Greece & Eastern Europe Flashcards
What was Greek wine traditionally known for?
Restina
Traditionally, what is Restina?
Wine flavoured with Aleppo pine resign, which occurred due to the amphorae casks traditionally being sealed with pine resin to prevent spoilage
What grape is modern Restina usually made from?
Savatiano
Can Restina be labelled as a vintage?
no
When were the first wine laws implemented in Greece?
1970
Why were Greek wine laws refined in the 1980s?
To conform to EU standards of wine law
What are the 2 PDO levels of Greece?
AOC
AOSQ
What is the AOSQ designation in Greece?
A designation for traditional dry table wines
What is the AOC designation in Greece?
Reserved for sweet wines made from Muscat or Mavrodaphne grapes
What are the aging requirements for Greek Reserve white and red wines?
1 year aging for white wines with 6 months in barrel
2 years aging for red wines with 18 months in barrel
What are the aging requirements for Greek Grande Reserve white and red wines?
2 years aging for white wines with 1 year in barrel
4 years aging for red wines with 18 months in barrel and 18 months in bottle
Other than the PDO levels, how else can Greek wines be labelled?
PGI wines
Varietal wines
Table wines
Where is Macedonia (Greek) located?
In the far north of Greece
What are the 4 PDOs of Greek Macedonia?
Noussa PDO
Amynteo PDO
Cotes de Meliton PDO
Goumenissa PDO
What is the sole grape of Noussa PDO?
Xinomavro
Which large famous Greek producer is based in Noussa PDO?
Boutari
What is the sole grape of Amynteo PDO?
Xinomvaro
Which Greek producer controls the Cotes de Meliton PDO?
Domaine Carras
What are the wine styles from Cotes de Meliton PDO?
Bordeaux blends
What are the grapes of Goumenissa PDO?
Xinomavro with 20% Negoska
Where is Thessalia located?
South of Greel Macedonia
What are the 2 PDOs of Thessalia?
Ripansi
Anchialos
What is the main grape of Ripanso?
Xinomavro
What are the main grapes of Anchialos?
Roditis
Savatiano
Where is Epirus located?
Northwest Greece
What is the single PDO of Epirus?
Zista
What is the main white and red grape of Zista PDO?
Debina
Xinomavro
Where is Peleponnese located?
The southernmost part of mainland Greece
What are the 4 PDOs of the Peleponesse?
Nemea
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Muscat Patras AOC
Rio of Patras AOC
What is the main grape of Nemea PDO?
Agriogitiko
Who is the main producer of Nemea PDO?
Boutari
What is the main grape of Mavrodaphne of Patras?
Mavrodaphne
Where are the Ionian Islands located?
Off the west coast of Thessalia
What are the 2 PDOs of the Ionian islands?
Kefalonia
Muscat of Kefalonia AOC
What wines are produced from Kefalonia PDO?
White wines from the indigenous Robola grape
What style of wine comes from Muscat of Kefalonia?
Vin de Liqueur
What are the 4 wine producing islands within the Aegean Islands?
Crete
Samos
Lemnos
Rhodes
What are the PDOs of Crete?
Sitia
Arhanes
Daenes
Peza
What are the grape requirements for Sitia PDO?
Red wines require 80% Latiko
White wines require 70% Vilana
What is the AOC of Samos?
Muscat of Samos
What is the AOC of Lemnos?
Muscat of Lemnos
What are the grapes of Rhodes PDO?
Mandilaria (red)
Athiri (white)
What is the quality sweet appellation of Rhodes?
Muscat of Rhodes
Which 2 Cycladic Islands have PDOs?
Santorini
Paros
What is the main grape of Santorini?
Assyrtiko
Which wines are covered by the Santorini AOSQ?
White wines only based off Assyrtiko
What are the 2 sweet wine appellations of Santorini?
Santorini AOC
Vin Santo
What grapes are used for Greek Vin Santo?
Assyrtiko
Aidani
What grapes are used for Santorini AOC?
Aidani
Aspro
Athiri
What are the respective red and white grapes of Paros PDO?
Mandilaria (red)
Monemvasia (white)
What are the 3 overarching zones of Hungary?
Northern Hungary
Trans-Danube
The Great Plain
Where is Eger located?
Northern Hungary
What famous wine is produced in Eger?
Egri Bikaver
What are the grape varieties for Egri Bikaver?
Kekfrankos
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
What is the name of the famous wine-producing town in northeast Hungary?
