Greece / Crete Flashcards
1
Q
What are the red wine PDO’s of Crete?
A
Archanes (Kotsifali and Mandilaria)
Dafnes (100% Liatiko)
2
Q
What are the primary white and red grapes of the Peza PDO?
A
(CRETE)
W / 100% Vilana
R / Kotsifali and Mandilaria
3
Q
What is the primary grape for the sweet red wines of the Sitia PDO?
A
(CRETE)
100% Liatiko
max Yield - 82.5hl/ha
So2 - 400mg/lt
4
Q
What are the newest PDO of Crete?
A
(2012)
Candia (W/R)
Malvasia Candia (Fortified + Natural sweet)
Malvasia Sitia (as above)
5
Q
What is the most cultivated grape of Crete?
A
Vilana (W)
but Vidiano is preferred by top producers
6
Q
What are the PDO’s of Crete?
A
Arcanes Dafnes Candia Malvasia Candia Malvasia Sitia Peza Sitia
7
Q
What two bodies of water surround Crete?
A
Cretan Sea
Lybian Sea
8
Q
What is the average size of an estate in Greece?
A
half hectare.
- roughly 160,000 growers.
- 61000 ha under vine
- Assyrtiko (3.12% of plantings)
