Chapter Fifteen - Eastern Med Flashcards
(44 cards)
Red grape used in the production of fortified wines in Patras
Mavrodaphne
Traditional Greek wine flavored with resin
Retsina
Dessert wine specialty of Santorini
Vinsanto
Greek term for regional, PGI level wine
Topikos Oinos
Designation for the certain traditional Greek wines such as retsina
OKP
Top-tier Greek wine designation; typically reserved for sweet wines
OPE
A pink-skinned grape variety native to the Peloponnese
Moschofilero
Red grape of the Naoussa PDO
Xinomavro
Top quality designation used for dry, unfortified wines
OPAP
High acid white wine grape variety originally from Santorini
Assyrtiko
A traditional, oxidative white wine
Verdea
Red variety known as “saint george’s grape,” used in the wines of Nemea
Agiorgitiko
Classification for standard Greek table wine
EO
White grape used in the sweet wines of Samos and Patras
Muscat
White grape used inthe dry wines of the Patras DO
Roditis
What is the largest red wine appellation in Greece?
Nemea
The greek islands of Samos, Santorini, and Rhodes are located in the
Aegean Sea
The Greek islands of Corfue and Cephalonia are located in the
Ionian sea
What peninsula has the highest concentration of vineyards in all of Greece
Peloponnese
What red grape, widely planted throughout Greece, is also known as “acid black”
Xinomavro
What are the two main grape varieties used in the production of Commandaria?
Mavro & Xyrosteri
A complex, traditional aging system, known and _____ system is sometimes used in the aging of Commandaria
Mana system
Most of Lebanon’s vineyards are located in
Bekaa Valley
The leading producer of Lebanese wine
Chateau Musar