Tokaj
What are the 3 grapes of Tokaji?
Furmint
Muscat a Petits Grains (Haraslevelu Sarga Muskotaly)
Zeta
What are aszu grapes?
Grapes which have been attacked by the noble rot botrytis cinerea
What is Tokaji Szamorodni?
A full bodied white wine made from a mix of aszu and non-aszu grapes all picked together in the same vineyard. The resulting wine can be dry, off dry, or sweet depending on the amount of aszu grapes present
What is Tokaji Aszu made from?
Grapes which have all been affected by botrytis
What happens to Tokaji Aszu grapes after they are picked?
They are lightly pressed to release some of the free run juice
What happens to Tokaji Aszu grapes after they have been lightly pressed?
They are made into a paste
What is a gonc?
A traditional cask in Tokaj which can hold 136L
What is a putton?
A traditional wooden bucket from Tokaji which can hold 28L of liquid, equivalent to 20-25kg of grape paste
What happens in Tokaji after the grapes are made into a paste?
The paste is added to a gonc full of grape must which is not aszu, in measures of puttons
How much paste mixture is added to a gonc if the wine is 3 puttonyos?
60-75kg
What is the minimum sweetness level for modern Tokaji Aszu?
120g/l
What is the minimum alcohol for Tokaji Aszu?
9%
What is the minimum aging requirement for Tokaji Aszu?
2 years
What is the name of the liquid from the initial Tokaji Aszu press?
Esszencia
What is Tokaji Naturesszencia?
The wine which comes from the free run juice from the initially press of Tokaji Aszu grapes. The wine is incredible rare and takes decades to ferment to even 5% ABV
What are the 3 regions within The Great Plain?
Csongrad
Hajos-Baja
Kunsag
What are the 4 regions of the Trans-Danube?
Lake Balaton
Somlo
Szekszard
Villany-Siklos
What are the 3 main grapes of Lake Balaton?
Pinot Gris
Welschriesling
Kekynelo
What is special about Lake Balaton?
It is the largest lake in Europe
What are the grapes of Somlo?
Furmint
Muscat
Welschriesling
Juhfark
What style of wine is Szekszard known for?
Dark red wines
What is the traditional red grape of Szekszard?
Kadarka
What are the 2 subregions of Villany-Siklos?
Villany
Siklos
What wines is Villany known for?
Red wines based off Kekoporto, Kekfrancos, and Bordeaux varieties
What wines is Siklos known for?
Muscat
Welschriesling
When was Bulgaria’s wine regions first delimited?
1978
What are the 5 regions of Bulgaria?
Danubian Plain Region
Black Sea Region
Rose Valley Region
Threacian Lowlands Region
Strouma Valley Region
Where is the Danubian Plain located?
Northern Bulgaria
What is the climate of the Danubian Plain?
Continental
What are the main red grapes of the Danubian Plain?
Gamza
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
What is a synonym for Gamza?
Kadarka
What are the main white grapes of the Danubian Plain?
Dimiat (Dimyat)
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
What style of wine is common from the Black Sea Region?
Dry and semi-dry wines
Where is the Black Sea Region?
Eastern Bulgaria
Where is the Rose Valley located?
Balkan Mountains in central Bulgaria
What are the main white grapes of the Rose Valley?
Red Misket
Rkatsiteli
What are the main red grapes of the Rose Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
What river flows through the Thracian Lowlands?
Thracian River
What are the main red grapes of the Thracian Lowlands?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Mavrud
Pamid
Where is the Strouma Valley located?
Southwest Bulgaria
What is the popular grape of Strouma Valley?
Melnik
What is the quality level of Romanian wine?
Very low quality
What are the 4 regions of Romania?
Cotnari
Tarnave
Dealu Mare
Murflatlar
Where is Cotnari located?
Moldova, Romania
Where is Tarnave located?
Transylvania, Romania
Where is Dealu Mare located?
Mutenia, Romania
Where is Murflatlar located?
Dobrogea, Romania
When was Slovenia established as a country?
1991
What are the 3 regions of Slovenia?
Podravje
Posavje
Primorsje
What does the CIS stand for?
Commonwealth of Independent States
They are the collective states formerly part of the Soviet Union
What is the most popular white and red grape for the CIS countries?
Ratziteli (white)
Saperavi (red)
What style of wine is commonly found in Cyrpus?
Sherry style wines
What is the famous red sweet wine from Cyrpus?
Commandarie St John
Has Cyprus been impacted by Phylloxera?
No