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Major regions of Greece

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Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly (Thessalia), Central Greece, Peloponnese, Ionian Islands, Aegean Isalnds, Crete

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Major regions of Macedonia

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PDO: Amynteo, Naossa, Slopes of Meliton, Goumenissa. PGI: Thessaloniki

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Major regions of Thrace

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No PDO wines. Evros PGI

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Major regions of Epirus

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Zitsa PDO

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Major regions of Thessalia

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Anchialos PDO
Messenikola PDO
Rapsani PDO

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Major regions of Central Greece

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No PDO wines. Attiki PGI, Evia PGI both for Retsina

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Amynteo

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Macedonia PDO. Red, Rose, Sparkling Rose: Xinomavro. Greece’s coolest region

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Naoussa

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Macedonia PDO. Red (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): Xinomavro. Boutari

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Goumenissa

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Macedonia PDO. Dry Red: Xinomavro, Negoska (min 20%)

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Slopes of Meliton

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Macedonia PDO. Dry Red: Xinomavro, Negoska (min 20%). Monopole of Domaine Carras

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Thessaloniki

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Macedonia PGI. Malagousia. Evangelos Gerovassiliou

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Evros

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Thrace PGI

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Zitsa

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Epirus PDO. White (dry, sparkling dry/semi-dry): Debina

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Anchialos

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Thessalia PDO. White (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): Roditis (min 75%), Savvatiano (max 25%)

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Messenikola

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Thessalia PDO. Dry Red: Mavro Messenikola, plus Syrah, Carignan

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Rapsani

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Thessalia PDO. Dry Red: Xinomavro, Krassato, Stavroto

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Attiki

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Central Greece PGI. Retsina

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Evia

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Central Greece PGI. Retsina

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Nemea

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Peloponnese PDO. dry and sweet red: Agioritiko. important subzone: Koutsi

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Koutsi

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Most important subzone of Nemea

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Mantinia

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Peloponnese PDO. Dry white or vin gris: Moschofilero; Sparkling (Brut nature-doux)

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Patras

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Peloponnese PDO. Dry white: 100% Roditis

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Muscat of Patras

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Peloponnese PDO. Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains: VDN or naturally sweet

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Muscat of Rio Patras

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Peloponnese PDO, east of Muscat of Patras. Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains: VDN or naturally sweet

