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1
Q

Name the PDO’s of Greece that produce wines from the Xinomavro grape.

A

Rapsani
Goumenissa
Amyndeon
Naoussa

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2
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What is the dominant red grape variety of Sitia PDO and Dafnes PDO?

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Liatiko

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3
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Which PDO of Greece is the most recent?

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Monemvassia-Malvasia (est. 2010)

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4
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Name the only Ionian Island that has three PDO’s. Which are the PDO’s and what grapes are allowed.

A

Cephalonia
Muscat of Cephalonia PDO from 100% Muscat White, Robola of Cephalonia PDO from 100% Robola Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia from 100% Mavrodaphne

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What is the most common red grape found throughout the Aegean.

A

Mandilaria

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6
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When did phylloxera spread to Greece?

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1898

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7
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What are the grape varieties used in Anchialos PDO?

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Roditis (minimum 80%)

Savvatiano

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8
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Which region of Greece is home of Verdea traditional wines? What is the main grape used for its production?

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Zakynthos
Skiadopoulo (minimum 50%)
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9
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Name the coolest PDO zone of Greece.

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Amyndeon

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10
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What is the name of the PDO that is located in Epirus and what is the grape variety used?

A

Zitsa

Debina

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11
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Name the only two PDO’s of Greece that allow the use of international grape varieties.

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Mesenikola

Slopes of Meliton

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12
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Which Greek winemaker “saved” the Malagousia grape variety from extinction?

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Evangelos Gerovassiliou

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13
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What is the only Greek PDO to mandate use of a white grape in a red wine? What are the grapes used in this PDO?

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Paros

Mandilaria and Monemvassia

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14
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What are the permitted grape varieties in Mesenikola PDO?

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Black of Mesenikola (70%), Carignan and Syrah (maximum 30%)

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15
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Name the PDO of Greece, which is located on the lower slopes of Mount Olympus.

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Rapsani

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16
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Synonym of the red grape variety Limnio in the island of Lemnos.

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Kalabaki

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17
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Name at least three synonyms of Mandilaria.

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Amorgiano
Kontoura
Mavrokontoura
Mandilari

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18
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Very rare white grape variety found in Lakonia and in Kythira island of Greece. Yiannis Vatistas was one of the first producers to select this vine from a field blend and later planted it in a single vineyard near the sea.

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Petroulianos

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19
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Name the two persons behind the famous Alpha Estate.

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Makis Mavridis

Angelos Iatridis

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20
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Where can you find Vin Jaune or Sherry-like wines in Greece and what is their name?

A

Zakyntos

Verdea

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21
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Name the extremely rare red grape variety of Western Greece that is mainly found on the island of Lefkada.

A

Vertzami

22
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Name at least three grape varieties used in the production of Retsina.

A

Savvatiano
Roditis
Assyrtico
Athiri

23
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When was Goumenissa PDO zone been established and what are the grape requirements?

A

1979

Xinomavro and Negoska (minimum 20%)

24
Q

Synonym of Tourkopoula grape.

A

Roditis Kokkinos

25
Q

Name the rare white grape variety that is found in Thessaly and Macedonia, that a few producers like Dalamaras, Chryssohoos and Diamantakos showed some interesting wines.

A

Preknadi (Prekniariko)

26
Q

Minimum ageing requirements for Greek wines.

Reserve White, Grand Reserve White, Reserve Red, Grand Reserve Red

A

Reserve White: Minimum 1 year (6 months in barrel and 3 months in the bottle)

Grand Reserve White: Minimum 2 years (1 year in barrel and 6 months in the bottle)

Reserve Red: Minimum 2 years (1 year in barrel and 6 months in the bottle)

Grand Reserve Red: Minimum 4 years (18 months in barrel and 18 months in the bottle)

27
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What are the grape requirements for Rapsani PDO?

A

Xinomavro, Krassato and Stavroto (equal amounts)

28
Q

Synonym of Stavroto grape.

A

Ambelakiotiko Mavro

29
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Maximum allowed yields of Rapsani PDO (hl/ha).

A

80 hl/ha

30
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What are the altitudes of the Rapsani PDO vineyards?

A

100m. - 700m.

31
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What is the minimum allowed altitude for the vineyards of Goumenissa PDO?

A

150m.

32
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Maximum allowed yields of Goumenissa PDO (hl/ha).

A

80 hl/ha

33
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Maximum allowed yields of Amyndeon PDO (hl/ha).

A

80 hl/ha

34
Q

When was the Association of Rural Cooperatives of Amyndeon (E.A.S.) established? When was their winery established?

A

1945

1959

35
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When was the first attempts made to produce sparkling wines from Xinomavro by E.A.S. in Amyndeon?

A

1971

36
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What are the altitudes of the Amyndeon PDO vineyards?

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520m. - 720m.

37
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What are the main soils found in the Amyndeon PDO?

A

Sandy gravel and alluvial

38
Q

Which zone of Naoussa PDO is considered the coldest?

A

Fyteia (350m.)

39
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Maximum allowed yields of Mesenikola PDO (hl/ha).

A

96 hl/ha

40
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Maximum allowed yields of Slopes of Meliton PDO (hl/ha).

A

64 hl/ha for red wines

60 hl/ha for white wines

41
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What are the grape requirements for Slopes of Meliton PDO?

A

Limnio (minimum 70%), Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc (maximum 30%) for red wines

Athiri (minimum 50%), Roditis (minimum 35%) and Assyrtiko (minimum 15%) for white wines

42
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Maximum allowed yields of Samos PDO Vin Doux wines (hl/ha). What if the wine is labelled as Vin Doux Naturel Grand Cru?

A

75 hl/ha

40 hl/ha

43
Q

When was the Association of Winemaking Cooperatives of Samos (E.O.S.S.) established?

A

1934

44
Q

What is the minimum allowed pressure for the sparkling wines of Zitsa PDO?

A

3,5 bar

45
Q

Maximum allowed yields of Zitsa PDO (hl/ha).

A

75 hl/ha

46
Q

Maximum allowed yields of Mantinia PDO (hl/ha).

A

82,5 hl/ha

47
Q

What are the grape requirements for Mantinia PDO?

A

Moschofilero (minimum 85%) and Asproudes (maximum 15%)

48
Q

Which two grape varieties are used in Lemnos PDO wines?

A

Muscat of Alexandria

Limnio

49
Q

Where do we come across the grape Skopelitiko?

A

Corfu

50
Q

Popular synonym of Pavlos grape.

A

Malvasia Bianca Lunga

51
Q

How many PGI’s are there in Crete? Name them.

A

6

PGI Crete
PGI Kissamos
PGI Chania
PGI Rethymno
PGI Heraklion
PGI Lasithi
52
Q

Name the 2 PGI’s of Zakynthos.

A

PGI Zakynthos

PGI Verdea Traditional designation of Zakynthos

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