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Hungary rivers

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Tisza and Bodrog

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Hungary soils

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Volcanic bedrock

  • Nyirok - powerful wines
  • Loess - sandy silt with clay (around Tokaj)
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Hungary mountains

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Zemplen

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Hungary barrel type and size

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Gonci 136l

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Size of Tokaji bottle

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500ml

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Hungary min ageing of Aszu

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18 months in oak

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Aszu min RS

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120g/l = 5 puttonyos

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Min RS Eszencia

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450g/l

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Szamorodni styles

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‘as it comes’
Edes = sweet
- min 45g/l
- Tokaji bottle

Szaraz
- dry, aged under flor without topping up for min 10y

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Hungary single vineyard term

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Dűlő

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Greece regions in Macedonia

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Amynteo

Naoussa

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Greece regions in Peloponnese and their grapes

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Nemea (Agiorgitiko)

Mantinia (Moschofilero)

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Greece wine law

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POP = PDO
PGE = PGI
‘wines of Greece’

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Ahr + Mosel soils

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dark slate

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Baden, Pfalz, Rheinhessen soils

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limestone

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Franken soils

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limestone (Silvaner) and clay (Grauburgunder)

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Rheingau soils

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sand, loam, loess, slate

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Nahe soils

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slate, sandstone

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Mountain shading Pfaltz

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Haardt Mountain

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Mountain shading Rheingau

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Taunus

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Mountain shading Nahe and Rheinhessen

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Hunsruck

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Mountain shading Baden

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Vosges

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Bottle used in Franken

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Bocksbeutel

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Traditional barrel sizes in Germany

