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Greece & the Eastern Mediterranean_revised-Apr-2013 Flashcards

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Retsina

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Aromatized wine flavored with Aleppo pine resin

One of two Traditional Appellations incorporated into PGI category

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PDO Wines of Greece

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Label language that will appear on bottles featuring a designation of origin

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Topikos Inos

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Vin de Pays in Greece

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Aging designations for PDO wines

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Reserve: 1 year for whites, 2 years for reds

Grand Reserve: 2 years for whites, 4 years for reds

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PGI wines in Greece

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Level below PDO category
Varietal: vintage & variety on label
Table: NO stated vintage or variety
Divided into regional, district & area levels

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Palaiomenos se Vareli

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Label language permitted on Cava, Reserve & Grand Reserve wines to indicate aging beyond minimum requirements

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Cava on Greek label

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Aging term for PGI wines from Greece that indicates min. 6 mos. in oak for white/rosé wine, 1 year for red wine

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Verdea

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Oxidative white wine produced on island of Zakynthos in Ionian Sea
One of two Traditional Appellations incorporated into PGI category

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Regional PGIs of Greece

roughly northeast to southwest

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Thrace
Macedonia
Thessaly
Epirus
Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
Ionian Islands
Peloponnese
Aegean Islands
Crete
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Thrace

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PGI Regional Wines: Thrace
PGI District Wines: Evros
PGI Area Wines: Avdira, Ismaros

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PDOs of Macedonia

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Amynteo
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Slopes of Meliton
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Amynteo

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PDO of Macedonia
Red, rosé, sparkling rosé
100% Xinomavro

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Goumenissa

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PDO of Macedonia
Dry red wine
Xinomavro-based

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Naoussa

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PDO of Macedonia
Red, dry to med-sweet
100% Xinomavro
Home to Boutari

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Plagies Melitona

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AKA Slopes of Meliton

PDO for dry white and red blends

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Districts of Thessaly

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Karditsa
Magnissia

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PDOs of Thessaly

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Rapsani
Messenikola
Anchialos

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Rapsani

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PDO of Thassalia for dry red wine

1/3 each Xinomavro, Stavroto, Krasato

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Messenikola

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PDO of Thessalia

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Anchialos

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PDO of Thessalia for dry white based on Rhoditis

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Zitsa

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PDO of Epirius for 100% Debina (white)

Still, semi- & fully-sparkling

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PDOs of Ionian Islands

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All on Cephalonia
Robola PDO - for dry white (100% Robola)
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO - for sweet red (100% Mavrodaphne)
Muscat of Cephalonia PDO - for sweet white, VDN, Grand Cru (100% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)

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Sterea Ellada

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AKA Central Greece

Most of country’s Retsina production here, centered around Attica

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PDOs on Peloponnese

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Nemea
Mantinia
Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
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Nemea

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PDO of Peloponnese
Dry & sweet reds of 100% Agiorgitkio
AKA “Blood of Hercules”

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Mantinia

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PDO of Peloponnese

Whites from Moschofilero

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Patra

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PDO of Peloponnese

Whites from 100% Rhoditis

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Muscat of Patra

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PDO of Peloponnese
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
May be VDN or naturally sweet

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Red Greek grape varieties

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Agiorgitkio: “St. George’s grape”, soft, fruity, Nemea
Xinomavro: “sour black”, rich, tannic, Noussa
Mandilaria: AKA Amorgiano, tannic, Rhodes & Crete
Mavrodaphne: used mostly for dessert wines, Peloponnese & Ionian Islands
Kotsifali: light in color, Crete

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White Greek grape varieties

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Assyrtiko: similar to Riesling, native to Santorini
Athiri: low acid
Debina: high acid, good for sparkling, Zitsa
Lagorthi: slopes of Peloponnese
Malagousia:
Moschofilero: pink-gray skin, Mantinia
Robola: smoky, mineral, Cephalonia
Roditis: 
Savatiano: Retsina
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PDOs of Aegean Islands

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Santorini
Paros
Samos
Lemnos
Rhodes
4 on Crete
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PDOs of Crete

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Archanes
Dafnes 
Peza 
Sitia 
Candia
Malvasia Candia
Malvasia Sitia
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Lemnos

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PDO of Aegean Islands
Dry wines of Muscat
Also PDI Muscat of Lemnos for sweet

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Samos

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PDO for Muscat à Petits Grains

Aegean Islands

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Rhodes

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PDO of Aegean Islands
Reds from Mandilaria
Whites from Athiri

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Plagies

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Greek synonym for “Côtes”

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Paros

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PDO in Aegean Islands
Malvasia Paros DOP
Reds from Mandilaria (red) & Monemvassia (white)

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Santorini

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PDO in Aegean Islands
Whites from Assyrtiko, Athiri, Aidani
Also vinsanto from same

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Stefani

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Method of basket training vines used on islands (Santorini) to protect against wind

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Kritikos

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Crete

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Archanes

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PDO of Crete
6 sub-zones
Red only of Mandilaria & Kotsifali

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Dafnes

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PDO of Crete

Reds of Liatiko grape

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Sitia

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PDO of Crete
Whites from Vilana
Reds from Liatiko

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Peza

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PDO of Crete
Whites from Vilana
Reds from Kotsifali & Mandilaria

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Tsipouro

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Greek pomace spirit sometimes flavored with aniseed

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First appellation of Greece

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Noussa (1971)

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