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1
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Lemnos grape varieties?

A

Muscat - white

Lemnio - red

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2
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Mantinia is known for which grape varietals?

A

Moschofilero

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3
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Name a Greek PDO for sparkling wine.

A

Zitsa

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4
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Name of only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape in red blends?

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Paros (Monemvassia is the white grape)

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5
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Name the PDO appellations containing Muscat?

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Muscat of Patras

Muscat of Rio Patras

Muscat of Cephalonia

Muscat of Lemnos

Muscat of Rhodes

Muscat of Samos

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Naoussa is known for which grape varietals?

A

Xinomavro

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7
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Nemea is known for which grape varietals?

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Agiorgitiko

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8
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Only Greek PDO to allow production of Rose wines?

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Amynteo

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9
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Paros PDO grape varieties?

A

Mandilaria - red

Monemvassia - white

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10
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Red wines from Santorini are released under what appellation?

A

Cyclades

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11
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Retsina grape varieties?

A

Savvatiano

Roditis

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12
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Rhodes grape varieties?

A

Mandilaria - red

Athiri - white

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13
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Samos grape varieties?

A

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (Moscato Aspro)

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14
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Santorini PDO grapes?

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Assyrtiko

Athiri

Aidani

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15
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What are the 2 main categories for the Greek Islands?

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Aegean

Ionian

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16
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What are the 3 PDO zones of Peloponnese?

A

Nemea

Mantina

Patras

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17
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What are the 4 PDOs of Macedonia?

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Naoussa

Amynteo

Goumenissa

Slopes of Meliton (Plagies Melitona)

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18
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What are the 4 wine producing Ionian islands of the west coast of Greece?

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Cephalonia

Kerkyra (Corfu)

Lefkada

Zakynthos

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19
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What are the Cyclades Islands?

A

Santorini

Paros

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20
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What are the three PDO zones of Peloponnese?

A

Nemea

Mantinia

Patras

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21
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What are the wine producing regions of the Aegean islands?

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Santorini

Paros

Rhodes

Lemnos

Samos

22
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What does ‘cava’ refer to in regards to Greek wines?

A

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)

23
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What is a principal grape varietal of Mantinia?

A

Moschofilero

24
Q

What is Greece’s coolest region?

A

Amynteo

25
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What is Retsina?

A

Aromarized wine made with Savvatiano grapes and flavoured with pine resin

26
Q

What is Rose Retsina called?

A

Kokkineli

27
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What is the exclusive grape varietal of Nemea?

A

Agiorgitiko (St. George)

28
Q

What is the generic term for unknown white grapes?

A

Asproudes

29
Q

What is the largest and most southern Greek island?

A

Crete

30
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What is the name of the major Mountain Range in Greece?

A

Pindus

31
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What is the name of the Northern wind which blows in Santorini?

A

Meltemia

32
Q

What is the name of the only PDO in Epirus?

A

Zitsa

33
Q

What is the only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape in red blends?

A

Paros

34
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What is the only Ionian Island with a PDO?

A

Cephalonia

35
Q

What is the principal grape varietal on Santorini?

A

Assyrtiko

36
Q

What Islands make up the Aegean Islands?

A

Crete

Santorini

Paros

Rhodes

Lemnos

Samos

37
Q

What regions are found on the Greek Mainland?

A

Macedonia

Epirus

Peloponnese

Thessalia

Thrace

Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)

38
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What training system is used for the vines on Santorini?

A

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.

39
Q

What varietal is grown in Mantinia?

A

Moschofilero

40
Q

What varietal is grown in Nemea?

A

Agiorgitiko (St George)

41
Q

What varietal is grown to produce dry white Patras?

A

Roditis

42
Q

What varietal is used to make red wine from Naoussa?

A

Xinomavro

43
Q

What varietals are authorized for Zitsa?

A

Debina 100%

44
Q

What varietals are used to make Kokkineli?

A

Roditis

45
Q

What white varietals are grown on Santorini?

A

Assyrtiko

Athiri

Aidani

46
Q

What would “Grand Cru” indicate on a label of Greek wine?

A

Sweet wines / VdN style / from selected vineyards / typically higher altitude)

47
Q

Which is Greece’s coolest region?

A

Amynteo

48
Q

Which region is home to Boutari?

A

Naoussa

49
Q

Wine Producing Ionian Islands?

A

Cephalonia

Kerkyra (Corfu)

Lefkada

Zakynthos

50
Q

Kir Yianni is a famous producer in which PDO of Greece?

A

Naoussa

51
Q

In which region of Greece would you find the Kotsifali and Mandilaria grapes being grown?

A

Crete

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