All Eastern Europe and Mediterranean Flashcards by Christina Stanley

What does Cava mean? (Greece)

for PGI and Varietal wines only:

Indicates one year of aging for whites and Rosé, with 6 months oak. Three years aging with one year in barrel for reds.

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First five of Greece

Boutari, Achaia Clauss, Kambas, Kourtakis, Tsantali

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Reserve and Grand Reserve are universal across all PDO wines. What are the aging requirements?

Reserve:
White: one year aging 6 mos barrel 3 mos bottle
Red: two years aging min 12 mos barrel 6 mos bottle

Grand Reserve:
White: two years aging, min one year in barrel 6 mos bottle
Red: four years aging, min 18 mos in barrel and 18 mos in bottle

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Tallest Mountain in Greece, 3000 Meters, to the North East of Thessaly (Rapsani PDO is there for xinomavro)

Mount Olympus

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this producer vinifies 95% of Rapsani PDO fruit

Tsantali

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Messinikola PDO sits near the banks of this lake

Lake Plastira

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“Palaiomenos se vareli” (Greece) means what

indicates oak aging beyond required min for PGI Cava wines

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Greeces smallest PDO

Rapsani:

Dry red (Red, Reserve, Grand Reserve)
Xinomavro, Krassato, Stavroto

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Highest vines in Greece are planted here at 4000 feet,

Metsovo in Epirus (North West Epirus on Pindos)

Also has the oldest Cab Sauv planted at Katogi Averoff in 1963

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Soiltype of Zitsa

Limestone rich plateau

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Min/Max RS for PDO Zitsa Styles of wine:

Dry White: Max 4g/l rs
Dry Sparkling White: 17-32 g/l rs
Sparkling White Semidry: 32-50 g/l rs

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PDOs of Ionian Islands

Robola of Cephalonia (100% Robola, dry white) and the main grape of Cephalonia

Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia (fortified sweet red)

Muscat of Cephalonia:
(100% Moschato Aspro)
Fortified Wine (VDN)
Fortified Wine from Specific vineyards (VDN Grand Cru)
Fortified Wine (VDL)
Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)

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What grape, if used, must be cofermented with Mavrodaphne in the wines of Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO (Ionian Islands)

Mavri Korinthiaki

Must be min 50% Mavrodaphne

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What is Verdea

Traditional multi varietal white produced on Zakynthos (Ionian Islands western greece)

50% Skiadopoulo rest is Pavlos, Robola and Goustolidi are most common

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superior clone of Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia

Tsigelo, different from that of Patras

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in Santorini PDO what % has to be assyrtiko and what can be blended in

85% Assyrtiko

Athiri and Aidini can be blended in

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What are Pezoules?

terraces in Santorini in place to cancel erosion and retain water

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First major winery in Santorini

Boutari, 1989
early pick, stainless steel, temperature control

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What is Nykteri (Santorini)

Dry wine made with ripe grapes harvested before dawn and pressed within a day, aged min 3 mos barrel. Flor may develop

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What is Mezza (Santorini)

dessert wine, Produced from Air dried Mandilaria grapes

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Peza PDO (Crete) allows for these styles

Dry wine

White: 100% Vilana
Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria (Mandilari)

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Red wine only appelations of Crete

Daphnes, (100% Liatiko)

Archanes PDO (Kotsifali Mandilaria)

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Styles of wine for Candia PDO

Dry white from Viliana
Dry red from Kotsifali, Mandilaria

Definition of Vin naturellement doux,
Vin Doux and Vin doux naturel
In Greece

Vin naturellement doux: Solely dried grapes
Vin doux: VdL
Vin doux naturel: When spirits are added to a partly fermented wine

Tsipouro is used for fortification (95-96%abv)

Three highest peaks of Crete

Psiloritis Lefka Ori Dikti

Paros (Aegean Island)

100% Monemvasia (white) Red: co-fermentation of minimum 35% Mandilaria grape, and Monemvassia must Mandilaria is the main red grape

Malvasia of Paros is a sweet wine from Sun dried grapes. What is the encepagement and aging

Monemvasia with max 15% Assyrtiko. Fortification optional Aged min 2 years to be labeled with a vintage

This PDO in the Dodecanese was for decades a source of "Greek Champagne"

Rhodes

Main producer of Rhodes

CAIR cooperative founded in 1928, reputation for sparkling. Dominates today

What is Pramnian red?

traditional high alcohol red from Ikaria area PGI in Dodecanese, made from Fokiano grape

What year was a law passed stating that only wines made from Muscat could claim a Samos origin

1934 Same year UWC (United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos) was founded: first Co op

the only Muscat based PDO of Greece that doesn't include the name of the grape in the origin

Samos PDO

What was the first commercial distillery for Ouzo?

Tyrnavos (in Thessaly) 1856 2006 became a PDO Min Abv% 37.5

Most vines in Cyprus are located on this mountain range

Troodos

Four PGIs of Cyprus

Pafos (west) most important Larnaka Lemesos Lefkosia

Turkey's anise flavored spirit akin to Arak in Lebanon

Raki

This wine district of Turkey borders Bulgaria and Greece and feels the influence of the Marmara, Aegean and Black Sea

Thrace (Also in Greece)

This wine region harvests more than half of Turkey's production

Aegean Area

Min RS for Tokaji szamorodni "édes"

45 g/l

Szürkebarát is this in Hungary

Pinot Gris

Aszu wines must be in cask this long (Gonc)

18 months, three years total before release

What grape can't be used for superior reds and siller wines in bulls blood

Bibordarka

Two Great first growths of Tokaj

Szarvas, Mezes Maly Near communes of Tokaj and Tarcal, respectively

What is the term Késoi Szüretelésü bor mean? (Tokaji)

Late harvest wine

What is min RS for Aszu Tokaji (3, 4 and 5 puttonyos)

120 g/l

Szamorodni "száraz" RS

max. 9 g/l

RS levels for Szamorodni "édes" Fordítás Máslás Késői szüretelésű bor

Min 45 g/l rs

These indigenous varieties (white) of Lebanon were long thought to be Chardonnay and Semillon, respectively

Obaideh, Merweh

River of Bekaa Valley

Litani River

Who brought Chateau Musar to the Bristol Wine Fair in 1979

Serge Hochar Michael Broadbent auctioneer brought new attention to Lebanon wines

What four wineries operated in Lebanon at the outset of the Lebanese civil war (1975)

Chateau Ksara, Chateau Musar, Domaine des Tourelles, Chateau Nakad

When did Francois-Eugene Brun found Domaine des Tourelles in Lebanon

1868 (first "for profit" Lebanese winery)

When did Jesuit missionaries establish Chateau Ksara

1857 (Lebanon's current largest producer) and oldest

There are five winegrowing regions in Armenia:

Ararat Valley** Ararat Valley foothills, the Northeast zone, Vaiots Dzor, and Zangezur. Ararat Valley, including the foothills, is where nearly 80% of grapegrowing occurs. The local Areni Noir from the Vaiots Dzor region is showing great promise.

greatest number of vines per capita in the world in this country

Moldova

Most prestigious wine of Moldova

Chateau Purcari "Negru de Purcari" (Cab sauv Saperavi, Negra Rara) in Stefan Voda