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Mavrodaphne of Patras
Peloponnese PDO. Sweet fortified red: Mavrodaphne & Mavri Korinthiaki
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Monemvassia-Malvasia
Peloponnese PDO. Naturally sweet/VDN White: min 51% Monemvassia, + Assyrtiko, Asproudes, Kydonitsa; min 2 yrs oxidative aging
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Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia
Ionian Islands PDO. Fortified red: min 50% Mavrodaphne + Mavri Korinthiaki
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Muscat of Cephalonia
Ionian Islands PDO. Naturally sweet/VDN/VDL: 100% Moschato Aspro
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Robola of Cephalonia
Ionian Islands PDO. Dry white: 100% Robola
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Verdea
Ionian Islands PGI on the Island of Zakynthos. Traditional oxidative white wine
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Lemos
Northern Aegean PDO. White (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): Moschato Alexandrias; dry red: Lemnio; Liastos: sundried wine; VDL from dried grapes
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Muscat of Lemnos
Northern Aegean PDO. Moschato Alexandrias; naturally sweet (sundried), VDN, VDL
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Samos
Northern Aegean PDO, Off the coast of Turkey. NE of Paros; high altitude, terraced slopes. Muscat of Samos: 100% Moscato Aspro; VDL, VDN, naturally sweet; Samos Nectar: naturally sweet from dried grapes; min 3 yrs aging
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Paros
Cyclades Islands PDO. Dry white: 100% Monemvassia; dry red: coferment of min 35% Mondelaria grape & Monemvassia must
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Malvasia Paros
Cyclades Islands PDO. Fortified white from sundried grapes, naturally sweet (sundried): min 85% Monemvassia, max 15% Assyrtiko
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Santorini
Cyclades Islands PDO. Dry white: Min 75% Assyrtiko, + Athiri, Aidani; Vinsanto: min 51% Assyrtiko, + Athiri, Aidani & other traditional grapes
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Rhodes
Dodocanese Islands PDO. White (dry, med-dry, semi-sweet): min 70% Athiri + Assyrtiko, Malagousia; Red/Rose (dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet): min 70% Mandilaria + Mavrothiriko
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Muscat of Rhodes
Dodocanese Islands PDO. Moschato Aspro; naturally sweet (sundried), VDN, VDL
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Candia
Crete PDO. Dry white: Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, Athiri, max 15% Muscat Spinas and Malvasia di Candia; dry red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria
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Dafnes
Crete PDO. Dry/VDL/VDN/sundried red: 100% Liatiko
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Archanes
Crete PDO. Dry red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria
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Peza
Crete PDO. Dry white: 100% Vilana; dry red: Kotsifali, Mandilaria
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Sitia PDO
Crete PDO. Dry white: min 70% Vilana, + Thrapsathiri; dry red: 80% Liatiko, + Mandilaria; VDN: 100% Liatiko; VDL; sundried
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Malvasia Candia
Crete PDO. Naturally sweet, VDN: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, + max 15% Malvasia di Candia Aromatico, Muscat BàPG
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Malvasia Sitia
Crete PDO. Naturally sweet, VDN: Assyrtiko, Athiri, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko, + max 15% Malvasia di Candia Aromatico, Muscat BàPG
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Grapes of Greece
Red: Xinomavro, agioritiko, mavrodaphne, liatiko, kotsifali, mandelaria, limnio. White: assyrtiko aidani, moschofilero, roditis, malagousia, athiri, muscat, debina, savvatiano, robola, vidiano, vilana
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Major regions of Bulgaria
Danubian plains, Thracian Lowlands, struma river valley, valley of the roses, cherno more (black sea region)
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Bulgaria grapes
More red than white. Lots of international: merlot (most planted), CS, PN, native: Mavrud, Gamza (kadarka), pamid, rubin (nebbiolo x syrah). White: rkatsiteli, dimiat, red misket
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Bulgaria geo
Danube river, Stara Planina Mtns, Black Sea
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Bulgaria appellation system
EU compliant: DGO and superior controliran
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Greek PDO
OPE for traditional sweet wines and OPAP for the rest
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Romania main regions
Banat, Crisana and Maramures, Transylvania Plateau, Hills of Moldova, Hills of Dobrogea, Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia, Danube Terraces
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Romania PGI and PDO
``` PGI: VS PDO: DOC-CMD: grapes harvested at full maturity DOC-CT: late-harvested grapes DOC-CIB: botrytis-affected grapes ```
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Romania Climate, Geo
same latitude as France but solidly continental. Carpathian Mtns dominate the center of the country, the Danube the southern border w/ Bulgaria
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Cotnari
DOC for the famous sweet wines of Romania, in the Hills of Moldova, based on the Grasa de Cotnari grape. May also be red, rose, and dry white.
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romania grapes
White: Fetească Albă and Fetească Regală. Riesling Italico (Welschriesling), Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel and Pinot Gris. Red: Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, and Băbeasca Neagră, CS, Merlot, PN
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Slovenia major regions
Primorska (west near Italy), Podravje (NE near Austria), Posavje (west, souh of Podravje)
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Slovenia producer
Edi Simcic, Ales Kristancic of Movia
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Croatia main regions, grapes
Istria and Dalmatia along the coast. Overwhelmingly white: Grasevina. Indigenous red: Crljenak Kastelanski (Zinfandel), Plavac Mali
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Russia main regions, grapes
Krasnodar, Dagestan and Stavropol. Rkatsiteli most planted
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Georgia main regions and grapes
Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi, and a subtropical zone. grapes: Red: Saperavi, White: Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane Kakhuri

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