Slovenia and Croatia Flashcards
What are the 3 wine regions of Slovenia?
W to E
- Primorska/Primorje (SW - borders Friuli)
- Posavje (SE - borders Croatia)
- Podravje (NE - borders Hungary/Austria)
Slovenia: What are the subregions of Primorska?
- Goriska Brda PDO
- Vipava
- Kras PDO
- Koper
Slovenia: Goriska Brda becomes _____ in Italy
Collio Goriziano DOC
Slovenia: Kras becomes ______ in Italy
Carso DOC
Italian Refosco is _______ in Slovenia?
Refosk
Italian Ribolla Gialla is ________ in Slovenia?
Rebula
Italian Pinot Grigio is _______ in Slovenia?
Sivi Pinot
What is the largest region in Slovenia?; what is its primary product?
Podravje
White wine:
- Laski Rizling, Diseci Traminer, Renski Rizling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- Mostly varietal bottlings
What is Laski Rizling?
Welschriesling (Slovenia)
What is Diseci Traminer?
Gewürztraminer (Slovenia)
What is Renski Riesling?
Riesling
(Slovenia)
What is Grasevina?
Welschriesling
(Croatia)
What are the 2 zones of the Croatian coast?
- Istria
- Dalmatia
What is Crijenak Kastelanski?
Zinfandel
What is the most planted red grape in Croatia?
Plavac Mali
- Child of Crijenak Kastelanski
The town of Maribor Slovenia boasts a single Guinness Book of World Records certified vine known for being 400-450 years old and therefore the oldest living vine still producing fruit in the world. Every year this vine grows approximately 25 liters of wine. Name the grape variety:
Žametovka
A popular way to drink wine in Croatia is either as gemišt or bevanda; what are these?
Gemišt is white wine with carbonated water. Bevanda is red wine with still water.
Where does Slavonian oak come from?
The eastern province of Croatia known as Slavonia
What is Prošek?
A Croatian passito-style wine typically made from the white grapes Bogdanuša, Maraština, and/or Vugava as well as the red grape Plavac Mali. Upon entry into the EU in 2013 the use of this name was banned but as of May 2023 there was legal action seeking to allow it.
What mountain range separates coastal Croatia from continental Croatia?
Dinaric Alps
Slovakian Tokaj refers to Hárslevelű using what name and what does that name mean?
Lipovina and it means Linden, Basswood, or Lime Tree Leaf ßall the same tree w different names
You’d really blau me away if you could name these two widely spread varieties that originated in the Styria portion of Slovenia:
Blauer Portugieser, Blaufränkisch
A wine labeled ‘Teran’ will be made from what grape(s)?
Refošk can be labelled at “teran” in Isitria, Croatia
What is the percentage range of Cviček that must come from red grapes?
65-90%
What region was the first to acquire Vhrunska Vino status within Croatia?
Dingač in 1965
What Slovenian wine region borders Friuli?
Primorska
What is the most planted grape in Croatia?
Graševina (Welschriesling)
What is the name of Mike Grgich’s Croatian estate?
Grgic Vina
What is Cviček?
A lightly colored, dry red wine made from a blend of white and red varietals in Slovenia
In Slovenia, what does ZGO indicate on a label? ZOP?
ZGO= PGI; ZOP= PDO
What is the Slovenian name for Pinot Grigio?
Sivi Pinot
What does Malokarpatská roughly translate to in English? In which country is this wine region located?
Small Carpathian/Lesser Carpathian;
Movia is a prominent producer from which country?
Slovenia
Primorska, Podravje, and Posavje are the 3 major regions of which country?
Slovenia
Croatia is located _____
- across the Adriatic sea from Italy
- below Hungary
- next to and below Sloevenia
- wraps around Bosnia /Herzegovina
What are the coastal PDO’s of Croatia?
Northern Dalmatia
Central and Southern Dalmatia
Dalmatia Hinterland & Dingac
Croatian Istria
North Croatia Littoral
PDO’s of Continental Croatia:
Eastern Continental Croatia
Zagorke Prigorje
Medimoriji Bilogora
Western Continental Croatia
Danube Region
Slavonia
Moslavina Hills
Kupa River Region
Plesivica Hills
Most-planted grape in Slavonia & Danube? (Continental, Inland):
Grasevina (Welschriesling)
- Croatia’s most-planted grape
Major wine regions of Coastal Croatia?
Dalmatia
Hurtska Istra PDO (Croatian Istra)
Hrvatsko Primorke PDO (North Croatian Littotal)
What does the Dalmatia wine region contain?
Northern Dalmatia PDO
Central and Southern Dalmatia PDO
Dalmatian Hinterland PDO
Dingac PDO
These northern coastal regions are known for white production:
Istria
Kvarner
What is the Malvasia grape of Northern Coastal Croatia?
Malvasia Istaska (Malvasia Istria)
Synonyms for Malvasia Istaska:
Malvasia Istria
Malvazija
Mike Grgich has an estate in what subzone of Dalmatia?
Dingac DO, Grgic Vina
produces Plavac Mali
Croatian synonyms for Zinfandel:
Crljenak Kastelanski
Tribidrag
What is Croatia’s warmest growing region?
