Eastern Europe Flashcards
(140 cards)
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Soils of Tokaj
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Volcanic Loess and Clay
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What is Somlo’s unique geographical feature
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Found on the slopes of an extinct volcano
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What are the two major regions of the Czech Rrepublic
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Moravia (South)- 96% of production occurs here
Bohemia (North)
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What are the two noncontiguous zones of Croatia
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Istria & Dalmatia
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3 major grapes of Tokaj production
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Furmint
Haslevelu
Sagramuskotaly (Muscat a petite grains)
Zeta
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What are the two must cultivated white grapes in Romania?
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Feteasca Alba & Feteasca Regala
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How large is a gonc
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136L
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Max rs for esszencia
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850g/l
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min rs for aszu
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120g/l
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Who is considered Slovenia’s star producer
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Ales Kristancic of Movia
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What are the three major geographical zones of Hungary
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North Hungry
Transdanubia (West)
Southern Great Plane
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Name one important Croatian producers
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Mike Grgich- Makes Plavac Mali (Zin off shoot) at his winery Grgic Vina estate in the sub zone Dingac of Dalmatia
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What are the three subdivisions of Primorska
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Gorisja Brda “The Hills”
Kras
Vipava
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Name three moderating climactic facts of Tokaj
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Bodrog & Tisza Rivers
Carpathian Mountains
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Most important subregion of Moravia
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Znojmo VOC
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Most cultivated red grapes in ROmania
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Feteasca Negra, Burgund Mare
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Min Rs of Esszencia
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460g/l
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North Hunger contain s what subzones
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Tokaj and Eger
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Define Tokaji Szamorodni
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“as it comes” comes from a mix of aszu and non aszu grapes
Min 2 years aging
Sometimes under flor
Wines may be edes or Szaras
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Most important subregion of Armenia
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Ararat Valley
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Climate of Romania
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Continental
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What is a gonc
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Hungarian oak cask of 136L
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Best vineyards in tokaj face which direction
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South
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Define Szaras
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Dry
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What two rivers meet at Tokaj
Bodrog & Tisza
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Whats the difference between Tokaj and Tokaji
Tokaj- Region
| Tokaji- Wine
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What are the sib zones of Transdanubia
Szekszard
Badacsony
Blantonfured-Csopak
Somlo
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Most important sub zone of Trannsylvania
Tarnace DOC
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What are the five regions of Bulgarian wine production?
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Danubian plane (N)
Black Sea Region (E)
Thracian lowlands (S)
Struma River Valley (W)
Rose Valley (center)
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Forditas and Maslas wines are what?
Made by refermenting wine with the pressed, past or spent lees of aszu
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What is eger famous for?
Egri Bikaner (Bulls Blood). Blend of AT LEAST 3 varieties including Kadarka, Kekfrankos and CF
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What are the laws for VOC wines
- Hand harvesting
- Only Gruner, SB & Riesling are allowed (varietal or blends)
- May NOT see oak
- Must have a cork closure
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Climate of Tokaj
Warm Continental with long humid autumns
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What is the Milesti Mici
"The Golden collection" of Nazi wine in Moldova
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How long must ascu wines age
3 years total w. 18month in barrel
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Minn als for aszu
9%
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Who is Carole Meredith
Enologist who discovered zin was Natice Crljenak Kastelanski
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How much does 1 puttony hold
25kg
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Where are Romania;s highest vineyards
Transylvania - buffered by the carpathian peaks
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Where would you fine Grasa de COntari
The Contra DOC within Moldavia (Famous Sweet Wine)
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What is the Czacho-Slovak Normalized must weight scale (NM)
Used by both the Czech R and Slovakia- its the Number of kilograms of natural sugar in 100L of grape juice
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akostne vinos s Privlastkom is what
Quality wines with special attributes - similar to the pradikatt system (Cabinet-TBA)
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When was the puttony scale abolished
2013
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What two sub regions may use Bikaver on the label?
