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All Eastern Europe and Mediterranean Flashcards

1
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What does Cava mean? (Greece)

A

for PGI and Varietal wines only:

Indicates one year of aging for whites and Rosé, with 6 months oak. Three years aging with one year in barrel for reds.

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First five of Greece

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Boutari, Achaia Clauss, Kambas, Kourtakis, Tsantali

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Reserve and Grand Reserve are universal across all PDO wines. What are the aging requirements?

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Reserve:
White: one year aging 6 mos barrel 3 mos bottle
Red: two years aging min 12 mos barrel 6 mos bottle

Grand Reserve:
White: two years aging, min one year in barrel 6 mos bottle
Red: four years aging, min 18 mos in barrel and 18 mos in bottle

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Tallest Mountain in Greece, 3000 Meters, to the North East of Thessaly (Rapsani PDO is there for xinomavro)

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Mount Olympus

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5
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this producer vinifies 95% of Rapsani PDO fruit

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Tsantali

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6
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Messinikola PDO sits near the banks of this lake

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Lake Plastira

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7
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“Palaiomenos se vareli” (Greece) means what

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indicates oak aging beyond required min for PGI Cava wines

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8
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Greeces smallest PDO

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Rapsani:

Dry red (Red, Reserve, Grand Reserve)
Xinomavro, Krassato, Stavroto

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9
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Highest vines in Greece are planted here at 4000 feet,

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Metsovo in Epirus (North West Epirus on Pindos)

Also has the oldest Cab Sauv planted at Katogi Averoff in 1963

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10
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Soiltype of Zitsa

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Limestone rich plateau

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11
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Min/Max RS for PDO Zitsa Styles of wine:

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Dry White: Max 4g/l rs
Dry Sparkling White: 17-32 g/l rs
Sparkling White Semidry: 32-50 g/l rs

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12
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PDOs of Ionian Islands

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Robola of Cephalonia (100% Robola, dry white) and the main grape of Cephalonia

Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia (fortified sweet red)

Muscat of Cephalonia:
(100% Moschato Aspro)
Fortified Wine (VDN)
Fortified Wine from Specific vineyards (VDN Grand Cru)
Fortified Wine (VDL)
Naturally Sweet Wine (Sun Dried)

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13
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What grape, if used, must be cofermented with Mavrodaphne in the wines of Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO (Ionian Islands)

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Mavri Korinthiaki

Must be min 50% Mavrodaphne

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14
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What is Verdea

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Traditional multi varietal white produced on Zakynthos (Ionian Islands western greece)

50% Skiadopoulo rest is Pavlos, Robola and Goustolidi are most common

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15
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superior clone of Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia

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Tsigelo, different from that of Patras

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16
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in Santorini PDO what % has to be assyrtiko and what can be blended in

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85% Assyrtiko

Athiri and Aidini can be blended in

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17
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What are Pezoules?

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terraces in Santorini in place to cancel erosion and retain water

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18
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First major winery in Santorini

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Boutari, 1989
early pick, stainless steel, temperature control

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What is Nykteri (Santorini)

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Dry wine made with ripe grapes harvested before dawn and pressed within a day, aged min 3 mos barrel. Flor may develop

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20
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What is Mezza (Santorini)

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dessert wine, Produced from Air dried Mandilaria grapes

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21
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Peza PDO (Crete) allows for these styles

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Dry wine

White: 100% Vilana
Red: Kotsifali and Mandilaria (Mandilari)

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22
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Red wine only appelations of Crete

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Daphnes, (100% Liatiko)

Archanes PDO (Kotsifali Mandilaria)

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23
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Styles of wine for Candia PDO

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Dry white from Viliana
Dry red from Kotsifali, Mandilaria

24
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Definition of Vin naturellement doux,
Vin Doux and Vin doux naturel
In Greece

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Vin naturellement doux: Solely dried grapes
Vin doux: VdL
Vin doux naturel: When spirits are added to a partly fermented wine

Tsipouro is used for fortification (95-96%abv)

25
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Three highest peaks of Crete

