Greece & Hungary Flashcards
What was the name of the Greek settlement in France where the fist vineyards were planted? What is the present-day name of this city?
Massalia
Marseille
What is the main grape of Retsina?
Savvatiano
What are the two levels of Protected Designation (PDO) in Greece and what are their abbreviations? Which is reserved for traditional sweet wines?
Controlled Appellation of Origin (AOC/OPE)
Appellation of Superior Quality (AOSQ/OPAP)
What two aging designations may Greek PDO wines carry? What are the stipulations for red and white wines under both categories?
Reserve:
Whites: minimum 1 year of aging (6 months in barrel, 3 months in bottle)
Reds: Minimum 2 years of aging (1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle)
Grand Reserve:
Whites: minimum 2 years aging (1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle)
Reds: minimum 4 years aging (18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle)
What three geographical designations are Greek Protected Geographic Indication (PGI) wines categorized under? Describe each.
Reional, District, and Area
Region: equivalent to the major regions of Greece such as Peloponnese and Crete
District: correspond to the peripheral units of Greece, a form of political state that replaced prefectures during administrative reform.
Area: so small that they may only include a single estate
What are the two aging designations for Greek PGI wines?
Cava:
White and Rosé: indicates at least one year (6 months in oak) of aging
Red: Minimum 3 years (1 year in barrel)
Palaiomenose se Vareli:may be added to the label of Cava, Reserve, or Grand Reserve wines to indicate oak aging beyond required minimums
Which wines in Greece may not carry a vintage date and a variety on the label? What tier of quality above this, but below PGI may carry a vintage date and a variety on the label?
Table wines may not a carry a vintage date and variety.
Varietal wines may carry both vintage date and variety on label
What is Verdea and where is it produced?
Oxidative wine produced on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea
What is Retsina (grape, flavoring agents, storage, tier of quality)?
White wine produced from Savvatiano grapes and flavored with the addition of pine resin. Traditionally stored in resin-sealed casks, but not common today.
What are the 6 wine mainland wine regions of Greece?
Macedonia Peloponnese Thessalia Thrace Epirus Sterea Ellada (Central Greece)
What are the two island wine regions of Greece?
Aegean Islands
Ionian Islands
What is Central Greece also known as in the Greek tongue?
Sterea Ellada
What are the PDO Regions of Macedonia Region (4)?
Naoussa PDO
Amynteo PDO
Goumenissa PDO
Slopes of Meliton (Plagies Melitona)
What is the star red grape of Naoussa? What does it mean in English? What is the largest producer here?
Xinomavro
“Acid Black”
Boutari
Which PDO Region of Macedonia is known as Greece’s coolest region and home to rosé and sparkling wine production?
Amynteo
What region must include at least 20% Negoska in its red blends along with Xinomavro?
Goumenissa PDO
What is the name of the single appellation for Domaine Carras? What grapes go into the red PDO wines from here? What three indigenous whites go into the white blended PDO wines from here? Which native white grape did this estate nurture back from the brink of extinction? Who is the famous Frenchman that assisted with the establishment of this domaine’s reputation?
Slopes of Meliton (Plagies Melitona)
Red wines from the estate are blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and the native Limnio
Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Rhoditis go into the whites here
Emile Peynaud assisted with the establishment of the domaine’s reputation.
What are the three PDO regions of Thessalia?
Rapsani PDO
Messenikola PDO
Anchialos PDO
Which PDO encompasses four villages on the lower slopes of Mount Olympus? This region is known for being the southern outpost for what grape?
Rapsani
Xinomavro
What styles and grapes go into the wines of Anchialos PDO?
Exclusively white wines from Rhoditis and Savvatiano
What is the name of the PDO wine region in Epirus? What is the star grape here and in what styles is it produced?
Zitsa
Debina grape produced in dry, semisweet, and sparkling wines.
What wine region is notable for having no PDO zones and being the bastion of Retsina?
Sterea Ellada (Central Greece)