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Where in Greece was the vine first cultivated?
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The Island of Crete
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TorF. The art of winemaking was passed to their successors, the Mycenaeans, to other islands in the Aegean, and finally on the mainland of Greece
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TRUE
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What is Retsina?
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an aromatized wine flavored with Aleppo pine resin
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What is the grape of Retsina?
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Savvatiano
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Can Retsina have a vinatge on it?
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No
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What is the appellation of Retsina?
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Traditional Appellation protected by the EU
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What year was greek wine law established?
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1971
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When was the greek law redfined and by what oraginzation?
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1980 Greek Wine Institute
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What are the 2 levels of quality for PDO wines of Greece?
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Controlled Appellation of Origin (AOC:OPE): a status reserved for traditional sweet wines & Appellation of Superior Quality: OPAP
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What is a PDO/OPAP?
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Protected Designation of Origin
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What dose "reserve" mean on a bottle of PDO/OPAP white wine?
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minimum 6 months in barrel & 3 months in bottle
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What dose "reserve" mean on a bottle of PDO/OPAP red wine?
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minimum 2 years of aging with 1 year in cask & 6 months in bottle
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What dose "grand reserve" mean on a bottle of PDO/OPAP white wine?
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minimum 2 year aging period including at least 1 year in barrel & 6 months in bottle
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What dose "grand reserve" mean on a bottle of PDO/OPAP red wine?
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minimum 4 year aging period including at least 1.5 years in barrel & 1.5 years in bottle.
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What is the quality level below PDO/OPAP in Greece?
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PGI Protected Geographical Indication
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What are the 2 categories in Greek PDO/OPAP wines?
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“Varietal” wines, and “Table” wines
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What is PDO/OPAP Varietal wine?
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comprises table wines that carry a vintage and variety on the label, whereas ordinary “Table” wines cannot
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What are the 2 traditional wines under the PGI category?
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Retsina and Verdea
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What is Verdea?
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wine produced on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea
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What does "Cava" mean on a bottle of PGI white/rosé wines?
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minimum 1 year aging with 6 months in oak
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What does "Cava" mean on a bottle of PGI red wine?
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minimum 3 years of aging with 1 year in oak
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What does “Palaiomenos se vareli” mean on a bottle of Cava PGI greek wine?
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may be added to the label of Cava, Reserve, or Grand Reserve wines to indicate oak aging beyond the required minimums
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What are regions of the Greek mainland?
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Macedonia
Epirus Peloponnese Thessalia Thrace Central Greece (Sterea Ellada) |
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What are island regions broadly categorized as?
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Aegean and Ionian Islands
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TorF. In Crete the art of wine making passed to their successors, the Mycenaeans, to other islands in the Aegean, and finally on the mainland of Greece
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TRUE
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Thrace in Northeastern Greece cannot claim any PDO/OPAP appellations
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TorF. Naoussa, established in 1971, is one of Greece’s most successful appellations.
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TRUE
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Where is the PDO/OPAP Naoussa located and what wines come from it?
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Macedonia reds from Xinomavro
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Where is the producer Boutari located?
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Naoussa in Macedonia
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Where is the PDO/OPAP Amynteo located and what wines come from it?
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Macedonia reds from Xinomavro
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Where is the PDO/OPAP Goumenissa located and what wines come from it?
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Macedonia lighter reds from Xinomavro & 20% Negoska
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What is Greece's coolest region?
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Amynteo
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What is the only PDO/OPAP for rosé wines?
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Amyneto the rosé wines can be dry to semisweet, and still or sparkling
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What are the Slopes of Meliton?
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Single Appellation PDO/OPAP in Macedonia for Domaine Carras.
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What are the reds of the Slopes of Meliton?
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blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and the native Limnio
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What are the whites of the Slopes of Meliton?
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blends of the Greek varietals Assyrtiko, Athiri, and Rhoditis
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What is Malagousia?
