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Deck 6 South America, Greece, Hungary, Eastern Eur Flashcards

1
Q

What puts Chile in a unique winemaking position

A

Relative isolation between the Andes and the ocean. The only major winemaking country to never have phylloxera

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2
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What is Torrontes a crossing of

A

Muscat Alex X Criolla Chica

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3
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What European grapes carry the following synonyms in South America?
Mission?
Sauvignon Vert?

A

Mission - Listan Prieto
Sauvignon Vert - Friulano

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4
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Six regional DOs of Chile (North to South)

A

Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral

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5
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What are the three terms that distinguish a wines provenance, beyond DO - how are they divided

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Costa -area close to coast
Entre Cordilleras - Between coastal range and Andes
Andes - mountain foothills

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6
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What current cools the coastal Aconcagua and Valle Central

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Humboldt

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7
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Subregions of Atacama

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Valle de Copiapo
Valle del Huasco

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8
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Which regional DO has the subregions Elqui, Limari and Choapa?

A

Coquimbo

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9
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Where are Errazuriz based?

A

Aconcagua

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10
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Where is the Leyda valley located

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Within the Valle de San Antonio, Aconcagua

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11
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What is Sena

A

A flagship Bordeaux style blend by Errazuriz, from the commune of Panquehue, Aconcagua

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12
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What are the sub regions of Aconcagua

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Valle del Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio

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13
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what are the sub regions of the central valley

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Maipo Valley
Rappel Valley
Curico
Maule Valley

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14
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What Valleys is the Rapel Valley divided into?

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Cachapoel and Colchagua

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15
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In what valley would you find the following do areas:
Los Lingues, Apalta, Chimbarongo

A

Colchagua

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16
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Who makes Alpha M, what is it?

A

Vina Montes - CS plus CF, Merlot and PV from Apalta

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17
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Where are Casa Laspotolle based?

A

Colchagua

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18
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What is Purple Angel?

A

A Carmenere from Vina Montes from Colchagua fruit

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19
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Who makes Clos Apalta

A

Casa Lapostolle

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20
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What is the key subzone of Maipo that the wines Don Melchor, Vinedo Chadwick and Almaviva come from

A

Puente Alto

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21
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Top wine of Conch Y Toro

A

Don Melchor

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22
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Who makes Vinedo Chadwick?

A

Errazuriz

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23
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Who is Almaviva a partnership between

A

Mouton and Concha Y Toro

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24
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What large region contains the Valleys of Claro, Locomilla and Tutuven

A

Maule

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25
Q

Where did Miguel Torres set up operations in Chile

A

Curico, central Valley

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26
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Sub regions of Curico

A

Lontue Valley
Teno Valley

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27
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3 Valleys of Sur

A

Itata
Bio Bio
Malleco

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28
Q

What is most planted in Itata and Bio Bio

A

Muscat Alex

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29
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2 original DOs of Austral region

A

Valle del Cautin
Valle de Osorno

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30
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2 new DOs of Austral

A

Rapa Nui
Chiloe DO

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31
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Where is Rapa Nui DO

A

Easter Island

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32
Q

What two factors make Argentina’s growing area particularly dry

A

The rain shadow effect of Andes and the hot, dry Zonda wind

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33
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3 pink skinned grapes that make up 30% of Argentinian plantings

A

Cereza, Criolla Chica, Criolla Grande

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34
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Reserva and Gran Reserva Aging Argentina

A

Res - w 6 months r 12 months
G Res - w 12 months r 24 months

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35
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What three large areas can Argentina be divided into?

A

Northwestern Provinces
Cuyo
Patagonia

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36
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What Provinces make up the Northwestern Provinces

A

Salta and Catamarca

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37
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key department of Salta

A

Cafayete

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38
Q

Where are the world’s highest vineyards, how high are they?

