Greece Flashcards
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What is modern day retsina?
white wine, from Savatiano grapes, and flavored with the addition of Aleppo pine resin. Cannot be vintage dated
Name some of the larger producers in Greece?
Boutari (Naoussa PDO) and Tsantali
Who regulates wine regions in Greece?
Greek Wine Institute - appellation laws conform to EU standards and resemble the French model
List the desiginations of Origin for labeling in Greece?
Two levels of PDO: Controlled Appellation of Origin, or Οίνοι Ονομασία
AOC/OPE - for sweet wines
AOSQ/OPAP - superior quality
What are age designation requirements for ‘Reserve’ in Greece?
Réserve - white wines 1 year with at least 6 mon in barrel/3 mon in bottle, red wines 2 years with 1 year in barrel and 6 mon in bottle.
What are age designation requirements for ‘ Grand Reserve’ in Greece?
Grande Réserve white wines min 2 year aging, including at least 1 year in barrel and 6 months in bottle. Red min 4year aging, including at least 18 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle.
How are Varietal wines, and Table wines classified in Greece?
As PGI
Varietal wines carry a vintage and variety on the label, whereas ordinary Table wines cannot
How is PGI zones divided in Greece?
divided into regional, district, and area levels: PGI regions are equivalent to the major regions of Greece
What are some Traditional PGI zones in Greece?
Retsina and Verdea
Topikos Inos *former Vin de Pays category
What does ‘Cava’ (Kava) indicate on a Greek wine label?
White & Rose -at least 1 year of aging/least six months in oak
Reds -minimum 3 years of aging/in barrel for at least 1 year
What does ‘Palaiomenos se vareli’ indicate on a Greek wine label?
indicate oak aging beyond the required minimums. Can be added to label of Cava, Réserve, or Grande Réserve
What regions are located within the Greek mainland?
Macedonia, Epirus, Peloponnese, Thessalia, Thrace, and Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
How are the Greek islands catergorized?
Aegean and Ionian Islands
Where is the firmly tannic red grape Xinomavro (“acid black”) solely produced?
Macedonia’s PDO regions of Naoussa and Amynteo
Goumenissa PDO wines?
lighter Xinomavro wines requiring the addition of at least 20% Negoska
What is one of Greece’s most successful appellations?
Naoussa PDO, established in 1971 home of Boutari, one of Greece’s two largest producers and a major force in the modern rejuvenation
What is Greece’s coolest region? What wines are grown there?
Amynteo, one of the few PDOs allowing production of rosé wines; these may range from dry to semisweet, and be still or sparkling
What producer is a monopole in Slopes of Meliton PDO, Macedonia?
Domaine Carras. Winemaker Evangelos Gerovassiliou received international acclaim for saving native white Malagousia grape from the brink of extinction
Where is Rapsani PDO?
Thessalia. Lower slopes of Mount Olympus, southernmost region for Xinomavro grape, blended with Krassato and Stavroto varieties. Had 4
What other grapes are grown in the Slopes of Meliton PDO?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and the native Limnio.
Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Roditis
What are some other PDOs that produce red wine only?
Messenikola PDO, Thessalia
What are some other PDOs that produce white wine only?
Anchialos PDO, Thessalia
from Roditis and Savvatiano
What important PDOs are located in Peloponnese?
Nemea - red only
Mantinia, and Patras - white only
What other name is Agiorgitiko know by in Nemea PDO?
called the blood of Hercules (or blood of the lion)
