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Hungary and the rest of Eastern Europe Flashcards

1
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Wine made on the Anatolian Plateau is made where?

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Turkey

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2
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Where is Massandra produced?

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Crimea

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What is Romania’s second-most planted red grape? What is the most-planted?

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Babeasca Neagra; Merlot is the most-planted.

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Wine made in the Baltic States would be wine made in what three countries?

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Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia

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In what regions of Hungary is the production of Bikavér permitted? What are the main grapes of this style?

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Eger and Szekszard

Kékfrankos is the main grape and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Kekoporto (Portugieser) are supplementary grapes.

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What is the top appellation for Kekfrankos in Hungary?

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Sopron

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What is Kekfrankos/Blaufrankisch called in Serbia and the Czech Republic?

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Frankovka

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Wine produced around the city of Sofia would be produced in what country?

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Bulgaria

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Wine produced in the Thracian Plains would be produced where?

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Bulgaria

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What is the most planted red grape in Bulgaria? What red grape made it famous?

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Merlot though the region was more known for its Cabernet Sauvignon previously.

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11
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What are the two PGI regions for wine in Bulgaria from north to south?

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Danubian Plain IGP

Thracian Lowlands IGP

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What is the major mountain range that separates the Danubian Plain and the Thracian Lowlands in Bulgaria?

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The Balkan Mountains or the Stara Planina

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What does “reserve” indicate on a bottle of Bulgarian PDO wine?

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That the wine has been matured for at least 1 year prior to its release.

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What are the two PDO quality levels in Bulgaria?

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Wines with Guaranteed and Controlled Designation of Origin

Wines with Designation of Origin

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What is the top PDO in Hungary for Cabernet Franc?

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Villány PDO

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From what region and grapes is the traditional sweet wine Cotnari produced?

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Produced in the Moldova Hills of Romania

White wines are produced from Grasa, Francusa, Taimaioassa Romaneasca, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Muscat

The best sweet wines affected by noble rot are from Grasa

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Where is it said that the oldest continuously cultivated viticulture site in the world is?

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The Stari Grad plain on the island of Hvar in Croatia.

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What is the highest level of wine quality in Croatia?

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Vrhunsko Vino

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19
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What is Terran called in Slovenia?

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Refošk

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What is Croatia’s second-most planted grape that dominates the vineyards of Dalmatia?

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Plavac Mali

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What is the most important white grape of Croatia?

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Graševina/Welschriesling

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What is the Croatian synonym for Blaufrankisch?

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Frankovka

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23
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What are the two languages spoken on Cyprus depending on what part of the island you’re on?

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Turkish in the North

Greek in the South

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24
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What is Commandaria?

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Legendary sweet and fortified wine from Cyprus grown on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains and produced from the indigenous grapes of Xynistri and Mavro having the distinction of the oldest named wine still in production.

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25
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What are the quality level designations for wine from the Czech Republic?

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CHZO (PGI)

CHOP (PDO)

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26
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Wine produced in Bohemia and Moravia is produced where?

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Czech Republic

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27
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What country uses the NM (normalized must weight) scale for measuring the amount of sugar in grape must?

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Czech Republic

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What are the grape requirements for Eger Bikaver?

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Must be a blend of at least 4 grapes with Kekfrankos/Blaufranksich making up at least 30-50%.

Notable grapes that are permitted are Zweigelt, Cab Franc, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Kadarka, and Caberent Sauvignon.

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29
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What is the top red and white grape respectively in Eger PDO?

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Kekfrankos (Blaufrankisch)

Olaszrizling (Welschriesling)

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30
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In what countries would you find the grape Feteascā? What does the name of this grape translate to?

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Romania and Ukraine; the name translates to ‘Young Girl’s Grape”

31
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What is the synonym for Blaufrankisch in Bulgary?

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Gamé

32
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What is Gamza?

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Bulgarian synonym for Hungarian Kadarka

33
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What are the two most planted indigenous varieties in Georgia?

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Rkatsiteli and Saperavi

34
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What is the most important wine region in Georgia and home to 80% of the country’s production?

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Kakheti

35
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What is the principal red grape variety of Kakheti in Georgia?

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Saperavi

36
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What is the capitol of Georgia?

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Tbilisi

37
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Where would you find clay churi? What are these?

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In Georgia, specifically in Imereti

This a synonym for Qvevri

38
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What is the most-planted grape in Croatia?

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Welschriesling; called Grasevina there.

39
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What is the synonym for Gruner Veltliner in Hungary?

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Zöldveltelini

40
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What is harslevelu said to lend to a tokaji blend?

