EAST BLOCK & Balkan Flashcards by Anke Hartmann

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Name the Classification breakdown for wines in Slovenia.

Table Wine - Namizmo Vino
TW with GI - Dezelno Vino
PGI - Kakovostno Vino
PDO - Vhrunsko Vino

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What means Zaščitena Označa Porekla and where?

Means ZOP = PDO in Slovenian

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Name the regions in Slovenia.

Primorska (Primorje) = west
Podravja - north east
Posavje = south east

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Which region in Slovenia is adjustent to Italy?

Primorska (Primorje)

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Name the subregions of Primorska.

Goriska Brda
Vipava Valley
Kras (Carso)
Slovenska Istra

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Name the subregions of Podravje .

Štajerska Slovenija (Styrian Slovenia)
Prekmurje

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How is Riesling called in Slovenia?

Renski Rizling

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What is and where is Lazki Rizling grown?

Welschriesling grown in Slovenia.

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Name the subregions of Posavje.

Bizeljsko Sremič
Bela Krajin
Dolenjska

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Where is the oldest vine found, name, region, country.

Maribor, Štajerska Slovenija, Slovenia

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What is Welschriesling called in Croatia?

Grasevina

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What is the name for Zinfandel in Croatia?

Crljenak Kastelanski

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What are the 4 regions of Croatia?

Slavonia & the Danube
Croatian Uplands
Istria & Kvarner
Dalmatia

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Where do you find the Stara Planina Mountains?

Bulgaria

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What is Teran?

A ruby red wine made of Refosk in Karst Slovenia.

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Where can you find the Drava River?

Podravje - Slovenia

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In which subregion is Sauvignon Blanc an Icon in Slovenia?

Štajerska Slovenija (Styrian Slovenia)

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Where do you find the Mura River?

Prekmurje - Podravje - Slovenia

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What is the cooling/rainy wind called in Slovenia?

Bora

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Where is the Sava River?

Posavje - Slovenia

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What is a Repnice?

A Turnip cave in Posavje/Slovenia turned into Tasting/bottle storage rooms

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Where is the Sotla River

Bizeljsko–Sremič - Posavje - Slovenia

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What is Civicek

light redwine in Dolenjska - Posavje - Slovenia

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What is Furmint called in Slovenia?

šipon

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Where is Ljutomer–Ormož ?

Subregion in Stajerska Slovenija

# ZC MK what is Zametovka and what synonyms does it have?

Red Grape mainly in Doljenska Synonyms = Žametna Črnina or Modra Kavčina

What means Žametna Črnina ?

Red Zametovka grape in Dolenjska

What means Modra Kavčina

Red Zametovka grape in Dolenjska

What variety is the oldest vine in the world and where is it?

Variety: Zametovka (red) Maribor, Stajerska Slovenjia, Slovenia

# CS V K What are the 3 Main Regions of Serbia?

Central Serbia Vojvodina Kosovo

In which region/country do you find the following: Subotica Telecka Banat

Vojvodina region, Serbia

In which country do you find the following Grapes: 1. Zametovka 2. Skrlet 3. Prokupac

1. Slovenia, Dolenjska 2. Croatia, Croatian Uplands 3. Serbia

In which country are the following Regions located? Aegean Southeast Zone Thrace

Turkey

Which region can you find these subzones in? Urla Seçuk Bodrum Datça

Aegean Region Subregion Coastal Aegean Turkey

What are the subregions of Aegean in Turkey?

Islands Coastal Aegean Aegean Inlands

Which subregions can you find the following subregions? Manisa Denizli Uşak

Aegean Inlands , Turkey

Name the subregions of the Aeagean Inlands in Turkey.

Manisa Denizli Uşak

Where can you find these 2 subregions: Elazığ Diyarbakır

Southeast Zone, Aegean, Turkey

In which country do you find the following grapes , are they white or red? Sıdalan Yapıncak

White grapes of Turkey

In which country do you find the following grapes , are they white or red? Çal Karası Kalecik Karası

Red Grapes of Turkey

Which country do the following regions belong to?: Abkhazia Samegrelo Guria Adjara

Blacksea regions of Georgia

What is the main red grape in Serbia?

