Ch. 14 - Central and Eastern Europe Flashcards
What is the climate of Austria?
The climate in eastern Austria is cool continental. Summers are mild and winters are very cold.
Name the main white grapes for Austria.
- Gruner Veltliner (35,530 acres)
- Welschriesling (7,980 acres)
- Riesling (4,990 acres)
- Weissburgunder (4,745 acres)
- Muller-Thurgau (4,375 acres)
- Chardonnay (3,890 acres)
- Sauvignon Blanc (2,890 acres)
Name the main red grapes for Austria.
- Zweigelt (15,600 acres)
- Blaufrankisch (6,950 acres)
- Portugieser (3,125 acres)
- St. Laurent (1,790 acres)
- Merlot (1,720 acres)
- Spatburgunder (1,520 acres)
What is Muller-Thurgau?
Muller-Thurgau: a white cross of Riesling and Madeleine Royal.
What is Zweigelt?
Zweigelt: a red cross of Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent.
What are the other names for Blaufrankisch?
- Lemberger
- Kekfrankos
What is the Austrian measure for must weight?
Klosterneuburger Mostwaage (KMW).
- 1 ° KMW = about 1.2 Brix
- 1 ° KMW = about 5 Oechsle
Describe the classification hierarchy of Austria.
- Wein - Osterreich
- Landwein - PGI - Weinbauregionen
- Qualitiitswein and Pradikatswein - PDO - Weinbaugebiet.
Name the Landwein regions of Austria.
- Weinland
- Osterreich
- Steierland
- Bergland
What is Strohwein?
- Strohwein is a dried-grape wine that uses grapes of at least BA ripeness that have been air-dried on stroh (straw) mats or hung on strings, like the recioto wines of the Veneto in Italy.
- Grapes for Strohwein must be dried for a minimum of three months, if picked at 25° KMW, or else picked at 30° KMW and stored for two months.
What are the quality levels for Wachau?
- Steinfeder (the lightest style)
- Federspiel (classic, or middleweight wines)
- Smaragd (the fullest-bodied wines)
Indicate increasing levels of ripeness for wines that are dry on the palate.
What is Bergwein?
- Translates to mountain wine- is basic Wein-level wine made from grapes that are grown on extraordinarily steep slopes with at least a 26% gradient.
- Bergwein is treated in some respects like the wines of higher quality levels.
Name the red only DACs of Austria.
- Mittelburgenland, for Blaufrankisch
- Eisenberg, for Blaufrankisch
- Neusiedlersee, for reds only (Zweigelt or Zweigelt-based blends)
Name the rose DACs of Austria.
- Schilcherland, for dry rose produced using the
Blauer Wildbacher variety.
What is the climate of Niederosterreich (Lower Austria)?
- Continental climate with warm, dry summers and severe winters.
Name the sub-regions of Niederosterreich.
- Carnuntum DAC - Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot.
- Kamptal DAC - Gruner Veltliner or Riesling.
- Kremstal DAC - Gruner Veltliner or Riesling.
- Thermenregion
- Traisental DAC - Gruner Veltliner or Riesling.
- Wachau DAC
- Wagram
- Weinviertel DAC - 100% Gruner Veltliner
Which lake is present in Burgenland?
- Lake Neusiedl, the largest closed-basin lake in Europe.
What is Ruster Ausbruch?
- A dessert wine made in the town of Rust at the Trockenbeerenauslese level of the Austrian Pradikat.
How is Ruster Ausbruch produced?
- Ruster Ausbruch is produced using a combination of botrytis-affected grapes and less concentrated grapes harvested from the same vineyard.
- The wine is aged before release.
Name the sub-regions of Burgenland.
- Eisenberg DAC - Blaufrankisch
- Leithaberg DAC
- Mittelburgenland DAC - Blaufrankisch
- Neusiedlersee DAC - Zweigelt
What are the other names for Welschriesling?
- Italian Riesling
- Grasevina
Unrelated to true Riesling.
What is a Heurigen?
Seasonal wine taverns in Vienna - where the local winemakers served their newly-produced wine in and around the vineyards at harvest time.
What is Gemischter Satz?
A DAC, Gemischter Satz is for wines made from several different grape varieties fermented together but also must be grown together in a field blend.
What is the blend for Egri Bikaver (Bull’s Blood of Eger)?
- Kadarka
- Kekfrankos (Blaufrankisch)
- Kekoporto (Portugieser)
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Merlot, Menoire, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Blauburger, and Zweigelt.
What are the requirements for Egri Bikaver Superior?
- 2004
- At least five of the recommended varieties be used.
What are the grapes for Tokaj?
- Furmint
- Harslevelu
- Kabar
- Koverszolo
- Sargamuskotaly (Muscat)
- Zeta.
How is Tokaji Aszu made?
- The production of Tokaji Aszu starts with late-harvested, botrytis-affected grapes; in this condition, the grapes are called aszu.
- The aszu grapes are gently mashed into a thick paste and then mixed with a normally fermented base wine for a day or two, allowing the wine to absorb the sugar
and flavors of the aszu. - The wine is then racked and aged in small casks for a few years in underground tunnels where film-forming yeast similar to the flor of the Sherry region grows.
What is Tokaj Eszencia?
