Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

MC_Master Sommelier > Greece > Flashcards

Greece Flashcards

1
Q

Main mountains of Greece

A

Pindos mountains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Elevation requirements for Slopes of Meliton

A

100-350 MASL

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

White and red VOCs of Moravia

A 
Mikulov
Welschriesling
Palava
Riesling
Pinot Gris 
Pinot Blanc 
Pinot Noir
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Style in Palava

A 
Czech Republic, Moravia 
White only
100% welschriesling 
Max 12 g/l RS
Botrytis permitted
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Rivers of tokaji

A

Bodrog

Tisza

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

First winery to bottle wine in Greece?

A

Boutari

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Rubin Parentage

A

Nebbiolo x Syrah

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Romanian Wine Classifications

A 
Wines for Current Consumption/ Table Wines
 -vino de mesa
 -vino de mesa superior
Quality Wines
 -VS
 -DOC
  -CMD (fully mature)
  -CT (late harvest)
  -CIB (botrytis)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Retsina Appellations

A 
Gialtra
Evia
Karystos
Viotia
Thebes
Halkida
Megara
Attica
Pallini
Pikermi
Spata
Mesogia
Markopoulos
Peania
Koropi
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

PDOs of Crete

A 
Archanes
Dafnes
Peza
Candia
Malvasia Candia
Sitia
Malvasia Sitia
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Rose Retsina

A

Kokkineli (made from Roditis as a rose)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Grapes of Amynteo

A

all styles are 100% Xinomavro

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

DOC Levels in Romania

A

CMD (fully mature
CT (late harvest)
CIB (botrytis)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Samos PDO styles and grapes

A 
Liastos
VDN
VDN Grand Cru
VDL
All from Moschato Aspro- dried or fresh
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Name of Mountain range running down the center of Greece?

A

Pindos (southern portion of central alps)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Original winemaker of Domaine Carras

A

Evangelos Garrovassiliou, with Emile Peynaud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Regions of Romania

A 
Moldovia
Multenia and Oltenia
Banat
Crisana and Maramunes
Dabrogia
Danube Terraces
Transylvania Plateau
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

“Barik”

A

Bulgarian term indicating a quality wine that was fermented in barrels 500L or less

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Area PGI owner by monastery with no women permitted

A

Mount Athos
Halkidiki
Macedonia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Limnos PDO styles and grapes

A

White (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet, all from Muscat of Alexandria)
Dry Red (Lemnio)
VDN white- muscat alexandrias
Liastos white- muscat alexandrias

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Naoussa Styles

A

Dry
Semi-Dry Red
Semi-Sweet Red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Where was Greece’s first modern co-op founded and when?

A

Samos. 1934

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Most Planted grapes in Bulgaria

A 
Native:
Gamza (Kadarka)
Mavrud
Melnik (Struma River)
Pamid
Rubin

Int’l:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

PDO’s of Greece permitting rose?

A

Amynteo (sparkling and still)

