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What regions make up Northern Greece?

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Thrace
Macedonia
Thessaly
Epirus

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Where is Thrace located?

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Between the Aegean Sea and Bulgaria

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What are the PDO of Thrace?

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None
Only PGI

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What is the climate of Thrace?

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Mediterranean

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What are the PDO of Macedonia?

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Amynteo PDO
Goumenissa PDO
Naoussa PDO
Slopes of Meliton PDO

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What two of major winemaking families of Greece call Macedonia home?

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Boutaris and the Tsantalis

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What is Thessaloniki?

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Greece’s second largest city and an important port located in Macedonia.

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What red grapes are widely planted in Macedonia?

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Xinomavro - most important
Moschomavro

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What range does the west of Macedonia border? What is significant in terms of climate of this area?

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Pindos range
Here are the region’s highest levels of rainfall,
and both hail and snow are common

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What district is one of the coldest pockets of Greece? What important PDO is located here?

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Florina
Amynteo is located here

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What are the styles and varietals of Amynteo?

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Red
Rosé
Sparkling Rosé
(dry [17-32g/L] to semi-sweet [32-50g/L])
All 100% Xinomavro

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What is the elevation of Amyneto?

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520-720 meters (1,705 – 2,630 feet)

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What is the climate of Amynteo?

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Continental
-lakes that moderate the climate - one of the few areas with lakes in Greece

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What is the soil of Amynteo?

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Limestone and loam are prevalent but sand is dominant
-some places sand is so prevalent that phylloxera can’t thrive-this area boasts some of Greece’s last own rooted vines

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Can sparkling wine from Amynteo be a blanc?

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No, must be a rosé in order to have PDO status.

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Where is Naoussa?

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East of Amynteo in Macedonia.

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What is a mountain range of Naoussa?

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Mount Vermion

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What is the elevation of Naoussa?

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80-350 meters (260 – 1,150 feet)

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Climate of Naoussa?

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Continental but slightly warmer and more humid than in Amynteo.

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What are the styles and varietals of Naoussa?

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Red only
Dry: max 4 g/L RS
Semi-Dry: 4.5-17.5g/L
Semi-Sweet: 17.5-45 g/L
100% Xinomavro

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What region was the first appellation of Greece? When?

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Naoussa 1971

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Who got their start in Naoussa and when? What is significant about this producer?

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Boutari
1879
-the first to bottle wine in Greece

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Where is Goumenissa located?

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To the northeast of Naoussa, at the foot of Mount Paiko

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What is the elevation of Goumenissa

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150 – 300 meters, or 490 – 985 feet

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What are the styles and varietals of Goumenissa?
Dry Red Only. Xinomavro plus min. 20% Negoska
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What is one of the most widely planted regions of Macedonia? What is the PDO there?
Halkidiki PDO Slopes of Meliton
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What is another word for Slopes of Meliton?
Plagies Melitona
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What producer owns the monopole of the PDO Slopes of Meliton?
Domaine Porto Carras
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How many hectares under vine in the Slopes of Meliton
450 ha -one of the largest single vineyards in Greece
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What is the elevation of the Slopes of Meliton?
100-350 meters (330 – 1,150 feet)
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What are the styles and authorized varietals of Slopes of Meliton?
Dry White: Roditis, Assyrtiko, plus Athiri Dry Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, plus Lemnio and Cabernet Franc
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Climate of Slopes of Meliton?
Mediterranean
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This PDO in Macedonia was the first of two to authorize international grape varieties.
Slopes of Meliton
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When were the slopes of Meliton granted PDO status?
1982
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What is the Area PGI in the peninsula east of Slopes of Meliton?
Mount Athos Vineyard
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The fruit of Mount Athos Vineyard is divided between whom?
Monk-owned Mylopotamos and Tsantali
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How many ha is Mount Athos Vineyard? Elevation?
70ha 220-250 meters (720 – 820 feet)
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Are women allowed to walk in the vines of Mount Athos Vineyard?
NO
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Where is Epanomi? What significant producer is located here?
Macedonia Significant area PGI Gerovassiliou -the eponymous winery of Evangelos Gerovassiliou
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What grape is Gerovassiliou famous for cultivating?
Malagousia - a white
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What mountain ranges surround Thessaly?
Pindos Mountains -includes Mount Olympus on the east
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What are the PDOs of Thessaly?
Anchialos PDO Messenikola PDO Rapsani PDO
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Climate of Thessaly?
Mediterranean with chilly winters
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What are the main grapes of Thessaly?
Muscat of Hamburg and Roditis
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Muscat of Hamburg is the main grape of the production of what Greek beverage?
Tsipouro (Greek grappa)
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Roditis is famous for what?
Feeds local Retsina production
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What are the styles and varietals of Rapsani?
Dry Red Only Xinomavro, Stavroto, Krasato (generally 30% each in the vineyard)
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What is the max RS for Reserve/Grand Reserve wines in Rapsani?
2.5g/L (v 4g/L)
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What is the southernmost appellation for Xinomavro in Greece?
Rapsani PDO -only PDO to feature Xinomavro outside of Macedonia
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What is Greece’s smallest PDO?
Rapsani PDO -60 producing hectares and 30 newly planted hectares as of 2017
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When was the Rapsani appellation granted?
1971
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What winery vinifies 95% of Rapsani's fruit?
Tsantali
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What are the styles and varietals of Messenikola?
Dry Red Only Min 70% Mavro Messenikola, plus Carignan and Syrah
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What is only the second of Greece’s PDOs to feature international varieties?
Messenikola est 1994
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What are the styles and varietals of Anchialos?
Minimum 80% Roditis, maximum 20% Savatiano Dry White: 0 - 4 g/l Semi-Dry White: 4.5 - 17.5 g/l Semi-Sweet White: 17.5 - 45 g/l
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What is the westernmost region of mainland Greece?
Epirus
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What are the PDOs of Epirus?
Zitsa PDO
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Where is Zitsa PDO?
it occupies a particularly limestone-rich elevated plateau near the center of the Ioannina PGI in Epirus.
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What are the styles and varietals of Zitsa?
100% Debina Dry white: max. 4 g/l Sparkling white dry: 17–32 g/l Sparkling white semidry: 32–50 g/l
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What is the planting elevation for Zitsa PDO?
500 m–700 m

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