Greece (grapes)

Question 1

How many indigenous grapes varieties are there in Greece?

Answer 1

300

Question 2

Traditional wines of Greece fall into which category?

Answer 2

PGI wines

Question 3

How are PGI wines organized?

Answer 3

1. Regions = major regions of Greece, Peloponnese, Crete
2. District = peripheral units of Greece
3. Area = so small they may include only 1 estate

Question 4

What does Cava indicate on a Greek wine label?

Answer 4

PGI

1. at least 1 year aging for white and Rose, including 6 months in barerl
2. 3 year aging for reds, including at least 1 year in barrel for reds

Question 5

What does “Palaiomenos se Vareli” indicate

Answer 5

Oak aging beyond the minimum.

Question 6

What does Reserve indicate on a Greek wine label?

Answer 6

min 1 year aging for whites with at least 6 months in barrel, and 3 months in bottle

min 2 years aging for reds with at least 1 year in barrel and 6 months in bottle.

Question 7

What does Grand Reserve indicate on a Greek wine label?

Answer 7

min 2 years aging for whites, including 1 year in barrel and 6 months in bottle

min 4 year aging for reds, including 18 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle

Question 8

What are the Greek mainland wine regions?

Answer 8

1. Macedonia
2. Epirus
3. Pelopossese
4. Thessalia
5. Thrace
6. Central Greece

Question 9

What are the 2 groups of Islands in Greece?

Answer 9

1. Aegean

2. Ioanian

Question 10

Which mainland wine region does not claim any PDO regions?

Answer 10

Thrace

Question 11

What is the Grape of Naoussa?

Answer 11

Xinomavro

Question 12

What is the grapes of Amynteo?

Answer 12

Xinomavro

Question 13

What is the grape/s of Goumenissa?

Answer 13

Xinomavro

+ min 20 % Negoska

Question 14

Where is Boutari located?

Answer 14

Naoussa

Question 15

What is Greece’s coolest wine region?

Answer 15

Amynteo,

only Greek region to allow the production of Rose, they may be dry, semi sweet, still, or sparkling

Question 16

What is the name of the single appellation for Domaine Carras?

Answer 16

Slopes of Meliton

Plagies Melitona

Reds made from CS, CF, and Limnio

Whites are blends of Assyrtiko, Athiri, Rhoditis

Question 17

Which producer makes a wine made from Malagousia?

Answer 17

White wines made from Evangelos Gerovassiliou

Question 18

Where is the Evangelos Gerovassiliou winery?

Answer 18

Located in the PGI district of Thessaloniki in northern Macadonia

Question 19

Where is the Rapsani PDO?

Answer 19

In Thessalia, south of Macedonia

southernmost outpost of the Xinomavro grape. It must be blended with Krasato and Stravroto.