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What was Greek wine traditionally known for?

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Restina

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Traditionally, what is Restina?

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Wine flavoured with Aleppo pine resign, which occurred due to the amphorae casks traditionally being sealed with pine resin to prevent spoilage

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What grape is modern Restina usually made from?

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Savatiano

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Can Restina be labelled as a vintage?

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no

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When were the first wine laws implemented in Greece?

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1970

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Why were Greek wine laws refined in the 1980s?

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To conform to EU standards of wine law

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What are the 2 PDO levels of Greece?

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AOC
AOSQ

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What is the AOSQ designation in Greece?

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A designation for traditional dry table wines

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What is the AOC designation in Greece?

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Reserved for sweet wines made from Muscat or Mavrodaphne grapes

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What are the aging requirements for Greek Reserve white and red wines?

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1 year aging for white wines with 6 months in barrel
2 years aging for red wines with 18 months in barrel

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What are the aging requirements for Greek Grande Reserve white and red wines?

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2 years aging for white wines with 1 year in barrel
4 years aging for red wines with 18 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle

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Other than the PDO levels, how else can Greek wines be labelled?

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PGI wines
Varietal wines
Table wines

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Where is Macedonia (Greek) located?

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In the far north of Greece

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What are the 4 PDOs of Greek Macedonia?

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Noussa PDO
Amynteo PDO
Cotes de Meliton PDO
Goumenissa PDO

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What is the sole grape of Noussa PDO?

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Xinomavro

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Which large famous Greek producer is based in Noussa PDO?

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Boutari

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What is the sole grape of Amynteo PDO?

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Xinomvaro

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Which Greek producer controls the Cotes de Meliton PDO?

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Domaine Carras

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What are the wine styles from Cotes de Meliton PDO?

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Bordeaux blends

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What are the grapes of Goumenissa PDO?

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Xinomavro with 20% Negoska

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Where is Thessalia located?

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South of Greel Macedonia

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What are the 2 PDOs of Thessalia?

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Ripansi
Anchialos

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What is the main grape of Ripanso?

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Xinomavro

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What are the main grapes of Anchialos?