Eger and Szekszard
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Where would you find the Boyar Estate
Bulgaria- Known for bulk wine labeled "Blueridge"
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What year prohibited the use of Tokaji TOcai Tokay
2007
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DOC Romanian wines may be separated into three categories, define them:
DOC-CMD
DOC-CT
DOC-CIB
DOC-CMD: Grapes harvested at full maturity
DOC-CT: Late-Harvested Grapes
DOC-CIB: Botrtis affected grapes
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What does the term Barik mean in bulgaria
Wine fermented in barrels 500L or less
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Two most important vineyards in tokaj )Great First Growths)
Szarvas & Mezes Maly
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Who is Istvan Szepsy
founding member of the circle of Mád, a small group of producers promoting dry wines
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What are the two other Czech VOC
VOC Mode Hory
| VOC Mikulov
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Aszu wines usually have high or low alcohol content
Usually over 14%
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Name the 3 regions in Slovenia and what they border
Primorska -Friuli
Podravje
Posavje- Croatia
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Name two moderating climatic features of romani
Caprathian Mountains & Danube River which marks the border to Serbia
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Define Edes
Sweet
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What grapes are you most likely to find in Trandanubia
Furmint, Juhfark and Olasrizling
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What is Vina Originali Certifikace
VOC Znojmo producers used the French AOC and Austrian DAC system to develop their own voluntary VOC
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What is essenzencia
The free run juice settled out of the must
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Josko Gravner gets a bunch of his grapes from where?
Slovenia
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T/F
| Hyrbrids are allowed in "quality wines" in romania
False
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What year did Romania create wine classificaitons in lione with EU legislation?
2002
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What is the largest of the 7 regions of Romania
Mondova
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What are the two most cultivated grapes in Romania? What color are each?
Feteasca Alba
Feteasca REgala
Botha are white
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Which of the feteasca grapes is most succesful in barrel
Feteasca Regala
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What are the Romanian wine designaions from lowest to highest quality
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Highest
DOC
VMS
VS
VM
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What does DOC-CT infdicate on a romanian wine label
Wines are late harvest
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Romanian Aging requirements:
Vin Tanar
Rezerva
Vin de Vinoteca
Vin Tanar- Young wine that must be bottled before the end of the year
Rezerva- Min 6 months oak 6 YEARS bottle
Vin de Vinoteca- 1 year oak,4 years bottle
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Romanian Aging requirement- Vin de Vinoteca
1 year oak 4 years bottle
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Romanian Aging requirement- Rezerva
6 months oak, 6 YEARS bottle
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Romanian Aging requirement- Vin Tanar
Young wine that must be bottled before then end of the year
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What is the most important DOC of the transyvania plateau? What are they famous for>
Tarnave, high acid white wines
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What region is the DOC Cotnari in? What is the most famous wine they make?
Moldova, botrytisized dessert wine
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Name a DOC in romania that does not make sparkling wine
Dobrogea, Murfatlar DOC
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Must all Contari wines be sweet in style?
No
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What is Tamaioasa Romaneasca?
Small berried muscat that smells like resin and frankincense
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What countries border romania and in what direction>
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N- Ukraine
NE-Moldova
S- Bulgaria
SW- Serbia
NW- Hungary
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Where does the black sea meet romania (NSE or W)
In the East
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What two rivers moderate Tokaj
Tisza and Bodrog
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What is the climate of Tokaj, what are the moderating factors
Warm Continental
Carpathian Mountain (Zemplen)
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Carpathian Mountains AKA
Zemplen Mountains / Zemplen Forest
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Two best vineyards in Tokaj
Mezes Maly and Szarvas
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What year was using Tokaji banned in the rest of the world
2007
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Sargamuskotaly AKA
Muscat blanc a petite grains
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Gone is how big
136L
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Aszu min aging
3 years w. 18month barrel
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Tokaj min alcohol
9%
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Min rs g/l tokaj
120g/l
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min rs Essencia
460g/l unto 850
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Describe Tokaji Szamorodni
As it comes
Aszu and non Aszúeszencia berries
Min aging 2 years
can be edes (sweet) or Szaras (Dry)
Sometimes aged under flor
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Min aging Tokaji Szamorodni
2 years
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What are forditas and Maslas wines
They are made by refermenting wine with the pressed past or spent lees of Tokaji aszu
