Czech.Slovakia Flashcards
What are the six wine regions of Slovakia?
Malokarpatská Juznoslovenská Nitrianska Stredoslovenská V´ychodoslovenská Tokajská (Tokaj)
What is the relationship of Slovakia’s Tokaj region to Hungary’s Tokaj?
They are contiguous, and share a winemaking tradition. Slovakian Tokaj agrees to follow Hungary’s system of labeling and quality controls.
When did the Slovakian government change Tokajská to Tokaj?
2010 (legal repercussions remain unclear…)
What are the two regions of the Czech Republic?
Moravia (Morava)
Bohemia (Cechy)
Czech: Bohemia is geographically close to what German region?
Sachsen
Czech: Moravia is geographically close to what Austrian region?
Weinviertel
What is Svatovavnnecké?
Sankt Laurent (Czech)
What is Ryzlink Vlassky?
Welschriesling (Czech)
The Czech Republic and Slovakia use a legal ripeness scale. What is it based on, and what is the measuring degree?
Based on the German Prädikatswein system; measured in the Czecho-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale (NM).
What is Akostné vino s Prívlatkom?
The Czecho-Slovakian system of Quality Wines with Special Attributes (Prädikatswein).
What is the VOC system? When did it debut?
Debuted in 2009. It is a voluntary certification in the Czech Republic based on the French AOC and Austrian DAC systems; wines must abide by certain criteria and be made of authorized grapes in participating areas.
Czech: What are the authorized grapes for Znojmo VOC?
Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc (either varietal or blends)
Czech: What are the authorized grapes for Modré Hory VOC?
Frankovka, Modr´y Portugal, Svatovavnnecké (blends or varietal wines
Czech: What are the general requirements for VOC wines?
Only registered vineyards may be used. Hand-harvesting is mandatory. No Barrique. No long-term lees aging. Cork closure. Must pass a tasting panel.
Czech: What are the current three VOC’s?
VOC Znojmo
VOC Modré Hory
VOC Mikulov
