Greece and Eastern Europe Flashcards
What PDOs are in the Heraklion region of Greece?
Dafnes, Archanes, and Peza
Name three “first growths” of Tokaj (not including the “great first growths”)?
Disnoko, Hetszolo, and Pajzos are easy ones to remember because there are producers named after them.
Name three indigenous grapes of Bulgaria.
Mavrud, Melnik 55, Rubin, Kandarka, Red Misket, Dimyat, Rkatsitelli
What Slovenian appellation is an extension of Friuli’s Carso?
Kras
What is the most important wine region in Russia?
Krasnodar
Why are most wineries in Tokaj founded in the early 1990s?
During communism, all production was in the hands of a single, state-run company. The iron curtain fell in 1989.
What style of wine is produced in the Dafnes PDO? What grape is used?
100% Liatiko, reds only, dry or sweet.
What are the two PDO appellations of Rhodes?
Rhodes PDO & Muscat of Rhodes PDO
What is nychteri?
Nychteri is a style of wine made in Santorini; min. 75% Assyrtiko with Athiri and Aidani, aged for a min. of 3 months.
Name two blending partners for Mandilaria in PDO wines.
Kotsifali (Crete) and Monemvassia (Paros)
What is unique about the vine training on Santorini and why?
Santorini is affected by strong Aegean winds so vines are trained in a stefani (crown) shape low to the ground that allows the grapes to be sheltered in the middle of the vine crown.
What are the seven PDO zones of Crete? Which were original appellations in 1971 and which were added in 2012.
1971: Archanes, Dafnes, Sitia & Peza
2012: Candia, Malvasia Candia, and Malvasia Sitia
Name three regional PGIs of Greece.
Peloponnese, Macedonia, Thessalia, Epirus, etc.
What is Pezsgö?
Sparkling wine made in Hungary
Name 5 winemaking countries that touch the Danube river?
Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Germany
What grape is the principal component of Mantinia PDO wines?
Moschofilero
What is the most planted white grape in Crete?
Vilana
What grapes is Verdea traditionally made with?
Skiadopoulo, Parlos, and Augoustiatis
What style can Muscat of Samos be made in?
Vin de liqueur, vin doux naturel, or naturally sweet
What country’s appellations are VOCs?
Czech Republic
What is the grape of Nemea?
Agiorgitiko (St. George)
What are the 3 PDO districts of Thessalia?
Rapsani, Messenikola, Anchialos
In the PDOs of Cephalonia, what grapes are dry wines made from? What grapes are sweet wines made from?
dry white wine – Robolo of Cephalonia PDO
sweet white wine – Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (Muscat of Cephalonia PDO)
sweet red wine — Mavrodaphne, plus max. 50% Maori Korinthiaki (Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO)
What are the favourable vintages in the 90s in Tokaj.
1991, 1993, 1996, and 1999
Name two PDOs of Primorska?
Goriska Brda, Kras, Slovenska, and Vipavska Dolina
What Slovenia appellation is an extension of Friuli’s Colli Goriziano?
Goriška Brda
What PDO sits at the base of Mt. Olympus?
Rapsani
T or F: Retsina can be vintage dated.
False, it cannot.
What two vineyards are the “Great 1st Growths” of Tokaj?
Szarvas and Mézes Mály
What is Profitis Ilias?
Santorini’s highest mountain
PGI wines integrate Greece’s former “vin de pays” category, which was previously called what?
Topikos Inos
Name four PDOs for which Xinomavro is the primary grape.
Naoussa, Amynteo, Goumenissa, and Rapsani
Who controls all the production of Muscat of Samos?
The Union of Viticultural Cooperatives of Samos
T or F: The Great Plain, in the south of Hungary, is known for wine of everyday quality that is consumed locally?
True
Who makes Legacy 1879?
Boutari; Xinomavro from Naoussa with 60% new oak
What are the former corresponding RS levels for the following Aszú levels: 3 Puttonyos 4 Puttonyos 5 Puttonyos 6 Puttonyos Aszúesszencia (7-9 Puttonyos) Natúresszencia
60 g/L 90 g/L 120 g/L 150 g/L 180 g/L 450 g/L (formerly 250 g/L)
What are the 4 PDO regions of the Peloponnese that produce sweet wine?
Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras, Mavrodaphne of Patras, Monemvassia-Malvasia.
Where is the Drava River?
Slovenia; Podravska = Drava River Valley
What organization is Istran Szepsy one of the founding members of and what is their mission? What wineries is Szepsy associated with?
