GREECE Flashcards
Crete PDO’s
Archanes
Daphnes
Sitia
Peza
Candia 2012
Malvasia Candia 2012
Malvasia Sitia 2012
Describe Verdea
Oxidative white wine
made in Zakynthos
Grapes are
Skiadopoulo, Pavlos, avgoustiatis
Monemvassia Malvasia
Pdo since 2010
Must be sweet
Ox ageing min 2y
Pelopponese PDO
Nemea PDO
Mantinia PDO
Patras PDO
Grape varieties used in Nemea
Agiorgitiko
Grape v used in Mantinia
Moschofiliero, red skinned, white wine
Grape v used for Patras PDO
100% Roditis
Muscat of Patras and Muscat of Rio of Patras
MUSCAT BLANC A PETITS GRAIN VDN
Mavrodaphne of Patras
MAVRODAPHNE FORTIFIED
Thessalia PDOs and grapes
Rapsani ( xinomavro Krassato and Stavroto)
Messenikola red only
Anchialos ( Roditis and Savvatiano)
Where and what is DOM CARRAS producing
Slopes of Meliton
Red: cabsav, cabfranc,limnio
White: assyrtiko,Athiri,Rhoditis
What is Amynteo famous for
Coolest region in Greece
PDO In Macedonia
Famous for rose wines
Dry, semisweet and sparkling
Palaiomenos se vareli
Oak ageing beyond requirement for
Cava
Reserve
Grand reserve
Cava ageing req
PGI
White and rose 1year with 6m oak
Red 3years with 1y oak
Ageing req for RESERVE
Whites: 1y 6m oak + 6m bottle
Reds: 2y 1y oak + 6m bottle
Ageing requirements for GRAND RESERVE
whites
2 y (1y oak + 6m bottles)
Reds
4y (18m min oak+18 m min bottle)
Retsina
Traditional Appellation PGI
No vintage
From Attiki
Savvatiano grape
Used to be stored in resin sealed casks
Aleppo