Rhodes (sparkling and still, the still rose here may be sweet or dry)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
What is moschomavro?
Other red grape of Macedonia in Greece No PDO regions Light bodied, easy drinking, red Not very high quality but widely planted
26
Most Planted White grapes in Bulgaria
Rkatsiteli | Dimiat
27
Aging reqs for Aszú
Jan 1 3rd year after | 18 months oak
28
What is siatistia
Western Macedonia traditional sweet red (xinomavro and maschomavro)
29
Peza PDO styles and grapes
``` Dry white (vilana 100%) Dry red (kotsifali and mandilaria) ```
30
Four Regions of Crete
Hania Rethymno Iraklio Lasithi
31
What are the two Greek PDOs not focused solely on indigenous varieties?
Slopes of Meliton | Mesenikola (Thessalia)
32
Malvasia Paros PDO styles and grapes
Naturally Sweet White VDN White Both are Monemvassia-based with max 15% assyrtiko 2 years aging in oxidative environs (4 year aging scheme also)
33
1st growths of tokaji
Szarmas | Mezes maly
34
Production centre of Retsina in Greece?
Central Greece (sterea ellada)
35
Volume of one puttonyos
20 kilos
36
Egon Muller’s Slovakia project
Chateau Bela | Near Sturovo
37
Archanes PDO styles and grapes
Dry red (kotsifali and mandilaria)
38
Only PDO permitting rose production in Greece
Amynteo (Sparkling and Still, located in northern Macedonia)
39
The other red grape of Macedonia (Greece)
Moschomavro
40
Defining hill of tokaji
Mount Kopasz (tokaji Hill)
41
Volume of gonc barrel
136 liters
42
Bulgarian regions recognized by EU
``` Danubian plain (north) Thracian lowlands (South) ```
43
Term for terraces in Greek vineyards
Pezoules | Particularly common on Aegean islands (Samos, Paros, Rhodes, santorini)
44
Dominant producer of Samos
United Winemaking Agricultural Co-op of Samos (UWC Samos) founded in 1934
45
Red grapes of Santorini?
Mandilaria Mavrotragano Aidani Mavro Mavrothiro
46
Meltemi
Wind that sweeps Aegean islands
47
Where does Egon Muller make wine in Eastern europe?
Chateau Bela | Sturovo, Slovakia
48
When was botrytis wine first made in tokaji? By whom? Where?
1630 | Szepsy lacks mate (reverend of rakoczi family) from oremus vineyard
49
Muscat of Lemnos PDO styles and grapes
``` Liastos VDN VDN Grand Cru VDL all from Moscato Alexandrias ```
50
Max yield for Aszú and eszencia
Aszú: 70 hL/ha | Eszencia: 14 hL/ ha (2 tons per ha)
51
Producer of Slopes of Meliton
Domaine Carras (Monopole)
52
Slopes of Ambelos PGI
On Lemnos, specifically for dry muscat of alexandria
53
Malvasia Sitia PDO styles and grapes
VDN White Naturally Sweet White Both are blends of: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiani, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, plus a max of 15% combined Muscat Aspro and Malvasia Candia
54
Vin Santo Santorini
min. 51% Assyrtiko w/ Aidani. Athiri Dried before pressing Fortification is permitted, not required, and less often practiced Min. 2 years aging (4 year multiple aging)
55
Eszencia requirements post 2013
450 min RS 27. 75% min potential alcohol 1. 2 - 8% actual alcohol
56
Most planted autochthonous varieties in Greece
``` Savatiano (16.5%) Roditis (14.3%) Agiorgitiko (5.25%) Latino (3.85%) Xinomavro (3.44%) Muscat of Hamburg (3.1%) Assyrtiko (3.1%) ```
57
Aszú requirements post 2013
``` 120 g/l RS Potential alcohol 19% Min alc 9% Released Jan 1 3rd year after Min 18 months oak ```
58
Most-planted grapes in Romania?
Feteasca Alba | Feteasca Regala
59
North Wind blowing through Aegean
Meltemi- hot, dry air, Mid-may through September, especially hard on Santorini
60
Sweetness levels of Amynteo Wines
