Greece-Islands

Question 1

How many Ionian Islands? What are they?

Which 4 are most important to viticulture?

Answer 1

*Cephalonia (only PDOs) 
Ithaca
*Corfu (capital) 
*Lefkada
Paxi
*Zakynthos (Verdea) 
Kythira

*=viticulture

Question 2

What are the PDOs of Cephalonia?

Answer 2

Robola of Cephalonia
Muscat of Cephalonia
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia

Question 3

What are producers of Robola of Cephalonia?

Answer 3

Cephalonia Robola Producers (co-op, 85% production)
Gentilini
Sclavos (bio)

Question 4

Which island produces Verdea?

Answer 4

Zakynthos

Question 5

What is the main grape of Verdea?

Answer 5

Skiadopoulo (min 50%)

Question 6

what are 4 groups of Aegean Islands?

Answer 6

Cycaldes
Dodecanese
North Aegean
Sporades (no wine)

Question 7

Which islands are most important to cyclades?

Answer 7

Santorini
Paros

Also, Mykonos

Question 8

What age was Santorini first planted to vine?

subsequent lore?

Answer 8

Bronze Age
Minoan colony called Thera

Massive volcanic eruption in 17th BCE, huge tsunamis wiped out civilization (foundation of Atlantis myth)

Question 9

Where does Santorini take its current name?

Answer 9

Byzantines changed name to Santorini (Saint Irene)

Question 10

What is soil of Santorini?

Answer 10

volcanic
so poor not even your mama’s olive trees can grow here

still active volcano

Question 11

Why has Santorini never experienced phylloxera?

Answer 11

zero clay in soil, extremely poor volcanic soil, harsh winds…

Phylloxera basically said fuck that

Question 12

What is Kouloura? alternate name? Why?

Answer 12

basket trained vines on Santorini

also stefani

protects against winds, also captures morning fog (which can be the only source of fresh water)

Question 13

cepage of dry Santorini?

Answer 13

75% Assyrtiko w/ Aidani and Athiri

Question 14

req’s of vinsanto on Santorini?

Answer 14

51% Assyrtiko, fortification allowed but rarely practiced

barrel aged 2 yrs, best are much longer

Question 15

What is Nykteri

Answer 15

historical dry wine of Santorini

harvested before dawn, pressed in 1 day, aged min 3 mo. Flor can develop

Question 16

Producers of Santorini?

Answer 16

• Santo OG since 1947
• Boutari first to arrive as outsider
• Hatzidakis as Boutari winemaker before own in 1996
• Sigalas, Gaia

Question 17

Where is Paros in Cyclades?

Answer 17

center of chain, most protected

Question 18

soil of Paros?

Answer 18

sand, loam, limestone

Question 19

What are 2 PDOs of Paros?

Answer 19

Paros 
   Dry white from Monemvasia
     Dry red from min 35% 
     Mandilaria w/ Monemvasia 
     (only red PDO to req white 
     inclusion) 

Malvasia Paros

Question 20

What is only red wine PDO to req white in cepage in Greece?

Answer 20

Paros

Dry red from min 35%
Mandilaria w/ Monemvasia
(only red PDO to req white
inclusion)

Question 21

Which island of the Dodecanese is largest and most imp?

Answer 21

Rhodes

Question 22

What is soil of Rhodes?

Answer 22

sand, limestone, clay

Question 23

Who is largest producer on Rhodes?

Answer 23

de facto co-op, CAIR

Question 24

main varieties of Rhodes?

Answer 24

W=Athiri

R=Mandilaria

Question 25

PDOs of Rhodes?

Answer 25

Rhodes Range of white/red/rosé, dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet style, sparkling white/rosé Muscat of Rhodes Rarely seen VdN, VdL, VND

Question 26

Important islands of North Aegean?

Answer 26

Samos Lemnos Crete

Question 27

Soil of Samos?

Answer 27

steep granite slopes

Question 28

Styles of wine on Samos?

Answer 28

Muscat of Samos PDO -VDN, VDL, nat'ly sweet (Samos Nectar) Samos Nectar= 3 yrs min of aging

Question 29

PDO of Lemnos?

Answer 29

Muscat of Lemnos

Question 30

What are Mtn ranges of Crete?

Answer 30

run W → E on Island, Psiloritis, Lefka Ori, Dikti

Question 31

soil of crete

Answer 31

limestone w/ clay

Question 32

Which region houses 2 PDOs of Crete? What are they?

Answer 32

Lasithi (eastern edge of island) Sitia Malvasia Sitia

Question 33

Which region of Crete houses 4 PDOs?

Answer 33

Iraklio

Question 34

Styles of wine in Peza?

Answer 34

Dry whites from Vilana | Dry reds from Kotsifali and Madilari

Question 35

Styles of wine in Archanes?

Answer 35

Dry whites from Vilana | Dry reds from Kotsifali and Madilari

Question 36

Styles of wine in Daphnes?

Answer 36

dry and sweet Liatiko

Question 37

Which PDOs of Iraklio region on Crete were added in 2011?

Answer 37

Candia (W=Vilana, Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Thrapsathiri R=Kotsifali and Mandilaria) Malvasia Candia

Question 38

Styles of wine in Sitia?

Answer 38

White: Min. 70% Vilana, plus Thrapsathiri Red: 80% Liatiko, plus Mandilaria (Mandilari) Natural Sweet Red Wine: 100% Liatiko

Question 39

Name indigenous varietals of Crete? Which one is widest planted?

Answer 39

Vilana widest planted Vidiano, Liatko