Eastern Europe/Middle East Flashcards
1
Q
T/F: Nemea is the only PDO appellation for dry red wines on the Peloponnese.
A
True
2
Q
What is the name of the Greek wine flavored with Aleppo pine resin?
A
Retsina
3
Q
Greece’s most recognized producer of Assyrtiko?
A
Sigalas (Santorini PDO)
4
Q
T/F: Volcanic eruptions have played a major role in shaping the terroir of Santorini.
A
True
5
Q
The climate of Santorini would be best described as ________.
A
Arid and hot
6
Q
What style of wine is typically produced from the Mavrodaphne grape?
A
Sweet, fortified red
7
Q
Greece’s traditional designations OPAP and OPE now fall under which EU wine category?
A
PDO
8
Q
Name the two seas that touch the Greek coastline?
A
Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
9
Q
Evangelos Gerovassiliou is a famous winemaker most often associated with which winery?
A
Domaine Porto Carras
10
Q
This is considered to be the most aromatic white grape of Greece?
A
Moschofilero
11
Q
Domaine Skouros and Domaine Spiropoulos are both winemakers based in which region?
A
Peloponnese
12
Q
The Isthmus of Corinth separates mainland Greece from what wine growing region?
A
Peloponnese
13
Q
What is the only PDO that includes rosé as an allowed style?
A
Amynteo (Macedonia)
14
Q
T/F: Vinsanto is a style of winemaking historically linked to Santorini.
A
True
15
Q
What is the only PDO whose producers all belong to a cooperative?
A
Samos
16
Q
The Greek designation of “cava” pertains to what?
A
Minimum oak aging requirements
17
Q
Santorini and Paros are considered part of what collection of islands in the Aegean Sea?
A
Cyclades
18
Q
Moschato Aspro is a synonym used in Samos for which grape of the Muscat family?
A
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
19
Q
The Robola grape is a specialty of what Ionian island?
A
Cephalonia
20
Q
The Ionian Sea borders Greece to the?
A
West
21
Q
The (4) wine producing Ionian Islands?
A
Cephalonia
Zakynthos
Lefkada
Kerkyra
22
Q
Greco and Aglianico are thought to be what in origin?
A
Greek
23
Q
The grape used to produce Retsina in Greece?
A
Savvatiano
24
Q
The two largest producing wineries in Greece?
A
Boutari
Tsantali
25
The two levels of PDO for Greek wine and the wines that they are reserved for? They will from here forward all be labeled as?
a) AOC - traditional sweet wine
b) AOSQ (Appellation of Superior Quality)
c) PDO Wines of Greece ( In line with EU standards)
26
Detail aging requirements for Reserve and Grand Reserve in Greece:
Reserve Whites - 1yr (6mos in barrel, 3mos in bottle)
Reserve Reds - 2yr (1yr in barrel, 6mos in bottle)
Grand Reserve White - 2yr (1yr in barrel, 6mos in bottlr)
Grand Reserve Reds - 4yr (18mos in bottle, 18 mos in barrel)
27
Below the PDO category is this classification for appellation wines?
PGI
28
What is Verdea?
An oxidative white wine produced on the Ionean island of Zakynthos
29
Name the six mainland regions of Greece?
```
Maceedonia
Peloponnese
Thessalia
Epirus
Thrace
Sterea Ellada
```
30
Where would you find the best Xinomavro wines in Greece?
Macedonia (Naoussa PDO, Amynteo PDO)
31
Where is Boutari located?
Naoussa PDO (Macedonia)
32
Where would you find the Slopes of Meleton appellation? Its sole producer?
a) Macedonia
| b) Domaine Carras`
33
Where is the Rapsani PDO? Producing red wines from?
a) Thessalia
| b) Xinomavro
34
Archialos PDO is found where? Focus?
a) Thessalia
| b) White wines from Roditis and Savvatiano
35
Epirus is home to this sole PDO?
Zitsa
36
Sterea Ellada foucses on this wine style?
Retsina
37
The three PDOs of the Peloponnese?
Nemea
Martinia
Patras
38
Nemea's specialty?
Agiogitiko (St. George)
39
The specialty of Martinia?
Moschofilero (red-skinned grape made into a white wine)
40
Muscat of Patras and Muscat of Rio Patras are found where? Specialty?
a) Patras (Peloponnese)
| b) Naturally sweet and VDN sweet wines from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
41
The only of the Ionean Islands to have a PDO for white wines?
Cephalonia
42
The most cultivated white grape of Crete? Red?
a) Vilana
| b) Liatiko
43
Santorini PDO is the best example of this white grape? Its foremost producer?
a) Assyrtiko
| b) Sigalas
44
What does "stefani" mean?
Vines trained in a basket or wreath shape (common in Santorini to defend against high winds)
45
What is Samos Nectar?
Vin de Paille wine from the Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
46
Tokaj is located at the confluence of these two rivers?
Tisza River
| Bodrog River
47
The vineyards of Tokaj were first classified in this century?
17th
48
Aszu grapes are those that have been infected by?
Botrytis Cinerea
49
Vega Sicilia owns this property in Hungary?
a) Oremus
50
Five top producers of Tokaji Aszu?
```
Oremus
Diznoku
Royal Tokaji Wine Co
Scepszy
Kiralyudvar
```
51
These mountains help to keep Tokaji dry and incubate botrytis?