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Psiloritis
Lefka Ori
Dikti

26
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Paros (Aegean Island)

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100% Monemvasia (white)

Red: co-fermentation of minimum 35% Mandilaria grape, and Monemvassia must

Mandilaria is the main red grape

27
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Malvasia of Paros is a sweet wine from Sun dried grapes. What is the encepagement and aging

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Monemvasia with max 15% Assyrtiko. Fortification optional
Aged min 2 years to be labeled with a vintage

28
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This PDO in the Dodecanese was for decades a source of “Greek Champagne”

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Rhodes

29
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Main producer of Rhodes

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CAIR cooperative founded in 1928, reputation for sparkling. Dominates today

30
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What is Pramnian red?

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traditional high alcohol red from Ikaria area PGI in Dodecanese, made from Fokiano grape

31
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What year was a law passed stating that only wines made from Muscat could claim a Samos origin

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1934

Same year UWC (United Winemaking Agricultural Cooperative of Samos) was founded: first Co op

32
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the only Muscat based PDO of Greece that doesn’t include the name of the grape in the origin

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Samos PDO

33
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What was the first commercial distillery for Ouzo?

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Tyrnavos (in Thessaly)
1856
2006 became a PDO
Min Abv% 37.5

34
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Most vines in Cyprus are located on this mountain range

A

Troodos

35
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Four PGIs of Cyprus

A

Pafos (west) most important

Larnaka

Lemesos

Lefkosia

36
Q

Turkey’s anise flavored spirit akin to Arak in Lebanon

A

Raki

37
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This wine district of Turkey borders Bulgaria and Greece and feels the influence of the Marmara, Aegean and Black Sea

A

Thrace (Also in Greece)

38
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This wine region harvests more than half of Turkey’s production

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Aegean Area

39
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Min RS for Tokaji szamorodni “édes”

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45 g/l

40
Q

Szürkebarát is this in Hungary

A

Pinot Gris

41
Q

Aszu wines must be in cask this long (Gonc)

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18 months, three years total before release

42
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What grape can’t be used for superior reds and siller wines in bulls blood

A

Bibordarka

43
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Two Great first growths of Tokaj

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Szarvas, Mezes Maly

Near communes of Tokaj and Tarcal, respectively

44
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What is the term Késoi Szüretelésü bor mean? (Tokaji)

A

Late harvest wine

45
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What is min RS for Aszu Tokaji (3, 4 and 5 puttonyos)

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120 g/l

46
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Szamorodni “száraz” RS

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max. 9 g/l

47
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RS levels for

Szamorodni “édes”
Fordítás
Máslás
Késői szüretelésű bor

A

Min 45 g/l rs

48
Q

These indigenous varieties (white) of Lebanon were long thought to be Chardonnay and Semillon, respectively

A

Obaideh, Merweh

49
Q

River of Bekaa Valley

A

Litani River

50
Q

Who brought Chateau Musar to the Bristol Wine Fair in 1979

A

Serge Hochar

Michael Broadbent auctioneer brought new attention to Lebanon wines

51
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What four wineries operated in Lebanon at the outset of the Lebanese civil war (1975)

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Chateau Ksara, Chateau Musar, Domaine des Tourelles, Chateau Nakad

52
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When did Francois-Eugene Brun found Domaine des Tourelles in Lebanon

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1868 (first “for profit” Lebanese winery)

53
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When did Jesuit missionaries establish Chateau Ksara

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1857 (Lebanon’s current largest producer) and oldest

54
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There are five winegrowing regions in Armenia:

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Ararat Valley**
Ararat Valley foothills, the Northeast zone, Vaiots Dzor, and Zangezur.

Ararat Valley, including the foothills, is where nearly 80% of grapegrowing occurs. The local Areni Noir from the Vaiots Dzor region is showing great promise.

55
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greatest number of vines per capita in the world in this country

A

Moldova

56
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Most prestigious wine of Moldova

A

Chateau Purcari “Negru de Purcari” (Cab sauv Saperavi, Negra Rara)
in Stefan Voda

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