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Roditis
Savatiano

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Where is Epirus located?
Northwest Greece
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What is the single PDO of Epirus?
Zista
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What is the main white and red grape of Zista PDO?
Debina Xinomavro
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Where is Peleponnese located?
The southernmost part of mainland Greece
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What are the 4 PDOs of the Peleponesse?
Nemea Mavrodaphne of Patras Muscat Patras AOC Rio of Patras AOC
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What is the main grape of Nemea PDO?
Agriogitiko
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Who is the main producer of Nemea PDO?
Boutari
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What is the main grape of Mavrodaphne of Patras?
Mavrodaphne
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Where are the Ionian Islands located?
Off the west coast of Thessalia
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What are the 2 PDOs of the Ionian islands?
Kefalonia Muscat of Kefalonia AOC
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What wines are produced from Kefalonia PDO?
White wines from the indigenous Robola grape
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What style of wine comes from Muscat of Kefalonia?
Vin de Liqueur
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What are the 4 wine producing islands within the Aegean Islands?
Crete Samos Lemnos Rhodes
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What are the PDOs of Crete?
Sitia Arhanes Daenes Peza
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What are the grape requirements for Sitia PDO?
Red wines require 80% Latiko White wines require 70% Vilana
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What is the AOC of Samos?
Muscat of Samos
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What is the AOC of Lemnos?
Muscat of Lemnos
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What are the grapes of Rhodes PDO?
Mandilaria (red) Athiri (white)
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What is the quality sweet appellation of Rhodes?
Muscat of Rhodes
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Which 2 Cycladic Islands have PDOs?
Santorini Paros
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What is the main grape of Santorini?
Assyrtiko
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Which wines are covered by the Santorini AOSQ?
White wines only based off Assyrtiko
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What are the 2 sweet wine appellations of Santorini?
Santorini AOC Vin Santo
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What grapes are used for Greek Vin Santo?
Assyrtiko Aidani
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What grapes are used for Santorini AOC?
Aidani Aspro Athiri
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What are the respective red and white grapes of Paros PDO?
Mandilaria (red) Monemvasia (white)
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What are the 3 overarching zones of Hungary?
Northern Hungary Trans-Danube The Great Plain
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Where is Eger located?
Northern Hungary
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What famous wine is produced in Eger?
Egri Bikaver
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What are the grape varieties for Egri Bikaver?
Kekfrankos Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc
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What is the name of the famous wine-producing town in northeast Hungary?
Tokaj
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What are the 3 grapes of Tokaji?
Furmint Muscat a Petits Grains (Haraslevelu Sarga Muskotaly) Zeta
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What are aszu grapes?
Grapes which have been attacked by the noble rot botrytis cinerea
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What is Tokaji Szamorodni?
A full bodied white wine made from a mix of aszu and non-aszu grapes all picked together in the same vineyard. The resulting wine can be dry, off dry, or sweet depending on the amount of aszu grapes present
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What is Tokaji Aszu made from?
Grapes which have all been affected by botrytis
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What happens to Tokaji Aszu grapes after they are picked?
They are lightly pressed to release some of the free run juice
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What happens to Tokaji Aszu grapes after they have been lightly pressed?
They are made into a paste
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What is a gonc?
A traditional cask in Tokaj which can hold 136L
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What is a putton?
A traditional wooden bucket from Tokaji which can hold 28L of liquid, equivalent to 20-25kg of grape paste
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What happens in Tokaji after the grapes are made into a paste?
The paste is added to a gonc full of grape must which is not aszu, in measures of puttons
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How much paste mixture is added to a gonc if the wine is 3 puttonyos?
60-75kg
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What is the minimum sweetness level for modern Tokaji Aszu?
120g/l
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What is the minimum alcohol for Tokaji Aszu?
9%
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What is the minimum aging requirement for Tokaji Aszu?
2 years
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What is the name of the liquid from the initial Tokaji Aszu press?
Esszencia
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What is Tokaji Naturesszencia?
The wine which comes from the free run juice from the initially press of Tokaji Aszu grapes. The wine is incredible rare and takes decades to ferment to even 5% ABV
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What are the 3 regions within The Great Plain?
Csongrad Hajos-Baja Kunsag
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What are the 4 regions of the Trans-Danube?
Lake Balaton Somlo Szekszard Villany-Siklos
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What are the 3 main grapes of Lake Balaton?
Pinot Gris Welschriesling Kekynelo
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What is special about Lake Balaton?
It is the largest lake in Europe
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What are the grapes of Somlo?
Furmint Muscat Welschriesling Juhfark
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What style of wine is Szekszard known for?
Dark red wines
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What is the traditional red grape of Szekszard?
Kadarka
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What are the 2 subregions of Villany-Siklos?
Villany Siklos
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What wines is Villany known for?
Red wines based off Kekoporto, Kekfrancos, and Bordeaux varieties
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What wines is Siklos known for?
Muscat Welschriesling
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When was Bulgaria's wine regions first delimited?
1978
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What are the 5 regions of Bulgaria?
Danubian Plain Region Black Sea Region Rose Valley Region Threacian Lowlands Region Strouma Valley Region
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Where is the Danubian Plain located?
Northern Bulgaria
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What is the climate of the Danubian Plain?
Continental
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What are the main red grapes of the Danubian Plain?
Gamza Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
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What is a synonym for Gamza?
Kadarka
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What are the main white grapes of the Danubian Plain?
Dimiat (Dimyat) Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay
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What style of wine is common from the Black Sea Region?
Dry and semi-dry wines
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Where is the Black Sea Region?
Eastern Bulgaria
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Where is the Rose Valley located?
Balkan Mountains in central Bulgaria
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What are the main white grapes of the Rose Valley?
Red Misket Rkatsiteli
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What are the main red grapes of the Rose Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
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What river flows through the Thracian Lowlands?
Thracian River
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What are the main red grapes of the Thracian Lowlands?
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Mavrud Pamid
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Where is the Strouma Valley located?
Southwest Bulgaria
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What is the popular grape of Strouma Valley?
Melnik
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What is the quality level of Romanian wine?
Very low quality
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What are the 4 regions of Romania?
Cotnari Tarnave Dealu Mare Murflatlar
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Where is Cotnari located?
Moldova, Romania
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Where is Tarnave located?
Transylvania, Romania
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Where is Dealu Mare located?
Mutenia, Romania
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Where is Murflatlar located?
Dobrogea, Romania
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When was Slovenia established as a country?
1991
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What are the 3 regions of Slovenia?
Podravje Posavje Primorsje
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What does the CIS stand for?
Commonwealth of Independent States They are the collective states formerly part of the Soviet Union
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What is the most popular white and red grape for the CIS countries?
Ratziteli (white) Saperavi (red)
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What style of wine is commonly found in Cyrpus?
Sherry style wines
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What is the famous red sweet wine from Cyrpus?
Commandarie St John
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Has Cyprus been impacted by Phylloxera?
No

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