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Greece and Eastern Mediterranean Flashcards

1
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Name four Eastern Mediterranean countries where wine production is on the rise.

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1) Turkey
2) Cyrus
3) Israel
4) Lebanon

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What crippled Greece’s wine industry in the Middle Ages?

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Heavy taxes imposed by Ottoman rulers on wine sold to outsiders.

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3
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What traditional wine is Greece well-known for and what is it favored with?

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a) Retsina
b) Pine resin

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4
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Describe the geography and topography of Greece.

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A peninsula surrounded by over 3000 islands and seat on all sides (Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean). Tall mountains, especially to the west, rain shadow to the east.

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What does Agiorgitiko mean what place is it identified with?

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a) Saint George’s Grape
b) The town of Nemea in the Peloponnese

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6
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What does Xinomavro mean and what region is it closely identified with?

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a) black acid
b) Naossa in Macedonia

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What does Mavrodaphne mean and what wines is it typically used in?

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a) black laurel
b) sweet, fortified wines such as Mavrodaphne of Patras or Cephalonia

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8
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Name a widely planted, easy drinking grape in Greece?

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Roditis

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9
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Describe Athiri and where is it generally grown?

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a) low acid, good weight, high aromatics
b) Rhodes and Santorini

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What is a signature, high acid white gape originally from Santorini?

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Assyrtiko

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What is a floral, pink-skinned grape from Greece, and where is it generally grown?

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a) Moschofilero
b) Mantinia in the Peloponnese

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12
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What ancient grape variety is used to produce wines in Patras and Samos?

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Muscat

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13
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How is basic table wine categorized in Greece?

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Epitrapezios Oinos

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14
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What is the equivalent of PGI status in Greece?

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Topikos Oinos

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15
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What two categories are PDO level wines divided into in Greece?

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a) Onomasia Proelefseos Anoteras Poiotitos (dry)
b) Onomasia Proeslefseos Eleghomeni (sweet)

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16
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What is Verdea?

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A traditional Greek oxidative white wine

17
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What special category is used to protect Verdea and Retsina without tying them to a specific place?

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Onomasia Kata Paradosi

18
Q

What are three appellations in Macedonia built around Xinomavro?

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1) Naoussa
2) Goumenissa
3) Amyndeon

19
Q

What appellation in Macedonia is used for both Greek and French varietals?

A

Cotes de Meliton

20
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What Peloponnese appellation is known for dry white wines made from Moschofilero?

A

Mantinia

21
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What’s the largest red wine appellation in Greece, centered around Agiorgitiko?

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Nemea

22
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Where is Mavrodaphne of Patras located?

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In the Peloponnese

23
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What is made in the appellation of Patras?

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Dry white wines made from Roditis

24
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How are vines often trained on the island of Santorini?

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In a basket or wreath shape called Stefani.

25
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Dry white wines from Santorini PDO must be made from ______________ % _______________.

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a) 75%
b) Assyrtiko

26
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What sweet, typically unfortified wine is allowed in the appellation of Santorini?

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Vinsanto

27
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How is Vinsanto produced in Greece?

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Dried grapes, typically unfortified, barrel aged for two years

28
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What wine is Cyprus mainly known for?

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Commandaria, a sweet, amber wine dating back 4 millennia

29
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What is the aging system used to make Commanaria?

A

mana

30
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What is Turkey’s most well-known producer?

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Kavaklidere

31
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Where are most of Lebanon’s vineyards located?

A

Bekaa Valley

32
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What is Lebanon’s best known producer?

A

Chateau Musar

33
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What grapes are grown in Lebanon?

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Obeideh, Merwah and French varietals

34
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What winery was established in Israel in 1855?

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Cremisan Wine Estate

35
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What is Israel’s largest-producing winery and how did it come about?

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a) Carmel Winery
b) Baron Edmond de Rothschild purchased land around Mount Carmel and imported cutting from Chateau Lafite

36
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Name 3 grapes indigenous to Israel?

A

1) Argaman (Carignan X Sousao)
2) Marawi
3) Dabouki

37
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Who is Simcha Blass?

A

An Israeli water engineer who made irrigation–and therefore wine production–possible in Negev in the mid-20th century

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