Trivia - Europe Flashcards
Hungary rivers
Tisza and Bodrog
Hungary soils
Volcanic bedrock
- Nyirok - powerful wines
- Loess - sandy silt with clay (around Tokaj)
Hungary mountains
Zemplen
Hungary barrel type and size
Gonci 136l
Size of Tokaji bottle
500ml
Hungary min ageing of Aszu
18 months in oak
Aszu min RS
120g/l = 5 puttonyos
Min RS Eszencia
450g/l
Szamorodni styles
‘as it comes’
Edes = sweet
- min 45g/l
- Tokaji bottle
Szaraz
- dry, aged under flor without topping up for min 10y
Hungary single vineyard term
Dűlő
Greece regions in Macedonia
Amynteo
Naoussa
Greece regions in Peloponnese and their grapes
Nemea (Agiorgitiko)
Mantinia (Moschofilero)
Greece wine law
POP = PDO
PGE = PGI
‘wines of Greece’
Ahr + Mosel soils
dark slate
Baden, Pfalz, Rheinhessen soils
limestone
Franken soils
limestone (Silvaner) and clay (Grauburgunder)
Rheingau soils
sand, loam, loess, slate
Nahe soils
slate, sandstone
Mountain shading Pfaltz
Haardt Mountain
Mountain shading Rheingau
Taunus
Mountain shading Nahe and Rheinhessen
Hunsruck
Mountain shading Baden
Vosges
Bottle used in Franken
Bocksbeutel
Traditional barrel sizes in Germany
Fuder 1000l
Stuck 1200l
When is Sussreserve added?
Before bottling
When is RCGM allowed
only for Deutscherwein
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
German colective vineyard site and single vineyard terms
Grosslagen - collective
Einzellagen - single vineyard
VDP classification
VDP Gutswein - regional
VDP Ortswein - village
VDP Erste Lage - Vineyard wine
VDP Grosse Lage - Grand Cru - ‘GG’ on label
Soils in Austria and grape varieties grown on them
Thin soils over rock (Granite and gneiss) - Riesling
Richer soils (Loess) - Gruner
Large scale training system from Austria
Lenz Moser
Training in Germany
Single pole training with VSP or Pendelbogen (arched canes)
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
What is TBA called in Rust
Ausbruch
Vinea Wachau classification
Steinfeder
Federspiel
Smaragd
fieldblend from Wien
Wiener Gemischter Satz
Alto Adige soils
Mica
Dolomitic limestone
Quartz
Volcanic
Soave soils
Limestone
Clay
Volcanic basalt
IGT in Trentino
Vigneti delle Dolomiti
Main grape in Lugana DOC
Turbiana - Verdicchio
Pinot Grigio delle Venezie max yield
126 hl/ha
Rivers flowing through Veneto and Alto Adige
Po
Adige
Piave
Friuli DOC for Passito from Verduzzo
Ramandolo
Friuli - Natural wine sub-region
Oslavia
Colli Orientali soils
Calcareous marl with sandstone ‘Ponca’
Amarone ageing requirements and min alcohol
min 14% abv 2 years (4y for Riserva)
Valpolicella blend
45-95% Corvina (incl. up to 50% Corvinone)
5-30% Rondinella
Molinara permitted
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)
Piemonte IGT
Piemonte does not have IGT
Barolo single vineyard status
MGA - Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive
Barolo ageing requirements
3 years and 2 months (18 months in oak)
Riserva - 4 years and 2 months (incl 18 months in oak)
Barbaresco ageing requirement
2 years (4 years for Riserva)
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)
Sangiovese ideal soils
Shale + limestone (only good enough on clay)
Chianti Classico soils
Galestro - schistous rock with clay and marl
Alberese - calcaire and clay
Sandstone
Mountain shading Montalcino
Monte Amiata
Name for Sangiovese in VN di Montepulciano
Prugnolo Gentile
Grapes grown in Offida
Pecorino and Passerina
red Montepulciano
Marche red blends
Montepulciano dominant with Sangiovese
Grapes of Orvieto
Trebbiano and Grechetto
% of white grapes allowed in Chianti
10% Chianti DOCG
not allowed in Chianti Classico DOCG
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
requirements
since 2013
single vineyard
aged for min 30 months (no oak req.)
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)
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ageing
2 years (Riserva 3y)
Red version of Vin Santo
Occhio di Pernice
2 Aglianico DOCs
+ % of Aglianico req.
Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata) 100%
Taurasi (Campania) min 85%
Soils in Taurasi, Greco di Tufo and Fiano di Avellino
Limestone and clay
Soils in Campi Flegrei and grapes grown
Volcanic + sand
Falanghina and Piedirosso
Grape from Castel del Monte
Nero di Troia
Grape from Salice Salentino
Negroamaro
Grape from Manduria
Primitivo
Pantelleria viticulture (training)
bush vines planted in holes to protect from wind
Etna Rosso min. grape and ageing
min 80% Nerello Mascalese
Riserva 4y ageing (incl. 1y in oak)
Etna Bianco grape min.
Min 60% Carricante
Puglia % of PDO wine
less than 10%
60% ‘wine’ only
Rias Baixas subzones
Val do Salnes O Rosal Condado do Tea Ribeira do Ulla Soutomaior
Soils in Rias Baixas
sand over granite
Grape in Ribeiro
Treixadura
Grape in Ribeira Sacra
Mencia
Grape in Valdeorras
Godello
Grapes in Monterrei
Mencia and Godello
Fondillon
Alicante DO
Med-sweet wine (late harvested Monastrell)
min alcohol 16% (no fortification allowed)
min 10y in oak
anada or solera
Spain - regions unaffected by Phylloxera
Toro and Rueda
Max size of barrel allowed for Gran Reserva
330l (225l in Rioja)
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
Tenerife training
wines are twisted together to create ropes and go up and down the slopes
Lanzarote traning
land is covered in ashes
vines are planted in holes surrounded by stone walls to protect from wind and capture moisture
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
River flowing through Priorat
Siurana
Expression for slopes in Priorat
Costers
Soil in Priorat
Llicorella - thin rocky soil with mica (reflects sun) + slate base for deep roots
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
River flowing through Rioja
Ebro
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
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
‘old vines’ term in Priorat
certified - min 75y
Portugal soils
Mountains - schist and granite
South - clay, limestone, sand
Riverbanks (Tejo) - alluvial
Zones in Douro
Baixo Corgo (coolest) Cima Corgo Duoro Superior (hot, arid)
Grape in Bairrada
Baga
Appellation in Alentejo producing aphora fermented wines
Vinho de Talha DOC
Alentejo region producing field blends
Portalegre
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