A

Salta 3000m

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39
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Provinces of Cuyo

A

Mendoza
La Rioja
San Juan

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40
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Where is the Famatina Valley

A

La Rioja - Cuyo

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41
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Valleys of San Juan Province

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Tulum, Ullum, Zonda, Jachal, Calingasta, Pedernal, Fertil

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42
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Where is the Uco Valley?

A

High Altitude sub area in the West of Mendoza

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43
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What is Central Mendoza referred to as, and what are its key departments?

A

Primera Zone
Luyan de Cuyo and Maipu

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44
Q

What are the DOC of Argentina and where are they? what do they make?

A

Luyan de Cuyo - Mendoza (Primera Zona) Malbec only
San Rapael - South Mendoza Chenin Blanc

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45
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Departments of South Mendoza

A

San Raphael and General Alvear

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46
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Key departments of Uco Valley

A

Tupangato

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47
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Three Provinces of Patagonia

A

Rio Negro
Neuquen
Chubut

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48
Q

Two key producers in Rio Negro

A

Bodega Chacra
Bodega Noemia de Patagonia

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49
Q

Who owns Bodega Chacra, what do they make?

A

Sassicaia -Tenuta San Guido - PN and Chard

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50
Q

What do Bodega Noemia de Patagonia make?

A

Cool climate malbec

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51
Q

Where is La Pampa

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Adjacent to Rio Negro in Patagonia

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52
Q

What state of Brazil contains the majority of winemaking?

A

Rio Grande Do Sul

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53
Q

Regions within Rio Grande Do Sul

A

Serra Gaucha
Sao Joaquim
Serra do Sudeste
Campanha

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54
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What was the first Brazilian DO awarded, where is it?

A

Valle Dos Vinhedos, within Serra Gaucha

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55
Q

What are the predominant grapes in Vale dos Vinhedos DO

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W - min 60% chard (plus PN for spk, Riesling Italico for white)
R - min 60% Merlot (plus CS, CF and Tannat)

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56
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What is significant about Sao Francisco Valley

A

Northern Brazil growing area, capable of two vintages a year

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57
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Main grape of Uruguay, what is the local synonym

A

Tannat - Harriague

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58
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What is Clos Apalta

A

A Carmenere based Bordeaux blend from 100yo vines in Apalta made by Casa Lapostolle

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59
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Apart from Clos Apalta, top wines by Lapostolle

A

Cuvee Alexandre San Jose de Apalta (CS and Syrah)

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60
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What is Don Melchor

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A CS blend from Puente Alto, top wine of Concha Y Toro

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61
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What is Carmin de Puemo

A

Premium Carmenere made by Concha Y Toro in Cachapoel

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62
Q

2nd wine of Almaviva

A

EPU

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63
Q

Where are Errazuriz based

A

Panquehue, Aconcagua

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64
Q

Top wines of Errazuriz, their provenance and blend?

A

Sena - CS plus Malbec, Camenere, PV and CF from Aconcagua
Vinedo Chadwick 95% Cs plus Carmenere from Puente Alto

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65
Q

In 2004 tasting what Chilean wines placed 1st and second in Bordeaux comparative tasting

A

1st Sena
2nd Vinedo Chadwick

66
Q

Who makes Adrianna vineyard and Nicasia Vineyard

A

Catena Zapata

67
Q

sub zone of Tupangato containing Adrianna vineyard

A

Gualtallary

68
Q

Who makes Finca Mirador, Finca Bella Vista, Finca Altamira, what are they?

A

Achaval Ferrer - single site Malbecs

69
Q

Who makes Altura Maxima and 1831 Malbec

A

Bodega Colume

70
Q

Grape variety used for Retsina

A

Savatiano

71
Q

What are the two categories that may feature on Greek PDO wine

A

-Controlled Appelation of Origin (AOC/OPE)- for traditional sweet wines
-Appellation of Superior Quality (AOSQ/OPAP)

72
Q

Explain the importance of the Myceneans?