Dry Sparkling Rose - 17-32 g/L Semi-Sweet Sparkling Rose - 32-50 g/L Rose/ Red - <4 g/L
61
Subzones of Moravia
Znojmo Mikulov Velke Pavlovice Slovacko Czech Republic
62
Kokkineli
Restina rose
63
Sitia PDO styles and grapes
``` Dry white (Vilana (70%+) plus thrapsarithi) Dry red (liatiko (80%+) plus mandilaria) VDL Red (liatiko) VDN Red (liatiko) Laistos red (liatiko) ```
64
Regions of Czech Republic
Morava (Moravia) | Cechy (Bohemia)
65
Dominant soils of Amynteo
Sand (some Loam & limestone) | Allows for own rooted and old vines
66
Where is Gerovassiliou located?
Epanomi | Macedonia
67
New Project of Domaine Carras founder
Evangelos Garrovassilou started Ktima Gerovassiliou and resurrected the Malagousia grape, in PGI Thessaloniki
68
Tsipouro
Greek grappa, preferred fortification tool for sweet wines
69
Styles of znojmo VOC
``` Czech Republic, Moravia White only Gruner veltliner Riesling Sauvignon Blanc Max 25 g/l RS ```
70
Grapes permitted for Retsina
savatiano and Roditis
71
Non Aszú aging reqs
Min 2 years aging | Min 1 Year Oak
72
Rhodes PDO styles and grapes
White (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet)- 70%+ Athiri plus assyrtiko, malagousia Rose (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet)- 70%+ Mandilaria plus mavrothiriki Red (dry, semi-dry, smh-sweet)- 70%+ Mandilaria plus mavrothiriki Sparkling (white or rose, all EU sweetness levels)- same as their respective colors above
73
Producers on Santorini
``` Santo Boutari Hatzidakis Sigalas Gaia ```
74
Climate of Amynteo
``` Continental Higher elev (520-720) but moderates by lakes ```
75
Mezza
Sweet red wine from Santorini | Air dried mandilaria
76
Where would you find Red Misket
Bulgaria, Rose Valley, Sungulare | White grape, aromatic, not related to muscat
77
Chateau Bela
Riesling producer, Egon Muller, Sturovo, Slovakia
78
Style produced in mikulov
Czech Republic, Moravia White and red ``` Welschriesling Riesling Palava Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Pinot Noir ```
79
Dominant producer of Rhodes sparkling wines
CAIR- unofficial co-op, founded in 1928
80
What are the Regions of Greece?
``` Thrace Macedonia Epirus Thessalia Epirus Central Greece Peloponnese Aegean Islands Ionian Islands Crete ```
81
What was Greece's primary export t Europe in the 1880's?
Raisins (the Peloponnese was the centre of production)
82
Wind of Aegean islands
Meltemi
83
Paros PDO styles and grapes
``` Dry White (100% Monemvassia) Dry Red (min. 35% Mandilaria, co-ferment with Monemvassia must) ```
84
"Special Selection" in Bulgaria
DGO wines aged at least 2 years
85
Climate of naoussa
Continental
86
Greek regions with potential for harvest season rainfall issues?
Macedonia and Thrace
87
What are red wines of Santorini released as?
More generic PGI of Cyclades
88
Max volume of resin Retsina?
.15 to 1.0% of final volume
89
Grapes permitted in Slopes of Meliton
White- Roditis, Athiri, Assyrtiko | Red- CS, Lemnio, CF
90
Styles permitted in Slopes of Meliton
``` Dry White (Roditis, Athiri, Assyrtiko) Dry Red (CS, CF, Lemnio) ```
91
Greek term for grappa
Tsipouro
92
Preferred fortification medium for Greek dessert wines?
Tsipouro- greek grappa
93
Style in modre hory
``` Czech Republic, Moravia Red and rose Lemberger Blauer portugeiser St Laurent ```
94
"Vin Tanar"
Romanian | "Young Wine"- bottled before end of harvest year
95
Grapes permitted in Messenikola
Mavro messenikola min 70% | Syrah + Carignan max 30%
96
Styles produced in Blatnice
``` Czech Republic, Moravia White only Riesling Chardonnay Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris ```
97
Cotinari
Sweet wine of Slovenia
98
Aegean Island PDOs
