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1
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What does “Reserve” mean on a bottle?

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White: Min 1 year aging, 6 months in barrel, 3 months in bottle
Red: Min 2 year aging, 12 months in barrel, 6 months in bottle

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What does “Grand Reserve” mean on a bottle?

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White: Min 2 year aging, 12 months in barrel, 6 months in bottle
Red: White: Min 4 year aging, 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle

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What does “Cava” mean on a bottle?

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White, Rose: Min 1 year aging for PGI wines, not PDO - 6 months in oak
Red: 3 years aging, 12 months in barrel

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What is the dominant grape in Macedonia?

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Xinomavro (100%) in Naossa and Amynteo, Goumenissa (20% Negoska added)

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What are the PDOs of Macedonia?

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Slopes of Meliton (Domaine Carras - Cab, Limnio whites)
Goumenissa (Xinomavro, Negoska)
Amynteo (Xinomavro)
Naossa (Xinomavro)
Amynteo
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Where is Anchialos PDO? What style of wine does it produce?

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In Thessalia - making white wines fro Roditis and Savatiano grapes

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What style of wines is made in Zitsa?

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In Epirus, Dry, semi-sweet and sparkling from the Debina grape

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What grapes is Retsina made from?

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Low acid Savatiano

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What are the DOs of Peloponnese?

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Namea: dry and sweet wines from Agioritiko
Mantinia: whites only from Moschofilero
Patras: whites only from 100% Roditis
Mavrodaphne of Patras: sweet reds
Monemvassia-Malvasia: sweet whites
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
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Where are the three dessert DOs in Peloponnese?

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Patras

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Name the main varietals in Thrace

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Roditis, Limnio

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Name the main varietal in Macedonia

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Xinomavro

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Name the main varietal in Epirus

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Debina

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Name the main varietal in Thessalia

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Xinomavro

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Name the main varietal in Central Greece

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Savatiano

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Name the main varietals in Peloponnese

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Agioritiko, Moschofilero

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Name the main varietals in Ionia Islands

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Robola, Tsaoussi

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Name the main varietals in Aegean Islands

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Athiri, Mandelaria, Muscat, Assyrtiko

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Name the main varietals in Crete

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Vidiano, Vilana, Liatiko, Kotsifali

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What are the wine producing Ionian Islands?

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Cephalonia PDO (dry white wines from Robola)
Kerkyra (Corfu)
Lefkada
Zakynthos

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What is the largest Aegean Island?

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Crete

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What are the PDOs of Crete

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Archanes, Dafnes (Reds)
Sitia, Peza (Red and whites)
Candia
Malvasia Candia

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What are the two Cyclade Islands called?

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Santorini and Paros

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What are the baskets/wreath trellising of vines called on Santorini?

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Stefani/ Koulura training

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What is the only PDO that mandates a white grape in red blends? What is the grape?

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Paros - Monemvasia

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What are the PDO’s of Crete?

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Sitia, Peza, Dafnes, Archanes, Candia, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Sitia

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What are the major white grapes on Crete?

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Vilana, Vidiano

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What are the major red grapes on Crete?

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Kotsifal, Liatiko

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Sitia PDO

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W: Vilana, Thrapsathiri
R: Liatiko, Mandilaria

White, red, sweet red, sun dried

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Peza PDO

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W: 100% Vilana
R: Kotsifali, Mandilaria

Dry red, white

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Dafnes PDO

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R: 100% Liatiko

Dry and sweet red

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Archanes PDO

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R: Kotsifali, Mandilaria

Dry red only

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Candia PDO

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W: Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri
R: Liatiko

Dry red and white

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Malvasia Candia PDO

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W: Vilana, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri, Malvasia Candia, Muscat blanc a Petits Grains, Liatiko

Fortified VDN, naturally sweet whites

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Malvasia Sitia PDO. Describe aging, RS minimum.

