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What is retsina wine flavoured with

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Aleppo pine

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What are the two PDO levels for Greek wines

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Controlled appellation of origin OPE - Reserved for sweet wines
Appellation of superior quality OPAP

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What does the Reserve means on the labels of Greek red and white wines

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White Reserve - min 1 year of ageing with at least 6 months in oak and 3 months in bottle
Red reserve - min 2 year of ageing with atleast 1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle

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What does the term Grand reserve indicate on wine labels of Greek red and white wines

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White - min 2 year of ageing with atleast 1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle

Red - min 4 year of ageing with at least 18 months in oak and 18 months in bottle

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What does the PGI category of Greek wines include

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Traditional appellation 
Topikos inos ( vin de pays category )
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What does cava indicate on the Greek wine labels

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Cava is PGI term for ageing of wine
White and rose - atleast 1 year of ageing of white and rose with atleast min 6 months in oak
Red min 3 year with atleast one year In barrel

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What is the term used in Greek wines to indicate ageing beyond the required limits

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Palaimenos se vareli

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Name all the regions of Greece

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Thrace 
Macedonia 
Epirus 
Central Greece 
Peloppnese 
Ionian island 
Aegean island 
Crete 
Thessalia
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Which region doesn’t claim any PDO zone in Greece

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Thrace

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Name the PDO zones of Macedonia

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Noussa
Amynteo
Goumenissa
Slopes of Meliton

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Grape variety used by noussa PDO

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Red - Xinomavro

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Grape variety used by Goumenissa PDO

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Red - Xinomavro and min 20 % negoska

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Grape variety used by Amynteo PDO and styles of wine made

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Red - Xinomavro

Style - red | Rose | sparkling rose

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Slopes of meliton PDO grape variety used

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Red - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Limnio

White - Assyrtiko Athiri rhoditis

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Slope of meliton is monopole of which property

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Domaine carras

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PDO zones of Thessalia

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Rapsani
Messenikola
Anchialos

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Rapsani PDO grape variety

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Xinomavro, krassato and Stavroto

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Messenikola PDO grape variety

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Red - Mavro Messenikola min 70 % and min 30% Syrah carignan

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Anchialos PDO grape variety

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Rhoditis and savvatiano

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PDO zone of Epirus

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Zitsa

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Grape variety and style of wine used by Zitsa PDO

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Style - White still and sparkling

Grape - Debina

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Grape variety used by central Greece for the retsina wine

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Savvatiano and rhoditis

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Which region is the centre of production of retsina in Greece

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PDO zones of Peloponnese

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Nemia 
Mantinia 
Patras 
Muscat of patras 
Muscat of rio patras 
Mavrodaphne of patras 
Monemvasia malvasia
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Famous commune of Nemea PDO
Koutsi
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Grape variety used by Nemia and style of wine
Grape - Agiorgitiko | Style - Dry and sweet red wine
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Grape variety used by Mantinia and style of wine made
Grape - Moschofilero | Style - Dry white and sparkling
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Grape variety used by Patras PDO
Rhoditis
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Which PDO allows oxidative sweet wines in Greece
Monemvasia malvasia PDO
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Grape variety used by Monemvasia malvasia
51% monemvasia plus Assyrtiko Asproudes kydonista
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Grape variety used by Mavrodaphne of patras PDO
Min 51 % Mavrodaphne plus Mavri korinthaiki
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Style of wine made by Mavrodaphne of patras PDO
Vin du liqueur
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Grape variety used by Moscat of Patras and Muscat of rio patras
Moschato Aspro
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Four island of Ionian
Cephalonia Corfu Lefkada Zakynthos
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PDO zones of cephalonia
Muscat of cephalonia Mavrodaphne of cephalonia Robola of Cephalonia
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Grape variety used by Verdea traditional appellation
Skiadopoulo | Pavlos | Avgoustiatis
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PDO zones of Crete
``` Archanes Daphnes Sitia Peza Candia Malvasia candia Malvasia sitia ```
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Style of wine made by Archanes PDO
Dry Red only | Grape - Mandilaria and kotsifali
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Style and grape variety used by Daphanes PDO
Dry red wine and sweet red wine | Grape - Liatiko
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Style and grape variety used by sitia
Red and white still wine and sweet style as well Red grape - Liatiko White grape - vilana plus thrapsathiri
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Style and grape variety used by Peza PDO
Dry red and white wine Red - Kotsifali and mandilaria White - vilana
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Candia PDO grape variety and style of wine made
Dry red and white wine Red grape - Kotsifali and mandilaria White - Vilana vidiano
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Malvasia Candia PDO grape variety and style of wine made
Style - VDN and natural sweet wine Grape - Assyrtiko | Athiri | vidiano | Thrapsathiri plus 15% Malvasia Di Candia aromatico and muscat a blanc petit grains
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What is stefani in Greece
Vines are trained close to ground in Stefani in order to protect them from fierce Aegean winds and to collect moisture that becomes available as morning dew
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Which appellation in Greece allows to blend white grapes in red wines
Paros PDO
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Grape variety used by santorini and style of wine made
Style dry white and vinsanto | Grape - Assyrtiko | Athiri | Aidani
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Paros PDO grape variety and style of wine made
Style - Red and white dry wine Red grape - co fermentation of madilaria and monemvasia White grape - Monemvasia
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Samos PDO grape variety and style of wine made
Grape - Moschato Aspro | Style - VDN | VDL | Naturally sweet wine
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Lemnos PDO grape variety and style of wine
Style - Dry white and red wine | VDL and naturally sweet wine Red - Lemnio White - Moschato Alexandria
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Muscat of Lemnos PDO style and grape variety used
Style -VDN | VDL | Naturally sweet wine | Grape - Moschato Alexandria
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Rhodes PDO grape variety and style of wine
Style - Red white and rose from dry to semi sweet version Grape - red and Rose - Mandilaria White - Athiri

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