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Eastern Europe_revised-Apr-2013 Flashcards

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1
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Where is Suhindol Valley?

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Within the Danubian Plain in northern Bulgaria

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DGO

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Declared Geographical Origin
Accounts for 70% of Bulgarian production
Selected grapes from specific region

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Controliran

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2% of Bulgarian production

Very strict, delimited zones

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4
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Categories of Bulgarian quality wine

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Controliran (highest)

DGO (Declared Geographical Origin)

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Bulgarian wine regions

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Danubian Plain
Black Sea
Sub-Balkan 
Thracian Lowlands
Strouma Valley
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Danubian Plain

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AKA Northern Region
Red: Gamza, Cabernet, Merlot
Whites: Rkatsiteli, Sauvignon, Chardonnay

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Gamza

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Red variety from northern Bulgaria

AKA Kadarka

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Black Sea

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AKA Eastern Bulgaria
Dry & semi-dry whites
Dimiat, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon

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Thracian Lowlands

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AKA Southern Bulgaria
Primarily red wines: Mavrud, Merlot, Cabernet, Pamid
DGOs: Assenovgrad, Sakar, Stara Zagora

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Strouma Valley

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AKA Southwestern Bulgaria
Melnik is main red grape
Also Cabernet, Merlot

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Melnik

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Main red grape of Southwestern Bulgaria

Local clone: Shiroka Melniska Loza

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Key Romanian wine regions

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Târnave (Transylvania): Alsatian-style whites
Dealu Mare (Mutenia, slopes of Carpathians): reds
Cotnari (Moldova): most famous wine, Tokaji-like
Murfatlar (Dobrudja, Black Sea): late-harvest whites, good reds

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Regions of Slovenia

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Primorska (southwest, coastal)
Posavje (inland)
Podravje (inland)

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Sub-Balkan Region

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AKA Rose Valley

Sungurlare DGO for Misket (red grape for white wine)

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Most cultivated varieties in Romania

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Feteasca Alba

Feteasca Regala

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Teran

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Synonym in Slovenia for Refosco

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Zelen

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Synonym for Rotgipfler in Slovenia

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Szamorodni

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Polish for “the way it comes”
Refers to a wine to which aszú has not been added
Can be sweet (edes) or dry (szaras)

19
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Sub-zones of Primorska

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Goriška Brda (Ital: Collio Goriziano)
Kras (Ital: Carso)
Koper
Vipava

20
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Grapes of Goriška Brda

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Refosk (Refosco)
Rebule (Ribolla Gialla)
Svi Pinot (Pinot Grigio)
Internationals
Natives
21
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Minosegi Bar

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Quality wine in Hungary

22
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Main divisions of Hungary

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Trans-Danube (west of Danube & Budapest)
Northern Hungary
The Great Plain

23
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The Great Plain

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3 PDOs:
Csongrád
Hajos-Baja
Kunság

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Aszú

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Over-ripe grapes for sweetening

25
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PDO

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Hungarian equivalent to AOC

22 regions plus 2 communal

26
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Tokaj-Hegyalja

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Northeast corner on border with Russia
Tokaji Aszú
Also:
Tokaji Furmint 
Tokaji Muscat
Tokaji Hárslevelú
Tokaji Szamorodni
27
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Northern Hungary

A 
1 communal & 4 regional PDOs:
Debrói Hárslevelú
Mátra
Eger
Bükk
Tokaj-Hegyalja
28
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Máslás

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Dry version of Fordítás, but fermented on spent lees of Tokaji Aszú

29
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Eger

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PDO zone in northern Hungary
1/2 way between Tokaj & Budapest
Kadarka is major grape
Egri Bikavér, AKA Bull’s Blood

30
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Fordítás

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Sweet Tokaji made by fermenting new must with used paste of Tokaji Aszú

31
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Communal DHCs of Hungary

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Debrói Hárslevelú (Eger)

Izaki Arany Sárfehér (Kunság)

32
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Sweetness levels of Tokaji in g/L

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Száraz 0-4
Edes 20-50
Aszú 2 Puttonyos 50-60*
Aszú 3 Puttonyos 60-90
Aszú 4 Puttonyos 90-120
Aszú 5 Puttonyos 120-150
Aszú 6 Puttonyos 150-180
Aszú Essencia 180-450
Natúressencia 450-850
33
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Circle of Mad

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Contingent of producers in Tokaji-Hegyalja elevating region’s dry wines

34
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Putton

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Measure of concentrated grape paste added to must of Aszú

Equal to 20-25 kg

35
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Gonc

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136 L vessel used in Tokaji production

36
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Grapes in Tokaji

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Furmint
Hárslevelú
Sárga Muskotály (Muscat Blanc)
Zeta (formerly Oremus)

37
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Aszú

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Botrytis-affected grapes picked separately, lightly pressed for Tokaji production

38
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Hungarian wine regions west of Budapest, north of Lake Balaton

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Sopron (contiguous with Austria's Burgenland)
Pannonhalma
Ászar-Neszmély
Mór
Etyek-Buda
39
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Hungarian wine regions between Lake Balaton & Danube, south of Budapest

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Tolna
Szekszárd
Pecs
Villány

40
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Principal regions of Czech Republic

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Bohemia (north)

Moravia (south)

41
Q

What is Europe’s largest lake?

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Lake Balaton in western Hungary

42
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Grigic Vina

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Mike Grgich’s estate in Dingac sub-zone of Dalmatia in coastal Croatia

43
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Important Croatian grapes

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Continental/Inland Croatia
Grasevina (Laski Riesling)

Coastal Croatia (Istra & Dalmatia)
Whites mostly
Crljenak Kastelanski (Zinfandel)
Plavac Mali (offshoot of Zin)

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