Prokupac

Name the 3 Main regions of Turkyie

Maramar Aegean mediterranean Anatolia

Under which region/country can you find following subregion: Srem Subotica Telecka

Vojvodina

In which country can you find Tamjanika?

White grape in Serbia

Name the subregions of Vojvodina

Banat South Banat Backa Srem Subotica Telecka Potisje

What are the sub regions of Kosovo?

North Metohia South Metohia

Which Wine region surrounds Belgrad?

Beograd area

Where are the following Rivers found? "Danube Velika Morava Timok"

Serbia

What Rivers influence the Serbian Climate?

"Danube Velika Morava Timok"

Name the 4 PGIs of Cyprus.

Pafos Lemesos Lefkosia Larnaka

In which country do you find the following Regions: Laona Akama Pitsilia Vouni Panayia Ampelitis

PDOs of Cyprus

What is the min must weight for Xynisteri and Mavro in Commandaria?

Xynisteri - 204g/l Mavro - 230g/l

What is the max yield for Commandaria?

17hl

What is the must weight after drying for commandaria?

374g/l

What is the aging requirement and min abv for Commandaria?

min 2yrs aging in oak barrels min 9.5% abv

In Which country is the Zangezur region located?

Armenia

In Which country is the Vaiots Dsor region located?

Armenia

Name the 5 wine regions of Armenia

Ararat Valley Ararat Valley Foothills Northeast Zone Vaiots Dsor Zangezur

In which country are the Kartli and Racha region?

Georgia

Name the 3 PGIs of Moldova.

Stefan Voda Codru Valul lui Trajan

Where is Blatina grown and is it white or red?

Red grape from Bosnia Herzegovina

Which 2 red varieties are mainly grown in Montenegro?

Vranec Kratosija (Zinfandel)

Where is the Vardar Valley?

North Macedonia

Where is Shesh i Zi grown and what colour is it?

Black variety in Albania

In which country is the VOC recognised?

Czech Republic

In which country can you find the following regions: Blue Mountains Blatnice Kravi Hora Mikulov Znojmo Melnik Valtice

Czech Republic

Name 6 of Czechs VOCs.

Palava Valtice Mikulov Blatnice Znojmo Bzenec Kravi Hora

Name the wine regions of Russia.

Krasnodar Dagestan Stavropol Rostov Kabardino-Balkaria Chechnya

Which country can you find the following grapes and what colour are they? Bayanshira Matrasa Tavkveri Shirvanshahi Kindoghy

AZERBAIJAN Bayanshira - white Matrasa - red Tavkveri - red Shirvanshahi - red Kindoghy - red

In which country are following regions located Shirvan Ganja Gazagh Nakhchivan Sheki Zaqatala

Azerbaijan

In which country do you find the following PDOs? DHC & OEM

Hungary

Where do you find the following grapes and what colour are they? Leanyka Kiralyleanyka Keknylu Ezerjo

White Grapes from Hungary

Which region is known for Juhfark?

Somlo

What colour is Mezes Feher

White from Hungary

What are the authorised grapes for Tokaji?

Furmint, Harslvelú mainly Sargamuscateller(Muscat a Petit Grain) Zéta (Oremus) Kabar, Köversölö"

How many first Growth are recognised in Hungary, name 3.

74 Vineyards Mezes Maly, Tamas, Szarvas,Tarcal

How big is a Gönc?

136l

Name min Barrel aging, RS and abv for Tokaji Aszu.

18mts in barrel released 1Jan in 3rd yrs 120g/l RS 9% abv

What is the min RS for Essencia?

450g/l RS

What means édés?

Sweet

What means száras?

dry

From which year was Tokaji 3 & 4 Puttonyos discontinued?

2014 - not discontinued only min RS now 120g/l same as Aszu 5 Putt

Where do you find the followng subregions: Mukuzani Akhasheni Kotekhi Manavi Kardenakhi Tibaani

Khaketi , Georgia

Name the 7 regions of Ukraine.

Zakarpattia Transcarpathia) BLACK SEA REGION Odesa Mykolaiv Kherson Bessarabia (within Odesa region) Zaporizhzhia Crimea

What is Chernozem soil and in what country is it found?

Saline & Humus rich soils Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia

Which countries is Hungary surrounded by?

