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Greece - Crete Flashcards

1
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Crete separates which 2 seas?

A

Aegean and the Libyan

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Which part of Crete do you find the most viticulture

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the more temperate north, with the best sites situated along the higher slopes

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How many PDOs are there in Crete?

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7

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Name the 7 PDOs of Crete

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Archanes
Candia
Daphnes
Malvasia Candia
Malvasia Sitia
Peza
Sitia
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5
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Archanes is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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Candia is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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Daphnes is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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Malvasia Candia is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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Malvasia Sitia is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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10
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Peza is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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Sitia is a PDO in which region of Greece?

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Crete

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What are the wine styles and grape varieties of the Peza PDO?

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Dry wines
Whites from Vilana
Reds from a combination of Kotsifali and Mandilaria

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What wine styles and grape varieties are allowed in the Archanes PDO

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Dry reds from Kotsifali and Mandilara

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What are the wine styles and grape varieties of the Daphnes PDO?

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Dry and sweet reds from 100% Liatiko

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What are the wine styles and grape varieties of the Candia PDO?

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Dry Whites and reds
The reds must be composed of the typical Cretan combination of Kotsifali (minimum 70%) and Mandilaria, but the white blend is a bit more complex. Legally, it is a blend of a minimum 85% Vilana with Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, and Liatiko

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16
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What are the only 2 PDO for sweet wines in Greece to feature Malvasia?

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Malvasia Candia

Malvasia SItia

17
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What are the main red and white grapes of the Sitia PDO?

A

White: Vilara with Thrapsathiri
Red: Liatiko with Mandilaria
Sweet: Liatiko

18
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Vidiano, Kotsifali, and Vilana are grape varieties indigenous to what island?

A

Crete

19
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Which appellations of Crete produce only red wine?

A

Dafnes

Archanes

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