A

They brought the viticulture set up by the Minoans in Crete to mainland Greece, from here it was spread throughout Europe. E.g Massalia (Marseille) established by Greeks

73
Q

PDO aging for white wine in Greece labelled
i) Reserve
ii) Grand Reserve

A

I) 1 year (inc 6 months barrel, 3 months bottle)
ii) 2 years (1 year barrel, 6 months bottle)

74
Q

PDO aging for Red wine in Greece labelled
I) Reserve
ii) Grand Reserve

A

i) 2 years (1 year barrel, 6 months bottle)
ii) 4 years (18 months barrel, 18 months bottle)

75
Q

What is the levels of Greek wine below PDO

A

Descending PGI to Varietal to table

76
Q

Former name of Greek Vin de Pays

A

Topikos Inos

77
Q

What is the difference between Greek Varietal and table wine

A

Table- no vintage, variety or geographical
Varietal - vintage and variety but no geographical

78
Q

how are PG! areas divided

A

PGI regional zones - large major regions
PGI district - political sub areas
PGI area - very small, often single producer

79
Q

What is Cava, what are its details

A

Aging designation attached to PGI wines
White/Rose - 1 year (6months oak)
Red - 3 years (1 year oak)

80
Q

what does Palaiomenos se verali mean on a Greek wine label

A

Aging over the min requirements

81
Q

Large regions of Greece

A

Macedonia
Epirus
Peloponesse
Thessalia
Thrace
Central Greece (Stella Ellada)

82
Q

Where is Thrace

A

Far North East of Greece

83
Q

PDOs of Macedonia

A

Amynteo
Goumanissa
Naossa
Slopes of Meliton

84
Q

PDO that permits red and rose, as well as sparkling from Xinomavro

A

Amynteo - coolest Greek region

85
Q

What is made in Naossa?

A

Red only 100% xinomavro

86
Q

What is made in Goumenissa

A

A lighter style of Xinomavro with min 20% negoska added

87
Q

Which producer holds the monopole PDO of slopes of Meliton, who is the person behind it, and what grape did they rescue from exticntion

A

Domaine Carras
Evangelos Gerouvassilou
Malagousia

88
Q

Large region South of Macedonia, what are its PDO

A

Thessalia
PDO:
Rapsani
Messenikola
Anchialos

89
Q

Where is Rapsani located, what is made there?

A

Within Thessalia on the lower slopes of Mount Olympus.
Reds from Xinomavro plus Krassato and Stavroto. The Xinomavro is softer here in warmer climate

90
Q

White wine PDO in Thessalia, Roditis main grape?

A

Anchialos

91
Q

What is made in Messenikola?

A

Red Only Min 70% Mavro Messenikola plus 30% Syrah/Carignan

92
Q

PDO of Epirus

A

Just one - Zitsa

93
Q

Where is Epirus

A

West of Thessalia

94
Q

What is made in Zitza

A

Dry white and spk from 100% Debina

95
Q

PDO of Pelponnese

A

Nemea
Mantinia
Patras
Monemvasia - Malvasia
Mavrodaphne of patras
Muscat of patras
Muscat of Rio patras

96
Q

Where is Monemvasia - Malvasia located

A

South East coast of Peloponnese

97
Q

What is the grapes of Nemea, what are its properties

A

100% Agiogitiko - Softly tannic, intensely fruited

98
Q

Where would you find the villages of Daphne and Koutsi

A

Nemea

99
Q

What is made in Mantania

A

Dry white and Spk. Min 85% Moschofilero plus Asproudes

100
Q

Grape of Patras PDO, what style does it make?

A

Roditis - Dry, Off dry and Semi sweet whites

101
Q

Aging and grape for Muscat of Patras and Muscat of Rio Patras

A

5 years in wood
Moscato Aspro (Mbpg)

102
Q

What style is mavrodaphne of Patras, what is the blending grape?