Ukraine Romania Serbia Croatia Slovenia Austria Slovakia

Which regions of Hungary are most well known for Kekfrankos production?

most in Szekszard, Sopron, Eger, Matra, Köszeg

Which regions of Hungary are most well known for Kadarka production?

best in Szekszard and Bikaver Blends in Szekszard & Eger

What region is known for Juhfark?

Somlo

What is the main variety Somlo is known for?

Juhfark

Which year was Tokaj first classified?

1772

Name the Mountains and Rivers of Tokaji

Tizsa & Bodrog River Carpathian & Zemplen Mountains

What is Tokajis soil?

Mainly Volcanic with Loess, clay

Whats the min Barrel aging of Aszu?

18mts

Name min RS and ABV of Aszu.

min 120g/l RS min 9%abv

Name RS of Essencia and avg abv.

450g/l 4-5% abv

What is the min RS on Forditas and how is it made?

60g/l refermenting wine with pressed Aszu paste or spent Aszu lees.

What does the Circle of Mad represent?

Founding member Istvan Szepsy, lifting stature of dry wines.

Name 3 First Growth Vineyards of Tokaji

Szarvas, Mézes Maly (Tarcal) Szent Tamaz (MAD) Nyulaszo (MAD), Betsek (MAD)

Name the Varieties authorised in Tokaji

Zéta (Oremus) Kabar Köversölö Furmint Harslvelú mainly Sargamuscateller (Muscat a Petit Grain)

What 2 indigenous varieties is Vipava Valley known for?

Zelen & Pinela Malvasia Istria

What is the only PDO in Dalmatia.

Dingac PDO

Name the 3 subregions of the Dalmatian coast.

Dalmatian Hinterland South Central Dalmacia North Dalmatia

Which grape is Rosioara a synonym of and what country?

from Romania and a synonym to Pamid in Bulgaria

What are the 2 PGIs of Bulgaria?

Danubian Plains Thracian Lowlands

Which grapes is Suhindol known for and what country is it?

CS & Gamza Bulgaria

In which region can you find the grape red misket?

Sungulare Valley, Rose Valley Bulgaria

Name the 5 Main Regions of Bulgaria

Danubian Plain Black Sea Coastal Region Thracian Lowlands Rose Valley Struma River Valley

Which grape is Sungulare Valley known for?

Red Misket

Which years was the ban on Georgian wine importation to Russia?

2006-2013

What colour are: Khikhvi Khaketi

White

What colour is Shavkapito?

Red

Which of the following Regions are located close to Blacksea? Abkhazia Kartli Racha Samegrelo Lechkhumi Guria Imereti Adjara Maskheti

Abkhazia Samegrelo Guria Adjara

In what country are the Ararat Valley Foothills?

Armenia

Which is Armenias most priced red grape?

Areni Noir

What country do the following grapes belong in and which colour is each? Voskehat Karmrahyut

Armenia Voskehat - White Karmrahyut - Red

In what country do you find the following regions? Shirvan Nakhchivan Sheki Zaqatala Ganja Gazagh

Azerbaijan

What country are the following wineries known? Shabo Winery Bolgrad Beykush Kolonist

Ukraine Shabo Winery - Odesa Bolgrad - Odesa Beykush - Mykolaiv Kolonist - Bessarabia

Whats another synonym for Tribidrag in Croatia?

Crljenak Kastelanski

What do you call Sparkling and Frizzante wine in Hungary?

Sparkling = Pezsgo Frizzante = Gyöngyözőbor

What do you call White and Red in Hungary?

White = Feher Red = Vörös

In what region & country do you find the Dingac PDO?

Dalmatia, Croatia

What does the term 'Szmarodni' mean?

mix of botrytised and healthy grapes min 6mts aged in oak szaras (dry) = min 9g/l RS Edes (sweet) = min 45g/l RS

What does 'Föbor' mean in hungary?

oxidative

Name the 3 Main PGIs of Hungary

Dunantul PGI Zemplen PGI Duna Tizsa Kösi PGI

What is Tokaji Pezsgök?

Tokaji Sparkling Wine

What is written on a bottle of dry Tokaji?

Tokaji Szaras

In which commune are the following Cru located? Mezes Maly Szent Tamazs Betsek

Mezes Maly - Tarcal Szent Tamazs - Mad Betsek - Mad

What is Forditas?

wine that’s refermented with Aszu paste

What is the RS of Forditas?