``` Santorini Paros Rhodes Limnos Samnos Muscat of Rhodes Muscat of Lemnos Malvasia Paros ```
99
Candia PDO styles and grapes
Dry white (vilana, vidiano, assyrtiko, thrapsarithi, liatiko, athiri plus max 15% combined muscat Spinas and Malvasia do candia Dry red (kotsifali and mandilaria)
100
PDO’s of Macedonia W->E
Amynteo Naoussa Goumenissa Slopes of Meliton
101
Grapes of Goumenissa
Xinomavro | Negoska (max 20%)
102
Year tokaji was classified officially
1737
103
Styles permitted in Goumenissa
Dry Red
104
Production method permitted for Amynteo sparkling wines?
Tank or traditional
105
VOCs of Moravia
``` Blatnice Mikulov Modre Hory Palomo Znojmo ```
106
Dafnes PDO styles and grapes
``` Dry Red (Liatiko) VDL Red (Liatiko) VDN Red (Liatiko) VDN Red Grand Cru (Liatiko) Liastos Red (Liatiko) ```
107
5 Major Zones of Bulgaria
``` Danubian Plain* Black Sea Region Struma River Valley Thracian Lowlands* Rose Valley ``` * = recognized by EU
108
Greek Winery responsible for bringing Emile Peynaud in?
Domaine Porto Carras, started in 1970
109
Mountain range of tokaji
Zemplen (volcanic)
110
Greek Traditional PGI's
Retsina | Verdea
111
Can sparkling Amynteo be white?
No. | Sparkling PDO wine must be rose
112
Kanavas
small co-ops or wine producers on the island of Santorini
113
Muscat of Rhodes PDO styles and grapes
``` Liastos VDN VDN Grand Cru VDL all from Muscat Aspro ```
114
"Reserve" in Bulgaria
DGO wines aged at least 1 year
115
Malvasia Candia PDO styels and grapes
VDN White Naturally Sweet White Both are blends of: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiani, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, plus a max 15% combined Muscat Aspro and Malvasia Candia
116
When did Phylloxera arrive in Greece?
1898 (arriving in Macedonia)
117
Red wine only regions of Moravi
``` Modre Hory Rose and red Lemberger Blauer portugeiser St Laurent ```
118
PDO's of Macedonia
Amynteo Goumenissa Naoussa Slopes of Meliton
119
Sweetness Levels of Naoussa
Dry Red - <4 g/L Semi-Dry Red - 4.5-17.5 g/L Semi-Sweet Red - 17.5 - 45 g/L
120
Term for rose retsina
Cocchineli
121
Nychteri
grapes harvested before dawn, pressed same day aged min. three months (often longer) flor sometimes develops- high in alc and acid
122
Tsipouro
Greek term for grappa
123
Santorini PDO styles and grapes
Dry White (Assyrtiko (min 75%) plus Athiri, Aidani) Nychteri Liastos White Vin Santo
124
Five brands that led the quality revolution charge in Greece?
``` Boutari Achaia Clauss Kambas Kourtakis Tsantli ```
125
What region was Boutari founded in?
Naoussa
126
Styles permitted in Amynteo
Sparkling Rose (Dey, Sem-sweet) Rose Dry Red
127
Region of slopes of meliton
Halkidiki
128
Subzones of Cechy
Czech Republic Melnik Litomerice
129
Key wine region in Translyvania
Tarnave
130
Grapes of Naoussa
All Styles 100% Xinomavro
131
Wind of the Aegean Sea
Meltemi
132
PDO’s allowing international varieties
Slopes of Meliton (1982) | Messenikola (1994)
133
Only Dry Red PDO allowing use of white grapes/ must?
Paros (Mandilaria plus monemvassia)
134
Kesoi szuretelesu
Late harvest in tokaji Min alc 9% No minimum RS
135
Smallest PDO in Greece
Rapsani | Thessali
136
PDOs of Thessaly
Anchialos Messenikola Rapsani
137
Grapes of Rapsani PDO
Xinomavro Stavroto Krasato
138
Grapes of Messenikola PDO
``` Mavro Messenikola (70%+) Syrah + Carignan (max 30%) ```
139
Anchialos PDO grapes
Roditis (80% min) | Savatiano (20% max)
140
Styles permitted in Anchialos
Whites only Dry Semi-dry Semi-sweet
141
Cava on a Greek wine label
For PGI wines only. Refers to minimum aging. White/ rose: 1 year total w/ 6 months in oak Red: 3 years total w/ 12 months in oak
