Czech Republic And Slovakia

Question 1

What was Slovakia and Czech Republic before they were two independent entities? When did they split?

Answer 1

Czechoslovakia. Slovakia voted to split from the Czech Republic in 1992.

Question 2

What are the 6 main wine regions of Slovakia

Answer 2

Spanning the entire southern border of Slovakia:

• Malokarpatská “MAL-lo-car-PAT-ska”(the Small Carpathian Wine Region)
• Južnoslovenská “YOOZ-no-slo-VEN-ska” (South Slovak wine region)
• Nitrianska “NI-tree-ANS-ka”(Nitra wine region)
• Stredoslovenská “STRE-doe-SLO-ven-ska” (Central Slovak wine region)
• Východoslovenská “VEE-ko-doe-SLO-ven-ska” (Eastern Slovak wine region)
• Tokajská (Tokaj wine region)”To-KYE-ska”

Question 3

What grape is Frankovka in Slovakia and Czech Republic better known as?

Answer 3

Blaufrankisch/Lemberger

Question 4

How is Slovakia fine wine divided in terms of quality?

Answer 4

Denoted DSC (Districtus Slovakia Controllatus), wines are divided into three quality levels defined mainly by ripeness and yield.

Question 5

Which producer is part of a joint venture in making the Rieslings of Chateau (Kastiel) Béla in Slovakia?

Answer 5

Egon Müller

Question 6

What are the two principal regions of Czech Republic?

What are the subzones of each?

Answer 6

Bohemia and Moravia

Bohemia (Cechy; “SEH-he”)-in the north; located across from Germany’s Sachsen (vineyards are along the right bank of the Elbe) (720 hectares)
Subzones:Mělnícká and Litoměřická

Moravia (Morava)-in the south; just over the border from Weinvertel in Austria; makes majority of Czech wine (18,000 hectares)
Subzones: Znojemská,Mikulovská, Velkopavlovická, Slovácká

Question 7

What grape varieties are used in Czech Republic?

Answer 7

Müller-Thurgau
Frankovka (Blaufränkisch)
Svatovavnnecké (St. Laurent)
Ryzlink Vlassky (Welschriesling)
Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 8

What is Quality Wines with Special Attributes (Akostné vino s Prívlastkom) for Czech Republic and Slovakia?

Answer 8

A legal ripeness level system based on the German Prädikatswein, with an accompanying scale of Kabinett through Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein.

Question 9

What does Czech Republic and Slovakia used in place of the Oechsle scale?

Answer 9

Instead of the Oechsle scale, both countries use the Czecho-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale (NM), which equates its degrees to the number of kilograms of natural sugar in 100 liters of grape juice.

Question 10

What is VOC?

Answer 10

Vína Originální Certifikace. A special designation, similar to French AOC or Austrian DAC systems in the Czech Republic. In order to display the VOC designation on the neck of the bottle, a producer must abide by certain criteria, including hand-harvesting, minimum must weights, low maximum yields and defined alcohol levels. VOC Znojmo (in Morava) was the first in 2009. Others in Morava followed:

VOC Blatnice
VOC Mikulov
VOC Modré Hory
VOC Pálava

Question 11

What grapes qualify for VOC Znojmo “ZZNOY-ee-MO” wines?

What 2 other requirements are mandatory for VOC Zonjmo?

Answer 11

Blends or varietal wines, of only the Grüner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling grapes. Oak may not be employed in the production and a cork closure is required.

Oak may not be employed and cork closure is required.

Question 12

Name three VOC of Czech Republic

Answer 12

VOC Blatnice “blat-KNEE-za”
VOC Mikulov “mi-KUL-lof”
VOC Modré Hory “MO-dray HORE-ee”
VOC Pálava “PA-la-va”
VOC Znojmo “ZZNOY-ee-MO”