General Flashcards
(57 cards)
1
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Vidiano and Kotsifali are grape varieties thought to be indigenous to what island?
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Crete
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Monemvassia-Malvasia
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PDO for sweet wines, southern Pelopennese
- Naturally Sweet White (Vin Liastos/Sun Dried)
- Fortified Sweet White (VDN)
- min 51% Monemvassia, plus Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa
4
Q
Retsina
Most common white grape
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Saavatiano
5
Q
T/F: Retsina cannot be labeled with a vintage.
A
True
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Greece
Number of indigenous varietals
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over 300
7
Q
Two large producers who dominate the Greek wine industry
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Boutari
Tsantali
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Greece wine laws
Year 1st implemented
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1969 and 1970
- Most of the country’s appellations were established in 1971
- Laws refined in the 1980s
- Overseen by the Greek Wine Institute
- Conform to EU standards and resemble the French model
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Year most of Greece’s appellations were established
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1971
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2 levels of PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) quality wine
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Controlled Appellation of Origin
- status reserved for traditional sweet wine
- Appellation of Superior Quality
* While these 2 separate categories remain, “PDO Wines of Greece” will appear on current and future bottles of wines featuring a designation of origin, especially those destined for export.
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“Reserve”
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- White - min. 1 yr, 6 mo barrel, 3 mo bottle
- Red - min. 2 yrs, 1 yr barrel, 6 mo bottle
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“Grand Reserve”
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- White - 2 yrs, 1 yr barrel, 6 mo bottle
- Red - 4 yrs, 18 mo barrel, 18 mo bottle
13
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Verdea
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Oxidative white wine produced on the island of Zakynthos of the Ionian Sea
14
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3 other categories of wine quality below PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) level
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- PGI (Protected Geographical Indication)
- Varietal - still awaiting its official unveiling in 2011 due to bureaucratic delays, comprises table wines that carry a vintage and variety on the label, whereas ordinary “Table” wines cannot
- Table
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PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) zones
3 levels
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- Regional - equivalent to the major regions of Greece, such as Pelopnnese and Crete
- District
- Area - so small they may include a single estate
17
Q
Regions of the Greek mainland
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- Thrace
- Macedonia
- Epirus
- Thessalia
- Peloponnese
- Cental Greece (Sterea Ellada)
18
Q
Region known as Sterea Ellada
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Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
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Region home to some of Greece’s best red wines
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Macedonia
20
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Thrace
Number of PDO appellations
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None
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Sole grape for red wines of Naoussa and Amynteo
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Xinomavro (“acid-black”)
- Firmly tannic
- vs. Macedonia’s Goumenissa PDO, which produces lighter Xinomavro wines with min. 20% Negoska
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Q
Goumenissa PDO
Style
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- Xinomavro + min 20% Negoska
- Lighter profile
23
Q
Min. % of Negoska added to Xinomavro in Goumenissa PDO
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20% Negoska
24
Q
“Cava”
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- Aging indication for PGI wines
- White and rosé - min 1 yr, 6 mo oak
- Reds - min. 3 yrs, 1 yr oak
25
Q
What term may be added to the label of Cava, Reserve, or Grand Reserve wines to indicate oak aging beyond the required minimums?
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“Palaiomenos se vareli”
26
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Greece’s coolest region
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Amynteo PDO
- Within Macedonia
- Only PDO to allow the production of rosé wines (?); these may be dry to semisweet, and still or sparkling
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What is the only PDO to allow the production of rosé wines?
**Amynteo**
* **In Macedonia**
* **Rosés may be dry to semisweet, and still or sparkling**
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PDO in Macedonia that is a single appellation for Domaine Carras
**Slopes of Meliton (Plagies Meltiona)**
## Footnote
Domaine Carras - a trailblazing, ambitius Greek estate
30
Red PDO wines from Domaine Carras are a blend of what grapes
* **Cabernet Sauvignon**
* **Cabernet Franc**
* **and native Liminio**
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Who nurtured the native white Malagousia grape from the brink of extinction and now produces varietal wines of high aromatic intensity from the grape at his own domaine in the PGI district fo Thassaloniki in northern Macedonia?
