist who helped Evangelo Gerovassiolou of Domaine Carras (PDO of Sloped of meleton in Thrace)
He also introduced controlled fermentation from champagne to Bordeaux and helped people understand the importance of Malo and individual parcel aging/blending
Who is Evangelo Gerovassiolou
Owner of Domaine Carras (Slope of Meleton PDO) brought back Malgoussia
What are the only red wine producing PDOS of the Peloponnese
Nemea
Patras is a PDO for what/.
White wine of 100% roitis
What is the specific grape of muscat of Patras and Muscat of Rio Patras?
Muscat blanc a petite grains
What is made in Mavrodaphne of Patras and what does it mean and what is the aging requirements?
“black laurel” and it is sweet fortified red wine of Mavrodaphne and Mavri Korinthiaki (A currant grape use for enriching the sugar in wine) Must be aged min 1 year in oak
What is made in Monemvassia -Malvasia PDO
Sweet wine only, must be 51% Monemvassia and aged in an oxidative environment for 2 years,
