Greece Flashcards
1
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Where is Boutari producer located?
A
Naoussa PDO, Macedonia
2
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What styles of wine are produced under the Malvasia Sitia and Malvasia Candia PDOs (Crete)? How long must they be aged?
A
- Sweet white and vin doux naturel
- Min 2 years in oak
3
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What district surrounds Athens and is the center of production for Retsina in Central Greece?
A
Attiki (Attica)
Sterea Ellada/ Central Greece= PGI Retsina
4
Q
Where is the village of Koutsi?
A
Nemea- is is the most famous village for Agiorgitiko.
5
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What are the red and white grapes for the Slopes of Meliton PDO?
A
- Red: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc and Limnio
- White: Assyrtiko, Athiri and Rhoditis
6
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On Samos (Aegean Islands), Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains produces what types of wines?
A
- Vin de liqueur
- Vin doux naturel
- Samos Nectar- a naturally sweet version, similar to vin de paille and aged for 3 years
7
Q
What PDO of Thessalia produces whites only? From what grapes?
A
Anchialos PDO from Roditis and Savvatiano
8
Q
What is Retsina flavored with?
A
Aleppo pine resin
9
Q
What are the 2 area PGIs of Thrace?
A
Avdira and Ismaros
10
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Where is Domaine Porto Carras located?
A
Slopes of Meliton
11
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What is Limnio?
A
A red grape that originated on the island of Lemnos. Its importance on the island has diminished. Domaine Porto Carras produces Limnio in the Slopes of Meliton.
12
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What Island of Greece is the farthest East?
A
Rhodes- located closer to Turkey (Asia Minor)
13
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What are the 4 PDOs of Peloponnese?
A
- Nemea (100% Agiorgitiko)
- Mantinia (W: dry/spk Moschofilero)
- Patras (W: 100% Roditis)
- Monemvassia-Malvasia (vdn/sweet W: Monemvasia)
14
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Where is the Namea PDO? What styles of wine are produced and from what grapes?
A
- Peloponnese
- Dry and sweet
- Exclusively Agiorgitiko
15
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What are the red only PDOs of Crete? What grapes are used?
A
Archanes PDO- Mandilaria and Kotsifali
Dafnes PDO- Liatiko
16
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What two PDOs are located on the island of Rhodes? What color wines are produced and from what grapes?
A
- Rhodes PDO
- Muscat of Rhodes PDO (rarely encountered)
Red- Mandilaria
White- Athiri
17
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What are the red and white PDOs of Crete?
A
- Sitia PDO
- Peza PDO
- Candia PDO
Main grapes:
- White: Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri, Muscat Spinas and Malvasia di Candia (only Candia)
- Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria
18
Q
What is Samos Nectar?
A
- Produced from Moschato Aspro (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains)
- Similar to vin de paille; produced from dried grapes
- Aged for 3 years prior to release
19
Q
Where is Santorini PDO located?
A
Santorini Island, part of the Cyclades Islands, North of Crete
20
Q
What is the only PDO of Epirus?
A
Zitsa PDO
W: Debina (still/off-dry/spk)
21
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What are the 3 dessert wine PDOs of the Patras PDO?
A
- Muscat of Patras PDO
- Muscat of Rio Patras PDO (W: both Moschato Aspro)
- Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO (R: Mavrodaphne)
22
Q
What statement appears on all PDO wine featuring a designation of origin?
A
‘PDO Wines of Greece’
23
Q
Where is the Paros PDO located?
A
Paros Island, part of the Cyclades Islands, north of Crete
24
Q
What quality levels are below PDO?
A
- PGI
- ‘Varietal’ wines
- ‘Table’ wines
25
What styles of wine are produced under the Paros PDO (Agean Islands)and from what grapes?
- Red- Mandilaria
- White- monemvassia
*Only Greek appellation that mandates a white grape (Monemvassia) in a red blend
26
What does 'Palaiomenos se Vareli' mean on a label? What wines may this be added to?
- It indicated oak aging beyond the required monimums
| - Cava, Reserve, and Grand Reserve
27
Who is to progenitor of Mavropdaphne of Patras?
