Mainly Greece - MA Questions 28.04.20 Flashcards
What are the PGI Districts for Retsina?
Attiki (Attica), Evia, Viotia.
What are the PGI District Wines of Aegean Islands?
Chios, Cyclades, Dodecanese, Lesvos, Thassos.
Name the PDOs of Aegean Islands.
Santorini, Paros, Rhodes, Lemnos, Samos, Muscat of Rhodes, Muscat of Lemnos, Malvasia Paros.
What are the authorised grapes for Malvasia Paros PDO?
Minimum 85% Monemvassia, maximum 15% Assyrtiko.
What are the grapes authorized in Lemnos PDO?
White: Moschato Alexandrias; Red: Limnio (Kalampaki).
What are the ageing requirements if “Reserve” is mentioned on a Greek label?
White - min 1 year with min 6 months in barrel and 3 months in bottle ; Red - min 2 years with min 1 year in barrel and 6 months in bottle.
What does “Cava” indicate on a Greek PGI wine label?
min 1 year ageing for white and rose with min 6 months in oak; min 3 years ageing for reds with min 1 year in oak.
What is Verdea?
A PGI oxidative style of white wine produced on the island of Zakynthos from min 50% Skiadopoulo and Pavlos, Asprorobola or Goustolidi. Similar to Sherry or vin jaune of Jura.
What does “Palaiomenos se vareli” indicate?
Oak ageing beyond the required minimum.
PDOs of Macedonia.
Amynteo, Goumenissa, Naoussa, Slopes of Meliton.
What is the only grape authorized in Naoussa and Amyntea?
Xinomavro.
What are the grapes allowed in Slopes of Meliton PDO?
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, plus Lemnio and Cabernet Franc; White: Roditis, Assyrtiko, plus Athiri
Where is Domaine Carras located?
in Slopes of Meliton PDO.
Where is Sitia PDO? What are the authorized grapes?
Crete. White: Min. 70% Vilana, plus Thrapsathiri; Red: 80% Liatiko, plus Mandilaria (Mandilari).
What are the PDOs of Thessalia?
Anchialos, Messenikola, Rapsani.
Where is Rapsani PDO? What is the principal grape?
Thessalia, Xinomavro.
Where is Anchialos PDO? What are the authorized grapes?
Thessalia, Minimum 80% Roditis, maximum 20% Savvatiano.
Where is Nemea PDO? What are the authorized grape/s?
Peloponnese, Agiorkitiko.
What is the grape of Patras PDO?
Roditis.
Mantinia PDO. Grapes and style?
min 85% Moschofilero (pink skinned) plus Asproudes. Dry Whites (or Vin Gris style) and Sparkling (brut nature to doux).
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Mavrodaphne of Patras “Grand Reserve”?
Min. 7 years, including a min. 3 years in oak and 3 years in the bottle.
Where is Zitsa PDO? Wines and styles?
Epirus, Greece. Dry, semisweet still and sparkling from Debina grape.
What is the maximum amount of Aleppo Pine resin that can be added to Retsina wines? When may it be added to the wine?
Max 1kg/hl. Before the start or during alcoholic fermentation. (it is removed after)
Which two grapes are used for the production of Retsina?
Savatiano and Roditis.
Where is Robola of Cephalonia? Grapes and style?
Ionian Islands. Dry whites from 100% Robola.
Which is the most cultivated grape in Creta which is used in Peza and Sitia PDOs?
Vilana.
Which other 2 grapes may be blended with Assyrtiko on Santorini?
Athiri and Aidani.
Which grape is used in the red wines of Sitia and Daphnes?
Liatiko.
What are the PDOs of Crete?
Sitia, Peza, Daphnes, Archanes, Candia, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Sitia.
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Monemvassia-Malvasia PDO wines?
Min. 2 years in an oxidative environment.
Name two grapes that can be used in Commandaria wines.
Mavro and Xynisteri.
Where would you find the wine region called Pitsilia?
Cyprus.
Where is Villany?
Dunatul, Hungary. Situated along the border with Croatia, is the hottest region in Hungary producing reds from Bordeaux varietals as well as Kekfrankos and Kekoporto (Blauer Portigieser).
Where is Harsovo?
Struma River Valley, Bulgaria.
What is the synonym for Kadarka in Bulgaria?
Gamza.
What is Rubin?
Nebbiolo x Syrah crossing in Bulgaria.
Where would you find Goriska Brda?
Slovenia, is a sub-region of Primorska.
Where is Ararat Valley?
Armenia. It contains 60% of the nation’s vineyard acreage.
What does Szamorodni mean?
“as it comes”.
Where is VOC Znojmo?
Moravia, Czech Republic.
