Greece & Eastern Europe Certified Somm

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What is retsina?

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Greek aromatized wine flavored with aleppo resin. Now generally produced as a white wine, from Savvatiano grapes, and flavored with the addition of pine resin, rather than stored in resin-sealed casks. It cannot be vintage dated.

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What are AOC/OPE wines?

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designation for quality sweet wines

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What are the aging requirements for Reserve and Grand Reserve PDO wines?

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minimum year of aging for white wines, with at least six months in barrel and three months in bottle, and a minimum two years of aging for red wines, with at least one year in barrel and six months in bottle.

“Grand Reserve” requires a minimum two year aging period for white wines, including at least one year in barrel and six months in bottle, and a minimum four year aging period for red wines, including at least 18 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle.

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Which Greek region is home to some of Greece’s best dry red wines?

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Macedonia

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Which PDO region is home to Boutari, one of Greece’s two largest producers and a major force in the modern rejuvenation of Greek winemaking?

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Naoussa

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Which is Greece’s coolest region and the only PDO to allow the production of rosé wines;

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Amynteo

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Which appellation is the southernmost outpost of the Xinomavro grape?

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Thessalia

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What is the only PDO zone in Epirus?

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Zitsa

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What is the grape grown in the PDO zone Nemea in Peloponesse?

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Agioritiko

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What is a grey-skinned grape with an aromatic resemblance to Muscat, is the principal component of Mantinia PDO wines, and one of Greece's most exciting white varieties?

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Moschofilero

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Which wine is an aperitif and used in communion sacrament in Greek Orthodox services?

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Mavrodaphne of Patras

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What is Crete's most cultivated grape?

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Vilana

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Name the 5 large regions for wine production in Bulgaria.

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Danubian Plain, Thracian Lowlands, Black Sea Region, Struma River Valley, Rose Valley

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What are the most widely planted international varieties in Bulgaria?

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

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What are the 2 most widely grown native grapes in Bulgaria?

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Gamza, Mavrud

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What is Romania's most famous vinous product?

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sweet white wines of Cotnari DOC in Moldavia

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What is Slovenia's best region for white and red wine?

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Primorska

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What is the principal white grape of Santorini PDO wines?

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Assyrtiko

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The Greek PDO category includes both OPAP and OPE appellations True/False

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True

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Which wine style is protected by a Traditional Appellation in Greece?

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Retsina

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Eger is famous for what style of red wine?

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Bikaver

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The wines of Nemea are produced from which grape?

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Agioritiko

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What is the minimum residual sugar allowed for Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos?

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120 grams per liter

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Where is Cotnari?

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Romania

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Which region noted for red wines in northwestern Hungary?

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Sopron

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Which country is Badacsony in?

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Hungary

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Which country is Transylvania in?

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Romania

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Which country is the Struma River Valley in?

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Bulgaria

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Which country is Krasnodar in?

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Russia

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Which country is Bohemia in?

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Czech Republic

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On what island are Robola PDO wines produced?

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Cephalonia