**Evangelos Gerovassiliou**
* **Winemaker who launched Domaine Carras to international acclaim**
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Southernmost appellation for Xinomavro
**Rapsani** PDO
* Within Thessalia
* Xinomavro's tannins and acid structure are softened by the warmer climate and mandatory blending with the lighter Krasato and Stavroto grapes
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Rapsani PDO
(w/in Thessalia)
2 grapes required in the blend with Xinomavro
* **Krasato,** **Stavroto**
* Lighter red grapes
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PDO in Thessalia for only white wines
**Anchialos PDO**
* Blended from **Roditis** and **Savvatiano** grapes from higher-altitude vineyards
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Zitsa PDO
## Footnote
(wihtin Epirus)
* Styles
* Grape
Zitsa PDO
* **Dry White**
* **Sparkling White Dry / Semi Dry**
* **100% Debina**
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Most prominent region for Retsina
**Central Greece**, or **Sterea Ellada**
* **Attiki, the region surrounding Athens, is the center of production**
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Year Naoussa was established as an appellation
**1971**
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PDO home of Boutari
**Naoussa** PDO
## Footnote
(within Macedonia, est 1971)
* Boutari - one of Greece's two largest producers and a major force in the modern rejuvenation of Greek winemaking
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Winemaker that launched Doamine Carras to international acclaim
**Evangelos Gerovassiliou**
* **Under the guidance of Émile Peynaud**
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Domaine Carras
Slopes of Meliton PDO
Grapes for white blends
* **Assyrtiko**
* **Athiri**
* **Rhoditis**
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Epirus
1 PDO
**Zitsa PDO**
* **Dry still white**
* **Sparkling white dry / semi dry**
* **100% Debina**
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Crete
Most planted white grape
**Vilana**
* Vidiano (higher acidity, more character) grape is challenging Vilana in popularity with high-quality producers
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Wine-producing islands in the Ionian archipelago
* **Cephalonia**
* **Kerkyra (Corfu)**
* **Lefkada**
* **Zakynthos**
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Ionian island that contains all the PDOs in the group
**Cephalonia**
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Robola of Cephalonia
* Styles
* Grapes
Robola of Cephalonia
* **Dry White**
* **100% Robola**
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Muscat of Cephalonia
* Styles
* Grape
* **Sweet White (sun dried), White VDN, White VDL, VDN Grand Cru**
* **100% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Moschato Aspro)**
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Muscat PDOs
## Footnote
*Grand Cru*
Muscat PDO's *Grand Cru*
* **Wines produced from estate vineyards with "low yields per ha"**
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Muscat appellations
Must weight levels
* **Sweet Wine:** **300 g/l** **(after drying)**
* **VDN:** **238** **g/l**
* **VDN Grand Cru:** **252** **g/l**
* **VDL:** **221** **g/l**
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Ionian Islands
PDO zones
* **Robola of Cephalonia**
* **Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia**
* **Muscat of Cephalonia**
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3 PDO zones est in 2012
* **Candia**
* **Malvasia Candia**
* **Malvasia Sitia**
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Most widespread red varietal in the Aegean
**Mandilaria**
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Sitia
* Styles
* Grapes
Sitia
* **Dry White, Dry Red**
* **Red VDL, Red VDN, Vin Liastos**
* **White: min 70% Vilana, + Thrapsathiri**
* **Red: min 80% Liatiko, + Mandilaria**
* **Vin Liastos is 100% Liatiko**
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Peza
* Styles
* Grapes
**Peza**
* **Dry Red and White**
* **White: 100% Vilana**
* **Red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria**
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Dafnes
* Styles
* Grapes
Dafnes
* **Red only**
* **Dry, VDL, VDN/Grand Cru, Vin Liastos**
* **100% Liatiko**
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Archanes
* Styles
* Grapes
**Dry Red Kotsifali and Mandilaria**
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Candia
* Styles
* Grapes
Candia
* **Dry red and white**
* **White: min 85% Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Athiri, Liatiko (vinified white), + Muscat** **Spinas, Malvasia di Candia**
* **Red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria**
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Malvasia Candia PDO
* Styles
* Grapes
* Aging requirements
Malvaisa Candia
* **Vin Liastos, VDN**
* **Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsani, Liatiko, + max 15% Malvasia di Candia** **Aromatico and/or Muscat Blanc a Petits Grain**
* **2 yrs oak**
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Malvasia Candia, Malvaisa Sitia, Malvasia Paros
Vin Liastos
* Min must weight
* Min RS
* **320 g/l**
* **80 g/l**
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Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO
Grapes
**min 51% Malvassia, plus Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa**
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Zitsa PDO
Sparkling RS
Zitsa PDO
* **Sparkling White Dry: 17 - 32 g/l**
* **Sparkling White Semi Dry: 32 - 50 g/l**
