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Greece and Eastern Europe Flashcards

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Major regions of Greece

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Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly (Thessalia), Central Greece, Peloponnese, Ionian Islands, Aegean Isalnds, Crete

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Major regions of Macedonia

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PDO: Amynteo, Naossa, Slopes of Meliton, Goumenissa. PGI: Thessaloniki

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Major regions of Thrace

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No PDO wines. Evros PGI

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Major regions of Epirus

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Zitsa PDO

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Major regions of Thessalia

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Anchialos PDO
Messenikola PDO
Rapsani PDO

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Major regions of Central Greece

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No PDO wines. Attiki PGI, Evia PGI both for Retsina

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Amynteo

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Macedonia PDO. Red, Rose, Sparkling Rose: Xinomavro. Greece’s coolest region

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Naoussa

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Macedonia PDO. Red (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): Xinomavro. Boutari

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Goumenissa

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Macedonia PDO. Dry Red: Xinomavro, Negoska (min 20%)

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Slopes of Meliton

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Macedonia PDO. Dry Red: Xinomavro, Negoska (min 20%). Monopole of Domaine Carras

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Thessaloniki

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Macedonia PGI. Malagousia. Evangelos Gerovassiliou

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Evros

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Thrace PGI

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Zitsa

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Epirus PDO. White (dry, sparkling dry/semi-dry): Debina

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Anchialos

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Thessalia PDO. White (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): Roditis (min 75%), Savvatiano (max 25%)

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Messenikola

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Thessalia PDO. Dry Red: Mavro Messenikola, plus Syrah, Carignan

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Rapsani

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Thessalia PDO. Dry Red: Xinomavro, Krassato, Stavroto

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Attiki

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Central Greece PGI. Retsina

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Evia

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Central Greece PGI. Retsina

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Nemea

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Peloponnese PDO. dry and sweet red: Agioritiko. important subzone: Koutsi

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Koutsi

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Most important subzone of Nemea

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Mantinia

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Peloponnese PDO. Dry white or vin gris: Moschofilero; Sparkling (Brut nature-doux)

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Patras

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Peloponnese PDO. Dry white: 100% Roditis

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Muscat of Patras

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Peloponnese PDO. Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains: VDN or naturally sweet

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Muscat of Rio Patras

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Peloponnese PDO, east of Muscat of Patras. Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains: VDN or naturally sweet

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Mavrodaphne of Patras

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Peloponnese PDO. Sweet fortified red: Mavrodaphne & Mavri Korinthiaki

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Monemvassia-Malvasia

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Peloponnese PDO. Naturally sweet/VDN White: min 51% Monemvassia, + Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa; min 2 yrs oxidative aging

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Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia

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Ionian Islands PDO. Fortified red: min 50% Mavrodaphne + Mavri Korinthiaki

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Muscat of Cephalonia

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Ionian Islands PDO. Naturally sweet/VDN/VDL: 100% Moschato Aspro

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Robola of Cephalonia

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Ionian Islands PDO. Dry white: 100% Robola

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Verdea

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Ionian Islands PGI on the Island of Zakynthos. Traditional oxidative white wine

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Lemos

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Northern Aegean PDO. White (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): Moschato Alexandrias; dry red: Lemnio; Liastos: sundried wine; VDL from dried grapes

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Muscat of Lemnos

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Northern Aegean PDO. Moschato Alexandrias; naturally sweet (sundried), VDN, VDL

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Samos

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Northern Aegean PDO, Off the coast of Turkey. NE of Paros; high altitude, terraced slopes. Muscat of Samos: 100% Moscato Aspro; VDL, VDN, naturally sweet; Samos Nectar: naturally sweet from dried grapes; min 3 yrs aging

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Paros

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Cyclades Islands PDO. Dry white: 100% Monemvassia; dry red: coferment of min 35% Mondelaria grape & Monemvassia must

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Malvasia Paros

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Cyclades Islands PDO. Fortified white from sundried grapes, naturally sweet (sundried): min 85% Monemvassia, max 15% Assyrtiko