Inland, where Slavonia and the Danube are located
What is the grape “Tribidrag” a parent to?
Plavac Mali
What is Croatia’s most popular red wine?
Plavac Mali
What does “Plavic Mali” translate to?
“Small Blue”
In what two appellations do we find Plavac Mali?
Dingac
Postup
- both located on Peljesac Peninsula in South-Central Dalmatia
Where did the white grape “Posip” originally grow? What major producer plants it now?
On the island of Korcula
Mike Grgich
Where is Posip planted today?
Korcula
Peljesac Peninsula
Islands of Brac and Hvar
Pakleni Islands
Koclat Region
Biokovo Slopes
What are the indigenous white and red varietals of Croatia?
White:
Posip
Malvazija Istarska
Grk
Grasevina
Red:
Plavac Mali
Teran
Where is the white grape Grk planted?
Only found on the sandy soils close to Korcula on an island wi/in the Srednja-Juyna Dalmaija
What’s unique about the Grk white grape?
It only has female flowers and must be planted next to other varieties in order to pollinate
Tasting note of white pepper, melon, herbs, and sliced pear
Where does the red grape “Teran” grow?
In Istria, Croatia
Where is Croatian sweet wine typically produced?
Cool, mountainous Croatian uplands
Producers of Croatia:
Grgich Vina
Tonislav Tomac
Kranthaker Vineyards
Vinoteka Bornstein
Frano Milos
Coronica Winery
What is Cviček?
A lightly colored, dry red wine made from a blend of white and red varietals in Slovenia
In Slovenia, what does ZGO indicate on a label? ZOP?
ZGO= PGI; ZOP= PDO
What is the Slovenian name for Pinot Grigio?
Sivi Pinot
What Slovenian wine region borders Friuli?
Primorska
Movia is a prominent producer from which country?
Slovenia
Primorska, Podravje, and Posavje are the 3 major regions of which country?
Slovenia
What is Kakovostno Penece in Slovenian wine?
Quality sparkling wine from PDO
What is ZGO and what are they in Slovenia?
Zasciteno geografsko aznacbo, euquivalent to PGI and they are:
Podravje
Posavje
Primorska
What is ZOP?
Zaščiteno označbo porekla, equivalent to PDO
What is Vrhunsko ? (Slovenia)
Premium PDOn wines that must achieve a mininum 84 Oechsle
What is Izbor? (Slovenia)
Premium “Selection” wine with overripe grape or Botrytis,
Min 102 Oechsle
What is Jagodni Izbor? (Slovenia)
Premium “Berry Selection” wine with overripe grapes or Botrytis, Min 127 Oechsle.
What is Suhi Jagodni Izbor? (Slovenia)
Wine made with overripe and Botrytis affected grapes,
Min 154 Oechsle
What is Ledeno Vino? (Slovenia)
Premium Ice wine, Min 127 Oechsle
What is Arhivsko?
“Archive” wine, Min 83 Oechsle, and they must be aged in wood and bottle (aging not specified)
What is Slamno Vino?
“Straw wine”. Produced from grapes dried naturally on reed or straw.
What are “Brda”?
Hills
What is Zelen? (Croatia)
A rare white grape, possibly related to Verduzzo.
Lit. “Green”
What does Posavje border?
Croatia
What is Blaufrankisch in Slovenia?
Modra Frankinja
What is Pinot Blanc in Slovenia?
Beli Pinot
What is Pinot Noir in Slovenia?
Modri Pinot
What is St Laurent in Slovenia?
Šentlovrenka
What Slovenian PDO specializes only on Refošk?
Teran PDO which occupies the same boundaries as Kras PDO
What does PTP stand for?
Priznanim Tradicionalnim Poimenovanjem
“Recognized Traditional Denomination” and share the same boundaries of a PDO.
What are the max yields allowed in any Slovenian PDO/PTP and which is the exception?
80 hl/ha. Teran only allows 90 hl/ha
What is the most planted grape of Posavje?
Grasevina is planted in over half the region.
What do the following terms mean on Slovenian ZGP wine labels?
Vrhunsko Vino : Premium Wine
Peneče : Sparkling
Slamno Vino: Straw Wine (dried on mats)
Arhivsko Vino: Archived/Aged
Ledeno Vino: Ice Wine
Pozna Trgatev: Late Harvest
What is the synonym for Blaufrankisch in Slovenia?
Modra Frankinja
Put these three countries in order of greatest (1) to least (3) production by volume:
Croatia - 1, 31st worldwide
Slovenia- 3, 39th worldwide
Slovakia- 2, 35th worldwide
What is the “Stara Trta”?
The “world’s oldest vine” sas planted in Maribor, the second-largest city of the country, as early as 400 years ago.
Bottled in 250mm bottles and given to the queen, etc.
What is “Cvicek”?
Co-fermented wine made from red and white grapes in Slovenia. Considered to be the “National Wine” of Slovenia
Rivers of Slovenia?
The Drava and Sava Rivers are major influences in the Drava Valley and Lower Sava Valley,
