Greece Flashcards

1
Q

How many designated areas in Greece of controlled appellation ?

A

33

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2
Q

What is Greece famous for?

A

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
Q

what is OPE

A

wines with controlled appellation of origin

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5
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what is OPAP

A

Wines with appellation of superior quality

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6
Q

name the 3 levels og traditional designation

A

Regional
District
Area.

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7
Q

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
Q

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
Q

Name the wine growing regions of greece

A
macedonia
thessaly
epirus
central greece
peloponnese
agean islands
ionian islands
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10
Q

domaine porto carras comes under which OPAP

A

coted de meliton

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11
Q

grapes of chateau carras

A

cab sauv
cab franc
LIMINIO - greek varietal

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12
Q

white grapes of cotes de meliton

A

assyrtiko
athiri
rhoditis

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13
Q

name the grapes and one producer of Amynteo OPAP

A

Xinomavro grape

Alpha estate producer

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14
Q

grape of Naoussa

A

Xinomavro

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15
Q

Grape of Goumenissa

A

light reds

  • Xinomavro
  • Negoska
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16
Q

name the 3 OPAPs of thessaly

A

Anchialos
Rapsani
Messenikola

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17
Q

Grapes of anchialos

A

dry whites

  • rhoditis
  • savatiano
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18
Q

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
Q

name the OPAP regiosn of peloponnese

A

Namea
Patras
Mantinia
Monemvasia- malvasia

26
Q

Namea grape?

A

Agiorgitiko (st. george)

27
Q

Mavrodaphne of patras wine??

A

fortified sweet red
grape = mavrodaphne, korinthiaki
NEMEA OPAP - Peloponnese

28
Q

name the grape and wine of patras OPAP

A

white wines

* roditis

29
Q

Name the VDNs of patras

A

Muscat of patras OPE
Rio of patras OPE
from – Muscat blanc a petits grains

30
Q

grapes of mantinia

A

dry, stil, sp white wine

** moschofilero, Asprouodes

31
Q

Monemvasia- malvasia OPAP grapes

A

sun dried grapes

** Monemvasia, assyrtiko, kydonitsa

32
Q

Name the OPAPs of Aegean islands

A
Rhodes 
samos 
limnos
paros
santorini
33
Q

how are the vines of paros and santorini grown like?

A

bush form
stefani - crown
round basket shape
protection from wind and sun

34
Q

grapes of rhodes OPAP

A

mandilaria

athiri.

35
Q

PDO of rhodes?

A

Muscat of rhodes PDO

36
Q

samos PDO

A

sweet white dessert VDN and VDL

  • muscat a petits grains
    • permitted to use grand cru on labels
37
Q

grapes of Limnos PDO

A

dry - sweet tabel wines

  • muscat d’alexandrie - white
    • limnio - red
38
Q

grape of paros

A

monemvasia

39
Q

name the 3 top producer pf santorini OPAP wines

A

Sigalas
Argyros
Hatzidakis

40
Q

grapes of santorini

A

Assyrtiko

**SWEET wine grapes = assyrtiko, aidani, aspro, athiri – VDN, VDL, vin de paille

41
Q

where was the original vin santo produced

A

Santorini

42
Q

grapes of cephalonia

A

Robola grapes.

- dry white wine

43
Q

sweet dessert VDL muscat of cephalonia?

A

Muscat of Cephalonia PDO

44
Q

sweet red VDL of cephalonia

A

Mavrodaphne of Kefalonia PDO.