eastern_europe Flashcards
What is kekfrankos?
Hungary’s Blaufrankisch
What is Szurkebarat?
Hungary’s Pinot Gris
What are the three major geographical zones of Hungary?
North Hungary, Transdanubia, The Great Plain
Which zone of Hungary contains Tokaj?
North Hungary
Which zone of Hungary contains Eger?
North Hungary
Wines called ‘The Bulls Blood of Eger’ were referring to a wine labeled as what?
Egri Bikaver
Tokaj PDO lies at the confluence of what two rivers?
Tisza and Bodrog
Where is the Bodrog river?
Tokaj
Where is the Tisza river?
Tokaj
Tokaj and Bodrog are important to what region?
Tokaj
True or False: Botrytis wines from Tokaj predated that of Sauternes?
TRUE
What mountains shelter the Tokaj region?
Carpathian Mountains
What is the climate of Tokaj?
Warm continental climate
What are the soils of Tokaj?
volcanic loess and clay
what does the term azsu refer to?
botrytis infected grapes in Tokaj
What is a gonci barrel?
The barrels that contained the non botrytis must where it would be mixed with the puttony, 136 Liters
What is a puttony?
containers, roughly 25kg, in which the botrytis grapes would be collected in the vineyard
What is the minimum RS for Tokaj Azsu?
120 grams per liter
What are the aging requirements for Tokaj Aszu?
3 years, 18 months in wood
Can Tokaj PDO produce sparkling wines? WHat are they known as?
yes, Pezsgo
Must Tokaj Aszu grapes be harvested by hand?
yes
What is Szamorodni?
‘As it comes’. style produced by mixing aszu grapes and non aszu grape. often oxidative in style. matured 2 years sometimes under floor. comparable to sherry
What does Edes refer to?
sweet Szamorodini
What does Szaras refer to?
dry Szamorodini
What is the Tokaj property owned by Vega Sicilia?
Oremus
Where is Lake Balaton?
Hungary. one of Europe’s largest lakes.
What regions may use the terms Bikaver on labels?
Only Eger and Szekszard in Transdanubia are permitted to use the term “Bikaver” on labels
Where is Badacsony?
Transdanubia
Where is Transdanubia?
Hungary
Where are The Great Plains?
Hungary
Name a producer from Bulgaria
Boyar Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the 5 regions of wine produciton in Bulgaria?
Northern Danbian Plain, Southern Thracian Lowlands, Eastern Black Sea Region, Western Struma River Valley, narrow Rose Valley in the center of the country
What grapes lead plantings in Bulgaria?
Cabernet and Merlot
Where is Cotnari DOC?
Romania
What style of wines are produced in Cotnari DOC?
sweet wines
What are the three wine regions of Slovenia
Podravje, Primorska, Posavje
What are the subregions of Primorska
Goriska Brda, Kras, Koper, Vipava
What is the Hungarian word for Pinot Gris?
Szurkebarat
What is the Hungarian term for Blaufrankisch?
Kekfrankos
What is Crljenak Kastelanski ? Where is it labeled this?
zinfandel, croatia
What is the Croatian synonym for Zinfandel?
Crljenak Kastelanski
Welschriesling is known as what in Hungary?
Olaszrizling
What is Olaszrizling?
Welschriesling
What is the most planted red in Hungary?
Kekfrankos
Where is Szekszard?
Hungary
Where is Sopron?
Hungary.
Where is Matra?
Hungary
What are the requirements for wines labeled Egri Bikaver?
8 day maceration. They must be a blend of at least 3 varieties, including Kekfrankos. No single variety may be less than 5% or more than 50% of total blend.
What is the max Kadarka that can be used in Egri Bikaver PDO?
50%.No Variety can exceed 50%
What is the minimum Zweigelt that could be used in Egri Bikaver PDO?
5% No variety included can be less than 5%
What does Egri Bikaver Superior require?
14 DAY MACERATION. 30-50% Kekfrankos. No other variety may exceed 30%. Cabernet Sauv and Franc may not exceed 30% combined.
How long must Egri Bikaver PDO wines be macerated?
8 days
Name 3 PDOs in North Hungary
Matra PDO, Tokaj PDO, Eger PDO ( Bukk, Ddbroi Harslevelu)
The Tokaj region is sheletered by what?
Carpathian Mountains
When was the Tokaj region delimited?
1737 by Royal decree became the world’s first delimited region
Who classified the vineyards of Tokaj?
Prince Rakoczy
Who was Prince Rakoczy
Prince of Transylvania, gave King Louis XIV of France some Tokaji wine from his Tokaj estate as a gift. The Tokaji wine was served at the French Royal court at Versailles, where it became known as Tokay. He insisted on a classification of the best vineyards around the 28 villages that produced tokaji aszu as it had become incredibly popular in the courts of Europe.
