Greece

Question 1

major grape of Mantinia PDO

Answer 1

Moschofilero

Question 2

Thessaly PDO that only produce white wines:

Answer 2

Anchialos

• min 75% Roditis
• up to 25% Savatiano

Question 3

major grape of Anchialos?

Answer 3

Roditis (75%) min

Question 4

what grape are the wines of Nemea produced from?

Answer 4

Agiorgitiko

Question 5

where is Rapsani PDO?

Answer 5

Thessaly

Question 6

major grapes of Rapsani PDO

Answer 6

Xinomavro, Stavroto, Krassato

Question 7

synonym for Agiorgitiko

Answer 7

St George

Question 8

what grape is grown in Sitia?

Answer 8

white - Vilano

red - Liatiko

Question 9

what are the mainland PGI regions of Greece (6)?

Answer 9

• Macedonia
• Epirus
• Peloponnese
• Thessaly
• Thrace
• Central Greece (Sterea Elada)

Question 10

top Greek negociants?

Answer 10

Boutari

Kourtakis

Question 11

name a few Santorini producers:

Answer 11

Sigalas
Gaia
Hatzidakis
Santo
Argyros

Question 12

what grape is grown in Zitsa PDO?

Answer 12

Debina

Question 13

is Nemea north or south of Zitsa?

Answer 13

south

Question 14

top villages of Nemea

Answer 14

• Koutsi
• Gimno
• Psari
• Asprokombos

Question 15

grapes of Slopes of Meliton PDO

Answer 15

red - Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Limnio

white - Assyrtiko, Athiri, Roditis

Question 16

what are 2 of Greece’s biggest producers

Answer 16

Boutari and Tsantali

Question 17

what does Cava mean on a Greek wine label?

Answer 17

• min 1 year aging for white and rose PGI wines (6 in barrel)
• min 3 years aging for reds (2 years in barrel)

Question 18

what does “Palamiomenos se Varelli” mean on the label of a Cava wine?

Answer 18

reserve or grand reserve wines that exceed min barrel aging

Question 19

is Santorini north or south of Nemea?

Answer 19

south

Question 20

Macedonia PDOs that only produce red wine from Xinomavro?

Answer 20

Naoussa, Amynteo

Question 21

what is the grape for VDNs from Sitia?

- Crete

Answer 21

Liatiko

Question 22

what is the only Greek appellation that mandates the use of white grapes in red wine?

Answer 22

Paros (Cyclades Islands) requires Monemvassia

Question 23

red wine only PDOs of Crete

Answer 23

Archanes PDO (Kotsifali and Mandilaria)
Dafnes PDO (100% Liatiko)

Question 24

OPE wines

Answer 24

traditional sweet wines

Question 25

what grape is grown in Paros PDO? | - Aegean Islands

Answer 25

Monemvassia

Question 26

what are the PDO regions of Macedonia (4)?

Answer 26

- Amynteo - Slopes of Meliton - Naoussa - Goumenissa

Question 27

what are the PDO regions of Thessalia (3)?

Answer 27

- Rapsani - Anchialos - Messenikola

Question 28

Goumenissa PDO produces what grapes? | - Macedonia

Answer 28

Xinomavro with at least 20% Negoska

Question 29

name 3 native white grapes of Greece:

Answer 29

Assyrtiko, Athiri, Aidani, Moschofilero, Debina, Savattiano, Roditis, Robola, Vidiano, Vilana

Question 30

vin santo from Santorini can be made on which islands?

Answer 30

Thera and Thirasia

Question 31

what is Muscat Aspro?

Answer 31

synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains on the Aegean island of Samos

Question 32

dry red wines of Peza PDO and Archanes PDO are blends of what grapes? - Crete

Answer 32

Kotsifali and Mandilaria

Question 33

OPAP PDO aging requirements for reserve:

Answer 33

white - 1 year (6 mo in barrel) | red - 2 years (1 in barrel)

Question 34

OPAP PDO aging requirements for grand reserve:

Answer 34

white - 2 year (1 in barrel) | red - 4 years (18 months in barrel)

Question 35

Goumenisa grape requirements

Answer 35

Xinomavro with at least 20% Negoska

Question 36

style of wine produced in Zitsa PDO?

Answer 36

dry white and sparkling wine | - Debina is dominant grape

Question 37

what grape is grown in Patras PDO? | - Peloponnese

Answer 37

Roditis

Question 38

Peloponnese PDOs

Answer 38

- Patras - Nemea - Mantinia

Question 39

name a few producers in Nemea?

Answer 39

Dom Helios, Reanis, Pigrakis, Gaia

Question 40

style of wine made in Lemnos

Answer 40

dry and sweet wines from Muscat

Question 41

what type of still is used for Ouzo?

Answer 41

copper discontinuous still

Question 42

name 5 appellations for Muscat in Greece:

Answer 42

- Muscat of Rhodes (Aegean Islands) - Muscat of Patras (Peloponnese) - Muscat of Lemnos (Aegean Islands) - Muscat of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands) - Muscat of Samos (Aegean Islands)

Question 43

what is the only PDO in Greece to mandate the use of a white grape in red blends?

Answer 43

Paros PDO | - Monemvassia co-fermented with Mandilaria

Question 44

vinsanto from Santorini may be made on which islands?

Answer 44

Thera and Thirasia

Question 45

name two Ionian islands:

Answer 45

Cephalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, Corfu

Question 46

what is Moscato Aspro?

Answer 46

a synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains on the Aegean Island of Samos

Question 47

what is Tsoukadia?

Answer 47

pomace brandy with origins in Crete

Question 48

what are the grapes used for Verdea and where is it from?

Answer 48

- Skiadopoulo, Pavlos, Avgoustiatis | - its from Zakynthos (Ionian Island)

Question 49

dry red wines from Peza and Archanes PDO are blends of what two grapes?

Answer 49

Kotsifali and Mandilaria

Question 50

on what island are PDO wines produced from Robola

Answer 50

Cephalonia

Question 51

how long must nychteri wines be aged in wood?

Answer 51

3 months

Question 52

only PDO for rose wines in Greece?

Answer 52

Amyndeo

Question 53

name two red wine only PDO on the Island of Crete?

Answer 53

Archanes and Dafnes PDO

Question 54

what are the Traditional Appellation wines of Greece?

Answer 54

Retsina and Verdea

Question 55

minimum aging for Samos Nectar?

Answer 55

3 years

Question 56

name three producers of Xinomavro in Macedonia?

Answer 56

Alpha Estate, Kir Yianni, Domaine Karydas, Argatia, Boutari

Question 57

if a guest is looking for an aromatic white wine from Greece, what would you recommend?

Answer 57

Moschofilero