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Northern Greece Flashcards

1
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What regions make up Northern Greece?

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Thrace
Macedonia
Thessaly
Epirus

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Where is Thrace located?

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Between the Aegean Sea and Bulgaria

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What are the PDO of Thrace?

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None
Only PGI

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What is the climate of Thrace?

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Mediterranean

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What are the PDO of Macedonia?

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Amynteo PDO
Goumenissa PDO
Naoussa PDO
Slopes of Meliton PDO

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What two of major winemaking families of Greece call Macedonia home?

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Boutaris and the Tsantalis

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What is Thessaloniki?

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Greece’s second largest city and an important port located in Macedonia.

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8
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What red grapes are widely planted in Macedonia?

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Xinomavro - most important
Moschomavro

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What range does the west of Macedonia border? What is significant in terms of climate of this area?

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Pindos range
Here are the region’s highest levels of rainfall,
and both hail and snow are common

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What district is one of the coldest pockets of Greece? What important PDO is located here?

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Florina
Amynteo is located here

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What are the styles and varietals of Amynteo?

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Red
Rosé
Sparkling Rosé
(dry [17-32g/L] to semi-sweet [32-50g/L])
All 100% Xinomavro

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12
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What is the elevation of Amyneto?

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520-720 meters (1,705 – 2,630 feet)

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What is the climate of Amynteo?

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Continental
-lakes that moderate the climate - one of the few areas with lakes in Greece

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What is the soil of Amynteo?

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Limestone and loam are prevalent but sand is dominant
-some places sand is so prevalent that phylloxera can’t thrive-this area boasts some of Greece’s last own rooted vines

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Can sparkling wine from Amynteo be a blanc?

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No, must be a rosé in order to have PDO status.

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Where is Naoussa?

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East of Amynteo in Macedonia.

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What is a mountain range of Naoussa?

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Mount Vermion

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What is the elevation of Naoussa?

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80-350 meters (260 – 1,150 feet)

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Climate of Naoussa?

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Continental but slightly warmer and more humid than in Amynteo.

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What are the styles and varietals of Naoussa?

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Red only
Dry: max 4 g/L RS
Semi-Dry: 4.5-17.5g/L
Semi-Sweet: 17.5-45 g/L
100% Xinomavro

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21
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What region was the first appellation of Greece? When?

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Naoussa 1971

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Who got their start in Naoussa and when? What is significant about this producer?

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Boutari
1879
-the first to bottle wine in Greece

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23
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Where is Goumenissa located?

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To the northeast of Naoussa, at the foot of Mount Paiko

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What is the elevation of Goumenissa

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150 – 300 meters, or 490 – 985 feet

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25
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What are the styles and varietals of Goumenissa?

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Dry Red Only.

Xinomavro plus min. 20% Negoska

26
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What is one of the most widely planted regions of Macedonia? What is the PDO there?

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Halkidiki
PDO Slopes of Meliton

27
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What is another word for Slopes of Meliton?

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Plagies Melitona

28
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What producer owns the monopole of the PDO Slopes of Meliton?

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Domaine Porto Carras

29
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How many hectares under vine in the Slopes of Meliton

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450 ha
-one of the largest single vineyards in Greece

30
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What is the elevation of the Slopes of Meliton?

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100-350 meters (330 – 1,150 feet)

31
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What are the styles and authorized varietals of Slopes of Meliton?

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Dry White: Roditis, Assyrtiko, plus Athiri
Dry Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, plus Lemnio and Cabernet Franc

32
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Climate of Slopes of Meliton?

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Mediterranean

33
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This PDO in Macedonia was the first of two to authorize international grape varieties.

A

Slopes of Meliton

34
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When were the slopes of Meliton granted PDO status?

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1982

35
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What is the Area PGI in the peninsula east of Slopes of Meliton?

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Mount Athos Vineyard

36
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The fruit of Mount Athos Vineyard is divided between whom?

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Monk-owned Mylopotamos and Tsantali

37
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How many ha is Mount Athos Vineyard? Elevation?

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70ha
220-250 meters (720 – 820 feet)

38
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Are women allowed to walk in the vines of Mount Athos Vineyard?

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NO

39
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Where is Epanomi? What significant producer is located here?

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Macedonia
Significant area PGI
Gerovassiliou
-the eponymous winery of Evangelos Gerovassiliou

40
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What grape is Gerovassiliou famous for cultivating?

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Malagousia - a white

41
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What mountain ranges surround Thessaly?

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Pindos Mountains
-includes Mount Olympus on the east

42
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What are the PDOs of Thessaly?

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Anchialos PDO
Messenikola PDO
Rapsani PDO

43
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Climate of Thessaly?

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Mediterranean with chilly winters

44
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What are the main grapes of Thessaly?

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Muscat of Hamburg and Roditis

45
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Muscat of Hamburg is the main grape of the production of what Greek beverage?

A

Tsipouro (Greek grappa)

46
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Roditis is famous for what?

A

Feeds local Retsina production

47
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What are the styles and varietals of Rapsani?

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Dry Red Only

Xinomavro, Stavroto, Krasato (generally 30% each in the vineyard)

48
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What is the max RS for Reserve/Grand Reserve wines in Rapsani?

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2.5g/L (v 4g/L)

49
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What is the southernmost appellation for Xinomavro in Greece?

A

Rapsani PDO
-only PDO to feature Xinomavro outside of Macedonia

50
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What is Greece’s smallest PDO?

A

Rapsani PDO
-60 producing hectares and 30 newly planted hectares as of 2017

51
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When was the Rapsani appellation granted?

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1971

52
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What winery vinifies 95% of Rapsani’s fruit?

A

Tsantali

53
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What are the styles and varietals of Messenikola?

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Dry Red Only

Min 70% Mavro Messenikola, plus Carignan and Syrah

54
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What is only the second of Greece’s PDOs to feature international varieties?

A

Messenikola
est 1994

55
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What are the styles and varietals of Anchialos?

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Minimum 80% Roditis, maximum 20% Savatiano
Dry White: 0 - 4 g/l
Semi-Dry White: 4.5 - 17.5 g/l
Semi-Sweet White: 17.5 - 45 g/l

56
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What is the westernmost region of mainland Greece?

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Epirus

57
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What are the PDOs of Epirus?

A

Zitsa PDO

58
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Where is Zitsa PDO?

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it occupies a particularly limestone-rich elevated plateau near the center of the Ioannina PGI in Epirus.

59
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What are the styles and varietals of Zitsa?

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100% Debina
Dry white: max. 4 g/l
Sparkling white dry: 17–32 g/l
Sparkling white semidry: 32–50 g/l

60
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What is the planting elevation for Zitsa PDO?

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500 m–700 m

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