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W: Vilana, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri, Malvasia Candia, Muscat blanc a Petits Grains, Liatiko

Fortified VDN, naturally sweet whites

2 years in oak, 320 g/L after drying for dried grapes wines

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Name the seven PDOs of Peloponnese

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Namea, Mantinia, Mavrodaphne of Patras, Patras, Monemvasia, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Namea PDO

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100% Agiorgitiko

Dry reds, sweet reds (VDL, VDN), sweet dried grapes wines

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Mantinia PDO

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85% Moschofilero plus Asproudes

Min 3.5B of pressure

Dry whites, sparkling (Brut nature -> Doux)

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO

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Mavrodaphne and Mavri Korinthiaki

Sweet red wine VDL (from dried grapes and from non-dried grapes with must added)

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Patras PDO

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100% Roditis

Dry white wine, semi-dry white, semi-sweet white

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Muscat of Rhodes

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100% Moschato Aspro

Fortified
VDN Grand Cru - specific vineyards
VDL
Sun-dried

Fortified 15-22%, Naturally sweet 9%

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Name the grapes and style(s) of wine in the Muscat of Rio Patras PDO

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100% Moschato Aspro

VDN
VDN Grand Cru
VDL
Sun-dried

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43
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What does “Grand Reserve” mean on a bottle from Peloponnese?

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7 years aging - three in cask, three in bottle

44
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Who brought viticulture to Crete and Santorini?

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The Minoans from 3,000 BCE to 2,500 BCE

45
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What damaged the Greek wine industry in the 11th century?

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The Venetian got favorable trading status and sold imported wines cheaply which cut into Greece’s former position as primary wine exporter to Europe.

46
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What mountain range forms the spine of Greece?

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The Pindos Mountains

47
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What is the name of the wind that sweeps through the Aegean?

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The Meltami

48
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How many PDOs are there in Greece?

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33

49
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Where is Amynteo and please describe the climate there?

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Amynteo is in Northern Greece within Macedonia. Xinomavro is the #1 planted grape there. It is on a plateau, lakes moderate the continental climate. The soil is limestone, loam and sand. No phylloxera here. Dry reds, rose and sparkling rose made here.

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What is the climate of Naoussa? Where is this PDO?

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Naoussa is in Macedonia in Northern Greece. This PDO is higher elevation than Amynteo and is along the slopes of Mount Vermion. There is clay and limestone soils here. It is warmer that Amynteo. Bout air is here and was the first to bottle wine in Greece in 1879. Xinomavro reds dry and sweet.

51
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Where is Goumenissa PDO and what is planted there?

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Goumenissa is one of the PDOs of Macedonia in Northern Greece. There are deep clay soils here and the elevation is 490-900 feet. Xinomavro and Negoska are the grapes planted here.

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Describe the terroir of the Slopes of Meliton PDO

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This PDO is on a peninsula in the Aegean Sea. Dry reds from Linnie with Cabernet and Cabernet France.. Dry whites from Assyrtiko, Athiri and Roditis. This was the first PDO to allow international grapes.

53
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Where is Thessaly located?

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It is in Northern Greece, below Macedonia and next to Epirus.

54
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Describe the terroir in Thessaly

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Thessaly is a large fertile plain surrounded by the Pindos Mountains. Mount Olympus is here.

55
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What are the two PDOs in Greece that focus on international grape varietals?

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Messinikola in Thessaly and Slopes of Meliton in Macedonia. Both are in Northern Greece.

56
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What are the permitted grapes in Messinikola PDO?

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This PDO is within Thessaly. Features international varieties of Syrah and Carignan with Mavro Messenikola

57
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What are the three PDOs of the Thessaly region?

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Rap Sani
Anchialos
Messenikola

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What is the grape used in Rapsani PDO?

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This PDO focuses on the Xinomavro grape. This is the only PDO outside of Macedonia that focuses on this grape.

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What grapes and wine style would be found in Anchialos PDO?

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Dry whites, semi-dry whites and semi-sweet whites from

Roditis and Savatiano grapes.

60
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Which region in Northern Greece doesn’t have any PDO areas?

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Thrace.

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Which is the most mountainous region of Greece?

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Epirus is the most remote and mountainous region. All land is 700 meters and above.

62
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What is the sole PDO of Epirus?

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Zitsa- located on a limestone rich elevated plateau in the Pindos Mountains.

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Describe the terroir of

Zitsa?

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Zitsa is the sole PDO of Epirus in Northern Greece. It is located on a limestone rich plateau in the Pindos Mountains. Known for its dry, sparkling and semi-sparkling wines from the Debian grape.

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Which Greek regions have no PDOs?

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Central Greece, and Thrace in the North.

65
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How many PDOs are there in the Peloponnese?

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There are 7

66
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What separates the Peloponnese from the mainland of Greece?

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The Gulf of Corinth

67
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How does the climate change from the west side to the east side of the Peloponnese?

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It is rainy in the west and arid in the east.

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Where is Namea PDO and describe the climate there?

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Namea is in the northeast corner of the Pelopponnese in the Corinth District. Elevations range from 650 feet up to 2,700 feet and are divided into three zones. The highest elevation has the most limestone.

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What is the main grape of Namea?

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Agiortiko

70
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Where is the Gaia estate located?

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In Namea in the Pelopponnese

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Where is Mantinia and describe the terroir there

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Mantinia is in the center of the Pelopponnese in the Arcadia district. It touches the Argolikos gulf. It is the coolest and most continental part of the Pelopponnese. The soils are rocket with light red and iron soils. It is on a plateau at 750 meters surrounded by mountains.

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What is the main grape varietal of Mantinia PDO?

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Moschofilero an Asprouds

73
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What style of wine is produced in Patras PDO?

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Patras PDO is in the Pelopponnese. It is known for 100% Roditis dry white wines.

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What are the four PDOs of the Pelopponnese that can produce sweet wines?

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Monemvassia-Malvasia
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Macrodaphne of Patras

75
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Where is Verdea from?

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Zakynthos in the Ionian islands. 50% skiadopoulo.

76
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What style of wine may be produced on Paros?

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Dry whites from Monemvasia and dry reds from Mandilaria and Monemvasia

77
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Which Greek region is known for producing sparkling wine?

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Rhodes

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What are the main grapes of Rhodes?

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Athiri, Mandilaria, Muscat, wines can be red and white, dry or sweet.

79
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What is Samos Nectar?

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95% Muscat a Petite GRains made from dried grapes. This is an unfortified wine that is aged for 6 years.

80
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What is Samos Anthemia?

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This is a VDL- under enter must is fortified and aged in oak for 5 years.

81
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What are the PDOs of Crete?

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Pena PDO
Archanes PDO
Dafnes PDO

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Where would you find the PDOs of Archanes, Dafnes and Peza?

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In Crete

83
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Major grapes planted on Crete

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Liatiko, Dafni, Pluto, Vilana and Vidiano

84
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Where are Samos and Lemnos?

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Part of the Aegean Islands

85
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What is the major grape planted in Lemnos PDO?

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The Limnio grape which can make dry red wines. semi-dry and semi sweet wines from Muscat.

86
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How can Muscat of Lemnos be produced?

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In the Aegean Islands. Can be dried and or fortified from Muscat of Alexandria.

87
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Where would you find the PDOs of Malvasia Candia and Candia?

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On Crete. Candia is a PDO for. Dry reds. And whites from Kotsafalia and Mandalaria, Vidiano and Liatiko. Malvasia Candia PDO is sweet whites from Assyrtiko, Athiri and Vidiano.

88
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The PDOs of Sitia, Dafnes and Archanes can be found where?

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On Crete

89
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What is the major geographic influence in Crete?

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There is a large mountain range that runs east to west on the island and blocks the hot African winds. Most vineyards are planted on the northern shielded side of the island.

90
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Where are the regions of Marmara and Central Anatolia?

A

Turkey

91
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Name the country for these regions: Samson, Shomron, Batroun

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Israel. The others are Bekaa Valley, Galilee, Judean Hills and Negev

92
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Which is the most important wine producing region in Georgia?

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Kakheti produces 80% of all of Georgia’s wine.

93
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Where would you find the region Kakheti?

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Georgia

94
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Where would Spaeravi red wines be produced?

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Georgia

95
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What is the major geographic influence on Georgia?

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The Black Sea in the western side.

96
Q

What is a quevri?

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A jar like a huge pot bellied amphora buried in the ground. Used in Georgia

97
Q

Where would you find the Don region?

A

Russia

98
Q

Where would you find the Crimea wine region?

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Ukraine

99
Q

Where would you find the Stefan Voda region?

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in Moldova

100
Q

In which country would you find Muntenia and Oltenia?

A

Romania

101
Q

Where would you find the regions of Dobregea, Banat and Transylvania?

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Romania

102
Q

Where is Dobregea?

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It is in Romania and is the closest region to the Black Sea

103
Q

Where would you find the regions Thracian Lowlands and Danubian Plain?

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Bulgaria

104
Q

Podravje in Slovenia is next door to which Austrian region?

A

Styria in Austria.

105
Q

What are the main regions of Slovenia?

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Primorska
Podravje
Posavje

106
Q

Where is Kras?

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It is in Slovenia and is an extension of Italy’s Carso.

107
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Who oversees the Greek Wine Industry?

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The Greek Wine Institute

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