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Fuder 1000l

Stuck 1200l

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When is Sussreserve added?
Before bottling
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When is RCGM allowed
only for Deutscherwein
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German wine law
``` Deutscher wein - any style Landwein - PGI category, 85% from region on label - mostly trocken and halbtrocken Qualitatswein - PDO category - one of 13 Anbaugebiete - enrichment allowed Pradikatswein - from 40 Bereich (district), no enrichment - Kabinett - Spatlese - Auslese - Beerenauslese - Eiswein - TBA ```
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German colective vineyard site and single vineyard terms
Grosslagen - collective | Einzellagen - single vineyard
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VDP classification
VDP Gutswein - regional VDP Ortswein - village VDP Erste Lage - Vineyard wine VDP Grosse Lage - Grand Cru - 'GG' on label
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Soils in Austria and grape varieties grown on them
Thin soils over rock (Granite and gneiss) - Riesling Richer soils (Loess) - Gruner
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Large scale training system from Austria
Lenz Moser
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Training in Germany
Single pole training with VSP or Pendelbogen (arched canes)
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Austria wine law
``` Tafel wein (without GI) Landwein (PGI) Qualitatswein (PDO) - Klassik - Reserve - Pradikatswein (without Kabinett) ``` Regionally typical wine DAC - Gebietswein - regional - Ortswein - village - Reidenwein - single vineyard
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What is TBA called in Rust
Ausbruch
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Vinea Wachau classification
Steinfeder Federspiel Smaragd
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fieldblend from Wien
Wiener Gemischter Satz
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Alto Adige soils
Mica Dolomitic limestone Quartz Volcanic
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Soave soils
Limestone Clay Volcanic basalt
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IGT in Trentino
Vigneti delle Dolomiti
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Main grape in Lugana DOC
Turbiana - Verdicchio
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Pinot Grigio delle Venezie max yield
126 hl/ha
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Rivers flowing through Veneto and Alto Adige
Po Adige Piave
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Friuli DOC for Passito from Verduzzo
Ramandolo
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Friuli - Natural wine sub-region
Oslavia
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Colli Orientali soils
Calcareous marl with sandstone 'Ponca'
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Amarone ageing requirements and min alcohol
``` min 14% abv 2 years (4y for Riserva) ```
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Valpolicella blend
45-95% Corvina (incl. up to 50% Corvinone) 5-30% Rondinella Molinara permitted
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Barolo soils and their properties
North + west - blue-grey marl (La Morra - lighter more aromatic) South + East - Yellow-grey sand and clay (Serralunga - closed, tannic)
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Piemonte IGT
Piemonte does not have IGT
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Barolo single vineyard status
MGA - Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive
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Barolo ageing requirements
3 years and 2 months (18 months in oak) Riserva - 4 years and 2 months (incl 18 months in oak)
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Barbaresco ageing requirement
2 years (4 years for Riserva)
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Modern Barolo winemaking
``` picked at optimal ripeness 3-4 months of skin maceration aged in large format or combination of large and small Slavonian oak is typical Only small % of new oak (if any) ```
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Sangiovese ideal soils
Shale + limestone (only good enough on clay)
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Chianti Classico soils
Galestro - schistous rock with clay and marl Alberese - calcaire and clay Sandstone
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Mountain shading Montalcino
Monte Amiata
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Name for Sangiovese in VN di Montepulciano
Prugnolo Gentile
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Grapes grown in Offida
Pecorino and Passerina | red Montepulciano
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Marche red blends
Montepulciano dominant with Sangiovese
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Grapes of Orvieto
Trebbiano and Grechetto
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% of white grapes allowed in Chianti
10% Chianti DOCG | not allowed in Chianti Classico DOCG
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione requirements
since 2013 single vineyard aged for min 30 months (no oak req.)
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Brunello di Montalcino ageing
may not be released until 1. Jan 5 years after harvest (incl. 2 years in oak) Riserva - 6 years (incl. 3 years in oak)
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ageing
2 years (Riserva 3y)
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Red version of Vin Santo
Occhio di Pernice
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2 Aglianico DOCs + % of Aglianico req.
Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata) 100% | Taurasi (Campania) min 85%
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Soils in Taurasi, Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino
Limestone and clay
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Soils in Campi Flegrei and grapes grown
Volcanic + sand Falanghina and Piedirosso
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Grape from Castel del Monte
Nero di Troia
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Grape from Salice Salentino
Negroamaro
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Grape from Manduria
Primitivo
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Pantelleria viticulture (training)
bush vines planted in holes to protect from wind
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Etna Rosso min. grape and ageing
min 80% Nerello Mascalese Riserva 4y ageing (incl. 1y in oak)
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Etna Bianco grape min.
Min 60% Carricante
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Puglia % of PDO wine
less than 10% 60% 'wine' only
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Rias Baixas subzones
``` Val do Salnes O Rosal Condado do Tea Ribeira do Ulla Soutomaior ```
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Soils in Rias Baixas
sand over granite
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Grape in Ribeiro
Treixadura
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Grape in Ribeira Sacra
Mencia
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Grape in Valdeorras
Godello
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Grapes in Monterrei
Mencia and Godello
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Fondillon
Alicante DO Med-sweet wine (late harvested Monastrell) min alcohol 16% (no fortification allowed) min 10y in oak anada or solera
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Spain - regions unaffected by Phylloxera
Toro and Rueda
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Max size of barrel allowed for Gran Reserva
330l (225l in Rioja)
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Spain Wine law
DOCa/DOQ - only Rioja and Priorat DO - 70 VT - Vino de la Tierra Vino VP - Vino de Pago - small number of estates with high reputation
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Tenerife training
wines are twisted together to create ropes and go up and down the slopes
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Lanzarote traning
land is covered in ashes | vines are planted in holes surrounded by stone walls to protect from wind and capture moisture
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Penedes zones
``` Maritim - low altitude warm - enexpensive wines, full bodied reds Central - flat betwen coastal ranges and mountains - Cava + Merlot, Cabernet, Tempranillo Superior - 500-800m frost problem - white grapes ```
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River flowing through Priorat
Siurana
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Expression for slopes in Priorat
Costers
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Soil in Priorat
Llicorella - thin rocky soil with mica (reflects sun) + slate base for deep roots
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3 zones in Rioja and prevailing grapes and soils
``` Alavesa - calcareous clay Alta (Tempranillo) - calcaire in north, alluvial in south Oriental (Garnacha) - calcareous/ferrous clay ```
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River flowing through Rioja
Ebro
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Rioja Wine law (2017)
Vino de Zona (15% of grapes may not align) Vino de Municipio Vinedo Singular - vini, ageing, bottling within same winery - must own vineyard for min 10y - vines min 35y old - must be hand harvested and sustainable
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Priorat wine law
Vi de Villa - one of 12 sub-zones Vi de Paratge - named site (lieu-dit) 459 Vinya Classificada - single vineyard within Paratge (Cru) Gran Vinya Classificada - Grand Cru Producer must own the vineyard or rent it for min 7y, % of Garnacha and Carinena are stated Vine age, yield stated for each classification
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'old vines' term in Priorat
certified - min 75y
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Portugal soils
Mountains - schist and granite South - clay, limestone, sand Riverbanks (Tejo) - alluvial
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Zones in Douro
``` Baixo Corgo (coolest) Cima Corgo Duoro Superior (hot, arid) ```
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Grape in Bairrada
Baga
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Appellation in Alentejo producing aphora fermented wines
Vinho de Talha DOC
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Alentejo region producing field blends
Portalegre
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Douro vineyard layouts
Socalcos - traditional, narrow, cannot be mechanized - 6000 vines/ha Palamares - terraces supported by earth ramp - 3500 vines/ha, mechanization possible Vinha ao Alto - vertical rows up the slope - 5000 vines/ha

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