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white grape on the brink of extinction brought back to life by Evangelos Gerovassiliou, the winemaker who launched Domaine Carras
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Where is the Malagousia grape found?
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in the PGI district of Thessaloniki in northern Macedonia
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What are the 4 PDO/OPAP regions of Macedonia?
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Slopes of Meliton
Amynteo Naoussa Goumenissa |
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What are the 3 PDO/OPAP's of Thessalia?
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Rapsani
Messenikola Anchialos |
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What PDO/OPAP is the Southernmost outpost for Xinomavro?
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Rapsani PDO/OPAP
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the Xinomavro grape, wherein the grape's tannins and acid structure are softened by the warmer climate
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What are the 2 red blending grapes with Xinomavro in Rapsani PDO/OPAP?
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Krasato & Stavroto
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What is the grape of Messenikola PDO/OPAP?
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70% Mavro (Black) Messenikola, plus Carignan and Syrah
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What is the only PDO/OPAP for white wine in Thessalia?
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Anchialos PDO/OPAP dry whites from Roditis & Savvatiano
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Where is Zitsa?
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only PDO/OPAP of Epirus
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What is the grape and style of wines from Zitsa?
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Dry, semisweet, and sparkling wines from Debina
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What is the prominent wine of Central Greece?
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Retsina production
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What region in Central Greece is the center of wine production?
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Attiki, the region surrounding Athens
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What are the 2 most widely planted grapes of central Greece?
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Savvatiano & Roditis
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What is another name for Centeral Greece?
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Sterea Ellada
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TorF. There are no PDO/OPAP zones in Centeral Greece?
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TRUE
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Where is the Peloponnese?
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Penisula located below Eprius and Central Greece connected by the Isthmus of Corinth
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What are the 3 PDO/OPAP for dry wines of the Peloponnese?
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Nemea
Mantinia Patras |
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What is the grape of Nemea and what style of wine is made there?
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dry to sweet reds from 100% Agiorgitiko
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Where is the commmune Koutsi located?
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Nemea
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What is the sparkling PDO/OPAP of the Peloponnese?
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Sparkling wines from Moschofilero from Mantinia
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Sparkling added to PDO/OPAP in 2011
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What is the main grape of Mantinia PDO/OPAP?
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dry still & sparkling wines from 85% Moschofilero
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What is the grape of Patras PDO/OPAP?
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dry to medium white wines from 100% Roditis
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What are the 3 PDO/OPE of Peloponnese?
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Muscat of Patras
Muscat of Rio Patras Mavrodaphne of Patras |
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What 2 PDO/OPE of the Peloponnese can be Vin Doux Naturel?
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Mavrodaphne of Patras
Muscat of Patras |
Monemvassia-Malvasia can be VDN but is only a PDO
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What is the grape of Mavrodaphne of Patras?
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red skinned Mavrodaphne and a max. 49% Mavri Korinthiaki
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What are the aging requirements of Mavrodaphne of Patras?
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Min. 1 year in oak barrels of 1,000 liters or less
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What does "Reserve" mean on a bottle of Mavrodaphne of Patras?
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Min. 2 years in oak and 1 year in bottle
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What does " Grand Reserve" mean on a bottle of Mavrodaphne of Patras?
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Min. 7 years, including a min. 3 years in oak and 3 years in the bottle
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What is Monemvassia-Malvasia PDO?
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PDO from Peloponnese with no specifific designation for sweet wines produced from sun-dried grapes of a minimum of 51% Monemvassia grape
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newer PDO in with wines not expected on the market until 2012
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What are the aging requirements for Monemvassia-Malvasia?
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2 years in an oxidative enviroment
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What is the grape of Muscat of Patras & Muscat of Rio Patras?
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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Moschoudi)
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What is Moschoudi?
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synonmy for Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
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What are the 4 Ionian Islands?
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Cephalonia
Kerkyra (Corfu) Lefkada Zakynthos |
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What is the only PDO of the Ionian Isalnds?