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Perfume and hints of Linden honey

41
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What is the percentage of wine produced of Hungary’s total output that is white?

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70%

42
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In what century did Tokaj Aszú emerge as an important wine style?

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17th Century

43
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What is the river Danube called in Hungary?

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Duna

44
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What are the three large regions of Hungary for wine production?

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Transdanubia (west of the Danube/Duna)
The Great Plain (east of the Danube/Duna)
North Hungary/Northern Massif

45
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What are the two main rivers that flow through Hungary? Which is adjacent to Tokaj?

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Danube and the Tisza; the Tisza flows adjacent to Tokaj

46
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Which country does Tokaj share a border with?

A

Slovakia

47
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What is the most prized soil type of Tokaj?

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Decayed lava volcanic soils

48
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In what appellation would you find most plantings of Juhfark?

A

Somlo

49
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Kekoporto is the same grape as?

A

Blauer Portuguieser

50
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What is the Hungarian synonym for Wleschriesling?

A

Olaszrizling

51
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What is the synonym for Gewurztraminer in Hungary?

A

Tramini

52
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What are two synonyms for Riesling in Hungary?

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Rajnaj Rizling

Rheinriesling

53
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What is the synonym for Pinot Gris in Hungary?

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Szurkebarat

54
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What are the Hungarian abbreviations for PDO and PGI respectively?

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OEM for PDO; OFJ for PGI

55
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Wines from Transdanubia are heavily influenced by the impacts of what three bodies of water?

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Danube, Lake Balaton, and the Neusiedlersee in Austria

56
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PGI/OFJ wines from Transdanubia would be bottled under what name?

A

PGI Dunántúl

57
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What are the top two grapes grown on the northern banks of Lake Balaton?

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Welschriesling and Pinot Gris

58
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What are the top three grapes produced and the most prized style produced here?

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Harslevelu, Welschriesling, Juhfark and Gewurztraminer in barrel aged mineral-rich style.

59
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What are the top two red grapes on the south banks of Lake Balaton?

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Pinot Noir and Merlot

60
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Which PDO/OEM is affectively a continuation of Neusiedlersee-Hugelland (Austria) and is considered Hungary’s westernmost PDO/OEM?

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Sopron PDO/OEM

61
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What are the principal red grapes of Sopron?

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Kékfrankos, Cabernet Sauvingon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Syrah

62
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What is the most prized red wine grape of Villany PDO/OEM? What other grapes flourish here?

A

Cabernet Franc; Kekfrankos, Merlot, Syrah and Zweigelt also thrive here

63
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In what two appellations is Bikaver produced and what is this? Of the two which is considered lighter and why?

A

Szekszard PDO and Eger PDO;

Bikaver is a traditional Kekfrankos-based red blend often supplemented by Kadarka, Cab, Merlot, and Blauer Portugieser.

Szekszard is said to be generally lighter due to the higher proportion of Kadarka in the blend.

64
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Which indigenous grape of Hungary has been frequently compared to Pinot Noir for its similar expressions?

A

Kadarka

65
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What are the three quality levels for Egri Bikaver?

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Classicus (6 months in oak)

Superior (12 months in oak including 6 months in bottle)

Grand Superior (16 months in oak including 6 months in bottle)

66
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What are the two quality levels of Bikaver in Szekszard?

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Regular and Premium

67
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What is the warmest appellation in Hungary?

A

Pécs PDO/OEM

68
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What are the 4 PDOs of the Northern Massif in Hungary?

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Mátra PDO
Eger PDO
Bükk PDO
Tokaj PDO

69
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What are the principal grapes of Mátra PDO?

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Muscat
Olsaszrizling
Kiralyleanyka

70
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What PGI covers the Great Plain/Duna area of Hungary?

A

Duna-Tisza IGP

71
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What is “Imperial Tokay”?

A

Historical name used for wine produced on the vineyard properties of the Austrian Habsburg emperors in the Tokaj region of Hungary.

Typically the finest eszencia produced from 1867 to 1918 at the end of WWI and the collapse of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire was reserved for the Imperial Cellars for the Hapsburg Monarchy and called “Imperial Tokay”

These holdings were principally concentrated in the village of Tarcal, particularly the highly prized vineyard of Szarvas.

72
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What are 3 First Growth Vineyards of Tokaj?

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Szarvas
Betsek
Mezes Maly
Szt. Tamas

73
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What is the name of the winery in Slovakia where Egon Muller produces wine?

A

Château Bela

74
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In what country is the Molesti MIci winery? Why is it famous?

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Moldova; contains the largest wine cellar in the world

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