eastern europe Flashcards

1
Q

when was tokaj first legally deliminated

A

1772

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2
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major soil type of tokaj

A

volcanic loess and clay

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3
Q

what two tokaj vineyards are Great First Growths

A

Mezes Maly

Szarvas

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4
Q

detail how Tokaj is made

A

berries gathered in 25 kg puttony

free run juice is kept separate fir Esszencia

Remaining grapes are stomped into a paste and add to gonci (136 litres) full of non-noble rotted grapes

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5
Q

min aging for tokaj aszu

A

2 years (18 months in barrel)

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6
Q

min alcohol of azsu

A

9%

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7
Q

edes vs szaras

A
edes = sweet
szaras = dry
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8
Q

describe Tokaji Szamorodni

A

“as it comes”

mix of aszu and non aszu, oxidative in style, sometimes with flor

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9
Q

The three large wine regions of Hungary

A

Northern Massif (tokaj and Eger)

Transdanubia (west)

Southern Plains

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10
Q

what was the traditional grape of Eger Bull’s Blood

A

Kadarka

(now its a blend of at least 4 grapes, BlauFrank

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11
Q

what two PDO’s are allowed to Bikaver on a label

A

Eger (north)

Szekszard (southern plains)

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12
Q

what is Juhfark

A

a white hungarian grape seen in Somlo

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13
Q

what is Hungary’s largest PDO

A

Kunsag (souther, entry level)

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14
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what is Hungary’s hottest PDO

A

Villany (SW, Bordeaux grapes)

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15
Q

what is another name for Kekoporto

A

Blauer Portugeuiser

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16
Q

what is the legendary vineyard that first gave birth to Tokaji

A

Oremus by Szepsy Lacko Rakoczi, in 1630

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17
Q

what tokaj grape name translates to linden leaf

A

harshlevelu

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18
Q

what is Vega Sicilia’s tokaj project

A

Oremus

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19
Q

two quality levels of Bulgarian wine?

A

table wine
Quality wine

PDO’s represents less than 1% of wines

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20
Q

in what part of Bulgaria is the Valley of the Roses

A

Northern tip of the Thracian Lowlands

high elevation, aromatic muscat wines

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21
Q

define Barik

A

Aged in oak cask less that 500 litre

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22
Q

Bulgarian Reserve vs Special Selection

A

Reserve = 1 variety, 1 year aging

SS = 1 grape, 2 years aging

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23
Q

what is Hungary’s Kadarka called in Bulgaria

A

Gamza

24
Q

name three white grapes from Bulgaria

A

Red Mizkat
Dimiat
Rkatsiteli

25
Q

what mountains separate Greece and Bulgaria

A

Rhodope

Pirin

26
Q

name 3 Romanian grapes

A

Fateasca Alba
Fateasca Neagra
Burgund Mare

27
Q

What are the two categories of Romanian wine

A
Table Wine
   -VM
   -VMS
Quality Wines
  - VIG (PGI)
  - DOC (PDO
28
Q

what is the difference between Romanian

DOC-CMD
DOC-CT
DOC -CIB

A

Full Maturity
Late Harvest
Noble Rot

29
Q

How long must a Vin de Vinoteca be aged for in Romania

A

1 year oak

4 years in bottle

30
Q

what is the traditional grape of sweet Cotnari

A

Grasa de Cotnari

31
Q

name three PDOs in Romania

A

Dealu Mare (SE)
Tarnave (translyvania)
Murfatlar (In Dobrogea on black sea)

32
Q

what is the Slovenian name for Ribolla Gialla

A

Rebula (grown in Brda)

33
Q

what are Slovenian PDO wines

A

ZOP (zascitena oznaca porekla)

34
Q

what slovenian territory is beside Croatia

A

Posavje

35
Q

what is namizmo vino

A

slovenian table wine

36
Q

what are the four subregions of Primorska

A

Brda
Kras
Slovenska Istra
Vipava Valley

37
Q

slovenian name for Gewurtz

A

Diseci traminer

38
Q

Croatian name for welschriesling

A

Grasevina

39
Q

czech name for Blaufrankisch

A

frankovka

40
Q

what are the czech names for pGI/PDO wines

A

CHZO (PGI)

CHOP (PDO)

41
Q

name 3 Czech PDOs

A

Znomjo
Blue Mountains
Melnik
Palava

42
Q

how does the Czeck Republic measure its Pradikat wines

A

Czeck-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale (CNM)

43
Q

what is the name for Russian sparkling wine

A

Shampanskoye

44
Q

define Chacha

A

Georgian name for grape must/solids that go into Quevri

45
Q

name 3 Georgian wine regions

A

Khaheti (80% of all production)
Karti
Racha

46
Q

where are the PGIs of Codra, Stefan Voda and

Valul lui Trajan

A

Moldova

47
Q

what material are georgian quevri lined with

A

beesswax

48
Q

timok and srem are wine regions in what country

A

serbia

49
Q

the Don river is what country

A

Russia

50
Q

mike Grgich produces wines in what croatian pdo

A

Dingac

51
Q

Massandra is a producer in what country

A

Crimea

52
Q

where would you find the grapes of Kratosia and Vranec

A

Macedonia

53
Q

Magarach is a Ukranian cross of what two grapes

A

Cabernet and Saperavi

54
Q

where would you find the Timok river

A

serbia

55
Q

main indiginous grapes of serbia

A

projupac
Tamjanika

56
Q

does serbia make more red or white wine

A

white

57
Q

most planted grape in Republic of Macedonia

A

Vranec