Greece and Eastern Europe Flashcards
What are the 3 most planted grapes in Greece?
Savatiano
Roditis
Agioritiko
What is the main mountain range of Greece?
Pindos
In which region would most likely find plains
Thessaly
Strea Ellada
Macedonia
Thrace
What would be the equivalent of the AOP in Greece?
OPAP
Onomasia Proelefsos Anoteros Piotitos
Greek wine appellation for sweet wines?
OPE
Onomasia Proelefsos Elenghomeni
Name the greek appellation that are not deticated to indigenous varieties?
Slopes of Meleton
Messenikola
Name the PDO of Macedonia?
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Amynteo
Slopes of Meliton
Name the PDO oif Thessaly
Rapsani
Messinkola
Ankialos
What are the 2 traditional wine of the greek PGI category?
Verdea
Retsina
Where in Greece is Verdea Produced?
Zakynthos
What are the restrictions of Greek Table wines?
Wines can not have vintage Varietal make up or region on the label
What is a Ktima?
Estate
What does the term Grand Cru mean for greek wine
a term for Vin doux naturel wine from certain regions typically higher elevation
What are the Greek Cava requirements
White/Rose - 1 year aging 6 months in Barrel
Red - 3 years aging 1 year in barrel
Typical vine training of Santorini
Kouloura/ Stefani
What is the variety of Nemea?
Agioritiko
What are the Sweet PDO’s for Mavrodaphnes
Mavrodaphnes of Patras
Mavrodaphnes of Cephalonia
What are the supporting grape varieties of Santorini?
Athiri
Aidani
Must be a min 75% Assyrtiko
Where in Greece would you encounter Assyrtiko beside Santorini?
Malvasia Paros
Slopes of Peleton
Whar mountains protect Thrace from cool northerly winds?
Rodopi Mountains
What are the PGI regions of Thrace?
Thrace
What are the PGI of Thrace?
Thrace
Evros (District)
Avdira and Isnaros (areas)
What are the major grape varieties of Thrace?
Mavroudi
Limnio
What are the 2 major winemaking families of Macedonia?
Boutari
Tsantilis
Name the PDO of MAcedonia from west to east?
Amynteo
Naoussa
Goumenissa
Slopes of Meleton
What styles of wine are Produded as PDO Naoussa?
Dry red
Semi Dry
Semi Sweet
What are the aging requirements of Reserve wines?
Must be dry aged for 2 year with 1yr barrel 6 months bottle
Name 3 Crus of Naoussa?
Naoussa
Giannakohori
Stenimahos
Rhodochori
Kopanos
Lefkadia
Marina
Trilofos
Fytia
Name 2 producer of Naoussa
Boutari
Kir Yianni
On what mount are many of the vineyards of Naoussa?
Mount Vermion
In what PDO is Mount Paiko
Goumenissa
In what PDO would you find the ripest expression of Xinomavro?
Goumenissa
What are the varietal and fermentation requirements of Goumenissa?
Xminomavro must be co-fermented with a min 20% Negoska
Where is Porto Carras Located?
Slopes of Meliton
WHo produced the first documented botrytis affected wine?
Szepsi Laczko Mate 17th century
What is the Tokaj producer owned by Vega Sicilia?
Oremus
What mountains influence the region of Tokaj?
Carpasthian
What are the basic soil types of Tokaj?
Volcanic Loess and Clay
In what region of hungary would you find Tokaj?
Eszak Magyarorszag
Northern Hungary
What are the great first growths of Tokaj?
Szarvas Dulo
Mezes Maly
What is Sargamuskotaly?
Muscat a petit grain
What is the Volume of a putto?ny
25Kg
Name for botrytized grapes of tokaj?
Aszu
What is the volume of a gonc?
136ltr
Aging requirements of for Tokaj?
May not be released until january 1st of third year oafter harvest
18 months in barrel
Name for a mixture of Aszu and non aszu grapes?
Tokaji Szamorodni
What are the terms for dry and sweet?
Dry= Szaras
Sweet= edes
What styles of Tokaj may be dry or sweet?
Szamorodni
Forditas
Maslas
Term for sparkling wine in Hungary?
Pezsgo
Style of tokaj that uses the Pressed “dough” with non botrytised must?
Forditas
Max Rs for szaraz
9 g/l
Min Rs for Eszencia
450 g/l
What are the PGI of Eszak Magyarorszag?
Felso magyrorszagi
Zemplen
What are the geographic zones of Hungary
Eszak Magyarorsag - Northern Massif
Dunantul - Transdanubia
Duna - Southern Great Plain
Synonym for Kekfrankos
Blaufrankisch
What are the quality levels of Bulgarian wine?
Table wine
quality wine
What are the PGI of Bulgaria?
Danubian Plain
Tharcian Lowlands
What are the 4 major wine regions of Bulgaria
Northern Danubian Plain
Eastern Black Sea Coast
Southern Thracian Plain
Sub Balkan Zone
Name the higher quality grapes of Romania?
Feteasca Neagra
Burgund Mare
Babeasca Neagra
Romanian DOC wines have what subcategories?
DOC-OMD Grapes Harvaested at full maturity
DOC-CT Late harvested Grapes
DOC- CIB Botrytis affested grapes
What are the most famous wine of Romania and where do they come from?
Sweet whites of the Cotnari DOC
What regions of Romania are closest to the Carpathian Mountains?
Moldavan hills
Muntenia-Multenia
Banat
Crişana-Maramureş
What is the Slovenian synonym for Pinot gris?
Sivi Pinot
What are the regions of Solvenia?
Primorska
Prodravje
Posavje
Goriska Brdabecomes what region as you cross into Italy?
Colli Goriziano
What is the largest region in solvenia?
Prodravje