Module 9 Austria central & Eastern Europe Flashcards
Leading great variety of Austria
Gruner Veltliner
Name often used in Austria for Chardonnay
Morillon
Most widely planted red grape in Austria
Zweigelt
Austrian measure for must weight
KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage)
Level of the Austrian Pradikat found between Beerenauslese and TBA
Ausbruch
Austria’s highest level Appalacian
DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus)
Dried grape wine made in Austria
Strohwein
Mountain wine made in Austria
Bergwein
Bulls Blood
Red wine of Hungary; also called Bikaver
Famous dessert wine of Hungary
Tokaji
Main white grapes of Tokaji
Furmint, Harslevelu
Grading system used to rank the sweetness levels of Tokaji
Puttonyos
Leading White grape of Switzerland
Chasselas (Fendant)
Most widely planted white grape of Georgia (and much of eastern Europe)
Rkatsiteli
Region in Ukraine with a long history of sparkling wine production
Crimea (the Crimean Peninsula)
Greek red grape, widely grown in Macedonia, that is often compared to Pinot Noir
Xinomavro
Greek red grape used mainly for sweet fortified wines, such as those from Patras
Mavrosaphne
Pink scanned grape widely grown in the Peloponnese
Moschofilero
Well known high acid white grape variety originally from Santorini
Assyritiko
Highest quality level of wine Appalacian agrees, used only for sweet wines
OPE
PDO level classification for dry, unfortified Greek wines
OPAP
Greek wine classification used for retsina
OKP
Term used for a Greek table one that has been age for minimum of two years (white) or three years (red)
Cava or Kava
Famous fortified wine of Cyprus
Commandria