Greece

Question 1

PDO categories in Greece

Answer 1

AOC / OPE = controlled appellation of origin (SWEET WINES)

AOSQ / OPAP = appellation on superior quality

Question 2

PGI in Greece

Answer 2

Divided in Regional, area , district (sometimes single estate)

Question 3

Lower wine designations in greece

Answer 3

Varietal wines : can state variety and vintage on the label

Table wines : no vintage or variety

Question 4

Cava (Greece)

Answer 4

Only for PGI wines

White/Rose = 1 year aging / 6 months oak

Reds = 3 years aging / 1 year oak

Question 5

Aging requirements (greece)

Answer 5

Reserve :
- white = 1 years aging / 6 months oak / 3 months bottle
- red = min 2 years aging / 1 year oak / 6 months bottle

Grand reserve:
- white = 2 years aging / 1 year oak / 6months bottle
- reds = 4 years aging / 18 months oak / 18 months bottle

Question 6

PALAIOMENOS SE VARELI (Greece)

Answer 6

Extended barrel aging

Question 7

Greece regions

Answer 7

Mainland:
- Thrace
- Macedonia
- Epirus
- Thessaly
- peloponnese
- central Greece

Inslands:
- Aegean
-Ionian

Question 8

Naoussa PDO

Answer 8

Macedonia region
Xinomavro grape
High tannin / high acidity / amber tent colour / needs time to mature
150-400m asl

Question 9

Amyntheo PDO

Answer 9

Xinomavro grape
Lighter style than Naoussa
570-750m asl

Dry / medium dry sparkling = charmat & traditional method

Question 10

Goumenissa PDO

Answer 10

Macedonia region
Xinomavro + Nagoska

Question 11

Thessaloniki

Answer 11

No PDO
Most famous RETSINA (white wine with pine resin infusion)

Question 12

HALKIDIKI

Answer 12

“ 3 fingers” = 3 peninsula in the Aegean Sea

COTES DE MELITON = slopes of MELITON
Cab Sav + cab franc + Limnio

White = assyrtiko + Athiri + Roditis

Question 13

Nemea PDO

Answer 13

Peloponnese / agiorgitiko
3 zones:
- 230-450m = lightest wines
- 450-750m = less rainfall / more powerful
- 750-900m = excellent red/ best rose

Question 14

Mantinia PDO

Answer 14

Peloponnese / most popular white

Cool climate at high altitude

Moschofilero grape

Question 15

Patra PDO

Answer 15

Peloponnese / Roditis grape

Still white , dry , off dry, semi-sweet

Question 16

Samos

Answer 16

Greek island / VDN-VDL / muscat a petit grains

Samos Vin Doux: fortified prior fermentation after pressing / 15% abv

Samos VDN: fortified during fermentation

Samos Vin Naturellement Doux: Sun dried grapes for up to 10 days / 130g/L / 14%

Samos anthemis: 5 years oak maturation

Samos nectar: sun dried grapes / min 3 years oak aging

Question 17

Santorini

Answer 17

Greek island / strong wind = trained in a Stefani (crown)

Assyrtiko grapes / high acidity / 13.5%

Vin Santo = vin Doux / VDN / vin Naturellement Doux

Question 18

Epirus only PDO

Answer 18

Zitsa

Question 19

Commandaria

Answer 19

cyprus / considered the oldest wine in the world

Question 20

Nychteri

Answer 20

Wine made from grapes pressed the night after the harvest / Nychta = Night