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1
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Most important appelation of Macedonia and first PDO in Greece (1971)

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Naoussa

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Alpha Estate is located in this PDO

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Amynteo
Florina region

(Alpha blends xinomavro with Syrah and Merlot)

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Producers of Drama PGI (North Eastern Macedonia)

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Lazaridi, Pavlidis, Wine Art

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Single producer appelation for Domaine Carras in Slopes of Meliton

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Halkidiki

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5
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Commune of production for slopes of Meliton

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neos Marmaras

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Limnio is this kind of grape

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Red, used to blend with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cab Franc in Slopes of Meliton PDO

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This PGI is in Macedonia, home to Geravassilou, who grows Malagousia to great effect

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PGI Epanomi

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Coolest region of Greece

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Amynteo (Macedonia) PDO

Sparkling Rosé
Still Rosé
Red wine
(100% Xinomavro)

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Winemaker at Domaine Caras (emile Peynaud mentored)

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Evangelos Gerovassilou (in Halkidiki, slopes of meliton)

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10
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Where was the Greek wine revolution heralded in the 1960s?

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Chateau Carras, Macedonia, Slopes of Meliton, Halkidiki

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Goumenissa and Naoussa (Macedonia) surround these mountains

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Paiko (Goumenissa)

Vermio (Naoussa)

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When was Domaine Porto Carras launched? Who is the consultant

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1970, Emile Peynaud

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PDO regions of Macedonia (4)

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Amynteo, Goumenissa, Naoussa, Slopes of Meliton

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What year was Slopes of Meliton established?

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1982

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Aging requirements for Slopes of Meliton

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Reserve:

White: Min 1 year: 6 mos oak barrel 3 mos bottle

Red: Min 2 years, 12 mos barrel, 6 mos bottle

Grand Reserve:

White: 2 years aging, 1 year oak barrel, 6 mos bottle

Red: 4 years min, 18 mos barrel, 18 mos bottle

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What makes Goumenissa PDO different from Naoussa and Amynteo PDOs?

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Goumenissa has lighter Xinomavro wines with the addition of at least 20% Negoska

Naoussa and Amynteo must be 100% Xinomavro

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17
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Where is Boutari located?

18
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White wines from slopes of meliton are made with these grapes

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Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Rhoditis

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Evangelos Gerovassiliou, the winemaker who launched Domaine Carras to international acclaim under the guidance of Émile Peynaud, rescued this grape from the brink of extinction and now produces varietal wines of high aromatic intensity from the grape at his own domaine in the PGI district of Thessaloniki in central Macedonia:

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the native white Malagousia grape

20
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Thrace is bordered to the north by this country

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Bulgaria, With the Aegean Sea to the North

21
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Mountain Range North of Thrace blocking cool winds from the North, causing humidity and promoting botrytis

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Rodopi Mountains

22
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These two Area PGIs, and one District PGI, are in Thrace

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Avidra and Ismaros (Area PGIs, mountains of Thrace at 350 meters elevation)
Evros (District PGI, Eastern end of the region)

23
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Climate of Thrace

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Meditteranean

24
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In the 1990s, this industry giant set up in Thrace

25
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Most important grapes of Thrace

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Limnio and Mavroudi
Blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Assyrtiko also popular

26
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The success of Macedonia has much to do with these two winemaking families

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Boutaris
Tsantalis

27
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Amynteo is in this district, and is one of the coolest pockets of Greece

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Amynteo soil type

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Limestone, loam and mostly sand. Boasts some of Greece’s remaining patches of own rooted vines

29
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These geographical features moderate the contintental climate of Amynteo

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some of Greece’s only lakes

30
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Main soil type of Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)

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Clay, with pronounced slope (260-1150 feet)

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Main mountain of Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)

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Mt. Vermion

32
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How many crus are there in Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)

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Three important crus of Naoussa PDO

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Trifolos (lower elevation, richer soils, fuller bodied)
Fytia (higher elevtion, spare, rocky soil, chiseled style)
Ramnista (home of Kir-Yianni, a modern style producer)

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Western border of Amynteo is nestled against these mountains

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Pindos range

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Soils and aspect of Goumenissa PDO (Macedonia)

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Southern aspect, deep clay-loam soil

36
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The warmest of the three Xinomavro dominant PDOs in Macedonia

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Goumenissa

37
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White wines of Slopes of Meliton PDO are made from these varieties

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Assyrtiko, Aithiri, Roditis

38
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This vineyard is defined as an area PGI in Halkidiki, on the Easternmost peninsula

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Mount Athos Vineyard
Owned by monks: Mylopotamos amd Tsintali

39
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Soil type and varietals planted to Mount Athos Vineyard (Greece, easternmost part of Halkidiki, monastery)

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Sandy Clay loam
Mediterranean climate
No Women are allowed to walk the vineyards

40
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What is Siatista?

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PGI protected sweet, traditional wine made from dried Xinomavro and Moschomavro in Drama (Macedonia)

41
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Main mountain of Drama (Western Macedonia)

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Mount Menikio

42
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Green

Greek Name for Slopes of Meliton

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Plagies Melitona

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