Greece/Cyprus Flashcards
What % of production is white
70%
What % is consumed locally
95%
Varieties
More than 300 indigenous grapes
Appellation laws
One quality category, PDO. 33. Réserve-2 yrs white/3yrs red. Grande Réserve-3 yrs white, 4 yrs red
PGI
- Attica, Drama, Peloponnese, Epanmoi, Thívai (Thebes)
Greek Wine
Wine without geographical indication
Kava
Indicates high quality table wine which is made only in small quantities and has been subject to prolonged aging, akin to Réserve and Grande Réserve but allowed only for PGI wines
Northern Greece
Macedonia, Thrace, Náoussa, Goumenissa, Drama Valley
Macedonia and Thrace
Noted for red wines
Náoussa
Home of Xinomavro. SE lsopes of Mt Vermio. 200-500m. Min 1 yr in oak. Young wine form lighter, sandy soil, ageworthy wine of clay and limestone. Barolo like personality
Goumenissa
Macedonian Mtns. High altitude, cool. Phylloxera free soil. Xinomavro blended w Negoska
Drama Valley
Landlocked. NE of Thessalonika, IV, Assyrtiko. “Trendsetters”
Central Greece
Rapsani, Retsina
Rapsani
Foothills of Mt Olympus. Vineyards owned by 12 monasteries and leased to Tsantali wine co. Wind keeps fungal disease minimal. Xinomavro
Retsina
Produced throughout Greece, but centered on Attica and Euboea. Resinated white wine from Savatiano, Rhodtis. Max 1000g/hl pine resin added to young wine, removed after 1st racking. Table wine