Slovakia Flashcards
What year did Slovak wine law come into effect
2009
Influenced by France and Germany
Regions of Slovakia
Small Carpathian Wine Region
South Slovak Wine Region
Nitra WIne Region
Central Slovak Wine Region
Eastern Slovak Wine Region
Tokaj (Tokajaska until 2010)
When did Slovakia gain independence from the Czech Republic
1993
Most important wine region of Slovakia
Malé Karpaty Hills (Small Carpathian bordering Czechia)
In Slovakia, Difference of Wine production near Czech border and toward Hungary
Near Czech border, more white wine (Silvaner, Veltliner, Welschriesling, Riesling)
Near Hungary, warmer, more Cabernet and Blaufrankisch
What is Akostné vino S Privastkom? (Quality wine with special attributes)
In Czech Republic and Slovakia, resembles German Pradikatswein with Kabinett through trockenbeerenauslese and eiswein.
Czecho-Slovac Normalized Must weight scale
CNM measures natural sugar in 100 L of grape juice where 1 degree CNM is equivalent to 1 kg of sugar
What are the grapes of these slovakian names:
Veltlinsky Zelene
Rizling Vlassky
Frankova Modra
Gruner Veltliner
Welschriesling
Blaufrankisch
Slovak vintners may use this term on bottlings of Tokaj region, contiguous with Hungary
Tokajský/-á/-é (“of Tokaj”)