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What is Retsina?
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Modern form of resinated wine that is common in Greece. Modern retsina is made like any other WW or Rose, except small pieces of pine resin are added to the must and left with the wine until the first racking separates the finished wine from all solids. Rarely seen outside of Greece. It is a Traditional Appellation protected by the EU.
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What is PDO? What are the two levels of PDO?
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1. Means "Protected Designation of Origin"
2. Controlled Appellation of Origin - status for traditional sweet wines (OPE) 3. Appellation of Superior Quality - dry wines (OPAP) |
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Name Greece's 6 mainland regions.
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1. Macedonia
2. Epirus 3. Peloponnese 4. Thessalia 5. Thrace 6. Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) |
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Name the 4 regions within Macedonia.
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1. Amynteo OPAP
2. Goumenissa OPAP 3. Naoussa OPAP 4. Plagies Melitona (Slopes of Meliton) OPAP |
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Talk about Amynteo / Naoussa OPAP.
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Both are located within Macedonia and produces red wines from 100% Xinomavro ("acid black"). Naoussa is home of "Boutari", one of Greece's two largest producers and major force in the modern rejuvenation of Greek winemaking. Amynteo is Greece's coolest region and the only OPAP to allow production of rose wines.
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What grapes are used in Goumenissa OPAP?
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Xinomavro plus minimum 20% Negoska.
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Talk about Playies Meliton OPAP.
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It is a single appellation for Domaine Carras. Red OPAP wines from estate are Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, and native Limnio. White wines are blends from Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Rhoditis.
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Talk about the grape Xinomavro.
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A highly acidic, dark-colored Greek grape, which means "acid-black". The wines age well, between 5-12 years. It is the backbone of rich, full-bodied spicy reds from Naoussa, Goumenissa, and Amynteo.
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Talk about the grape Negoska.
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Soft, richly fruity grape found in northern Greece and blended in small quantities with the much tougher, more acidic Xinomavro to make Goumenissa.
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Where is Thessalia located? What are 3 regions located here?
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Thessalia is located directly south of Macedonia.
1. Rapsani OPAP 2. Messenikola OPAP 3. Anchialos OPAP |
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Talk about Rapsani OPAP.
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Includes 4 villages on lower slopes of Mount Olympus. Southernmost outpost for Xinomavro. Mandatory blending with Krasato and Stavroto grapes. Located in Thessalia.
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Talk about Messenikola OPAP.
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Produces red wines from Mavro (black) Messenikola plus Carignan and Syrah. Located in Thessalia.
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Talk about Anchialos OPAP.
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Only allows white wines, blended from Rhoditis and Savatiano grapes. Located in Thessalia.
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Talk about the Rhoditis grape.
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A pink skinned, Greek grape with good acidity. It often forms part of the Retsina blend, along with Savatiano. There are numerous different strains, including some redder-skinned ones. The wine is best young.
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Talk about the Savatiano grape.
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Greece's workhorse grape, usually neutral and low in acidity, and used for inexpensive branded wines and for retsina. More acidic grapes, especially Assyrtiko and Roditis, are often added to retsina to give balance. The pine resin is added in pieces to the must, and removed only when the wine is racked.
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Where is the region Epirus located? What is the sole appellation here? What style of wines are produced here?
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Epirus is located directly west of Thessalia on the Ionian Coast. The sole appellation is Zitsa. The sole grape gown here is Debina, making still and sparkling wines, dry to medium sweet.
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Talk about Sterea Ellada.
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Central Greece, is a bastion for Retsina. Attica, surrounding Athens is the center of production. The low acid Savatiano, is the chief grape of the region. The 2nd most planted variety is Rhoditis. No PDO zones.
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What are the 3 appellations of Peloponnese. Where is it located?
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1. Nemea OPAP
2. Mantinia OPAP 3. Patras OPAP Located directly south of Sterea Ellada. |
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Talk about the appellation Nemea OPAP.
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Red wines are produced here, dry to semisweet from 100% Agiorgitiko (St-George). The grape performs differently throughout the wide range of elevation and terrain in Nemea, leading to many subzones. The commune "Koutsi" is one of the most famous.
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Talk about the grape Moschofilero.
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An aromatic Greek grape of rather good quality, used either as a varietal of as a part of a blend. Its aroma is somewhere between that of Gewurztraminer and Muscat, but with better acidity then either. Its grapes are pink, and it is used for white wine or pink.
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What is the primary grape of Mantinia OPAP? Primary grape of Patras OPAP?
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1. Moschofilero
2. Rhoditis |
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What are the 3 OPE appellations of Patras?
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1. Muscat of Patras
2. Muscat of Rio of Patras 3. Mavrodaphne of Patras |
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Talk about Muscat of Patras / Muscat of Rio of Pastra OPE.
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These may be either VDN or naturally sweet in style. Produced from Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains.
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Talk about Mavrodaphne of Patras.
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A sweet, fortified red produced from a min of 50% Mavrodaphne and Mauri Korinthiaki, a currant grape useful for enriching the sugar content of the wine. Famous estate is Achaia-Clauss.
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What PDO appellation in Pelponnese was granted status in 2010? What kind of wine is produced here?
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1. Monemvassia-Malvasia OPAP
Produces sweet white wines from min 51% Monemvassia grapes. |
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Where are the Ionian Islands located? What are the 4 wine-producing regions? Which one is the only one that is a PDO?
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Off the west coast of Greece.
1. Cephalonia 2. Kerkyra (Corfu) 3. Lefkada 4. Zakynthos 1. Cephalonia |
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What are the 3 appellations of Cephalonia?
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1. Robola of Cephalonia OPAP
2. Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia OPE 3. Muscat of Cephalonia OPE |
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Talk about the Mavrodaphne grape.
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A Greek vine that makes sturdy, eich red wines, in particular the porty Mavrodaphne of Patras. It is nearly always made sweet, and treating it this way seems to bring out all its aroma. Dry versions are being made.
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What are the 6 islands of Aegean Islands?
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1. Crete
2. Santorini 3. Paros 4. Samos 5. Rhodes 6. Lemnos |
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Talk about Crete. What are the 4 OPAP appellations?
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1. Archanes OPAP (red only)
2. Dafnes OPAP (red only) 3. Sitia OPAP (red and white) 4. Peza OPAP (red and white) |
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Which two appellations on Crete produce red wines from Liatiko? What is the most cultivated white grape on the island?
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1. Dafnes
2. Sitia 3. Vilana |
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Talk about Santorini.
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Wines are from the Assyrtiko grape. The vines must be trained close to the ground, in the "stefani" shape of baskets or wreaths, in order to protect them from the fierce Aegean winds. Santorini also produces a sweet dried grape wine, Vinsanto. Located NE of Crete.
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Talk about Assyrtiko.
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Steely, minerally fruit, high acidity and good length are the keynotes. It is the main vine on the island of Santorini, where the vineyards are ungrafted and many vines are 70 years old. It is also grown in Attica, Halkidiki, and Drama on the mainland. It oxidizes easily and is sometimes oak-aged, though, in the case of dry wines, seldom successfully. It may be blended with the less acidic Savatiano and the fatter Malagousia.
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Talk about Paros.
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aros produces red and white wines, from the Mandilaria and white Monemvassia varietals. Paros is the only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape (Monemvassia) in red blends. Located NW of Santorini and N of Crete.
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Talk about Samos.
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NE of Paros, Muscat of Samos OPE. Muscat grape is known as "Moscato Aspro", produces VDL, VDN, and naturally sweet versions. The naturally sweet version is called "Samos Nectar"; similar to vin de paille, wine is aged for a minimum of 3 years and produced from dried grapes.
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