- Achaia-Claus Estate
| - Has a Mavrodaphne solera dating to 1882
28
Where is Monemvassia-Malvasia located? What style of wine, from what grape? Aging?
- Peloponnese
- Must be 51% Monemvassia (Malvasia)
- Sweet
- Must be aged in an oxidative environment for at least 2 years
29
What are the four wine producing islands of the Ionian Islands?
- Cephalonia
- Kerkyra (Corfu)
- Lefkada
- Zakynthos
30
What are the 2 most planted grapes in Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)?
- Savvatiano
| - Roditis- the common name for a closely linked family of pink skinned grapes
31
What PDO includes four villages on the lower slopes of Mt. Olympus?
Rapsani PDO (Thessalia)
32
What two PDOs are on the island of Lemnos (Aegean Islands)? What styles and from what grapes?
- Lemnos PDO
- Muscat of Lemnos PDO
(Dry to sweet)
White: Moschato Alexandrias
Dry Red: Limnio (Kalampaki)
33
Where is Vinsanto produced in Greece?
- Santorini Island
- it was probably named by the Venetians when they ruled the island in the Middle Ages
- A dried grape wine
*Vinsanto: Min. 51% Assyrtiko, plus Athiri, Aidani, and "small amounts" of other traditional grapes, including Katsanó, Monemvassia, Gaidouria, Moschato Aspro, Platani and Roditis
34
What does 'Grand Reserve' indicate for a PDO wine?
- White: min 2 years (1 yr in barrel & 6 m in btl)
| - Red: min 4 years (18 m in barrel & 18 m in btl)
35
Where is the Patras PDO? What styles of wines, from what grape?
- Peloponnese
- Dry whites
- 100% Roditis
36
What does 'Reserve' indicate for a PDO wine?
- White: min 1 year (6 m in barrel & 3 m in btl)
| - Red: min 2 years (1 yr in barrel & 6 m in bottle)
37
What are the PDOs of Crete?
- Archanes
- Dafnes
- Sitia
- Peza
- Candia
- Malvasia Candia
- Malvasia Sitia
38
The white wines of Santorini PDO are produced from what grapes?
Assyrtiko sometimes blended with Athiri and Aidani
39
What are the two broadly categorized island regions of Greece?
Aegean and Ionian islands
40
What are the 3 PDOs of Thessalia?
- Rapsani (Xinomavro)
- Messenikola
- Anchialos (80% Roditis, maximum 20% Savvatiano)
41
Can 'Varietal' and 'Table' wines carry a variety and vintage on the label?
'Varietal' wines may.
| 'Table' wines may not
42
Where is the Mantinia PDO? What is the major grape?
-Peloponnese
| W: Moschofilero (dry and spk)
43
What is the Greek synonym for St. George?
Agiorgitiko
44
Agiorgitiko performs differently throughout the wide range of elevation and terrain of Nemea. What is the most famous village for it?
Koutsi
45
Where is the Candia PDO? What grapes are used?
-Crete
- White: Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri
- Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria
46
What are the 6 main land regions of Greece?
- Macedonia (north)
- Epirus (NW)
- Peloponnese (S; a peninsula only by virtue of the isthmus of Corinth)
- Thessalia (central, just north of Sterea Ellada)
- Thrace (NE)
- Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
47
What are the 2 levels of PDO?
- Controlled appellation of Origin (AOC/OPE)- reserved for sweet wines
- Appellation of Superior Quality (AOSQ/OPAP)
48
What is Crete's most cultivated white grape?
Vilana
| -Many talented winemakers prefer Vidiano as it retains more acidity
49
What are the styles and grapes of Cephalonia PDO?
- Dry whites- Robola
| - Sweet- Mavropaphne and Muscat
50
What is Verdea? Where is it located? What grapes?
- A Traditional Appellation of Zakynthos Island
- May share similarities with Jura's vin juane or sherry
- Grapes: Skiadopoulo, Pavlos, Avgoustiatis
- Often unknown to Greeks
51
What PDO received appellation status as early as 1934? (It is Greece's most famous wine)
Muscat of Samos (Aegean Island)
52
Where is Goumenissa PDO? What style of wines are produced and from what grapes?
