The Wine Profile

1 How is Mantinia best described within the Greek wine map?

A As one of Greece's classic and long-recognised wine regions B As a region devoted exclusively to spirit and distillate production C As a recently established experimental area with no official status D As a foreign wine district located outside Greece's borders

2 Which symbolic image is associated with the Arcadian landscape surrounding Mantinia?

A The modern industrial city's factories and smoking chimneys B The barren desert's expansive sand and stone wastes C The remote polar regions' glaciers and eternal winter D The classical mythology's idyllic and pastoral dreamscape

3 Where does the Mantinia wine appellation take its name from?

A From a medieval French monastic order that grew vines in the area B From an Ottoman governor who ruled the Peloponnese in the 1500s C From the ancient city-state of Mantineia in classical Arcadia D From an Italian merchant family that ran the port in the 1700s

4 Which town acts as the regional capital and cultural hub of the Mantinia area?

A Heraklion, the port town on Crete's northern coast B Tripoli, located on the plateau in the heart of Arcadia C Thessaloniki, the major city in northern Greece D Patras, the port town in the north-western Peloponnese

5 What has helped make the interior of Arcadia a growing wine-tourism destination?

A Industrial wine factories and centralised tank farms B The cool plateau and the surrounding Arcadian mountains C A permanently tropical climate zone around the vineyards D Large beach resorts and coastal club destinations

6 Which kind of dishes pair naturally with Mantinia's aromatic and light wine style?

A Hot curry dishes with strong chilli and coconut milk B Sweet desserts with chocolate creams and nougat C Greek mezze, fish dishes and fresh salads D Heavy and rich meat stews with strong salting