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Cephalonia
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What grapes is used for dry whites from Cephalonia?
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Robola
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As Robola of Cephalonia is Greece's only "varietal" PDO, the name "Robola" may not be used on labels elsewhere in Greece
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What are the 2 other grapes used in the sweet wines of Cephalonia?
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Mavrodaphne and Muscat
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What Ionian Island is home to the Verdea Traditional Appellation wines.
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Zakynthos
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What is the grape of Verdea Tradtional Appellation?
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Skiadopoulo with Pavlos & Avgoustiatis
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What are the dry PDO/OPAP's of the Aegean Islands?
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Santorini
Paros Rhodes Lemnos |
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What are the grapes of Santorini?
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75% Assyrtiko, plus Aidani and Athiri
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What is a stefani?
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vines trained low to the ground in wreaths on Santorini in order to protect them from the fierce Aegean winds and to collect the little moisture that becomes available as morning dew.
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What are the soils of Santorini?
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poor volcanic soils
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What is the grape of Lemnos?
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100% Moschato Alexandreias
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What are the 2 white only dry white PDO/OPAP's of the Aegean Islands?
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Santorini & Lemnos
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What is the red grape of Rhodes?
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100% Mandilaria (Amorgiano)
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What is the white grape of Rhodes?
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100% Athiri
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What is the white grape of Paros?
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100% Monemvassia
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What are the red grapes of Paros?
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2/3 Mandilaria & 1/3 Monemvassia
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What Aegean Island produces a "Vin Santo"?
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Santorini
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what are the 3 PDO/OPE's of the Aegean Islands?
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Muscat of Samos
Muscat of Rhodes Muscat of Lemnos |
Malvasia Paros is just a normal PDO for sweet wines
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What 2 sweet wine PDO/OPE's of the Aegean Islands can be VDN?
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Muscat of Rhodes & Muscat of Lemnos
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Malvasia Paros
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What is the grape of Malvasia Paros PDO?
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Sweet wines & VDN's
85% Monemvassia plus Assyrtiko |
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What are the aging requirements for Malvasia Paros?
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Min. 2 years in oak
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What is the grape of Muscat of Lemnos PDO/OPE?
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Moschato Alexandreias
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What is the grape of Muscat of Samos PDO/OPE?
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Moschato Aspro
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vin de liqueur, vin doux naturel and naturally sweet versions
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What is the Samos Nectar?
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naturally sweet version of Muscat of Samos similar to Vin de paille.
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What is the aging requirements for Samos Nectar?
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minimum 3 years
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What is the grape of Muscat of Rhodes PDO/OPE?
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Moschato Aspro
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What is the largest and southernmost island of Greece?
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Crete
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TorF. Crete accounts for approximately 20% of Greek wine production, yet the island struggles with quality.
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TRUE
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What is Crete's most cultivated white grape?
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Vilana
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What are the 2 red only PDO/OPAP's of Crete?
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Archanes & Dafnes
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What is the red grape Dafanes?
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100% Liatiko
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what are the 2 red grapes of Archanes?
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Kotsifali and Mandilaria
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What two Greek PDOs utilize the Liatiko grape for red wines?
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Dafnes & Sitia
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What are the red grapes of Peza?
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Kotsifali and Mandilaria
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what is the white grape of Peza?
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100% Vilana
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What are the 4 PDO/OPAP's of Crete for dry wine?
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Sitia
Peza Archanes Dafnes |
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Where is and what are the wines of Candida PDO?
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Crete
White: Min. 85% Vilana Red: 70% Kotsifali, 30% Mandilaria |
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Name the two dessert wine PDO's on Crete.
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Malvasia Sitia and Malvasia Candia
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make sweet whites and VDN from Malvasia di Candia Aromatico and Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains both require 2 years min. in oak
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What is the most common red grapes of the Aegean?
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Mandilaria
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