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What is the circle of Mad
Circle of producers promoting dry wines in Tokaj- Istvan Szepsy is a founding member (Kiraludvar)
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North hunger has what regions
Tokaj and Eger
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Eger is famous for what
Bulls Blood
Must be a blend of min 3 varieties dominated by Kadarka, Kekfrankos (Blau) and CF
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What two regions may use Bikaver on their labels
Eger and Szekszard
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Name one regions with tremendous amounts of volcanic soil in Hungary
Somlo
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What is the soil type of Tokaj
Clay and Loess
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Eger soil
Limestone
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Czech Republic and Slovakia use what instead of the Oeschle scale
Czecho-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale (NM)
Degrees= kg of sugar in 100L of juice
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6 regions of Solvakia
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Malokarpatska
Juznoslovenska
Nitrianska
Stredoslovenska
Vychodoslovenska
Tokaiska
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Czech Republic two major regions
Moravia (South)
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Frankovka AKA
Blaufrakish in Czech
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Rzlink Vlsaskuy AKA
Welschrielsing Czech
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What is akostne vinos s Privlastkom and where is it used
Czech- Similar to the pradikatt system with kabinett- TBA & Eiswe9n
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What may be made in VOC Znojmo
Gruner, SB and Rieslingf only. Varietal or blends
NO OAK
MUST HAVE CORK
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VOC is similar to what and is used where and stands for what?
Czech
Similar to AOC meets DAC
Vina Originali Certifikace
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What are the VOC in Czech Republic and what larger regions re they found in
Moravia
VOC Znojmo
VOC Mode Hory
VOC Mikulov
VOC Blatnice
VOC Palava
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VOC send standards for what?
Hand harvesting
Min must weights and lower max yields
Grapes
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Most planted grapes in Romania
Fetească Alba and Feteasca Regala
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Romania lies on the same latitude as what?
France
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What is the biggest moderating factor of romania
The Carpathian Mountains (Center) and the Danube River (S)
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Most imp sub region of transyvania
Tarnave DOC
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DOC-CMD
Grapes harvested at full maturity
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DOC-CT
Late Harvest Grapes
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DOC-CIB
Botrytis affected grapes
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2 Romanian white grapes
| 1 romanian red
Fetească Alba and REgala
Feteasca Negara- Red
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The Carpathian Mountains shelter what major wine produccing region
Tokaj
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What is the climate of tokaj
Continental Climate
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Sargamuskotaly is also known as what
Muscat a petite grain
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Puttony hold how much?
25kg
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What is the final vintage of the 3-6 tokaji scale?
2013
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How long must aszu wines be aged for?
3 years w. 18months in barrel
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min RS and alc for aszu wines
120g/l
min 9%
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Naturessenzia wines AKA Essenzia wines have a min and max RS of what
460g/l-850g/l
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Dry wines of Hungary may be listed using this term
Szaras
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Sweet wines of Hungary may be listed using this term
Edes
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Fordítás is what?
(meaning "turning over" in Hungarian), wine made by pouring must on aszú dough which has already been used to make aszú wine.
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Maslas is what?
(derived from the word "copy" in Hungarian), wine made by pouring must on the lees of aszú.
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Istvan Szepsy is a founding member of what major group
The circle of Mad
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What are the two regions that may append Bikaver to their labels?
Eger and Szekszard
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Describe the soil type of somlo
Volcanic
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Akostne vinos s Privlastkom most cosly resembles what?
The German Pradikatt system
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What was the first subregion of moravia
Znojmo
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Znojmo is a subregion of what?
Moravia in the Czech Republic
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Vina Originali Certifikace in Znojmo is based on what?
A blend of the Austrain DAC system and French AOC law
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Blueridge is a bulk varietal wine from this producer
Boyar Estate
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Melnik is grape that is exdculisvly grown where?
The Struma River Valley
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Bulgaria's Rubin grape is a crossing of what
Nebiollo and Syrah
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What is the climate of Romania
Continental
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What are the five subzones of Georgia
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Kakheti
Kartli
Imereti
Racha-Lechkhumi
Sub-Tropical Zone
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