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Central Europe Flashcards

1
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Name the 3 Austrian states of wine production

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Niederosterriech, Burgenland, Steiermark

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2
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Climate of Austria

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Cool continental

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3
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How many grape varieties authorized in Austria

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40: 26 W and 14 R

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4
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Percentage of whites in Austria

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66%

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5
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Primary / signature grape of Austria

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Gruner Veltliner

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Characteristics of Gruner Veltliner

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Citrus, white pepper, and mineralogy

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Percentage of vineyards dedicated to Gruner Veltliner in Austria

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1/3

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8
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Top Whites of Austria

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Gruner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Muller Thurgau, Chardonnay (Morillon), Sauv Blanc, Muscat (Muskateller)

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9
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Top reds of Austria

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Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch, Spatburgunder, Blauburger, St. Laurent, Portugieser, Merlot

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10
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Second most planted grape in Austria

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Zweigelt

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Characteristics of Zweigelt

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Med body, cherry, spicy notes

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12
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What is Zweigelt a cross off

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Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent

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13
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Synonyms for Blaufrankisch

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Lemberger, Kefrankos

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14
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Synonym of Chardonnay in Austria

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Morillon

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15
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What is KMW

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Klosterneuberger MostWaage: measure of must weight. 1KMW = 1.2brix or 5 Oechsle

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16
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Austrian wine pyramid

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WeIn, Landwein (PGI), PDO: Qualitatswein, Pradikatswein, DAC

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17
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Where does wine labelled landwein come from in Austria

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One of the 3 Weinbauregionen: Weinland-Osterreich, Steierland, Bergland

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18
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Name for wine region in Austria (PGI)

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Weinbauregion

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19
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Name for wine region in Austria PDO

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Weinbaugebiet

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20
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PDO wines are roughly what portion of Austrian wines

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2/3

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21
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What is DAC

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Districtus Austriae Controllatus - specifically defined appellation. Highest of PDO

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22
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Qualitatswein min KMW requirement

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15 degrees KMW

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23
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T/F. In Austria Kabinett is a Pradikat level

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False, in Austria it is Qualitatswein, unlike Germany

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24
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Levels of Pradikat and KMW requirements

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  • Spatlese: 19
  • Auslese: 21
  • BA, Eiswein, Strohwein / Schilfwein: 25
  • TBA: 30 and Botrytis
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25
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Special labeling for dry wines in Wachau

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Steinfeder: light. /. Federspiel: classic, middle. / . Smaragd: full body

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26
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Highest level of Austrian wine

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DAC

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27
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When was DAC system developed

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2003

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28
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What is Strohwein or Schilfwein

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Dried grape wine that uses grapes from at least 25KMW dried on mats of straw or reeds for 3 months (2 months if 30KMW)

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29
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What is bergwein

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Mountain wine grown on slopes greater than 26% gradient

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30
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Which is Austria’s largest winegrowing region

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Niederosterreich

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31
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What is the largest subregion, DAC, in Niederosterreich

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Weinviertel

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32
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Grapes in Weinviertel

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100% Gruner Veltliner

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33
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Describe wine of Weinviertel

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Pungent spicy peppery from Gruner. Reserve may have some botrytis

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34
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Grapes of Traisental, Kamptal, Kremtal

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Gruner Veltliner and Riesling

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35
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Grapes of Wachau

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Variety of grape

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36
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Top tier of Wachau DAC produces what type of wines

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Rieden: top designated single vineyard sites for Riesling and Gruner Veltliner

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37
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Leading grapes of Wagram DAC

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Gruner Veltliner, Roter Veltliner, Riesling, Spatburgunder, Zweigelt

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38
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What is Roter Veltliner

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Pink skinned grape, not related at all to Gruner

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39
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What area in Niederosterreich is mostly reds

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Thermenregion

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40
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Grapes of Thermenregion

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Zweigelt, Rotgipfler, Zierfandler (Spatrot)

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41
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Varieties of Carnuntum DAC

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W: Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Gruner Veltliner
R: Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch
Must be 100% named variety. / blends must be 67% of one of these five

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42
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What is the largest closed basin lake in Europe

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Lake Neusiedl

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43
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Austrian region near Lake Neusiedl

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Burgenland

44
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Grapes and style of wine in Mittelburgenland

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Blaufrankisch, full body, deep color, spicy
No oak for classic, Reserve: one more year of aging and new oak

45
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Grapes of Eisenberg DAC

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Like Mittelburgenland, Blaufrankisch

46
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White wines of Leithalberg DAC

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Single varietal or blend from Gruner Veltliner, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, and/or Neuburger (Roter Veltliner X Sylvaner)

47
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Red wines of Leithaberg DAC

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Based on Blaufrankisch with an allowed (up to 15%) Zweigelt , St. Laurent, and /or Spatburgunder

48
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Grapes of Rosalia DAC

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Dry wines only for red or rose. Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt. (Rose can be any red variety approve for PDO in Austria)

49
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What is Ruster Ausbruch DAC

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One of most famous in Austria, off shore of lake Neusiedl. DAC in 2020. TBA level wine including Chardonnay, Muskateller, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, etc.

50
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Which Austrian wine region produces less than 10% of the wines

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Steiermark

51
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Grapes of Sudsteiermark DAC

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Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

52
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Soil of Sudsteiermark

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Marine sediment, while slopes contain marl and conglomerate soils

53
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Grapes of Vulkanland DAC

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Welschriesling, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Sauv Blanc, Zweigelt

54
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One of smallest region in Austria

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Westeiermark

55
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What is Westeiermark know for?

