Greece

Question 1

What is retsina?

Answer 1

Greek wine infused with the sap of aleppo pine trees

Question 2

3 standout red grape varieties of Greece

Answer 2

Xinomavro
Agiorgitiko
Mavrodaphne

Question 3

5 standout white varieties of Greece are

Answer 3

Moschofilero 
Assyrtiko 
Muscat 
Athiri 
Roditis

Question 4

Greek wine categories

Answer 4

EO epitrapezios oinos
OKP- pgi onomasia kata paradosl
TO -pgi topikos oinos

OPAP-pdo onomasia proelefseos anoteras piotitos-mainly for dry wines
OPE-pdo onomasia proelefseos eleghomeni-mainly for sweet wines

Question 5

Greek reserve wine

Answer 5

Red 2 years aging 1 year in oak

White/rose 9 months aging 6 months oak

Question 6

Greek grand reserve

Answer 6

Whites/roses 2 years aging year in oak

Red 4 years aging 18 months in oak

Question 7

Greek cava

Answer 7

Refers to aging not sparkling

Red 3 yrs aging 1 yr in oak

White/rose 1 year aging 6 mos in oak

Question 8

What area has the highest concentration of vineyards in all of Greece

Answer 8

The Peloponnese Peninsula

Question 9

Palaiomenos se vareli

Answer 9

Greek “aged in barrel”, used for kava, reserve, or grand reserve wine that has exceeded the minimum requirements for oak aging

Question 10

What are the 3 main Greek wine regions that are known and respected internationally

Answer 10

Macedonia
Peloponnese
Aegean islands

Question 11

Name 4 main OPAPs of Macedonia

Answer 11

Amyndeon
Cotes de meliton
Goumenissa
Naoussa

Question 12

Name the 3 main OPAPs and 1 OPE of Peloponnese

Answer 12

Mantinia
Patras OPE-from mavrodaphne
Nemea
Patras OPAP-from roditis (dry whites)

Question 13

Name the main OPAP of the Aegean islands

Answer 13

Santorini - think assyrtiko grape