Greece Flashcards

1
Q

How many designated areas in Greece of controlled appellation ?

A

33

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2
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What is Greece famous for?

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Sweet Muscat wines

Red wines

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3
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Greek wines are classified under ?

A

2009 EU regulations of protected designation of origin.

PDO

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4
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what is OPE

A

wines with controlled appellation of origin

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5
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what is OPAP

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Wines with appellation of superior quality

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6
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name the 3 levels og traditional designation

A

Regional
District
Area.

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7
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Reserve? term in greece?

A

can be used with OPAP
min 1 yr aged
6 mnts wood
3 mts bottle

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8
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grande reserve?greece?

A

OPAP white wines
2 yrs ageing
1 yr wood
6 mths bottle

**red
4 yrs
18 mntswood
18 mnts bottle

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9
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Name the wine growing regions of greece

A
macedonia
thessaly
epirus
central greece
peloponnese
agean islands
ionian islands
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10
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domaine porto carras comes under which OPAP

A

coted de meliton

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11
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grapes of chateau carras

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cab sauv
cab franc
LIMINIO - greek varietal

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12
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white grapes of cotes de meliton

A

assyrtiko
athiri
rhoditis

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13
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name the grapes and one producer of Amynteo OPAP

A

Xinomavro grape

Alpha estate producer

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14
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grape of Naoussa

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Xinomavro

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15
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Grape of Goumenissa

A

light reds

  • Xinomavro
  • Negoska
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16
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name the 3 OPAPs of thessaly

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Anchialos
Rapsani
Messenikola

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17
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Grapes of anchialos

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dry whites

  • rhoditis
  • savatiano
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18
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grapes of Rapsani

A

dry reds

  • Xinomavro
  • stavroto
  • krassato
19
Q

grapes of Messenikola

A

dry red

  • Mavro Messenikola
  • carignan
  • syrah
20
Q

name the only appellation of Epirus

A

Zitsa OPAP

21
Q

grapes of Zitsa

A

sp white = debina grapes

22
Q

which grapes and winery qualified as PGI Metsovo in Epirus

A
  • red = bekari, vlachiko, xinomavro, cab suav, merlot, cab franc
  • Katogi Averoff winery
23
Q

name the 3 traditional appellations of Retsina TA

A

Attica
Viota
Evia

24
Q

RETSINA WINES?

A

grape = savatiano, rhoditis, assyrtiko

  • resin of aleppo pine is added.
  • aromatised wine
25
name the OPAP regiosn of peloponnese
Namea Patras Mantinia Monemvasia- malvasia
26
Namea grape?
Agiorgitiko (st. george)
27
Mavrodaphne of patras wine??
fortified sweet red grape = mavrodaphne, korinthiaki NEMEA OPAP - Peloponnese
28
name the grape and wine of patras OPAP
white wines | * roditis
29
Name the VDNs of patras
Muscat of patras OPE Rio of patras OPE from -- Muscat blanc a petits grains
30
grapes of mantinia
dry, stil, sp white wine | ** moschofilero, Asprouodes
31
Monemvasia- malvasia OPAP grapes
sun dried grapes | ** Monemvasia, assyrtiko, kydonitsa
32
Name the OPAPs of Aegean islands
``` Rhodes samos limnos paros santorini ```
33
how are the vines of paros and santorini grown like?
bush form stefani - crown round basket shape protection from wind and sun
34
grapes of rhodes OPAP
mandilaria | athiri.
35
PDO of rhodes?
Muscat of rhodes PDO
36
samos PDO
sweet white dessert VDN and VDL * muscat a petits grains * * permitted to use grand cru on labels
37
grapes of Limnos PDO
dry - sweet tabel wines * muscat d'alexandrie - white * * limnio - red
38
grape of paros
monemvasia
39
name the 3 top producer pf santorini OPAP wines
Sigalas Argyros Hatzidakis
40
grapes of santorini
Assyrtiko | **SWEET wine grapes = assyrtiko, aidani, aspro, athiri -- VDN, VDL, vin de paille
41
where was the original vin santo produced
Santorini
42
grapes of cephalonia
Robola grapes. | - dry white wine
43
sweet dessert VDL muscat of cephalonia?
Muscat of Cephalonia PDO
44
sweet red VDL of cephalonia
Mavrodaphne of Kefalonia PDO.