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Schilcher Rose: from Blauer Wildbacher (Schilcher) “Schilcher Klassik Westeiermark DAC”

56
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Top grape and planting in Westeiermark

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Blauer Wildbacher (Schilcher)

57
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What are Heurigen

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Seasonal wine taverns popular as annual tradition in WeIn (Vienna)

58
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What is Gemischter Satz DAC

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White Wine made by a mix of several different varieties fermented and grown together. A min of 3 varieties is required with no more than 50% of one and less than 10% of any.

59
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Varieties allowed in Gemischter Satz

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Gruner, Sylvaner, Traminer, Rotgipfler, Neuburger, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Chardonnay, etc. (15 varieties allowed)

60
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Percentage of white in Hungary

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70%

61
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Top grape in Hungary

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Furmint

62
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Hungary famous dessert wine

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Tokaji Aszu

63
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Hungary famous red wine

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Egri Bikaver (Bull’s Blood of Eger)

64
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Grapes of Egri Bikaver

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Kadarka, Kefrankos, Kekoporto, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Menoire, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Blauburger, Zweigelt
Reserve requires at least 5 of the above

65
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Grapes for Tokaji region

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Furmint, Harslevelu, Kabar, Koverszolo, Sargamuskotaly (Muscat), Zeta

66
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Primary grapes for Tokaji Aszu

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Furmint and Harslevelu

67
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How is Tokaji Aszu made?

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Late harvested botrytis affected grapes (Aszu), mashed into paste, added to normally fermented wine for day or two, racked and aged in small casks for a few years underground which encourages yeast growth (like flor)

68
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What is Escenzia (Essencia)

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Sweet wine made from free run juice of sweetest most botrytized grapes with at least 45% residual sugar. Takes several years to ferment to 5-6% alcohol. In Tokaj region of Hungary

69
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Name the two major wine regions of Croatia

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Kontinentalna Hrvatska (Inland Croatia) and Primorska Hrvatska (Coastal Croatia)

70
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Primary wine grape of Croatia, and other varieties

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Grasevina (Welschriesling), Malvasia, Bogdanusa, Sauv Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

71
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White is x% of all wine produced in Croatia

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2/3

72
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Top reds in Croatia

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Frankovka (Blaufrankisch), Teran, Plavac Mali, Cab Sauv, Merlot

73
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Native grape name of Zinfandel and Primitivo in Croatia

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Tribidrag or Crljenak Kastelanski

74
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Primary production region in Switzerland

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Along northern shore of Lake Geneva and in the Valais (valley of Rhone river)

75
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Top red grapes in Switzerland

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Pinot Noir, Gamay, Merlot

76
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Leading whites of Switzerland

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Chasselas (Fendant)

77
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Governing body of Swiss wine

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OIC - Organisme Intercantonal de Certification

78
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Romania’s oldest appellation

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Tarnave DOC, in center of country surrounded by Carpathian Mountains.

79
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Romanian DOC known for sweet wines

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Cotnari DOC (in Moldovan Hills, near the eastern border)

80
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Romania’s most planted whites

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Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Regala —- light aromatic whites
Muscat, Aligote, Sauv Blanc

81
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Most planted red grapes of Romania

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Pinot Noir (for export), Feteasca Neagra (flagship red of the country)

82
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T/F most of Bugaria’s wine is from international varieties

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True

83
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Top Reds in Bulgaria

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Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel
Mavrud, Rubin (Nebbiolo X Syrah), Gamza (Kadarka), Melnik, Pamid

84
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What is Melnik

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Bulgarian red grape around Struma river Valley, highly tannic

85
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What is Pamid

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Bulgarian red, thin skinned, early ripening

86
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Top whites of Bulgaria

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Rkatsiteli, Dimiat, Misket Cherven
Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc, Riesling, Viognier

87
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What is Misket Cherven

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“Red Misket”, highly aromatic pink skinned variety from Bulgaria

88
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PDO designation name in Slovenia

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ZOP: Zasciteno oznacbo porecla

89
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How many ZOP in Slovenia

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14, with variations for traditional sparkling, sweets, and special aged ones

90
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PGI designation name in Slovenia

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ZGO: zasciteno geografsko oznacbo

91
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Name the 3 PGI (ZGO) of Slovenia

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Podravje, Primorska, Posavje

92
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Inland east Slovenian ZGO

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Podravje

93
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Italy bordering ZGO

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Primorska

94
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Which ZOP borders Italy’s Collio Goriziano Doc

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Goriska Brda ZOP

95
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Kras ZOP becomes which Italian DOC?

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Carso DOC

96
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Top whites of Slovenia

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Riesling, Gewurztraminer (Traminec), Muller Thurgau (Rizvanec), PInot Gris (Sivi Pinot), Sauv blanc, Chardonnay

97
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Top reds of Slovenia

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Cab Sauv, Merlot , St. Laurent, Pinot Noir (Modri Pinot), Refosco

98
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Top whites in Primorska

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Tai (Friuliano), Ribolla Gialla

99
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Oldest wine region for wine (archaeologically)

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Georgia

100
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What are large egg-shaped earthenware wine aging vessels called protected by UNESCO

A

Kvevris (qvevri) form Georgia

101
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top white of Georgia

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Rkatsiteli

102
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Top white of Eastern Europe

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Rkatsiteli

103
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Leading red of Georgia

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Saperavi - high alcohol, age worthy wines

104
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Type of wine Rkatsiteli makes

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Light, crisp floral white

105
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What is Novy Svet Winery, where is it, and what is it know for

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Founded in 1878 in Crimea, know for Brut Paradiso, a sparkling wine that wine the Grand Prix de Champagne at the 1900 World Fair in Paris

106
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Crimea is known for two wines. What are they

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Sovetskoye Shampanskoye (Soviet Champagne) - sparkling wine, Brut Paradiso
Etalita: fortified wine

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