Greece/Swiss 25 Apr Flashcards
Synonym for Sylvaner in switzerland
Johannisberg
Name of warm dry wind good for grape growing in Valais
Foehn
What is vin de glacier
Madierised wine stored in high altitude soleras
Name the AOC’s of Vaud Canton
Chablais La Cote Lavaux Vully Bonvillars Coted de l'Orbes
What is Salvagnin
A blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir with Gamaret and Garanoir
What is Perdrix Blanc of Neuchatel
Still white wine of Pinot Noir
What is Nostrano del Ticino
Local wine made from Bondola grape
Name 5 Grand Crus of Valais AOC
Conthey Chamoson Fully Leytron Vetroz Visperterminen
Sweetness indicators for Amigne de Vetroz
1 bee - 0-8 gms/l RS
2bee - 9-25 gms/l RS
3bee - 25+ gms/l RS
Synonym for Savagnin Blanc
Heida/Paien
Which region has the highest vineyards in Switzerland
Visperterminen in Valais - 1175 meters
Which two grapes crossings gave Charmant and Doral
Chasselas X Chardonnay
What grapes are responsible for crosssings Gamaret and Garanoir
Gamay X Reichensteiner
Who owns Quinta do Tua
Cockburn’s
Who owns Quinta do Roeda
Croft and Co.
Ageing requirement of Marsala Vergine/Solera
Minimum 5 years in oak or cherry wood
Who releases Vecchio Samperi
Marco de Bartoli(vino de tavola due to lack of fortification)
What is Sifone
A mistelle produced by fortifying unfermented must of overripe grapes
What are the subregions of Primorska
Goriska Brda
GrasKoper
Vipava
Which Champagne house had a partnership with Montana in NZ for sparkling wine production
Deutz
Name 4 notable subregions of Central otago
Wanaka Gibbston Alexandra Basin Cromwell Basin Bannockburn Bendigo
Name the subregions of Wairarapa GI
Martinborough GI
Gladstone GI
Name 2 famous vineyards of Westhofen
Morstein
Kirchspiel
Which grapes in Pfalz are permitted by VDP for Grosse Lage bottlings
Riesling
Spaetburgunder
Weissburgunder
Evangelos Gerovassiliou is widely credited with revitalizing which nearly extinct grape?
Malagouzia
Estate Argyros, Domaine Hatzidakis, and Canava Roussos are producers in what appellation?
Santorini
Name the PDOs of the Peloponnese.
Mantinia, Nemea, Patras, Mavrodaphne of Patras, Muscat of Patras, Muscat of Rio Patras and Monemvassia Malvasia
What is Verdea
Oxidative white wine produced on the Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos from Min. 50% Skiadopoulo
What is Trifolos
A cru of Naoussa
What is OPE
PDO level reserved for traditional sweet wines of Greece
What are the grapes used in Rapsani PDO
Xino mavro with Krassato and Stavroto
Which wine is Sterea Ellada famous for, what are the key grapes used in production of this wine.
Retsina; Savvatiano and Roditis
What is estate of Achaia-Clauss famous for?
Mavrodaphne of Patras
Which part of Greece is famous for Liatiko grape
Sitia and Daphnes PDO’s in Crete islands
Only Greek appellation that mandates use of a white grape in red blends
Paros PDO
What is Nychteri
Dry wine made with very ripe grapes that are harvested before dawn and pressed within a day. Aged for a minimum of three months in barrel, though longer is common, and sometimes, flor develop
What is Ouzo
A Greek spirit distilled from grape pomace, anise flavored
Which mountains do you find in Samos
Mount Ampelos
What is Samos Vin Doux Grand Cru
Premium sweet wines produced from dried muscat grapes, Grand cru comes from selected, low yielding high elevation vineyards above 400 mtrs. Driest amongst all styles of Samos VDN
What is Robola of Cephalonia Grand Reserve
Dry whites produced from Robola gapes in Ionian islands. Grand Reserve ages for min 2 years, min 1 yr in oak and 6 months in bottle
