Greece Wine Flashcards
Lemnos grape varieties?
Muscat - white
Lemnio - red
Mantinia is known for which grape varietals?
Moschofilero
Name a Greek PDO for sparkling wine.
Zitsa
Name of only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape in red blends?
Paros (Monemvassia is the white grape)
Name the PDO appellations containing Muscat?
Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras
Muscat of Cephalonia
Muscat of Lemnos
Muscat of Rhodes
Muscat of Samos
Naoussa is known for which grape varietals?
Xinomavro
Nemea is known for which grape varietals?
Agiorgitiko
Only Greek PDO to allow production of Rose wines?
Amynteo
Paros PDO grape varieties?
Mandilaria - red
Monemvassia - white
Red wines from Santorini are released under what appellation?
Cyclades
Retsina grape varieties?
Savvatiano
Roditis
Rhodes grape varieties?
Mandilaria - red
Athiri - white
Samos grape varieties?
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (Moscato Aspro)
Santorini PDO grapes?
Assyrtiko
Athiri
Aidani
What are the 2 main categories for the Greek Islands?
Aegean
Ionian
What are the 3 PDO zones of Peloponnese?
Nemea
Mantina
Patras
What are the 4 PDOs of Macedonia?
Naoussa
Amynteo
Goumenissa
Slopes of Meliton (Plagies Melitona)
What are the 4 wine producing Ionian islands of the west coast of Greece?
Cephalonia
Kerkyra (Corfu)
Lefkada
Zakynthos
What are the Cyclades Islands?
Santorini
Paros
What are the three PDO zones of Peloponnese?
Nemea
Mantinia
Patras
What are the wine producing regions of the Aegean islands?
Santorini
Paros
Rhodes
Lemnos
Samos
What does ‘cava’ refer to in regards to Greek wines?
Refers to a minimum of oak aging. (For PGI and varietal wines only)
White - 1 year of aging (6m in Barrel)
Red - 3 years of aging (1y in Barrel)
What is a principal grape varietal of Mantinia?
Moschofilero
What is Greece’s coolest region?
Amynteo
What is Retsina?
Aromarized wine made with Savvatiano grapes and flavoured with pine resin
What is Rose Retsina called?
Kokkineli
What is the exclusive grape varietal of Nemea?
Agiorgitiko (St. George)
What is the generic term for unknown white grapes?
Asproudes
What is the largest and most southern Greek island?
Crete
What is the name of the major Mountain Range in Greece?
Pindus
What is the name of the Northern wind which blows in Santorini?
Meltemia
What is the name of the only PDO in Epirus?
Zitsa
What is the only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape in red blends?
Paros
What is the only Ionian Island with a PDO?
Cephalonia
What is the principal grape varietal on Santorini?
Assyrtiko
What Islands make up the Aegean Islands?
Crete
Santorini
Paros
Rhodes
Lemnos
Samos
What regions are found on the Greek Mainland?
Macedonia
Epirus
Peloponnese
Thessalia
Thrace
Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
What training system is used for the vines on Santorini?
Stefani - vines are trained close to the ground in the shape of baskets or wreaths to protect from the fierce winds and to collect morning dew for moisture.
What varietal is grown in Mantinia?
Moschofilero
What varietal is grown in Nemea?
Agiorgitiko (St George)
What varietal is grown to produce dry white Patras?
Roditis
What varietal is used to make red wine from Naoussa?
Xinomavro
What varietals are authorized for Zitsa?
Debina 100%
What varietals are used to make Kokkineli?
Roditis
What white varietals are grown on Santorini?
Assyrtiko
Athiri
Aidani
What would “Grand Cru” indicate on a label of Greek wine?
Sweet wines / VdN style / from selected vineyards / typically higher altitude)
Which is Greece’s coolest region?
Amynteo
Which region is home to Boutari?
Naoussa
Wine Producing Ionian Islands?
Cephalonia
Kerkyra (Corfu)
Lefkada
Zakynthos
Kir Yianni is a famous producer in which PDO of Greece?
Naoussa
In which region of Greece would you find the Kotsifali and Mandilaria grapes being grown?
Crete
