List wine regions of Greece ?
Explain wine law of Greece ?
Explain PGI Regional Wines ?
Constitute the broader, overall level of the
PGI wines of Greece. Eight of the country’s nine winegrowing
regions produce designated PGI Regional Wines with the
exception of the lonian Islands
PGI District Wine
Grapes used for the vinification of PGI
District Wines have to originate within the boundaries of the
district and must be vinified within those boundaries. However,
wineries located in neighbouring districts are also entitled to
producing these wines.
PGI Area Wines
the most restrictive designations. The
boundaries of each PGI wine area usually form a section of a
district or,, comprise parts of two districts. There are also cases of
a single community/village.
Varieties and types of wine must comply with strict specifications.
List Wines of Traditional Appellation ?
Explain Retisna production ?
Explain - Verdea rules ?
Type of “Vinho Verde” produced on the island
of Zakynthos from under-ripe grapes -Skiadopoulo, (50%)
Pavlos, Asprorobola (white Robola) and Goustolidi
varieties.
Principal Grape Varietals (White) ?
Assyrtiko (a seer tee ko) Finest - multi purpose, dry wines
with citrus aromas, High acidity, Plantings in Santorini
(Vinsanto) Macedonia & Attica
Athiri Thin skin, Aromatic low acid, Blending grape
Aidani (Ah ee tha nee) Plantings in Cyclades Aromatic medium
acidity - blending grape particularly with Assyrtiko & Athiri
Lagorthi pronounced acidity - Peach, melon citrus flavours
Malagousia- Plantings in Macedonia & Attica Aromatic full
bodied wine, medium acidity Tropical fruit flavours
Robola - Plantings in Cephalonia Citrus & Peach notes
Roditis - Rosé skin, Plantings- Attica, Macedonia, Peleponnese
(AOC Patra) Low yields
Savatiano Predominat in Attica
Tsaoussi (Tsa oo see) Plantings mainly in Cephalonia
Principal Grapes - Red
Agiorghitiko (Ah yor yee ti ko) Principal red
varietal Plantings principally Nemea Deep
colours, soft tannins, moderate acidity
Can produce wines with ageing potential
Xinomavro (Ksee no ma vro) Plantings in
Macedonia Tannic wines with ageing potential
Complex aromas Red fruit, spices
Mavrodaphne (Mav ro thaf nee) Plantings in
Peloponnese & Ionian islands Blended with
Korinthiaki to produce fortified dessert wine
(Mavrodaphne) Good results in blends with
Refosco, Agiorghitiko & Cab Sauvignon
Mandelaria (Rhodes - Crete) blending grape
Macedonia grapes PDO and producers ?
Xinomavro the most important grape
Important PDO districts:
Naoussa: one of the first AOP regions and located on the
slopes of Mount Vermion. Full bodied reds from
Xinomavro (Boutari Grand Reserve)
Cotes de Meliton: red, white & rosé from native & French
varietals (Chateau Carras)
Amynteo: remote northern area. Sparkling, rosé and light
reds from Xinomavro
Goumenissa: N of Naoussa. Red wines from Negoska &
Xinomavro
Thessaly PDO ?
Rapsani: Red wines from Xinomavro
Epirus PDO ?
Zitsa: White wines (dry, off dry, sparkling) from Debina
grape
Greece :Peloponnese ?
Mantinia (Peleponnese) ?
Aegean Islands ?
ine industries on Santorini, Crete, Rhodes, Samos
Combination of Mediterranean climate with the rocky, volcanic
soils
Grapes: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Aidani, Mavrotragano, Muscat
Assyrtiko grape is Greek’s finest white variety
Producers: Domaine Sigalas (Santorini), Boutari
Fantaxometocho Estate (Crete)
Samos: Sweet wines produced from Muscat à petits grains
Samos Vin Doux
Samos Nectar Sun dried fruit. Natural fermentation.
Aged 3yrs in wood
Samos Grand Cru VDN Grapes sourced from selected sites
Samos Anthemis VDL aged 5 yrs in woop
Ampelia system of Greece ?
Stefani and kouloura
List classification of Greece ?
Explain older classification of Greece ?
Explain PGI of Greece?
The PGI designation includes all Regional Wines and those classified with “Traditional
Designation” which includes Verdea and the 15 sub-districts of Retsina.
There are three levels, Area wines which have the most defined origin usually being a part of a district, District wines which may come from the whole of a district, and Regional wines. Eight of the country’s nine wine growing regions produce PGI Regional Wines the Ionian
Islands being the exception, but this region does produce PDO, Area and District PGI wines.
Explain Reserve of Greece ?
The term Reserve may be used with white PDO/OPAP wines which have been aged for a
minimum of two years, with at least six months in wood and six months in the bottle, and
red wines which have been aged for a minimum of three years, with at least six months in
wood and six months in the bottle.
Explain Grande Reserve of Greece ?
Most important information about Thrace ?
List PDO of Macedonia ?