Extra Dry

November 13, 2019

Slightly sweeter than Brut, contains extra dry Champagne or SPARKLING WINE. Do not confuse Extra Dry with Extra Brut, which is the driest dosage level.

Which of the following indigenous Greek grape varieties is red?

A. Agiorgitiko

B. Assyrtiko

C. Malagousia

D. Savatiano

Agiorgitiko (ah-your-YEE-tea-ko) in Greek, means St. George. An important, widely planted Greek red grape, it is the source of Nemea, a spice, earthy, dried-cherry-flavored wine from the Peloponnese peninsula. The grape variety has nothing to do with a widely used rootstock also called St. George.

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