What is Kesoi Szuretelesu bor?
Late harvest wine in Hungary
How much grapes can be held in a Puttony??
25 kg
What is the size of a gonc barrel?
136 L
Szamorodni can be produced in what styles?
Edes or Szaras
Where is Kunsag?
Hungary
What is the largest region in Hungary?
Kunsag
What style of wine in Hungary can be compared to Sherry or Vin Jaune?
Szamorodni
What is Forditas
(meaning “turning over” in Hungarian), wine made by pouring must on aszu dough which has already been used to make aszu wine.
Explain the process of producing Eszencia
Tokaji Essencia is the most valuable and rarest type among the Tokaj wines. Hand-selected noble rotten berries, which are later needed for the Aszu preparation, are gathered into a keg and kept in it for a couple of days before the Aszu dough is going to be prepared. Then, due solely to the berries’ own weight, some highly concentrated juice of noble quality will have accumulated on the bottom of the keg. This is the juice the Essencia is made from
What is Maslas?
(derived from the word “copy” in Hungarian), The oldest by-product of botrytis wine in Hegyalja is Maslas, a lesser quality botrytis wine but superior table wine, made from non-botrytis wine and the lees and marc of Aszu or Szamorodni.
Forditas is equivalent to what other style popularized in Italy
Ripasso
What is Feher Bor?
White table wines in Hungary
Where is Cosngrad?
It is a PDO in Hungary
Where are Vilany and Pecs?
Hungary
What two regions can produce wines labeled Bikaver
Szekszard and Eger
What style of wine is mainly produced in Sopron?
Kekfrankos
What is the huge lake in Hungary called?
Lake Balaton
What is key to the process of Botrytis?
The mold develops on the berries in moist conditions (such as in foggy river valleys) and then dries when the sun comes out. This process of rotting and drying causes the grapes to shrivel and become sweet.
Where are Mad and Tarcal?
Tokaji
What are the two great growths of Tokaji?
Szarvas Mezes Maly.
PDOs are known as what in Romania?
DOC
What are the subcategories of DOC wines in Romania?
DOC CMD, CT, CIB
Where is Mutenia Oltenia”?
Romania
Where is Banat
Romania
Where is Transylvania?
Romania
Where are Romania’s highest vineyards
Transylvania
What river forms the southern border of Romania, and the northern border of Bulgaria?
Danube
Where is the Tarnave river?
Romania( Tarnave DOC)
What region in Romania is said to have once enjoyed a reputation on par with Tokaji?
Cotnari DOC
What grape is used for Cotnari wines
Grasa de Cotnari
Where is Dealu Mare?
Romania (Muntenia-Oltenia)
What is Romania’s most exciting appellation for red wines?
Dealu Mare DOC
Where is Dobrogea?
Romania
Where is Murfatlar DOC
Romania
Where does Suhindol produce wine?
Bulgaria. Expertise was lent to them in deal with Pepsi Co
Who led a anti-alcohol purge in 1985 in Bulgaria that had a profound effect on the country’s wine industry
Gorbachev
Where do you see Controliran appellations
Bulgaria
What does Barik indicate
Fermentation in oak casks of 500 L or less
If fermented in a oak barrel of 500 L or less what may the wines be called in Bulgaria
Barik
Bulgaria is divided into what 5 regions?
Northern Danubian Plain, Southern Thracian Lowlands, Black Sea Region, Struma River Valley, Rose Valley
Where is the Rose valley
Bulgaria
Where is the Struma River Valley
Bulgaria
Where is the Black SEa Region
Bulgaria
Where are Svishtov and Suhindol,?
Bulgaria
What mountain range crosses through the center of Bulgaria
The Bulkan mountains
Where are the Rhodopi Mountains
Bulgaria
Where are the Pirin Mountains
Bulgaria
What 3 mountain ranges affect growing in Bulgaria
Pirin, Rhodopi, Bulkan
What style of wine is Sungulare known for?
Red Misket
Where is Sungulare
Rose Valley.
Where is Khan Krum?
Black Sea Region of Bulgaria
Where are the Zapadni Rodopi and Pirin Mountains?
Focused along the Struma
The EU recognizes what two regions of Bulgaria as geographical indications
Danubian Plain and Thracian Lowlands
What is Gamza
Kadarka in Bulgaria
What is the Bulgarian synonym for Kadarka
Gamza
Where is Melnik
Bulgaria
What style of wine is produced by Rkatsiteli
white wine.