142
Grand Reserve on Greek wine label
PDO wines only Indicates min aging: White: 2 years aging, with min. 1 year in oak, 6 months in oak Red: 4 years aging, 18 months in oak, 18 months in bottle
143
Grand on a Greek wine label
Same as Grand Reserve PDO wines only. Min aging designation White: 2 years, w/ 1 year in oak, 6 months in bottle Red: 4 years, w/ 18 months in oak, 18 months in bottle
144
Reserve on Greek wine labels
PDO wines only Min aging requirements White: 12 months, w/ 6 months oak, 3 months bottle Red: 2 years, 12 months oak, 6 months bottle
145
Paleomenos se vareli on Greek wine label
For PDO, PGI, Cava-labeled varietal wines. | Indicates additional oak aging beyond minimum
146
Top boutique producer of Peloponnese
Domaine Mercouri
147
PDOs of Peloponnese
``` Mantinia Nemea Patras Mavrodaphne of Patras Monemvasia-Malvasia Muscat of Patras Muscat of Rio Patras ```
148
Dry PDOs of Peloponnese
Mantinia- dry and sparkling white Patras- dry white Nemea- dry red (sweets are also permitted)
149
Mantinia PDO
Peloponnese Dry white or skin contact vin Gris Sparkling white (all sweetness levels) 85%+ moschofilero, plus asproudes
150
Nemea PDO
``` Peloponnese Dry reds Semi- sweet reds Vin doux VDN Sweet dried grape wines 100% agiorgitiko ```
151
Different sweet wine styles of Greece
Semi-sweet red wine: stopped fermentation or back-sweetened with must Vin Doux: mistelle, fortified before fermentation starts Vin Doux Naturel: fortifies during ferment, classic VDN style a la port Sweet dried grape wine: late harvest/ sun dried grapes used as base of wine
152
Patras PDO
``` Peloponnese Dry white Semi-dry White Semi-sweet White 100% roditis ```
153
Sweetness levels in Greek still wines
Dry: max 4 g/l Semi-Dry: 4.5 -17.5 g/l Semi sweet: 12-45 g/l Sweet: 45+ g/l
154
Mavdrophne of Patras
Peloponnese Natural sweet red wines: dried grape VDL Sweet Red Wine: VDL from non dried grapes with addition of must Mavrodaphne and max 49% Mavri Korinthiaki
155
Largest PDO of Greece by landmass
Patras (Peloponnese)
156
Climate of Peloponnese
Continental in central region | Hot Mediterranean at edges
157
Region of Greece with most extensive plantings
Peloponnese Especially the NE section- Corinth, Achaia, Arcadia
158
Major PGI regions of Peloponnese
Corinth, Achaia, Arcadia All located in northeast
159
Producers credited with modernizing Nemea style
Skouras (In 1980’s) | Gaia (in 1990’s)
160
Skouras bottling of agiorgitiko and Cabernet
Megas Oenos
161
Megas Oenos
First modern bottling of Nemea 1980’s by Skouras Blended with Cabernet New limousine oak
162
Traditional style vs modern for Nemea
Traditional- light and fruity red, maybe carbonic Modern- richer, maybe lots of oak, popularized by Skouras and Gaia, blended with Cabernet
163
Zones of Nemea What defines them and what are their main productions focus?
Low: 200-450 m generally hot and used for dessert wines Mid: 450-650 m with poor soils and noticeably cooler Upper: 650-850 m much cooler, generally for rosé production
164
Most famous “cru” of Nemea
Koutsi Lots of limestone ~650 m Headquarters of Gai
165
Main “crus” of Naoussa
Trifolo Fytia Ramnista
166
Geographic features of Mantinia PDO
``` Located in Arcadia central Peloponnese Avg 750m elevation on high plateau Clay and rocky soils with iron Ringed by mountains Snow is common and climate is cooler and less reliably warm than most of Greece ```
167
Most coming blending component for Mantinia PDO
Glikerithra But In practice most wines are varietal moschofilero

MC_Master Sommelier (32 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions