GREECE

Question 1

Aging term

Answer 1

CAV/KAVA: Means min. Aging requires, for White and rosé 1 year with at let6 moths in oak. For Red, 3 years with 1 year at least in oak

RESERVE: Means min. 1 year again for whites and Rosé with 6 months in oak and 3 in bottlez for red min 2 years with 12 months at least in oak

For PGI wines

Question 2

Principal red grapes in Greece

Answer 2

Xinomauro “St. George”
Angiorgitiko
Maurodaphne

Question 3

Principal white grapes in Greece

Answer 3

Assyrtiko
Athiri
Malagousia
Savatiano

Question 4

Pink grapes in Greece

Answer 4

Moschofilero
Roditis

Made whites wine

Question 5

Internacional grapes in Greece

Answer 5

Cab Sav
Merlot
Syrah
Chardonnay

Mostly in PGI level wines

Question 6

Muscat blanc à Petit Grains notes

Answer 6

Knows as Moschato

Especially important in dessert wines

Question 7

Greek Appellation

Answer 7

PDO
PGI
Wine

Note: each appellation divides in 2 parts

Question 8

Explain PDO division

Answer 8

Distinguished for dry and sweet wines

• OPE (Onomasia Proeléfseos Eleghomeni)
• OPAP (Ononasia Proelèfseos Anotéras Piótitos)

Question 9

Division for PGI appellation

Answer 9

• TO (Topikos Oinos)

* OKP (Onomasia Kata Paradoisi)

Question 10

Division for Wine appellation

Answer 10

• KAVA

* EO (Epitrapézios Oinos)

Question 11

PDE appellation

Answer 11

For Sweet wines, with 8 appellations (2 red, 6 whites)

• seal with light blue print
• Compere with Italian DOCG
• Often “Appellation of Controlled Origine” on English labels

Question 12

OPAP appellation

Answer 12

20-25 appellations

• Dey, unfortified wines
• Seal with light red print
• Often “Protected Degination of Origin” or “Appellation of Origine of Superiore Quality” on English Labels

Question 13

Labeling Aging for OPE and OPAP wines

Answer 13

RESERVE:
Whites-2 years / Reds: 3 years

GRAND RESERVE:
Whites-3 years / Reds: 4 years

Reserve and Grand Reserve whites teh t to be dessert wines

Question 14

TO appellation

Answer 14

“Original Wine”

They can experiment with international varietals

Question 15

OKP appellation

Answer 15

Created for 2 traditional wine styles:

Verdea and Retsina

Question 16

Verdea

Answer 16

White blend produce in the west coast

Question 17

Retsina

Answer 17

“Ritinitis”
Savatiano & Roditis

Aromatized wine flavored wine flavored with pine resin.
Can’t labeling with vintage

Question 18

Table wine Appellation

Answer 18

“Table wine” and “Varietal”

Varietal- Can carry the vintage and variety on the label

Table wines cannot

Question 19

What it means “Palaiomenos se vareli”

Answer 19

Added to Cava, Reserve or Grand Reserve to indicate oak again beyond the required min.

Question 20

Is one of the most exacting white wines in Greece

Answer 20

Wine from Moschofilero grape in Mantinia PDO

Question 21

3 dessert wines connected with Patras PDO

Answer 21

• Muscat of Patras & Muscat of Rio Patras VDN or Sweet wine from Muscat blanc à Petit Grains.
• Mavrodaphne of Patras- Sweet Fortified red wine form Mavrodaphne and Mavri K grapes

Question 22

Local name for Muscat à Perit grains in Samos

Answer 22

Moscato Aspro

Produce VDN, VDL and Naturally Sweet

Question 23

How is it call the natural sweet wine in Samos?

Answer 23

Samos Nectar

Similar to Vin de Paille, aged for min 3 years