General Greece

Question 1

What is Ktima

Answer 1

The name for Estate

Question 2

What percentage of fruit must be grown in and vinified in appelation for PDO in Greece

Answer 2

100%

Question 3

Who is the Greek god of wine

Answer 3

Dionysus, later became the Roman Bacchus

Question 4

Generic term for indigeneous white grapes

Answer 4

Aproudes

Question 5

Tsipouro is this

Answer 5

Grappa

Question 6

Countries surrounding Greece to the North

Answer 6

Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, North Macedonia

Question 7

Seas surrounding Greece

Answer 7

Aegean (East)

Ionian (West)

Libyan (South)

Question 8

What does Cava mean?

Answer 8

for PGI and Varietal wines only:

Indicates one year of aging for whites and Rosé, with 6 months oak. Three years aging with one year in barrel for reds.

Question 9

“Palaiomenos se vareli” (Greece) means what

Answer 9

indicates oak aging beyond required min for PGI Cava wines

Question 10

Greek Negociants

Answer 10

Boutari, Kourtakis

Question 11

What year were Greece’s wine laws established

Answer 11

1971

Question 12

When did phylloxera hit Greece

Answer 12

1898 in Macedonia and the north

Peloponnese in 60s
Crete 1970s

Santorini unaffected

Question 13

What parallels are Greece located on

Answer 13

Between 34-42

Question 14

Greece’s mountain Range

Answer 14

Pindos

Question 15

Grecian islands are divided into these categories

Answer 15

Cyclades, Dodecanese, North Aegean, Sporades (Near Thessaly)

Question 16

Can Table wines of Greece carry a vintage, composition, or region on the bottle

Answer 16

NO

Question 17

All regions of Greece

Answer 17

Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus, Thessalia, Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
Peloponnese, Ionian Islands, Aegean Islands, Crete

Question 18

First five of Greece

Answer 18

Boutari, Achaia Clauss, Kambas, Kourtakis, Tsantali

Question 19

Todays quality designations as of 2009

Greece

Answer 19

PDO (OPAP and OPE absorbed into this)

PGI

TO (Topikos Oinos) is table wine

Question 20

Three native red Varietals of Greece

Answer 20

Daphne, Debina, Kidonitsa, Skiadopoulo, Thrapsathiri, Viliana, Mavro Mesenikola
Mandilaria (Amorghiano)

Question 21

What year was the modern PDO system established in Greece?

Answer 21

2009

Question 22

Question 23

Producers of Greece

Answer 23

Alpha Estate (Amynteo, Macedonia)
Hatzidakis (Santorini)
Douloufakis
Moraitis Estate
Boutari
Tsantali
Sigalas (Santorini)
Porto Carras (Slopes of Meliton, Macedonia)
Domaine Mercouri (Peloponnese) refosco is called mercouri there

Question 24

The first vineyards in France were in Massalia, modern-day Marseilles, established by these people

Answer 24

Greeks

Question 25

When did Greece join the European Union

Answer 25

1981

Question 26

How did the Byzantine era affect wine styles in Greece

Answer 26

Wooden barrels introduced 7th century Sweet wines from dried grapes became popular Wine stopped being diluted with water

Question 27

Is irrigation allowed in Greece?

Answer 27

technically no, though practice is widespread

Question 28

Three Tiers of PGIs of Greece

Answer 28

120. Three tiers: Regional District Area

Question 29

PGIs in Greece must have this % of grapes from the appellation

Answer 29

85% Must be vinified within the PGI boundary

Question 30

What year was the Varietal category of wine laid out in Greece? What can be displayed on the label?

Answer 30

2011 Vintage and variety may be displayed Origin of fruit may not be displayed 85% of fruit from a specific vintage If a single variety is listed on label, 85% of fruit must come from that variety If more than one variety is listed, 100% of the wine must be composed of those varieties

Question 31

What is "Mavroudi"

Answer 31

Generic term for unknown indigenous red grapes

Question 32

Reserve and Grand Reserve are universal across all PDO wines. What are the aging requirements?

Answer 32

Reserve: White: one year aging 6 mos barrel 3 mos bottle Red: two years aging min 12 mos barrel 6 mos bottle Grand Reserve: White: two years aging, min one year in barrel 6 mos bottle Red: four years aging, min 18 mos in barrel and 18 mos in bottle

Question 33

Two most important Muscat grapes in Greece

Answer 33

Moschato Aspro (muscat Blanc a petit grains) *Muscat of Alexandria (Lemnos)* *Only appears in PDOs for dessert wines: Muscat of Cephalonia, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rhodes, Muscat of Rio Patras, Samos

Question 34

Order of plantings for Greece under vine

Answer 34

1. Peloponnese 2. Attica and Central Greece 3. Macedonia and Thrace 4. Crete 5. Aegean Islands 6. Epirius and Thessaly 7. Ionian Islands

Question 35

Because PDO wines must be vinified within the boundaries of the PDO, Boutari has seven wineries under its umbrella. Where are they?

Answer 35

Naoussa, Santorini, Crete, Mantinia, Goumenissa, Attica

Question 36

Because PDO wines must be vinified within the boundaries of the PDO, Tsintali has six winery locations under its umbrella

Answer 36

Naoussa, Santorini, Rapsani, Mount Athos, Halkidiki and Thrace