What style of wines are produced from Dimiat
White wine. (Bulgaria)
What are the most planted varieties in Bulgaria
Dimiat and Rkatsiteli
What is the parentage of Rubin
Nebbiolo and Syrah
Nebbiolo and Syrah combine to make what grape grown in Bulgaria
Rubin
Where is Rubin produced commonly
Bulgaria
What is the most cultivated grape in Russia
Rkatsiteli
Where is Krasnodar?
Russia
Where is Stravopol?
Russia
Where is Dagestan?
Russia
In what region in Russia do the vines need to be buried in the soil to survive the cold
Stravopol
Why is Stravopol notable
The vines need to be buried in the soil to survive the cold
What is Russia’s most important region
Krasnodar
What are the four major regions of Ukraine
TONiC. Transcarpathian Region, Odessa, Nikolayev-Kherson, Crimea
Where is Crimea
Ukraine
Where is Odessa
Ukraine
Where is Nikolayev Kherson
Ukraine
Where is the Transcarpathian Region
Ukraine
Crimea is known for what style of wine
Sparkling ( Sparkling Krim)
What are the four winegrowing regions of Moldova
Baitu, Codru, Stefan Voda, Cahul
Where is Stefan Voda?
Moldova
Where is Milestii Mici
Moldova. Wine collection
What area has the Guiness Book of World Records largest wine collection
Milestii Mici in Moldova
Where is Baitu
Moldova
Where is Codru
Moldova
Where is Cahul
Moldova
What is Qvevri
A jar like huige pot belled amphora buried in the ground. Used in the country of Georgia
What are the five zones for production in Georgia
Kakheti, kartli, Imereti, Racha Lechkhumi (KIRK)
Where is Kakheti
Georgia
Where is Kartli
Georgia
Where is Imereti
Georgia
Where is Racha Lechkhumi
Georgia
Where is the Alazani River
Georgia. Kakheti
Where is most of the wine in Georgia produced?
Kakheti
What are the white and red of Georgia
Rkatsiteli and Seperavi
Where is Istria?
Croatia
Where are the Dinaric Alps
Croatia
Where is Dalmatia?”
Croatia
Where is Hvatsko Primorje PDO?
Croatia
What is the grape of Dingac?
Plavac Mali
What white grape is the focus of Istria
Malvasia
Where would you commonly see Refosco in Croatia
Istria
Where is Slavonia?
Croatia
What are the four major regions of Croatia
Istria, Dalmatia, Uplands, Slavonia
What region of Slovenia borders Friuli
Primorska
What is the easternmost winegrowing region of Slovenia
Podravje
What is Sivi Pinot
Pinot Grigio in Slovenia
What is Pinot Grigio known as in Primorska
SIvi Pinot
Where is the Vipava Valley
Primorska
Where does Tilia produce wine
Vipava Valley of Primorska (Pinot Noir)
Teran PDO produces reds from what grape
Refosco
Where is Teran
(Kras), Primorska, Slovenia and Croatian Istria
What is the slovenian synonym for Welschriesling
Laski Rizling
What is Laski Rizling
Welschriesling in Slovenia
What other country also has a Tokaj region
Slovakia
Where is Tokajska
Slovakia
Where is Nitrianska
SLovakia
Where is Malokarpatska
Slovakia
Where is Stredoslovenska
SLovakia
Where is Juznoslovenska
Slovakia
What are themost planted white and red of Slovakia
Gruner and Blaufrankisch
What are two snynonyms for Blaufrankisch
Lemberger, Kekfrankos, Frankovka
What is Frankovka
Blaufrankisch in Czech Republic
Where is Moravia
CZECH REPUBLIC
WHERE IS ZNOJMO VOC
CZECH REPUBLIC
WHERE WOULD YOU SEE VOC DESIGNATIONS
CZECH REPUBLIC
WHERE ARE 96% OF THE VINES OF CZECH REPUBLIC LOCATED
MORAVIA
Where are the Palava hills
Moravia. Czech Republic
Where is Bohemia
Czech Republic
What are the rules for Znojmo VOC
Must be blends or varietal wines of Gruner Veltliner Sauvignon Blanc or Riesling. Cork closure is required.
Where are Mikulov and Znojmo
Czech Republic
What two categories can be seen as the byproduct of Aszu production
Forditas and Maslas
Where are the Two Istrias
Slovenia and Croatia
The EU has recently granted partial permission for Croatian winemakers to use what label on its wine labels after a long dispute with Slovenia?
Teran
What are the most planted grapes in Romania?
Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Negra
What does CMD, CT, and CIB indicate on a Romanian wine?
CMD-full maturity, CT-Late Harvest, CIB- Botrytis affected
