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1
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major grape of Mantinia PDO

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Moschofilero

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Thessaly PDO that only produce white wines:

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Anchialos

  • min 75% Roditis
  • up to 25% Savatiano
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3
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major grape of Anchialos?

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Roditis (75%) min

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4
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what grape are the wines of Nemea produced from?

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Agiorgitiko

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5
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where is Rapsani PDO?

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Thessaly

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major grapes of Rapsani PDO

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Xinomavro, Stavroto, Krassato

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7
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synonym for Agiorgitiko

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St George

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8
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what grape is grown in Sitia?

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white - Vilano

red - Liatiko

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what are the mainland PGI regions of Greece (6)?

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  • Macedonia
  • Epirus
  • Peloponnese
  • Thessaly
  • Thrace
  • Central Greece (Sterea Elada)
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10
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top Greek negociants?

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Boutari

Kourtakis

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11
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name a few Santorini producers:

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Sigalas
Gaia
Hatzidakis
Santo
Argyros
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12
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what grape is grown in Zitsa PDO?

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Debina

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13
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is Nemea north or south of Zitsa?

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south

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14
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top villages of Nemea

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  • Koutsi
  • Gimno
  • Psari
  • Asprokombos
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15
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grapes of Slopes of Meliton PDO

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red - Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Limnio

white - Assyrtiko, Athiri, Roditis

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16
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what are 2 of Greece’s biggest producers

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Boutari and Tsantali

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17
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what does Cava mean on a Greek wine label?

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  • min 1 year aging for white and rose PGI wines (6 in barrel)
  • min 3 years aging for reds (2 years in barrel)
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18
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what does “Palamiomenos se Varelli” mean on the label of a Cava wine?

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reserve or grand reserve wines that exceed min barrel aging

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19
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is Santorini north or south of Nemea?

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south

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20
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Macedonia PDOs that only produce red wine from Xinomavro?

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Naoussa, Amynteo

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21
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what is the grape for VDNs from Sitia?

- Crete

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Liatiko

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22
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what is the only Greek appellation that mandates the use of white grapes in red wine?

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Paros (Cyclades Islands) requires Monemvassia

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23
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red wine only PDOs of Crete

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Archanes PDO (Kotsifali and Mandilaria)
Dafnes PDO (100% Liatiko)
24
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OPE wines

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traditional sweet wines

25
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what grape is grown in Paros PDO?

- Aegean Islands

A

Monemvassia

26
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what are the PDO regions of Macedonia (4)?

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  • Amynteo
  • Slopes of Meliton
  • Naoussa
  • Goumenissa
27
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what are the PDO regions of Thessalia (3)?

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  • Rapsani
  • Anchialos
  • Messenikola
28
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Goumenissa PDO produces what grapes?

- Macedonia

A

Xinomavro with at least 20% Negoska

29
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name 3 native white grapes of Greece:

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Assyrtiko, Athiri, Aidani, Moschofilero, Debina, Savattiano, Roditis, Robola, Vidiano, Vilana

30
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vin santo from Santorini can be made on which islands?

A

Thera and Thirasia

31
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what is Muscat Aspro?

A

synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains on the Aegean island of Samos

32
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dry red wines of Peza PDO and Archanes PDO are blends of what grapes?
- Crete

A

Kotsifali and Mandilaria

33
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OPAP PDO aging requirements for reserve:

A

white - 1 year (6 mo in barrel)

red - 2 years (1 in barrel)

34
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OPAP PDO aging requirements for grand reserve:

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white - 2 year (1 in barrel)

red - 4 years (18 months in barrel)

35
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Goumenisa grape requirements

A

Xinomavro with at least 20% Negoska

36
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style of wine produced in Zitsa PDO?

A

dry white and sparkling wine

- Debina is dominant grape

37
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what grape is grown in Patras PDO?

- Peloponnese

A

Roditis

38
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Peloponnese PDOs

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  • Patras
  • Nemea
  • Mantinia
39
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name a few producers in Nemea?

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Dom Helios, Reanis, Pigrakis, Gaia

40
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style of wine made in Lemnos

A

dry and sweet wines from Muscat

41
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what type of still is used for Ouzo?

A

copper discontinuous still

42
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name 5 appellations for Muscat in Greece:

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  • Muscat of Rhodes (Aegean Islands)
  • Muscat of Patras (Peloponnese)
  • Muscat of Lemnos (Aegean Islands)
  • Muscat of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands)
  • Muscat of Samos (Aegean Islands)
43
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what is the only PDO in Greece to mandate the use of a white grape in red blends?

A

Paros PDO

- Monemvassia co-fermented with Mandilaria

44
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vinsanto from Santorini may be made on which islands?

A

Thera and Thirasia

45
Q

name two Ionian islands:

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Cephalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, Corfu

46
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what is Moscato Aspro?

A

a synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains on the Aegean Island of Samos

47
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what is Tsoukadia?

A

pomace brandy with origins in Crete

48
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what are the grapes used for Verdea and where is it from?

A
  • Skiadopoulo, Pavlos, Avgoustiatis

- its from Zakynthos (Ionian Island)

49
Q

dry red wines from Peza and Archanes PDO are blends of what two grapes?

A

Kotsifali and Mandilaria

50
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on what island are PDO wines produced from Robola

A

Cephalonia

51
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how long must nychteri wines be aged in wood?

A

3 months

52
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only PDO for rose wines in Greece?

A

Amyndeo

53
Q

name two red wine only PDO on the Island of Crete?

A

Archanes and Dafnes PDO

54
Q

what are the Traditional Appellation wines of Greece?

A

Retsina and Verdea

55
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minimum aging for Samos Nectar?

A

3 years

56
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name three producers of Xinomavro in Macedonia?

A

Alpha Estate, Kir Yianni, Domaine Karydas, Argatia, Boutari

57
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if a guest is looking for an aromatic white wine from Greece, what would you recommend?

A

Moschofilero

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