East Mediterranean Flashcards
Golan Heights is an influential winery in what country?
Israel
What is Argaman?
Carignan x Souzão cross
Found in Israel
What is emerald Riesling?
Riesling and Muscadelle
Name 2 indigenous grapes of Israel:
Mawari
Dabouki
What is the largest wine region of Israel?
The Galilee
In what country would you find Mt Carmel?
Israel
What 1st growth Bordeaux Chateau helped influence the wines of Israel?
Ch Lafite Rothschild
What arak?
An anise infused spirit found in Palestine
Where is Chateau Ksara?
Lebanon
Domaine des Tourelles can be found where?
Lebanon
What Lebanese winery received critical acclaim at the Bristol Wine Fair in 1979?
Chateau Musar
What is the main growing region of Lebanon?
Bekaa Valley
Bekaa Valley rest between what 2 mountain ranges?
Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Mt Hermon
What is the name of the river that runs through Bekaa Valley?
Litani River
What are the most notable indigenous varieties of Lebanon?
Merweh
Obaideh
Both are white
What is thought to be the oldest continually produced wine in the world?
Where is it made?
Commandaria
Documented as early as 800 BCE
Produced in Cyprus
What is the name of the main mountain range in Cyprus?
Troodos Mountains
What are the 2 main grapes used to make Commandaria?
Mavro (red)
Xynisteri (white)
what is raki?
a grape spirit flavored with anise made in Turkey
similar to arak
Cotnari wines are produced in what country?
Romania
What is the most planted red grape of Romania?
Merlot
Cotnari wines are what style of wine?
Sweet wines
Romania
What does reserva indicate in Romania?
- months in oak
6 months in bottle
What does Vin de Vinoteca indicate in Romania?
1 year in oak
4 months in bottle
Romania
Where would you find the grape Rubela?
Slovenia
What are the 3 growing regions of Slovenia?
Primorje
Podrajve
Posavje
What is Diseci Traminer?
Gewurtztraminer (Slovenia)
What is Renski Rizling?
Riesling (Slovenia)
What is the most planted grape of Croatia?
Graševina (Welschriesling)
What is Crljenak Kastelanski?
Zinfandel
What does DOC-CMD indicate on a bottle of wine?
What country would you find this?
Grapes harvested at full maturity
Romania
What does DOC-CT indicate on a bottle of wine?
what country would you find this?
Late harvest grapes
Romania
What does DOC-CIB indicate on a bottle of wine?
What country would you find this?
Botrytis affected grapes
Romania
What is Frankovka Modra?
Blaüfrankisch (Slovakia)
Bikaver is a blend based on what grape? What country is it found?
kekfrankos
Hungary
What is Qveveri?
Fermentation and Aging in clay pots underground
winemaking tradition in Georgia
What is Lebanons largest producer and first modern winery?
Ch Ksara (Est 1857)
What prominent wine industry figure helped start the wine industry in Isreal?
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
What are the 5 major regions of Israel?
Shomron
Galilee
Shimshon
Judean Hills
Negev
