Greece & Other Med

Question 1

What is retsina

Answer 1

Traditional Greek wine with pine resin (for preservative and antioxidant)

Question 2

What area of Greece has the highest concentration of vineyards

Answer 2

Peloponnese

Question 3

Largest island in Greece

Answer 3

Crete

Question 4

How do mountains impact weather / climate in Greece

Answer 4

Mountains in West create a rain shadow for east. East is drier and hotter than west

Question 5

Top 3 red grapes of Greece

Answer 5

Agiorgitiko, Xinomavro, Mavrodaphne

Question 6

Where does one usually fine Agiorgitiko? And profile

Answer 6

Peloponnese, spicy, flavorful, tannic sweet and dry wines

Question 7

What does Xinomavro mean? Where? And profile

Answer 7

‘Acid Black’, Macedonia and Thessalia (north Greece), dry spicy red fruit reds

Question 8

What does Mavrodaphne mean? Profile

Answer 8

‘Black Laurel’, sweet and fortified wines (port like)

Question 9

Top 5 white grapes of Greece

Answer 9

Moschofilero, Assyrtiko, Muscat, Athiri, Roditis

Question 10

Where is Moschofilero found? And profile

Answer 10

Peloponnese (Mantinia), acid, floral and spicy white

Question 11

Birthplace of Assyrtiko

Answer 11

Santorini

Question 12

What types of wine does Assyrtiko make?

Answer 12

Dry and sweet whites

Question 13

What types of wine does Muscat make in Greece

Answer 13

Sweets only

Question 14

Examples of Greek Muscat wines

Answer 14

Muscat of Samos, Rio Patras, Patras

Question 15

Regions for athiri grapes and profile

Answer 15

Rhodes and Santorini; low acid white with high aromatics

Question 16

Profile of Roditis

Answer 16

Crisp, easy drinking, fruity whites

Question 17

Most widely planted white in Greece

Answer 17

Roditis

Question 18

Are international varieties found in Greek PDO wines?

Answer 18

Rarely

Question 19

Levels of Greek wine pyramid (lowest to highest)

Answer 19

Wine ( epitrapezios onios EO)
PGI - Topikos Onios TO
PDO - onomasia proelefseos eleghomeni OPE for sweets
- onomasia proelefseos anoteras poiotitos OPAP for dry

Question 20

Percentage of production as basic table wine in Greece

Answer 20

1/2

Question 21

What is the special Greek category to protect traditional wines

Answer 21

Onomasia Kata Paradosi (OKP)

Question 22

Where is Amyndeon appellation and profile

Answer 22

Macedonia, dry and off dry reds and rose from Xinomavro

Question 23

Where is Cotes de Meliton

Answer 23

Macedonia, red and white wines

Question 24

What is Goumenissa

Answer 24

Appellation in Macedonia, dry red from Xinomavro and Negoska

Question 25

What is Naoussa

Answer 25

Appellation in Macedonia, dry and off dry red from Xinomavro

Question 26

4 well know appellations in Macedonia

Answer 26

Amyndeon, Cotes de Meliton, Goumenissa, Naoussa

Question 27

4 well know appellations of Peloponnese

Answer 27

Mantinia, Mavrodaphne of Patras, Patras, Nemea

Question 28

What Mantinia?

Answer 28

Appellation in Peloponnese - dry white from Moschofilero

Question 29

Describe Mavrodaphne of Patras

Answer 29

Sweet fortified red from Mavrodaphne in Peloponesse

Question 30

Largest red wine appellation of Greece

Answer 30

Nemea in Peloponnese : reds from Agiorgitiko

Question 31

Grape of Nemea

Answer 31

Agiorgitiko

Question 32

Top grape and profile of Patras

Answer 32

Roditis, dry white with citrus aromas

Question 33

Top grapes for Santorini

Answer 33

Assyrtiko - vibrant acid and minerality

Question 34

What is a stefani

Answer 34

Vines trained in basket or wreath shape to protect from wind in Santorini

Question 35

Min amount of Assyrtiko in Santorini PDO

Answer 35

75%

Question 36

What is vinsanto (of Santorini)

Answer 36

Dried grape wine, unfortified or fortified, barrel age for at least 2 years

Question 37

What is commandaria

Answer 37

Sweet amber colored dessert wine from Cyprus using a complex aging system called a mana system

Question 38

What is a mana system

Answer 38

Aging system, like a solera, used to make commandaria in Cyprus

Question 39

Assemblage of Commandaria

Answer 39

Mavrodaphne (R) and Xynisteri (W) , separate or blend, min 2 years aging in mana

Question 40

Largest producer in Turkey?

Answer 40

Kavaklidere

Question 41

Identified grape varieties (number) in Turkey and number of used for winemaking

Answer 41

600 / 60

Question 42

Top white indigenous Turkish grape

Answer 42

Yapincak

Question 43

Top 4 Turkish indigenous red grapes

Answer 43

Papazkarasi, okuzgozu, bogazkere, Calkarasi

Question 44

T/F Turkish wine laws are regulated by the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Council

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Lebanon’s wine industry reputation is mostly dependent on this one producer

Answer 45

Chateau Musar

Question 46

3 main wine areas on Lebanon

Answer 46

Western Bekaa Valley, Batroun, Jezzine

Question 47

T/F. Lebanon grows mostly international French varieties

Answer 47

True

Question 48

2 white Lebanese indigenous varieties

Answer 48

Obeideh, Merwah

Question 49

T/F Union Vinicole du Liban formulates the wine laws in Lebanon that follow AOC system

Answer 49

True

Question 50

T/F - Israel grows mostly indigenous varieties

Answer 50

False, mostly international like Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauv. Blanc

Question 51

Name two red and one white indigenous Israeli variety

Answer 51

R: Argaman ( Carignan X Sousao) , Dabouki W: Marawi

Question 52

Main wine regions in Israel

Answer 52

Galilee (North), Central Mountains (incl. Judean Hills, and Mount Carmel), Judean Foothills (west to Mediterranean)

Question 53

How is viticulture done in semi arid Negev region?

Answer 53

By drip irrigation

Question 54

What two ‘establishments’ are responsible for the modern Israeli wine industry in mid to late 1800s

Answer 54

1. Cremisan Wine Estate - Salesian Monastery between Jerusalem and West Bank (1855) 2. Baron Edmond de Rothschild, owner of Lafitte, invested in Mount Carmel and brought in modern equipment -founded Carmel Winery

Question 55

Largest winery in Israel

Answer 55

Carmel Winery