Macedonia and Thrace

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Naoussa

Question 2

Alpha Estate is located in this PDO

Answer 2

Amynteo
Florina region

(Alpha blends xinomavro with Syrah and Merlot)

Question 3

Producers of Drama PGI (North Eastern Macedonia)

Answer 3

Lazaridi, Pavlidis, Wine Art

Question 4

Single producer appelation for Domaine Carras in Slopes of Meliton

Answer 4

Halkidiki

Question 5

Commune of production for slopes of Meliton

Answer 5

neos Marmaras

Question 6

Limnio is this kind of grape

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

PGI Epanomi

Question 8

Coolest region of Greece

Answer 8

Amynteo (Macedonia) PDO

Sparkling Rosé
Still Rosé
Red wine
(100% Xinomavro)

Question 9

Winemaker at Domaine Caras (emile Peynaud mentored)

Answer 9

Evangelos Gerovassilou (in Halkidiki, slopes of meliton)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Chateau Carras, Macedonia, Slopes of Meliton, Halkidiki

Question 11

Goumenissa and Naoussa (Macedonia) surround these mountains

Answer 11

Paiko (Goumenissa)

Vermio (Naoussa)

Question 12

When was Domaine Porto Carras launched? Who is the consultant

Answer 12

1970, Emile Peynaud

Question 13

PDO regions of Macedonia (4)

Answer 13

Amynteo, Goumenissa, Naoussa, Slopes of Meliton

Question 14

What year was Slopes of Meliton established?

Answer 14

1982

Question 15

Aging requirements for Slopes of Meliton

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What makes Goumenissa PDO different from Naoussa and Amynteo PDOs?

Answer 16

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

Naoussa and Amynteo must be 100% Xinomavro

Question 17

Where is Boutari located?

Answer 17

Naoussa

Question 18

White wines from slopes of meliton are made with these grapes

Answer 18

Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Rhoditis

Question 19

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:

Answer 19

the native white Malagousia grape

Question 20

Thrace is bordered to the north by this country

Answer 20

Bulgaria, With the Aegean Sea to the North

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Rodopi Mountains

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Climate of Thrace

Answer 23

Meditteranean

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Tsintali

Question 25

Most important grapes of Thrace

Answer 25

Limnio and Mavroudi
Blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Assyrtiko also popular

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Boutaris
Tsantalis

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Florina

Question 28

Amynteo soil type

Answer 28

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

Question 29

These geographical features moderate the contintental climate of Amynteo

Answer 29

some of Greece’s only lakes

Question 30

Main soil type of Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)

Answer 30

Clay, with pronounced slope (260-1150 feet)

Question 31

Main mountain of Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)

Answer 31

Mt. Vermion

Question 32

How many crus are there in Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)

Answer 32

13

Question 33

Three important crus of Naoussa PDO

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Western border of Amynteo is nestled against these mountains

Answer 34

Pindos range

Question 35

Soils and aspect of Goumenissa PDO (Macedonia)

Answer 35

Southern aspect, deep clay-loam soil

Question 36

The warmest of the three Xinomavro dominant PDOs in Macedonia

Answer 36

Goumenissa

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Assyrtiko, Aithiri, Roditis

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Mount Athos Vineyard
Owned by monks: Mylopotamos amd Tsintali

Question 39

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

Answer 39

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

Question 40

What is Siatista?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Main mountain of Drama (Western Macedonia)

Answer 41

Mount Menikio

Question 42

Green

Greek Name for Slopes of Meliton

Answer 42

Plagies Melitona