- Macedonia
| - Lighter reds from Xinomavro, must contain at least 20% Negoska
53
What styles of wine and from what grape are both Muscat of Patras PDO and Muscat of Rio Patras PDO?
- Both may either be vin doux naturel or naturally sweet
| - Produced from Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
54
How did Retsina develop its signature flavor?
Wine was transported in amphorae in ancient Greece. Often sealed with pine resin to prevent spoilage. Over time the resulting flavor became an acquired taste
55
What grape is Retsina generally produced from?
Savvatiano (white)
56
When was Greek wine law initially implemented? When were most of the country's appellations established?
Implemented- 1969/1970
| Appellations- 1971
57
Can Retsina be labeled with a vintage?
No, because it is flavored (manipulated)
58
What 2 large producers dominate the Greek market?
Boutari and Tsantali
59
What is the only red PDO of Peloponnese?
Nemea PDO (Agiorgitiko)
60
What is unique about the vine training on Santorini?
- The vines are trained close to the ground in the shape of a 'stefani' (basket)
- In order to protect the grapes from fierce Aegean winds and to collect the little moisture in the form of morning dew.
61
What grapes are used for Mavrodaphne of Patras? Aging? Can it carry a vintage?
- Produced from Mavrodaphne and Mavri Korinthiaki (a currant grape, used for enriching the sugar content)
- Aging: 1 year in wood, some may remain in cask for a decade or more
- May be vintage or non-vintage
- Sweet, fortified red
62
What is the grape of Naussa PDO? Where is it located?
- Xinomavro
| - Macedonia
63
What is 'Cava' in Greece?
- It indicated at least one year of aging, w/ 6 m in oak, for white and rose PGI wines
- Reds are min 3 years with 1 year in oak
64
What quality level integrated the wines from Greece's former 'vin de pays' category?
PGI
65
What two mainland regions of Greece do not have any PDOs?
Thrace and Central Greece
66
What is Greece's coolest wine region?
Amynteo PDO (Macedonia)
67
What is the district PGI of Thrace?
Evros
68
What is the only PDO allowed to produce rose in Greece?
Amynteo (Macedonia)
*Dry and spk: Xinomavro
69
What are the 3 new PDOs of Crete that were added in 2012?
- Candia
- Malvasia Candia
- Malvasia Sitia
70
What wines from what grape are the wines of Zitsa PDO? Where is it located?
- Dry, semi-sweet, and sparkling wines
- W: Debina grape
- Epirus
71
What is the southernmost outpost for Xinomavro? What 2 lighter grapes must it be blended with?
-Rapsani PDO (Thessalia)
Blend: Kirasota and Stavroto
72
Where is Amynteo PDO located? What grape and what style of wine?
- Macedonia
- Xinomavro (100%)
- Red and Rose
- Dry to semisweet, still or sparkling
73
Where is the Messenikola PDO? What color wines are produced?
- Thessalia
| * Red- min 70% Mavro Messenikola, plus Carignan and Syrah
74
When did Phylloxera strike the Peloponnese? Crete?
Peloponnese- 1960s
| Crete- 1970s
75
Who governs production on Samos?
Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives of Samos (EOSS)
76
What is the only PDO of the Ionian Islands?
Cephalonia PDO
77
What is the local synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains on Samos?
Moscato Aspro
78
What name is sometimes attached to the wines of Nemea?
'Blood of Hercules' (or 'Blood of the Lion')
79
What appellation in Greece is similar to vin de paille? What grape is it produced from?
Samos Nectar
| -Moscato Aspro (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains)
80
How long must Samos Nectar be aged?
3 years
81
What is the only Greek appellation that mandates a white grape in a red bled? What grape?
Paros PDO (Aegean Island)
W: Monemvassia
82
What ancient grape is cultivated mainly on Crete and some neighboring islands?
Liatiko
83
Retsina?
-Traditional appellation in Central Greece
W: Savvatiano, Rhoditis (flavoured with Aleppo pine)
PGI District Retsina: Attiki (Attica), Evia, Viotia
84
Vine training system in Santorini?
Ampelia or Stefani
