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Climate influences of Greece ?

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Predominantly Mediterranean, hot, dry, mild winter, Peleponese, more continental.

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List two traditional PGI wine of Greece? Traditional Designations?

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Retsina and Verdea

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Quality structure for quality wines?

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PDO - Protected Designation of Origin
PGI - Protected Geographical Indication

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Key element of Protected Designation of Origin?

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OPAP - Onomasia Proelefsis Anoteras Poiotitos - Appellation of Origin go Superiore Quality
OPE - Onomasia Proelefsis Eleghomeni - Appellation of Origin, often used for dessert wines

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Explain rules of Protected Geographical Indication?

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Regional Wines - broadest geographical designation
District Wines - more specific geographical boundaries
Area Wines - Most narrowly
PGI - min. 85 % of grapes from the specified region

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List rules of Varietal and table wine?

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debuted 2011
Single variety, vintage, min. 85 %
If more than one variety is listed, 100 % of the wine must be composed of those varieties.

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List regions of Greece?

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Mainland:
- Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, Sterea Elleada ( Central Greece)
Islands:
- Crete ( largest), Euboea ( second largest), Loanian Islands ( Corfu, Zakynthos, Cephalonia / Kefalonia), Cyclades (Aegean Sea), Dodecanese (include Rhodes, Kos), Sporades, Saronic Islands (close to Athens), Eastern Aegean Islands ( Turkish coast)
Santorini, Samos
Pelepomense

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List main red grapes of Greece?

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Agiorgjtiko: 5,28 % St. George’s, Attica, Peleponese, solely Nemea. Super Nemea.
Liatiko: Indigenous of Crete, Daphnes, Sitia
Limnio: Limnos, Slope Meliton,
Madilaria: Archanes, Candia, Paros, Peza, Rhodes, Sitia
Mavridaphe: Mavrodaphe of Cephalonia, Mavrodaphne of Patras
Xinomavro: Amynteo, Goumenissa, Naoussa, Rapsani

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Where is introduce first Greek’ Co - op?

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Samos - 1934

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List main mountain ranges of Greece?

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Pindos, Mount Olympus - 70 % of mountain

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Location of Greece?

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34 th 42 parallels

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What does Asproudi/Asproudes mean?

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White grapes ( aspro white)

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What does Cava mean?

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For PGI and Varietal, oak Aging:
- White / Rose: min. 1 years with at least 6 months in barrel.
- Red: min. 3 years with at least 1 year I barrel

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What does Grand Cru mean?

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Select vineyards of a given region, typically from higher elevation, applies to certain sweet wines.

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What does Reserve

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What does Reserve mean?

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Only for PDO: - White: 1 year with at least 6 months in barrel and 3 months in bottle - Red: 2 years with min. 1 year and 6 months I bottle.

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What does Grand/Grand reserve mean?

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For PDO only: - White: 2 years with at least 1 year in barrel and six months in bottle. ( White Grande reserve wines cannot be aged in barrels larger than 600 liters. - Red: 4 years with at least 18 moths in barrel and 18 months in bottle.

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What does Kouloura/Stefani mean?

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  • Traditional method vine training specific to Santorini, trained along the ground in a basket shape. This protects the grapes from harsh, hot winds.
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What does Ktima mean?

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  • Estate
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What does Mavroudi mean?

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  • Indigenous variety - Generic term for unknown red grapes ( mavro means black)
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What does Paleomenos se vareli mean?

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  • For PDO, PGI, Varietal wines that are labeled with cava, reserve, grande reserve. Indicates extended oak aging beyond the required minimums.
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What does Topikos Oinos mean?

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  • Local wine: Vins de Pays
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What does Epitrapezios Oinos mean?

