Greece/Cyprus

Question 1

What % of production is white

Answer 1

70%

Question 2

What % is consumed locally

Answer 2

95%

Question 3

Varieties

Answer 3

More than 300 indigenous grapes

Question 4

Appellation laws

Answer 4

One quality category, PDO. 33. Réserve-2 yrs white/3yrs red. Grande Réserve-3 yrs white, 4 yrs red

Question 5

PGI

Answer 5

114. Attica, Drama, Peloponnese, Epanmoi, Thívai (Thebes)

Question 6

Greek Wine

Answer 6

Wine without geographical indication

Question 7

Kava

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Northern Greece

Answer 8

Macedonia, Thrace, Náoussa, Goumenissa, Drama Valley

Question 9

Macedonia and Thrace

Answer 9

Noted for red wines

Question 10

Náoussa

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Goumenissa

Answer 11

Macedonian Mtns. High altitude, cool. Phylloxera free soil. Xinomavro blended w Negoska

Question 12

Drama Valley

Answer 12

Landlocked. NE of Thessalonika, IV, Assyrtiko. “Trendsetters”

Question 13

Central Greece

Answer 13

Rapsani, Retsina

Question 14

Rapsani

Answer 14

Foothills of Mt Olympus. Vineyards owned by 12 monasteries and leased to Tsantali wine co. Wind keeps fungal disease minimal. Xinomavro

Question 15

Retsina

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Peloponnese Peninsula

Answer 16

Nemea, Pátras. Greatest number of appellations. Phylloxera free

Question 17

Nemea

Answer 17

Agiorgtiko (red, low acid, plummy, spiced, rich fruit. Most planted in Greece). Med climate. Grapes planted at altitude for cooler conditions. Marl, deep red soil

Question 18

Pátras appellations

Answer 18

4. Pátras, Rion of Pátras, Mavrodaphne of Pátras, Monemvassia-Malvasia

Question 19

Pátras

Answer 19

Dry white from Roditis

Question 20

Rion of Pátras

Answer 20

Nearly extinct dure to encroachment

Question 21

Mavrodaphne of Pátras

Answer 21

Mavrodaphne grapes may be supplemented by Korinthiaki. Fortified sweet reds (Port like)

Question 22

Monemvassia-Malvasia

Answer 22

Newest, oak aged sweet wine from sun dried Assyrtiko, Monemvassia, Kydonsita

Question 23

The Islands

Answer 23

Cephalonia, Sámos, Santorini, Crete

Question 24

Cephalonia

Answer 24

Powerful dry white from Robola. High, stony land, ungrafted, Robola a vino di sasso (Wine of Stone)

Question 25

Sámos

Answer 25

Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains on steep terraces up to 1000m. Fortified styles. Sámos Nectar, dried grapes w 14% potential abv, 3 yrs cask aging

Question 26

Santorini

Answer 26

High reputation. Assyritiko powerful, retains acid, aromatic.

Question 27

Santorini climate

Answer 27

Extreme winds, arid, mist rising form caldera helps sustain agriculture

Question 28

Santorini viti

Answer 28

Basket shapes for wind protection. Volcanic, phylloxera free/immune soils. Ungrafted vines up to 400 yrs old. 15 hl/ha

Question 29

Santorini vini

Answer 29

Dry and sweet Assyritiko w Athiri/Aidani. Vinsanto-sun dried, oak aged for several years, very expensive

Question 30

Crete

Answer 30

Important in terms of volume. Famous in middle ages when known as Candia

Question 31

Cyprus

Answer 31

EU membership in 2004.1990s large investments, movement of wineries to cooler mtns. 52 producers.

Question 32

Cyprus viti

Answer 32

S part of island. Never had phylloxera, ungrafted vines under strict quarantine

Question 33

Cyprus varieties

Answer 33

Mavro (black), Xynsteri (white)

Question 34

Commandaria

Answer 34

Dark, sweet wine specialty - partially dried grapes around 15%. PDO. Oldest named wine in the world still being made today

Question 35

Assyrtiko

Answer 35

3rd most planted white. 1,704 ha

Question 36

Savatiano

Answer 36

Most planted, 11,306 ha in Attica/Central Greece. Low acid. Often blended. Retsina