Samos PDO

Question 1

Samos Nectar is made in this style?

Answer 1

Dried grapes
No fortification
VND (Vin Naturellement Doux)
Aged in oak 6 years

Question 2

Naturally sweet wine of Samos PDO grapes must obtain this g/l RS before vinification?

Answer 2

Min 300g/l

Question 3

Slopes of Ambelos PGI (Mt. Ampelos) on Samos is for this style of wine only?

Answer 3

Dry whites from Muscat

Question 4

Only Red Grapes of Samos?

Answer 4

Ritino
Fokiano

Question 5

Elevation of Samos

Answer 5

0-900m

Question 6

Aspect of vineyards in Samos?

Answer 6

North, terraced, high elevation

Question 7

What is Samos Anthemis?

Answer 7

Produced by UWC Samos: Five years aging
Produced with Fortification
VDL: Mistelle

Question 8

Mountain of Samos?

Answer 8

Mount Ampelos

Question 9

VDL wines of Samos are allowed this % abv from fermentation?

Answer 9

1%

Question 10

Grand Cru VdN wines of Samos are sites of this elevation and higher?

Answer 10

400m and higher

Question 11

Most important wine of Samos UWC (United Winemaking Cooperative) from a production standpoint?

Answer 11

Entry level Samos Vin Doux

Question 12

Topography and soil of Samos?

Answer 12

Very granitic, steep

Question 13

Local name for Muscat Blanc in Samos, where 95% of the island’s vineyards are dedicated to the grape?

Answer 13

Moschato Aspro

Question 14

In this year, the UWC Samos was founded and a law was passed stating that only wines made from Muscat could claim a Samos origin?

Answer 14

1934

Question 15

Where is UWC Samos on the Island of Samos?

Answer 15

Eastern Side

Question 16

Styles of Samos PDO?

Answer 16

VDN
VDN Grand Cru
VDL (Mistelle)
Sun Dried: Naturally Sweet

Question 17

This Union controls all wine production on Samos?

Answer 17

Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives of Samos

Question 18

VDN Wines of Samos are fortified during fermentation with alc of vinous origin of min % abv, to between this % and this % volume of spent mash or 40% of total volume of finished product?

Answer 18

Min 95% abv

Between 5-10% of volume of spent mash

Question 19

Only Muscat based appellation of Greece without Muscat in the name?

Answer 19

Samos PDO