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Northern reds, Peloponnese highlands, Aegean and Cretan islands. Connect indigenous varieties and cultivation with processes used for sweet and retsina wines.
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Continue reading →Organize the overview and appellations
Connect grape varieties to major producing regions.
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Key varieties: from four entry points to regional varieties
Pair grape variety and place of origin, but do not determine the taste based solely on that combination.
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Naoussa: Xinomavro—Extraction and Maturation
After matching grape varieties, examine differences in vineyard and winemaking.
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Nemea: Altitude differences and Agiorgitiko
Even with the same Agiorgitiko, vineyard altitude and winemaking differ. Compare the reds of Nemea and seek differences that cannot be understood by richness alone.
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Mantinia: Plateau’s Moschofilero
Distinguish between aromatic impressions and sweetness, and between grape skin color and wine color.
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Santorini: Training system for wind and origin
Consider the reason for training vines in basket shapes in terms of the island’s wind and grape growing conditions.
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Crete: Indigenous varieties and multiple appellations
Do not memorize an island as a single place of origin or a single grape.
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Samos: Muscat and sweet wine options
Even with the same island and variety, separately investigate drying and fortification.