Eastern Europe_revised-Apr-2013

Question 1

Where is Suhindol Valley?

Answer 1

Within the Danubian Plain in northern Bulgaria

Question 2

DGO

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Controliran

Answer 3

2% of Bulgarian production

Very strict, delimited zones

Question 4

Categories of Bulgarian quality wine

Answer 4

Controliran (highest)

DGO (Declared Geographical Origin)

Question 5

Bulgarian wine regions

Answer 5

5
Danubian Plain
Black Sea
Sub-Balkan 
Thracian Lowlands
Strouma Valley

Question 6

Danubian Plain

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Gamza

Answer 7

Red variety from northern Bulgaria

AKA Kadarka

Question 8

Black Sea

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Thracian Lowlands

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Strouma Valley

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Melnik

Answer 11

Main red grape of Southwestern Bulgaria

Local clone: Shiroka Melniska Loza

Question 12

Key Romanian wine regions

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Regions of Slovenia

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Sub-Balkan Region

Answer 14

AKA Rose Valley

Sungurlare DGO for Misket (red grape for white wine)

Question 15

Most cultivated varieties in Romania

Answer 15

Feteasca Alba

Feteasca Regala

Question 16

Teran

Answer 16

Synonym in Slovenia for Refosco

Question 17

Zelen

Answer 17

Synonym for Rotgipfler in Slovenia

Question 18

Szamorodni

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Sub-zones of Primorska

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Grapes of Goriška Brda

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Minosegi Bar

Answer 21

Quality wine in Hungary

Question 22

Main divisions of Hungary

Answer 22

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

Question 23

The Great Plain

Answer 23

3 PDOs:
Csongrád
Hajos-Baja
Kunság

Question 24

Aszú

Answer 24

Over-ripe grapes for sweetening

Question 25

PDO

Answer 25

Hungarian equivalent to AOC | 22 regions plus 2 communal

Question 26

Tokaj-Hegyalja

Answer 26

``` Northeast corner on border with Russia Tokaji Aszú Also: Tokaji Furmint Tokaji Muscat Tokaji Hárslevelú Tokaji Szamorodni ```

Question 27

Northern Hungary

Answer 27

``` 1 communal & 4 regional PDOs: Debrói Hárslevelú Mátra Eger Bükk Tokaj-Hegyalja ```

Question 28

Máslás

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Eger

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Fordítás

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Communal DHCs of Hungary

Answer 31

Debrói Hárslevelú (Eger) | Izaki Arany Sárfehér (Kunság)

Question 32

Sweetness levels of Tokaji in g/L

Answer 32

``` 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 ```

Question 33

Circle of Mad

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Putton

Answer 34

Measure of concentrated grape paste added to must of Aszú | Equal to 20-25 kg

Question 35

Gonc

Answer 35

136 L vessel used in Tokaji production

Question 36

Grapes in Tokaji

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Aszú

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Hungarian wine regions west of Budapest, north of Lake Balaton

Answer 38

``` Sopron (contiguous with Austria's Burgenland) Pannonhalma Ászar-Neszmély Mór Etyek-Buda ```

Question 39

Hungarian wine regions between Lake Balaton & Danube, south of Budapest

Answer 39

Tolna Szekszárd Pecs Villány

Question 40

Principal regions of Czech Republic

Answer 40

Bohemia (north) | Moravia (south)

Question 41

What is Europe's largest lake?

Answer 41

Lake Balaton in western Hungary

Question 42

Grigic Vina

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Important Croatian grapes

Answer 43

Continental/Inland Croatia Grasevina (Laski Riesling) ``` Coastal Croatia (Istra & Dalmatia) Whites mostly Crljenak Kastelanski (Zinfandel) Plavac Mali (offshoot of Zin) ```