“Circle of Mád” - dedicated to elevating the status of dry Tokaji. Szepsy is a winemaker and key figure in Royal Tokaji Company and Királyudvar formerly, and now his own winery Istvan Szepsy.
What are the aging requirements for Tokaji Szamorodni, Maslas, and Forditas?
2 years minimum, with at least one in barrel.
When did the iron curtain fall? Name 5 countries whose wine industries were heavily affected by this.
1989; Germany (to a small extent), Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova (the latter two to lesser extents as well)
Lemnos PDO wines are dominated by what grape? What is the permitted red grape?
Moscato Alexandrias; Limnio
In what PDO is the grape Limnio most significant?
Slopes of Meliton PDO
What are the better soils/aspects of Tokaj?
Soils - volcanic loess/clay. Aspects - southfacing
On what country’s labels would you find the terms DOC - CMD, DOC - CT and DOC - CIB? What does each term mean?
Romania;
DOC - CMD = grapes harvested at full maturity
DOC - CT = late harvested grapes
DOC - CIB = botrytis-affected grapes
What are the PGIs of Slovenia.
Primorska, Podravska, and Posavska
Samos is an island in what sea?
Aegean Sea
In what country would you find the native grapes Feteascā Negra and Feteascaā Regalā?
Romania
Name the 4 PDO appellations of Macedonia.
Slopes of Meliton, Amynteo, Naoussa, Goumenissa
Name 5 countries that border Hungary.
Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria
Where are Verdea Traditional Appellation wines produced?
Zakynthos – Ionian Islands
What is the only Greek appellation to mandate the use of a white grape in red blends?
Paros PDO
Koutsi is a sub-zone of what PDO?
Nemea
In what region do most red wines from Croatia get made?
Dalmatia
Who are the largest owners of Mezes Maly?
Royal Tokaji Company owns 11 hectares and Degenfeld owns 13 hectares.
What direction do most of the vineyards of Crete face?
North
Anchialos PDO allows for only ____ wine blended from what two grapes?
Dry white; Roditis & Savvatiano
What are the two principal grapes of Tokaj? What are the other authorized grapes?
Furmint, Harslevelu. Authorized: Sagra Muskotaly (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains), Zeta (Oremus), Kabar, and Koverszolo
In what PGI is the Malagousia grape most significant?
Halkidiki
Name the dominant grape of the following PDOs: Anchiolas Naoussa Dafnes Lemnos Zitsa Nemea Goumenissa Mantinia Messenikola Patras Amynteo
Anchiolas -- Roditis Naoussa -- Xinomavro Dafnes -- Liatiko Lemnos -- Muscat of Alexandria Zitsa -- Debina Nemea -- Agioritiko Goumenissa -- Xinomavro + Negoska Mantinia -- Moschofilero Messenikola -- Mavro Messenikola Patras -- Roditis Amynteo -- Xinomavro
What is “kouloura”?
The technique of “weaving” vines into a basket shape (stefani/crown) used on the island of Santorini.
What is the most planted grape of Croatia?
Graševina (Welschriesling)
Describe the qualities of the top vintages for Tokaj in Hungary.
- Dry, hot summers, with intermittent rains and cool nights
- early ripening with botrytis onset in August and September
- long harvest, September - November
What two isles does the Paros PDO cover?
Paros and Antiparos
What does Fehér Bor describe?
Hungarian white wine
Name three growing regions in Slovenia?
Primorska (Goriska Brda is within), Podravje, Posavje
Place in order from north to south: Macedonia, Crete, Peloponnese, Santorini, Sterea Ellada, Thessalia.
Macedonia, Thessalia, Sterea Ellada, Peloponnese, Santorini, Crete
Name two wine regions of Lebanon.
Bekaa Valley and Batroun
What region is directly south of Sterea Ellada?
Peloponnese
What red grape originated on the island of Lemnos but is no longer important on the island?
Limnio
What are the cepage requirements for Egri Bikaver?
Must be a blend of at least three grapes, including Kekfrankos. Other authorized grapes include Zweigelt, Cab Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and a whole slew of native grapes.
What is the name of the prince who first delimited regions in Tokaj?
Prince Rakoczy
What producer is responsible for 65% of Santorini’s production?
Santo Wines, a cooperative
Name three indigenous Croatian grapes.
Graševina, Grk, Malvazija Istarska, Pošip, Plavac Mali
What is Retsina?
An aromatized white wine flavored with Aleppo pine resin.