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List rules of sweet wine of Santorini Vin Santo?
- Grape: Min. 51 %Assyrtiko, plus Aidani, Athiri and small amounts of other traditional grapes - Sun dried on the vine. - Sweet dried grape: harvest late August - Fortified Dried Grape ( legally allowed) - Alc. Potential 15% / Actual 9% - Min. must weight - 260 g/l - Vintage aging: 2 years in barrels, must be occur on the islands of Thera or Thirasia. - Aging statement: Oxidative manner for at least 4 years. Multiple of 4, 6, 12, 16 - Big Barrel - Producers: Gaia
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List rules of Samos PDO?
- Authroized Varieties: Moschato Aspro ( Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains) - VDN / VDN Grande Cru / VDL / Naturally Sweet ( Sun Dried) - Alc. - 15 - 22 % - Producers: UWC Samos, Kourtakis, Nopera Wines, Tsantali, Vakakis Wines
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Retisa rules and production?
- Grape: Savatiano, Roditis ( pnik skinned) - must be made with grape must treated with resin from the Aleppo pine ( Pinus halepensis). - Resin is added during fermentation an the amount cannot exceed 1 % of the total Volume - Central Greece: Attica ( Mesogia), Viota, Evia - PGI - Traditional Appellation
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What does Kokkineli mean?
- Rose Retsina from Roditis grape
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Most planted white grape of Greece?
- Savatiano 16,52 % / Second Muscat of Hamburg
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Name of pink skinned Greek grape?
- Roditis 14,34 %
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Name of most planted Greece red grape?
- Agiorgitiko 5,28 % / Liatiko 3,85 %
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Name of biggest Greece region?
Peleponese
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Name od smallest region of Greece?
Leonian Islands - 4,85 %
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List PGI of Tharce / grape and producers?
Rrgional: Tharce / District: Evors / Area: Avdira, Ismaros - None PDO - Grape: Red Moivroudi, Limnio / White: Sauvignon Blanc, Assyrtiko - Producers: Tsantali - wines Rapsani Xinomavro, Krassato, Stavroto and Agion Oros
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List rules of Ouzo?
2006 PDO status - Min. 37,5 % ABV - First commercial distillery Tymavos - 1856 - Maceration or destillation with aniseed and other like fennel, mastic, fruits - Grain, grape spirits, traditional copper stills - Production: Greece, Cyprus
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List rules of Tsipouro?
Brandy: alcoholic spirit produced by distilling grape marc (pomace), typically copper stills - Diluted with water - 40 - 45 % ABV - National Greek legislation and geographical indication - Ocassionaly anise favored
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List Macedonia PDO?
Amynteo - Goumenissa - Naoussa - Slopes of Meliton
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Name of main grape of Amynteo PDO?
100 % of Xinomavro - dry
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Name main grape and producers of Naoussa?
100 % Xinomavro - Boutari, Tsantali, Kir Yanni, Thymiopoulos Vineyards, Dalamara, Vaeni Naoussa Co - op, Ktima Kelesidi, Ktima Founti
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List main grape of Goumenissa PDO?
Dry red: Xinomavro and min. 20 % of Negoska
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List main grape and producer of Slopes of Meliton PDO (Plagies Meliton)?
Dry red: Cabernet Sauvignon plus Lemnio and Cabernet Franc - Dry White: Roditis, Assyrtiko, Athiri - Single producers Appellation for Domaine Carras (largest single vineyards in Greece)
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List PDO and PGI of Thessalia?
PDO: Anchiolas, Messenikola, Rapsani - PGI: Regional Thessalia / District Karditas, Magnissia / Area Elassona, Krania, Krannonas, Meteora, Tyrnavos
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List grape of Rapsani PDO?
Dry Red - Reserve / Grande Reserve - Xinomavro plus other Krassato, Stavroto (Ambelakiotiko)
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List main grape and style of Messenikola PDO?
Dry Red: min. 70 % Mavro Messenikola plus max. 30 % of Syrah and Carignan - Reserve / Grande Reserve
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List main grape and style of Anchialos PDO?
Only White: Dry / Semi Dry / Semi Sweet - Grape: Min. 80 % Roditis and max. 20% Savatiano
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List PDO and PDI of Epirus?
PDO: Zitsa PDO - PDI: Regional Epirus / District Loannina / Area Metsovo
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List main grape and style of Zitsa PDO?
White: Dry / Sparkinling Dry an Semidry - Grape: 100 % Debina
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List PGI of Sterea Ellada (Central Greece)?
PGI: Regional Central Greece / District Attiki (Attica), Evia / Area Attica, Evia, Fthiotida
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List PDO and PGI of Peleponese?
PDO: Nemea, Mantinia, Patras, Monemvasia - Malvasia, Mavrodaphe of Patras, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras - PGI: Regional Peleponese / District Achaia, Argolida, Arkadia, Ilia, Korinthos, Messinia, Lakonia / Area Klimenti, Letrina, Pisatis, Pylia, Egialia, Petroto, Tegea, Trifilia
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List main grape and producers of Nemea PDO?
100% - Ariorgitiko -,, Blood of Hercules '' - Producers: Skouras / Gaia Wines: Gaia S 70% Agiorgitiko 30% Syrah / Semeli Estate / Ktima Bairaktaris / Ktima Tselepos / Ktima Palivou - Style: Dry / Semi Sweet / Vin Doux / Vin Doux Naturel / Sweet Dired - Reserve / Grand Reserve
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List grape and style of Mantinia PDO?
Dry White ( or Vin Gris) - Sparkinling white (from brut nature to doux) ( traditional and Couve method) - Grape: Min. Moschofilero plus Asproudes - Reserve / Grande Reserve - Min. 3.5 atmospheres
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List grape and style of Muscat of Patras PDO?
Grape: Moschato Aspro - Styles: VDN / VDN Grand Cru / VDL / Naturally Sweet Wines (Sun Dried)
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List grape and style of Muscat of Rio Patras?
Grape: Moschato Aspro - Style: VDN / VDN Grand Cru / VDL / Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dired)
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List grape and style of Patras PDO?
Grape: 100 % Roditis - Styles: White Dry / Semi Dry / Semi Sweet
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List grape and style od Mavrodaphe of Patras?
Grape: Mavrodaphe and max 49 % Mavro Korinthiaki - Natural Sweet Red Wine (VDL Dried Fruits) - Sweet red Wine (VDL additional must) - Aging requirements: 1 year min. Oak barrel 1000 L or less / Reserve 3 Yeras with 2 in cask and 1 year bottle / Vielle Reserve min. 5 Yeras and 2 cask and bottle / Grand Reserve 7 years and 3 in cask and bottle / Non Vintage min. 3 Yeras after finally blending - Producers: Kourtaki
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