A

Sweet red fortified. Mavrodaphne blended with up to 49% Mavro Korithinaki (currant grape)

103
Q

Aging for Mavrodaphne of Patras

A

1 year in wood
Reserve: 3 years (2 wood, 1 bottle)
Vielle reserve: 5 years (inc 2 wood, 2 bottle)
Grand Reserve 7 years (inc 3 wood, 3 bottle)

104
Q

Style, grape and aging of Monemvasia-Malvasia

A

VDN/Dried grape
Min 51% Monemvasia plus Assyritiko, Asproudes and Kydonitsa
2 years in oxidative environment

105
Q

PDO of Ionian Islands

A

Robola of Cephalonia
Muscat of Cephalonia
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia

106
Q

Where is Verdea made, what is it and what grapes is it made from

A

Zakynthos - Ionian Islands (Not PDO)
Oxidative white made from Skiadopoulo, Pavlos, Augoustiatis

107
Q

Crete PDO

A

Sitia
Peza
Daphnes
Archanes
Candia
Malvasia Candia
Malvasia Sitia

108
Q

Red wine only PDO of Crete

A

Daphnes and Archanes

109
Q

Aegean PDO (not including Crete)

A

Santorini
Paros
Rhodes
Lemnos
Samos
Muscat of Rhodes
Muscat of Lemnos
Muscat of Paros

110
Q

Main white grape of Sitia, Candia and Peza

A

Vilana

111
Q

Where would you find red wines made of Kotsifali and Mandilaria

A

The red wines of Peza and Candia plus Archanes (red only PDO)

112
Q

Grapes of Daphnes PDO

A

100% Liatiko

113
Q

What is made in Malvasia Candia and Malvasia Sitia

A

VDN and sun dried grape wine

114
Q

vine training system of Santorini

A

Stefani

115
Q

Where is Paris Sigalas based

A

Santorini

116
Q

What is the grapes of Santorini

A

Min 85% Assyritiko plus Athiri and Aidani (drops to 51% Assyritiko for dried grape wines)

117
Q

What is the difference between Muscat of Rhodes and Muscat of Lemnos

A

MOR uses Moschato Aspro
MOL uses Moschato Alexandrias

118
Q

Grape of Samos, what is the dried grape style called

A

Moschato Aspro (Mbpg), dried grape called Samos Nektar

119
Q

Grapes of Paros PDO

A

W 100% Monemvassia
R 35% Mandilaria with Monemvassia (The only Greek PDO with white permitted in red)

120
Q

Grapes of Rhodes PDO

A

W Min 70% Athiri plus Assyritiko and Malagousia
Rose/red: Min 70% Mandilaria plus Mavrothiriko

121
Q

Grapes of Lemnos PDO

A

W Mochato Alexandrias
R Limnio

122
Q

What would a wine labelled Liasto be, where would it be from?

A

A sun dried wine from Lemnos, made of Moschato Alexandrias or Limnio

123
Q

What are the three main areas of production in Hungary

A

The Northern Massif (Eszak Magyarorzsag)
Transdanubia (Dunantel)
The Great Plain (Duna)

124
Q

What two rivers create the conflux at which Tokaj is located

A

Tisza and Bodrog

125
Q

What year is associated with the Tokaj classification

A

1772

126
Q

What are the two Great first growths (with Commune) of Tokaj

A

Svaras - Tokaj
Mezes Maly - Tarcal

127
Q

What are the permitted grapes of Tokaj

A

Furmint
Harslevlu
Kabar
Koverszolo
Sargamuskotaly
Zeta

128
Q

Who owns Tokaj Oremus

A

Vega Sicilia

129
Q

Name the barrel, must container and their respective sizes in Tokaj

A

Barrel - Gonci - 136l
Must - Puttony - 25g

130
Q

Aging for Tokaj Azsu

A

Two years, 18 months in oak

131
Q

Min RS and Min alc for Tokaj

A

RS 120g/l
min alc 9%

132
Q

What is meant by Szamorodni Tokaj, what are the two terms that can be applied meaning sweet and dry