What are the 3 PDO regions of the Peloponnese that can make dry wine? What grape is prominent in each?
Nemea — Agiorgitiko
Mantinia — Moschofilero
Patras — Roditis
Where is Thirasia?
Thirasia is the other inhabited isle of the Santorini PDO, along with Thera (aka Santorini)
What are the 2 levels of PDO wines in Greece?
AOC/OPE – Controlled Appellation of Origin
AOSQ/OPAP – Appellation of Superior Quality
What style of sweet wine is produced in the Santorini PDO?
“Vinsanto” = dried grape wine from Assyrtiko (min. 51%), plus Athiri and Aidani
East to West: Primorska, Podravska, Posavska
Podravska, Posavska, Primorska
“Grand Reserve” on a PDO Greek wine means what aging requirements for red/white wine?
whites – min. 2 years (at least 1 year in barrel, 6 months in bottle)
reds – min. 4 years (at least 18 months in barrel, 18 months in bottle)
Who makes “601”?
Achaia Clauss, their Mavrodaphne of Patras
What two grapes would you find in a wine released under the Goumenissa PDO? Where is it?
Xinomavro w/ min. 20% Negoska; Macedonia
Name the five regions of Bulgaria.
Danubian Plain, Thracian Lowlands, Black Sea Region, Struma River Valley, Rose Valley
What is Europe’s largest lake and where is it?
Lake Balaton, Transdanubia in Hungary
When was the last major eruption in Santorini?
17th century BCE
What PDOs of Crete may make only dry wine?
Archanes (dry red from Kotsifali + Mandilaria)
Peza (dry red and white from Vilana and Kotsifali + Mandilaria)
Candia (dry red and white from Vilana and Kotsifali + Mandilaria)
What is the product of refermenting wine with the spent lees of Tokaji Aszú called?
Máslás
Name three PDOs that authorize Roditis for production?
Patras, Anchialos, Slopes of Meliton
What is the full name of Tokaj?
Tokaj-Hegyalja (Tokaj Foothills)
AOC/OPE is a PDO status reserved for _______.
Traditional sweet wines
What does “Palaiomenos se vareli” mean on a bottle of Greek wine marked “Cava” “Reserve” or “Grand Reserve”?
Oak aging exceeds minimum requirements
Name three villages of Tokaj.
Tarcal, Mad, Mezozombor, Bodrogkerestur, Tolcsva, Tokaj
What changes took place in March 2014 for the production of Tokaji Aszu?
3 and 4 Puttonyos has been eliminated, and the “puttonyos” system abolished altogether. Tokaji Aszu now has to be at least 120 g/L of residual sugar.
In what PDOs of Greece do you find Muscat of Alexandria?
Lemnos and Muscat of Lemnos
The Tokaj region of Hungary is at the confluence of what two rivers?
Tisza and Bodrog
True or False: wines of Nemea can only be dry?
False, they can be dry or sweet.
What are the main soils of Hungary?
- Who created the first Hungarian classification? How did it work? how many vineyards are classified?
Prince Rákóczy / 3 levels = 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 1772
74, 27 villages
Great Plain = loess and sand
Lake Balaton = complex mix of basalt volcanic rock with clay and sandstone
Balatonfured = limestone and slate
Tokaj = volcanic with top soil of decayed lava
Where is Mount Athos?
Macedonia; near Slopes of Meliton
What were the three main wines of Greece that were exported post WWII?
Retsina, Mavrodaphne of Patras, and Samos
Why does malolactic fermentation rarely occur in Santorini?
There is hardly any remaining malic acid in the grapes when they’re harvested and the low pH precludes occurrence as well
What two regions on the Greek mainland have no PDO appellations?
Thrace & Central Greece (Sterea Ellada)
What is the approximate size of a puttony?
25 kg. (approx. 25 L)
What do the Greeks call “Thira”?
Santorini
What region lies to the west of Thessalia on the Ionian Coast?
Epirus
Where are the following producers based: Kir-Yianni Achaia Clauss Gai'a -- Hatzidakis Skouras Ktima Gerovassiliou Sigalas Domaine Carras
Kir-Yianni -- Naoussa, Macedonia Achaia Clauss -- Patras, Peloponnese Gai'a -- Nemea and Santorini Hatzidakis -- Santorini Skouras -- northern Peloponnese Ktima Gerovassiliou -- Thessaloniki PGI, Macedonia Sigalas -- Santorini Domaine Carras -- Slopes of Meliton, Macedonia