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Everywhere Else Flashcards

1
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What are the two IGT regions to know for quality wine in Bulgaria?

A

Danubian Plain
Thracian Lowlands

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2
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How many PDO level regions are there in Bulgaria? Do we care?

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52

No, because nobody uses them. Only 1% of production.

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What are the 4 regions of Bulgarian production and what are their climates?

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Northern Danubian Plain CON
Eastern Black Sea Coast CON
Southern Thracian Plain CON
SW Struma River Valley MEDI

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4
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Hungarian Kadarka is native to Bulgaria, but what do they call it?

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Gamza

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5
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Of Bulgarian production, how much is red?

What 2 grapes account for half of that?

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60%

Cab Sauv and Merlot

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6
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What is Pamid?

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A historically important red grape in Bulgaria. Accounts for 10%

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7
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Romania produces more white wine or red?

What 2 grapes lead plantings?

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white, about 60%

Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Regala

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8
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What 2 geographical features heavily influence Romanian viticulture?

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Carpathian Mountains and the Black Sea

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9
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Name the important Romanian region for white wine, what grapes are used?

Any specialties?

A

Jidvei DOC

The Feteasca grapes, Alba and Regala

A rose made from Traminer

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10
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Whats made in the Romanian region of Cotnari DOC?

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sweet wines like Tokaj

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11
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What Slovakian wine region makes sweet botrytized wines?

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Tokaj

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12
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Whats the Slovakian wine region to know for red and white wine?

What grapes are they working with?

A

Male Karpaty Hills

Silvaner, Veltliner, Riesling for white
Cab Sauv and Blaufrankisch for red

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13
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What are the 2 Czech wine regions to know?

Which is most important?

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Moravia and Bohemia

Moravia is most important, 96% of production, near the Austrian border.

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14
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What is Russia’s most important wine region and where is it?

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Krasnodar, on the Black Sea coast

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15
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What grape accounts for half of Russian plantings?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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16
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What are Ukraine’s two most important regions?

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Odessa and Crimea

17
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Moldova shares a line of latitude with what famous wine region?

What grapes are they working with? (They’re next door to Romania)

A

Burgundy

Feteasca Alba and Regala

Chard, Pinot, Aligote, Sauv Bl, Cab Sauv

18
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What is the most cultivated grape in Georgia, red and white?

A

Rkatsiteli (white)
Saperavi (red)

19
Q

What special pots are used for fermentation in Georgia?

Whats the wine region to know in Georgia? % production?

A

Qvevri

Kakheti 80%

20
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What is the major region for viticulture in Armenia? Whats the local grape to know?

A

Ararat Valley
Areni Noir

21
Q

In terms of grape growing, where does Turkey rank worldwide?

What region accounts for half of production?

A

5th

Aegean

22
Q

Native Turkey grapes. Give the name and basic style.

Okuzgozu
Bogazkere
Narince
Emir

A

Okuzgozu, bull’s eye, fruity reds
Bogazkere, throat puckerer, stuctured reds
Narince, mid weight white
Emir, crisp white

23
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Cyprus is famous for what ancient wine?

How long has it been made?

A

Commandaria

at least 800bc, prolly longer

24
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Whats the dominant soil type of Cyprus?

A

Volcanic

25
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How did the name of Cyprus’s famous wine come about? What are the 2 styles?

A

The knights templar established districts on the island called commanderies.

dried grapes, the red Mavro and the white Xynisteri. Blended. When Mavro leads its fortified, when Xynisteri leads it is not fortified

26
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What is arak?

A

grape spirit distilled with anise

27
Q

What ancient civilization was located in present day Lebanon?

A

The Phoenicians

28
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What is Lebanon’s largest producer, dating back to 1857?

Which producer today is its marquee producer?

A

Chateau Ksara

Chateau Musar (Hochart family)

29
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What is Lebanon’s most important region? What two mountain ranges form it, and what river runs through it?

A

Bekaa Valley

Mt Lebanon range near the coast
Anti Lebanon Mountains along Syrian border

Litani river

30
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Who invested in Israel in the 1880’s, bringing French know how to its wine industry? What is the winery?

A

Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Carmel Winery

31
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What are the 5 wine production areas of Israel?

A

Judean Hills
Golan Heights
Galilee
Coastal Plain
Mount Carmel

32
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What grapes are commonly seen in Israel? 3 white 3 red.

Local specialties?

A

Chard, Sauv Bl, Viogner
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Shiraz

Emerald Riesling and Argaman Marawi

33
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Whats the most important wine growing area in Israel? % of production and soils?

A

Judean Hills, 33%
terra rosa over limestone

34
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What Chinese wine region is the modern face of its growing accumen for viticulture?

What winery put the region on the map with a win in competition in 2011?

A

Ningxia

Helan Qingxue Winery

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