A

A mixture of Aszu and non Aszu, made in an oxidative style
Sweet - Edes
Svaras - Dry

133
Q

What is the min RS of Tokaj Eszencia

A

450g/l

134
Q

What does Forditas and Maslas mean, what is the min RS and alc

A

Forditas is refermented with pressed Aszu paste
Maslas is refermented with spent lees
both min RS 45g/l min alc 9%

135
Q

What is the circle of Mad

A

A group of Tokaj producers committed to dry wines

136
Q

What are the PDO of North Hungary (Eszak Magyarorszag)

A

Bukk
Eger
Debroi Harslevlu
Matra
Tokaj

137
Q

What two PDO can use the term Bikaver

A

Eger and Szekszard

138
Q

What is the blend for Egri Bikaver

A

Must be a blend of four varieties including 30-50% Kekfrankos (Blaufrankisch) most likely blended with Kadarka, Zweigelt and Kekoporto (Blauer Portuguieser)
No variety may be less than 5% or greater than 50%

139
Q

What is the mandated maceraction for Bikaver

A

8 days (14 days for Superior/Grand Superior)

140
Q

What is the aging for Bikaver

A

6 months in wood (Superior/Grand Superior 12 months in wood)

141
Q

Where is Matra

A

to the West of Eger in north Hungary

142
Q

What PDO in Dunantel (Transdanubia) is the continuation of Austria’s Burgenland

A

Sopron

143
Q

What are Hungary’s two largest PDO, where are they

A

Largest - Kunsag PDO in Duna (Great Plain)
Second - Matra PDO in Erszak Magyarorszag

144
Q

Where is Lake Baloton

A

Transdanubia (Dunantel)

145
Q

What are the two PGI used in Bulgaria

A

Danubian Plain and Thracian lowlands

146
Q

Where would you find the Valley of the Roses and Struma River Valley

A

Bulgaria

147
Q

Where would you find the red grapes Pamid, Gamza, Mavrud

A

Bulgaria

148
Q

What is Rubin a crossing of?

A

Nebbiolo x Syrah

149
Q

Where would you find the white grapes Sungulare, Red Misket and Rkatsiteli

A

Bulgaria

150
Q

Where would you find the white grapes Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Regala

A

Romania

151
Q

Where would you find the red grapes Burgund Mare and Babeasca Negra and Rosioara

A

Romaina

152
Q

What do the following suffix mean on DOC wines in Romania
DOC - CMB, DOC - CT and DOC - CIB

A

CMB - harvested at full maturity
CT - Late harvest
CIB - Botrytis affected

153
Q

Where would you find the following DOC: (inc region)
Cotnari, Murfatlar, Jidvei, Tarnave

A

All Romainia
Cornari - Moldovan Hills
Murfatlar - Dobrogea
Jidvei/Tarnave - Transylvania

154
Q

What does Rezerva and Vin de vinoteca mean on a Romanian label

A

Reserva - 6 months oak, 6 months bottle
Vin de vinoteca - 1 year oak, 4 years bottle

155
Q

Where would you find the white grapes Pinela and Zelen

A

Slovenia

156
Q

What are the levels of quality hierarchy in Slovenia

A

Namizmo vino - table wine
Zascitena Georafska Oznacba ZGO - PGI
Zascitena Oznaca Porekla ZOP - PDO

157
Q

What are the major regions on Slovenia, where are they

A

Primorska - in the West, borders Fruili
Podravje - Extreme North East
Posavje - SE border with Croatia

158
Q

What are the four major regions of Croatia

A

Slavonia and Danube
The Croation Uplands
Istria and Kvarner
Dalmatia

159
Q

What is Zinfandel known as in Croatia

A

Crljenak Kastelanski

160
Q
A

MSREV (7 decks)

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