Eszencia is made from the free-run juice of the sweetest, most-botrytized, hand-selected berries. This type of wine requires a minimum of 45% residual sugar and often takes years to ferment to a content of 5% to 6% alcohol by volume.
What is the name for Zinfandel in Croatia?
- Crljenak Kastelanski aka Tribidrag.
What is the name for Welschriesling in Croatia?
- Grasevina
Name the main white grapes for Croatia.
- Grasevina (Welschriesling)
- Malvasia
- Bogdanusa
- Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.
Name the main red grapes for Croatia.
- Crljenak Kastelanski (Zinfandel)
- Frankovka (Blaufrankisch)
- Teran
- Plavac Mali
- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Name the mountain range present in Croatia.
- Dinaric Alps
Name the main wine regions of Croatia divided by the Dinaric Alps.
- The inland region, Kontinentalna Hrvatska (Inland Croatia.
- The western half, Primorska Hrvatska (Coastal
Croatia)
What is the climate of Croatia?
The climate is overall Mediterranean, with maritime influences in the south and warmer areas in the north, particularly around the Istrian Peninsula.
What is the governing body in charge of wine called in Switzerland?
- Organisme Intercantonal de Certification (French)
- Interkantonale Zertifizierungsstelle (German)
- Organismo Intercantonale di Certificazione (Italian)
Name the main grapes for Switzerland.
Red - Pinot Noir, Gamay and Merlot.
White - Chasselas (Fendant)
What is the climate of Romania?
Romania has a continental climate, moderated in places by the Black Sea, Danube River, and Carpathian Mountains.
How many wine growing regions are there in Romania?
The winegrowing areas are currently divided into seven large, distinct zones that include 32 DOCs and
13 PGIs.
Name the seven wine growing regions of Romania.
- Banatului (Banat)
- Colinelor Dobrogei (Knolls of Dobrogea)
- Crisanei si Maramuresului (Crisana and Maramures)
- Dealurilor Moldovei (Moldovan Hills)
- Dealurilor Munteniei si Olteniei (Oltenia and Muntenia)
- Podisului Transilvaniei (Transylvania Plateau)
- Teraselor Dunarii (Danube Terraces)
Name the DOCs of Colinelor Dobrogei.
- Babadag DOC
- Murfatlar DOC
- Sarica-Niculitel DOC
Name the DOC of Dealurilor Moldovei.
- Cotnari DOC
Name the DOC of Dealurilor Munteniei si Olteniei.
- Dealu Mare DOC
Name the DOC of Podisului Transilvaniei.
- Tarnave DOC
Name the DOC of Teraselor Dunarii.
- Oltina DOC
Name the main grapes of Romania.
White - Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Regala, Muscat, Aligote, and Sauvignon Blanc.
Red - Pinot Noir and Feteasca Neagra.
How is wine classified in Bulgaria?
- Vino ot Deklariran Geografski (declared geographic origin {DGO}).
- Vini Garantirano i Kontrolirano za Proizkhod (controliran).
Name the main wine regions of Bulgaria.
- The Danubian Plain (PGI)
- The Thracian Lowlands (PGI)
- The Struma River Valley
- The Rose Valley
- The Black Sea Region
Name the main red grapes of Bulgaria.
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Syrah
- Pinot Noir
- Zinfandel
- Mavrud
- Rubin (Nebbiolo x Syrah)
- Gamza (Kadarka)
- Melnik
- Pamid
Name the main white grapes of Bulgaria.
- Rkatsiteli
- Dimiat
- Misket Cherven (Red Muscat)
- Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Viognier.
How is wine classified in Slovenia?
- Zasciteno geografsko oznacbo (ZGO) - PGI
- Zasciteno oznacbo porekla (ZOP) - PDO
Name the PGI regions of Slovenia.
- Podravje ZGO
- Primorska ZGO
- Posavje ZGO
Name the rivers in Podravje ZGO.
- Pesnica, Drava, and Mura Rivers.
Name the ZOPs of Primorska ZGO.
- Goriska Brda ZOP
- Slovenia’s Kras ZOP
Name the main white grapes of Slovenia.
- Riesling
- Gewtirztraminer (Traminec)
- Muller-Thurgau (Rizvanec)
- Pinot Gris (Sivi Pinot),
- Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay.
Name the main red grapes of Slovenia.
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- St. Laurent
- Pinot Noir (known as Modri Pinot)
- Refosco.
What is kvevris or qvevri?
Georgian egg-shaped earthenware vessels used for aging wine.
Which wild subspecies of the vitis vinifers is found in Georgia?
- Vitis vinifera silvestris.
Name the main grapes of Georgia.
- Rkatsiteli makes light, floral, crisp white wines.
- Saperavi, the leading red grape, makes high-alcohol
wines with good potential for aging.
Name the main wine regions of Georgia.
- Kakheti
- Kartli
- Imereti
- Racha-Lechkhumi
- Meskheti
- The Black Sea Coast
What is a churi?
Wines produced in kvevris in Imereti is known locally as churi.
Which river flows through Meskheti?
- Kura (Mtkvari) River.
Which winery in Crimea is famous for sparkling wine production?
- 1878
- Novy Svet Winery
- “Brut Paradiso”
What is Etalita?
A fortified wine made in Crimea.
