greece cms Flashcards
the primary grape of Rapsani PDO
Xinomavro
Krassato and Stavroto are minor blending grapes in what Thessaly PDO
Rapsani
Patras PDO makes wines based on what grape
Roditis (white dry wine)
Nemea PDO is 100% what grape
Agiorgitiko
Nemea is in what region of Greece
Peloponeese
Mantinia PDO makes dry and sparkling white wine from what grape
Moschofilero
what grape is principally used in Retsina
Savatiano
A white wine made in the Paros PDO would be based on what grape
Monemvassia
Sitia and Peza are PDOs in what part of Greece
Crete
minimum % of Assyritiko in a Santorini Vinsanto
51%
what grape are Limnos white wines based on?
Moschato Alexandrias (Zibbibo)
minimum aging for a red wine labeled Cava
3 years (1 in wood)
where in Greece are dry white wines made from the Robola grape
Ionian islands (Cephalonia)
what is the primary white grape of Crete
Vilana
what colour grape is Mavrodaphne
black
Zitsa PDO is makes what styles of wine and from what grape
Debina-based still and sparkling wines. (mostly dry though some off dry)
what is the Isthmus of Corinth
land bridge connecting mainland greece w/ the peloponnese.
which region’s wines are sometimes called “The Blood of Hercules”
Nemea
define Mavrodaphne
“Black Laurel”
what kind of wine is Verdea and where is it made in Greece
Vin Jaune-like oxidized white wine made on the island of Zakynthos (in the Ionian chain)
It is a blend of many grapes, including Pavlos and Robola.
what is the most cultivated white grape on Crete
Vilana
difference between the Candia and Malvasia Candia PDOs
Malvasia Candia is for sweet whites and VDNs based on a blend of Vidiano, Athiri, Assyrtiko plus others
Candia is for dry whites (based on same grapes) + dry reds based on Kotsifali and Mandilaria
why would Aidani be blended with Assyritiko
to add richness and softness
a vin de paille-style of wine produced on Samos
Samos Nectar (dried grapes aged a min of 3 years before release)
in a Rapsani blend, explain the differing roles of Xinomavro and Krassato
Xinomavro = acid and structure and aromatics Krassato = body and colour
what region is affected by the meltimi wind
santorini
what PDO allows rose
amyndeo (xinomavro)
what three bodies of water surround Greece
Agenian (east)
Lybian (south)
Ionian (west)
what PDO mandates white wine be blended into red wine
Paros (cofermented of Monenvasia and Mandelaria)
defining feature of attika
it is a seedless grape
what is the grape used to make wine in the Peza PDO
Vilana
what is pommace brandy called in Greecve
tsipoiuro
what grape is used for tsipouro of Tyrnavos
Muscat of Alexandria
what two lakes are closest to the Amyndeo PDO
Petron
Vegoritda
what other island is included in the santorini zone of production
Thirasia
what is the aging requirement for Vinsanto from Santorini
2 years in barrel
If an age statement rather than a vintage, it goes in mulitple of 4
4,8,12,16
what is Mezzo
sweet wine from sun dried assyrtiko on santorini
what is Nycheri
a full bodied, oaked blend of assyrtiko, aidani, athiri
ripe to almost late harvest
where is CAIR a producer
co-op in rhodes
largest sparkling producer
red only pdos of crete
archanes
daphnes
what are Pezoules
terraces in santorini
when was the Greek Wine System created
1971
what are the soils of zitsa
limestone based soils
aging requirement for Selected/Reserve wines
2 years (1 in oak, 6 months in bottle)
aging requirement for specially selected
4 years (1.5 in wood/1.5 in bottle)
what styles of wine can be produced in the Amynteo PDO
red
rose
sparkling rose
Negoska is a blending grape in what PDO
Goumenissa
white wines from Rhodes are based on what grape
min 70% Athiri
where are the highest elevation vines in Greece
Samos
what is the white grape of Anchialos PDO in Thessalia
Roditis (min 80%
up to 20% Savvatiano
Name a Greek brandy producer
Metaxa
average elevation of vines for Zitsa wines
500-700m
what are Pezoules
terraced vineyards
what is Marouvas
an oxidative wine style native to crete
usually made from the Romeiko grape
it was traditional to bury a barrel of the wine in the ground when you had a chilkd and dig it out for their wedding
what would the term Liastos denote
made from dried grapes
what Greek region directly abuts Bulgaria and Turkey
Thrace
what mountain range affects the climate of Thrace
Rodolpi
what is the dominant soil type of Amtyneo
sand
name two factors that affect the climate of Amynteo
high elevation (550m+)
several lakes
Mt Vermion is the primary topographical feature of what pdo
Naoussa
Boutari got their start in what pdo
1879 in Naoussa
what is the name of Retsina rose
Kokkineli
Trifolos, Fytia and Ramanista are crus of what pdo
naoussa
Goumenissa is on the foothills of what mountain range
mount paiko
where would you find Mt Athos vineyard
an Area PGI in eastern Macedonia.
Owned by monks, mostly cab sauv
what are the 3 pdos of thessalia
rapsani
messenikola
anchialos
what PDOs of Crete can only produce sweet white wines
malvasia candia
malvasia sitia
what does Oinos mean
table wine
