Slovakia + Czech Republic Flashcards
What are the main regions of the Czech Republic?
Morava (Moravia)
Cechy (Bohemia)
Where are 96% of Czech Republic’s vines located?
Moravia
Where is Moravia located?
Southern Czech Republic, , just north of Austria’s Weinviertel
Where is Bohemia located?
Northern Czech Republic, same latitude as Rheingau
What is the Czech version of Pradikat called?
“Quality Wines with Special Attributes”
Akotsne vino s Privlastkom
What is Svatovavnnecke?
St Laurent in Czech
What is Welschriesling in Czech?
Ryzlink Vlassky
What are Czech “Wines with Special Attributes”?
Czech version of Pradikatswein
What country has VOC appellations? When did this start?
Czech Republic
2009
What are the VOCs of Moravia?
VOC Znojmo VOC Blatnice VOC Mikulov VOC Modre Hory VOC Palava
What is the sugar measurment scale used in Czech Republic and Slovakia?
Czecho-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale (NM)
Equates degrees to the number of kilograms of natural sugar in 100 liters of must
What is required for all VOC wines? What country is this?
Czech Republic
- Hand Harvest
- Only registered vineyards
- Bottles must be sealed with cork
- Wines must pass a tasting panel to receive VOC seal for the neck of the bottle
What grapes and styles can be made in VOC Znojmo?
White only Blends or varietal GV Riesling Sauv Blanc Max RS 25 g/l -No Barriques -No long-term sur-lie
What grapes and styles can be made in VOC Modre Hory
Rose and Red Blends or Varietal Frankovka (Blaufrankisch) Modry Portugal (Blauer Portugeiser) Svatovrinecke (St Laurent) Max RS 12 g/l -No Barriques -No long-term sur-lie
What is the grape of VOC Palava?
Welschriesling only
Max RS 12 g/l
Botryits allowed
No irrigation