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Santorini

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Cyclades Islands PDO. Dry white: Min 75% Assyrtiko, + Athiri, Aidani; Vinsanto: min 51% Assyrtiko, + Athiri, Aidani & other traditional grapes

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Rhodes

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Dodocanese Islands PDO. White (dry, med-dry, semi-sweet): min 70% Athiri + Assyrtiko, Malagousia; Red/Rose (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): min 70% Mandilaria + Mavrothiriko

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Muscat of Rhodes

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Dodocanese Islands PDO. Moschato Aspro; naturally sweet (sundried), VDN, VDL

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Candia

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Crete PDO. Dry white: Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, Athiri, max 15% Muscat Spinas and Malvasia di Candia; dry red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria

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Dafnes

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Crete PDO. Dry/VDL/VDN/sundried red: 100% Liatiko

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Archanes

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Crete PDO. Dry red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria

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Peza

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Crete PDO. Dry white: 100% Vilana; dry red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria

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Sitia PDO

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Crete PDO. Dry white: min 70% Vilana, + Thrapsathiri; dry red: 80% Liatiko, + Mandilaria; VDN: 100% Liatiko; VDL; sundried

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Malvasia Candia

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Crete PDO. Naturally sweet, VDN: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, + max 15% Malvasia di Candia Aromatico, Muscat BàPG

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Malvasia Sitia

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Crete PDO. Naturally sweet, VDN: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, + max 15% Malvasia di Candia Aromatico, Muscat BàPG

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Grapes of Greece

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Red: Xinomavro, agioritiko, mavrodaphne, liatiko, kotsifali, mandelaria, limnio. White: assyrtiko aidani, moschofilero, roditis, malagousia, athiri, muscat, debina, savvatiano, robola, vidiano, vilana

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Major regions of Bulgaria

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Danubian plains, Thracian Lowlands, struma river valley, valley of the roses, cherno more (black sea region)

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Bulgaria grapes

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More red than white. Lots of international: merlot (most planted), CS, PN, native: Mavrud, Gamza (kadarka), pamid, rubin (nebbiolo x syrah). White: rkatsiteli, dimiat, red misket

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Bulgaria geo

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Danube river, Stara Planina Mtns, Black Sea

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Bulgaria appellation system

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EU compliant: DGO and superior controliran

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Greek PDO

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OPE for traditional sweet wines and OPAP for the rest

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Romania main regions

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Banat, Crisana and Maramures, Transylvania Plateau, Hills of Moldova, Hills of Dobrogea, Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia, Danube Terraces

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Romania PGI and PDO

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PGI: VS
PDO: 
    DOC-CMD: grapes harvested at full maturity
    DOC-CT: late-harvested grapes
    DOC-CIB: botrytis-affected grapes
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Romania Climate, Geo

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same latitude as France but solidly continental. Carpathian Mtns dominate the center of the country, the Danube the southern border w/ Bulgaria

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Cotnari

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DOC for the famous sweet wines of Romania, in the Hills of Moldova, based on the Grasa de Cotnari grape. May also be red, rose, and dry white.

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romania grapes

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White: Fetească Albă and Fetească Regală. Riesling Italico (Welschriesling), Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel and Pinot Gris. Red: Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, and Băbeasca Neagră, CS, Merlot, PN

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Slovenia major regions

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Primorska (west near Italy), Podravje (NE near Austria), Posavje (west, souh of Podravje)

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Slovenia producer

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Edi Simcic, Ales Kristancic of Movia

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Croatia main regions, grapes

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Istria and Dalmatia along the coast. Overwhelmingly white: Grasevina. Indigenous red: Crljenak Kastelanski (Zinfandel), Plavac Mali

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Russia main regions, grapes

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Krasnodar, Dagestan and Stavropol. Rkatsiteli most planted

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Georgia main regions and grapes

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Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi, and a subtropical zone. grapes: Red: Saperavi, White: Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane Kakhuri

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