Czech Republic and Slovakia Flashcards

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6 main wine regions of Slovakia Where are they located in Slovakia?

A
  • Small Carpathian Wine Region (Malokarpatská)
  • South Slovak Wine Region (Južnoslovenská)
  • Nitra Wine Region (Nitrianska)
  • Central Slovak Wine Region (Stredoslovenská)
  • Eastern Slovak Wine Region (Východoslovenská)
  • Tokaj (Tokajská until 2010)

Span entire southern border

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2
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What Slovak region is contiguous with Tokaj in Hungary?

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Tokajská

now known as Tokaj

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3
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When did pressure from winemakers finally lead the Slovakian government to register the simpler and more evocative “Tokaj” as a formal appellation name

A

2010

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Main grapes of Slovakia?

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  • Grüner Veltliner (Veltlínské zelené)
  • Weslchriesling (Rizling vlašsky)
  • Blaufränkisch (Frankovka modrá)
  • Müller-Thurgau

**Top 4 most planted in order

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5
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Two principle regions of Czech Republic?

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Bohemia - North

Moravia - South

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6
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What Austrian region is Moravia just north of?

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Weinviertal

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7
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Which region are 96% of Czech Republic’s acres under vine?

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Moravia

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8
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Common grapes in Czech Republic

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Internation and Germanic

  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Frankovka (Blaufränkisch)
  • Svatovavnnecké (St. Laurent)
  • Ryzlink Vlašsky (Weschriesling)
  • Chard, Cab Sauv
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9
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What do both Czech Republic and Slovakia have in common with German ripeness model?

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Both rely on legal ripeness system adapted from German model

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10
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What are Quality Wines with Special Attributes?

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  • Found in CR and Slovakia

- resemble German Prädikatswein on accompanying scale of Kabinett through TBA

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What is used in CR and Slovakia instead of Oechsle scale?

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Czecho-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale (NM)

-degrees equal number of kg natural sugar in 100 L grape juice

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12
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What is VOC, when was it implemented and what was the first one?

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  • Vína Originální Certifikace
  • Voluntary appelation system in Czech Republic, based on French AOC and Austrian DAC
  • 2009
  • VOC Znojmo
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13
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What are the criteria for VOC in CR?

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Different for each, but

  • hand-harvesting
  • min. must weights
  • low max yields
  • defined alcohol levels
  • approved varietals
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Criteria for VOC Znojmo grapes

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  • blends or varietal
  • Grüner Veltliner, Sauv B and Riesling

-no oak, cork closure required!

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15
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VOCs of Moravia

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VOC Blatnice
VOC Bzenec
VOC Hustopečsko
VOC Kraví Hora
VOC Mikulov
VOC Modré Hory
VOC Mutěnice
VOC Pálava
VOC Slovácko
VOC Valtice
VOC Vinice Velké Pavlovice
VOC Znojmo
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16
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Where would you find the appellation designation “VOC”

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Czech Republic