Carpathian Mountains
52
Prominent soil type of Tokaji?
Volcanic Loess and clay
53
The two great first growths of Tokaji?
Mezes Maly
| Szarvas
54
Sargamuskotaly is what in Hungary?
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
55
The two most common white grapes of Tokaji?
Furmint
| Harslevelu
56
How much fruit weight is in a "Puttony?"
25kg
57
What is "gonci" fruit in Tokaji?
Non-botrytized wine that the aszu paste is mixed with
58
The free run of a puttony can be vinified separately as? Its typical ABV? Typical RS?
a) Essencia
b) 4-6%
c) 450 g/L
59
Minimum aging for Tokaji Aszu?
3yrs; 18mos in barrel
Min 120g/l RS
Min ABV of 9%
60
What are Szamoradni wines?
Hungarian wines made from a mixture of aszu/non-aszu fruit, aged oxidatively, that sometimes develops flor
61
What are Forditas/Maslas wines?
Wines made with the refermenting of spent Aszu must
62
The three major geographical zones of Hungarian wine production? Tokaj is in which of these?
a) Transdanubia, North Hungary, Southern Great Plane
| b) North Hungary
63
Bikaver wines are found where? Predominantly this grape?
a) Eger
| b) Kekfrankos (Blaufrankisch)
64
Vilany and Badacsony are found in this Hungarian region?
Transdanubia
65
Which river has the most influence on winemaking in Eastern Europe?
Danube
66
T/F: Orange wine's production in Eastern Europe is most commonly associated with Slovenia and Georgia.
True
67
Bulgaria's most successful producer? Top wines?
a) Boyar Estates (Blueridge)
| b) Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon
68
Santa Sara and Enira are wineries found in this country?
Bulgaria
69
Quality wines produced in a specific region in Bulgaria are known as? The superior designation within this regional appellation?
a) DGO
| b) DGO Controliran
70
The EU recognizes these two geographic indications of Bulgaria?
Danubian Plane
| Tharcian Lowlands
71
"Barik" means what in Bulgaria?
Fermentation occurred in barrels less than or equal to 500L
72
Suhindol and Svichtov are found where?
Danubian Plane (Bulgaria)
73
The indigenous Melnik is cultivated where in Bulgaria?
Struma River Valley
74
The most planted red varieties of Bulgaria?
Cabernet Sauvignon
| Merlot
75
Where would you find Rubin? What is it a crossing of?
a) Bulgaria
| b) Nebbiolo/Syrah
76
Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Regala are the two most planted white grapes of?
Romania
77
The PDO designation of Romania?
DOC
78
The highest vineyards in Romania are found in?
Transylvania
79
Traminer rose would be found where in Romania?
Tarnave DOC (Transylvania)
80
The most famous of Romanian wines? Wines produced from this grape?
a) Sweet Wines of Cotnari DOC (Moldavia)
| b) Grasa de Cotnari
81
Slovenia three most important wine producing regions?
Podravje
Primorska
Posjave
82
Slovenia borders this Italian wine region with many overlapping vineyards?
Friuli
83
Give the Slovenian counterpart to the following Italian varieties:
a) Refosco
b) Ribolla Gialla
c) Pinot Grigio
a) Refosk
b) Rebula
c) Sivi Pinot
84
The most recognized producer of Slovenia?
Movia
85
The most planted white grape of Slovenia?
Grasevina (Laski Rizling)
86
The Croatian coasts includes these two non-contiguous regions?
Istria
| Dalmatia
87
Zinfandel's parentage can be found where?
Croatia (Cryljenak Kastelanski)
88
This famous American winemaker maintains property in Croatia?
Mike Grgich (Grgic Vina)
89
Tokagska is found where? And is continuous with this Hungarian region?
a) Slovakia
| b) Tokaji
90
This country employs a labeling system based on ripeness similar to that of Germany? Instead of the Oeschsle scale, this scale is used to define must weights?
a) Czech Republic
| b) Normalized Must Weight Scale (NM)
91
Moravia is the largest growing area of this country?
Czech Republic
92
VOC Znojmo is a designation used in this country? Similar to which other country's?
a) Czech Republic
| b) Austria DAC, French AOC
93
Krasnodar is found where?
Black Sea Coast of Russia
94
Rkatsiteli is a the most cultivated white grape of?
Russia
95
Two delicacies enjoyed by the Russian Czars?
Roederer "Cristal"
| Tokaji Essencia
96
Odessa and Crimea account for 80% of wine production in? Most produced style?
a) Ukraine
| b) Traditional method sparklers
97
The largest wine collection in the world can be found where? Containing how many bottles?
a) Milestii Mici (Moldova)
| b) 2 million
98
What types of wine may be produced in Tokaj?
Dry White
| Sweet White
99
The Goriška Brda region of ________ extends into Italy's Friuli, where it is known as the Collio Goriziano.
Slovenia
100
The Bekaa Valley is located where?
Lebanon
101
In what country are Cotnari wines produced? Describe the style of wine.
a) Romania
| b) Botytized sweet wine from the Grasa grape with a typical RS of 260-350 g/L
102
Tokaj's rise to international acclaim came during a time when the region was ruled by which empire?
Austro-Hungarian
