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Greece and Eastern Europe Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 most planted grapes in Greece?

A

Savatiano

Roditis

Agioritiko

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2
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What is the main mountain range of Greece?

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Pindos

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3
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In which region would most likely find plains

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Thessaly

Strea Ellada

Macedonia

Thrace

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4
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What would be the equivalent of the AOP in Greece?

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OPAP

Onomasia Proelefsos Anoteros Piotitos

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5
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Greek wine appellation for sweet wines?

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OPE

Onomasia Proelefsos Elenghomeni

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6
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Name the greek appellation that are not deticated to indigenous varieties?

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Slopes of Meleton

Messenikola

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7
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Name the PDO of Macedonia?

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Goumenissa

Naoussa

Amynteo

Slopes of Meliton

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8
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Name the PDO oif Thessaly

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Rapsani

Messinkola

Ankialos

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9
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What are the 2 traditional wine of the greek PGI category?

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Verdea

Retsina

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10
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Where in Greece is Verdea Produced?

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Zakynthos

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11
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What are the restrictions of Greek Table wines?

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Wines can not have vintage Varietal make up or region on the label

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12
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What is a Ktima?

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Estate

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13
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What does the term Grand Cru mean for greek wine

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a term for Vin doux naturel wine from certain regions typically higher elevation

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14
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What are the Greek Cava requirements

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White/Rose - 1 year aging 6 months in Barrel

Red - 3 years aging 1 year in barrel

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15
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Typical vine training of Santorini

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Kouloura/ Stefani

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16
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What is the variety of Nemea?

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Agioritiko

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17
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What are the Sweet PDO’s for Mavrodaphnes

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Mavrodaphnes of Patras

Mavrodaphnes of Cephalonia

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18
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What are the supporting grape varieties of Santorini?

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Athiri

Aidani

Must be a min 75% Assyrtiko

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19
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Where in Greece would you encounter Assyrtiko beside Santorini?

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Malvasia Paros

Slopes of Peleton

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20
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Whar mountains protect Thrace from cool northerly winds?

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Rodopi Mountains

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21
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What are the PGI regions of Thrace?

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Thrace

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22
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What are the PGI of Thrace?

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Thrace

Evros (District)

Avdira and Isnaros (areas)

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23
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What are the major grape varieties of Thrace?

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Mavroudi

Limnio

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24
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What are the 2 major winemaking families of Macedonia?

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Boutari

Tsantilis

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25
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Name the PDO of MAcedonia from west to east?

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Amynteo

Naoussa

Goumenissa

Slopes of Meleton

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26
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What styles of wine are Produded as PDO Naoussa?

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Dry red

Semi Dry

Semi Sweet

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27
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What are the aging requirements of Reserve wines?

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Must be dry aged for 2 year with 1yr barrel 6 months bottle

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28
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Name 3 Crus of Naoussa?

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Naoussa

Giannakohori

Stenimahos

Rhodochori

Kopanos

Lefkadia

Marina

Trilofos

Fytia

29
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Name 2 producer of Naoussa

A

Boutari

Kir Yianni

30
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On what mount are many of the vineyards of Naoussa?

A

Mount Vermion

31
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In what PDO is Mount Paiko

A

Goumenissa

32
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In what PDO would you find the ripest expression of Xinomavro?

A

Goumenissa

33
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What are the varietal and fermentation requirements of Goumenissa?

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Xminomavro must be co-fermented with a min 20% Negoska

34
Q

Where is Porto Carras Located?

A

Slopes of Meliton

35
Q

WHo produced the first documented botrytis affected wine?

A

Szepsi Laczko Mate 17th century

36
Q

What is the Tokaj producer owned by Vega Sicilia?

A

Oremus

37
Q

What mountains influence the region of Tokaj?

A

Carpasthian

38
Q

What are the basic soil types of Tokaj?

A

Volcanic Loess and Clay

39
Q

In what region of hungary would you find Tokaj?

A

Eszak Magyarorszag

Northern Hungary

40
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What are the great first growths of Tokaj?

A

Szarvas Dulo

Mezes Maly

41
Q

What is Sargamuskotaly?

A

Muscat a petit grain

42
Q

What is the Volume of a putto?ny

A

25Kg

43
Q

Name for botrytized grapes of tokaj?

A

Aszu

44
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What is the volume of a gonc?

A

136ltr

45
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Aging requirements of for Tokaj?

A

May not be released until january 1st of third year oafter harvest

18 months in barrel

46
Q

Name for a mixture of Aszu and non aszu grapes?

A

Tokaji Szamorodni

47
Q

What are the terms for dry and sweet?

A

Dry= Szaras

Sweet= edes

48
Q

What styles of Tokaj may be dry or sweet?

A

Szamorodni

Forditas

Maslas

49
Q

Term for sparkling wine in Hungary?

A

Pezsgo

50
Q

Style of tokaj that uses the Pressed “dough” with non botrytised must?

A

Forditas

51
Q

Max Rs for szaraz

A

9 g/l

52
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Min Rs for Eszencia

A

450 g/l

53
Q

What are the PGI of Eszak Magyarorszag?

A

Felso magyrorszagi

Zemplen

54
Q

What are the geographic zones of Hungary

A

Eszak Magyarorsag - Northern Massif

Dunantul - Transdanubia

Duna - Southern Great Plain

55
Q

Synonym for Kekfrankos

A

Blaufrankisch

56
Q

What are the quality levels of Bulgarian wine?

A

Table wine

quality wine

57
Q

What are the PGI of Bulgaria?

A

Danubian Plain

Tharcian Lowlands

58
Q

What are the 4 major wine regions of Bulgaria

A

Northern Danubian Plain

Eastern Black Sea Coast

Southern Thracian Plain

Sub Balkan Zone

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60
Q

Name the higher quality grapes of Romania?

A

Feteasca Neagra

Burgund Mare

Babeasca Neagra

61
Q

Romanian DOC wines have what subcategories?

A

DOC-OMD Grapes Harvaested at full maturity

DOC-CT Late harvested Grapes

DOC- CIB Botrytis affested grapes

62
Q

What are the most famous wine of Romania and where do they come from?

A

Sweet whites of the Cotnari DOC

63
Q

What regions of Romania are closest to the Carpathian Mountains?

A

Moldavan hills

Muntenia-Multenia

Banat

Crişana-Maramureş

64
Q

What is the Slovenian synonym for Pinot gris?

A

Sivi Pinot

65
Q

What are the regions of Solvenia?

A

Primorska

Prodravje

Posavje

66
Q

Goriska Brdabecomes what region as you cross into Italy?

A

Colli Goriziano

67
Q

What is the largest region in solvenia?

A

Prodravje

68
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