Greece Flashcards
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Greece wine law
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- PDO = Quality wine (POP, OPAP, OPE)
- PGI = Regional wines and any of the wines of “Traditional designation” which have an established geographical indication such as Verdea and 15 Retsinas
- Varietal wines = Entitled to bear an indication of their vintage and varietal composition but not of their geographical indication
- Table wines (Epitrapezios Inos El) = All wines which are neither PDO or PGI or varietal wines. No vintage dating or grape variety indication
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What is Retsina PGI?
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Appellation for white wine from Savatiano and Roditis grapes and flavored with the addition of pine resin
As per Greek law, it cannot be labeled with a vintage
3
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What is a Kokkineli wine?
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Rosé Retsina wine made from the pink-skinned Roditis grape
4
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Regions of Greece and its key grapes
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- Aegean Islands - Athiri, Mandelaria, Muscat, Assyrtico
- Central Greece - Savatiano
- Crete - Vidiano, Vilana, Liatiko, Kotsifali
- Epirus - Debina
- Ionian Islands - Robola, Tsaoussi
- Macedonia - Xinomavro
- Peloponnese - Agiorghitiko, Moschofilero
- Thessalia - Xinomavro
- Thrace - Roditis, Limnio
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PDO’s from Aegean Islands
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- Santorini PDO
- Paros PDO
- Rhodes PDO
- Lemnos PDO
- Samos PDO
- Muscat of Rhodes PDO
- Muscat of Lemnos PDO
- Malvasia Paros PDO
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PDO’s from Crete
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- Sitia PDO
- Peza PDO
- Daphnes PDO
- Archanes PDO
- Candia PDO
- Malvasia Candia PDO
- Malvasia Sitia PDO
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White grape varieties
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- Assyrtiko: originally Santorini but now throughout Greece
- Malagousia: MAcedonia and Peloponnese
- Moschofielero: Mantinia in Peloponnese
- Roditis: Attica, Macedonia, Thessaly and Peloponnese
- White Muscat: Samos, Patras and Rio of Patra
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon Blanc
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Red grape varieties
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- Agiorgitiko: Nemea in the Peloponnese (aka St. George)
- Xynomavro: predominant grape in Macedonia (translates as sour black)
- Mavrodaphne: (aka black laurel) found in the Peloponnese regions of Achaia and Ilia, also Ionian Islands
- Syrah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
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PDO’s from Epirus
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- Zitsa PDO
10
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PDO’s from Ionian Islands
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- Robola of Cephalonia PDO
- Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO
- Muscat of Cephalonia PDO
11
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PDO’s from Macedonia
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- Amynteo PDO
- Goumenissa PDO
- Naoussa PDO
- Slopes of Meliton PDO
12
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PDO’s from Peloponnese
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- Nemea PDO
- Mantinia PDO
- Patras PDO
- Monemvasia-Malvasia PDO
- Mavrodaphne of Patras PDO
- Muscat of Patras PDO
- Muscat of Rio Patras
13
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PDO’s from Thessalia
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- Anchialos PDO
- Messenikola PDO
- Rapsani PDO
14
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Princpal wines of Naoussa PDO
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Full bodied reds from Xynomavro
15
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Principal wines of Slopes of Meliton PDO
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Red, white and rosé from native and French varieties