60g/l

What is Maslas

(to copy) new fermenting wine poured on Aszu lees

What means Dölu?

Single Vineyard

What is the Circle of Mad ?

founded by Istvan Szepsy, a circle of producers promoting the dry styles of Tokaji

In which commune are the following producers located? Oremus Dobogo Royal Tokaj Company

Oremus - Tolcsva Dobogo - Tokaji Royal Tokaj Company - Mad

What is the mountain range called Tokaji is sitting in?

Zemplen Mountains

Name the 3 PGI's of Hungary

Dunantul PGI Zemplen PGI Duna Tizsa Kösi PGI - The great plain

Which PDO is well regarded for Pezsgö due to its Limestone soils?

Etyek Pezsgö PDO (Etyek - Buda)

What is Jegbor?

IceWine

Which Regions are allowed to produce Bikaver?

Szegszar and Eger

In What region do you find Peter Vida?

Szegszar

What is the meaning of Juhfark and what region is known for it?

Sheeps Tail - Somlo PDO

What is Ukbor?

Nouveau Wine - Csongrad

What are the aging regulations of Bikaver?

Must be aged min 1 yrs in oak

What is the Max amount in Litre that can be made of Azsu & Forditas?

Max 220L from 100kg Azsu Berrie or paste

Which regions in Netherlands are shared with Belgium?

Maasvalley Limburg Mergelland

How many Wine growing regions are in Netherlands

What are the 4 Wine making regions in Denmark?

Bornholm Fünen Jutland Zealand

Who produces Kits Croty in the UK?

Chapel Down

What is the min natural abv prior to enrichment for Quality wine in the UK?

What is going to be the first AOC of Poland

Trzebnickie Hills in Lower Silesia / SW Poland

What is the parentage of Solaris

Muscat Ottonel x Merzling x Zarya Severa

Where is Nitra?

Slovakia

Where is Stara Zagora?

Bulgaria

Who is the owner of Kirulyudvar estate in Tokaj

Huet

Grapes for white Egri Csillag (Star of Eger)?

Leanyka, Harslevelu, Olaszriesling, Irsai Olivér, Furmint, Chardonnay

What is the main grape of Somlo?

Juhfark

What is the main grape grown around Harsovo?

Melnik

Synonym of Furmint in Croatia

Posip/Pusipel

Synonym of Furmint in Slovenia

Sipon

Synonym of Furmint in Austria

Mosler

What is a synonym of Koverszolo in Romania?

Grasa de Cotnari

Where is Palava?

Moravia

Grapes for Tokaji production?

Furmint, Harszlevelu, Sargamuscotaly, Kabar, Koverszolo, Zeta

Min alco and RS for Tokaji Eszencia?

1,2 %, 450 g/l RS(27,75% potential alcohol)

What is a cross of Palava?

Roter Traminer(Savagnin Rose) x Muller-Thurgau

What is the difference between Tokaji Szamorodni Szaraz and Edes

Szaras is dry max 9 g/l RS, 12% alco, Edes is sweet min 60 g/l RS 9% alco

What is the name and size of traditional barrel in Tokaj?

136l Gonci

Min sweetness level for Aszu wines?

120 g/l RS 9% alco

List the major regions of wine production in Ukraine?

Crimea (Krim), Odessa, Nikolayev-Kherson, Transcarpathian

Who's producer of Kit's Coty

Chapel Down

Grapes of production of Cotnari DOC.

Frâncuşă (20%), Fetească · Albă(30%), Grasă de Cotnari (30%) and Busuioacă of Moldova (10%)

Who is the owner of Domaine Evremond?

Taittinger

Name 4 villages in Tokaj

Tokaj, Mad, Szegi, Ratka, Monok,

What's the min ageing for Tokaj Aszu wines?

18 months in oak, release on 1st January 3rd year

What is the grape variety speciallity of the Slavonian and the Danube wine region?

Grasevina AKA: Welschriesling, Riesling Italico, Laski Riesling, Olaszriesling

Where is Bessa Valley?

In Thracian Lowlands, Bulgaria

What is the largest wine producing region of Romania?

Moldovan Hills. North east of the country, ts represents 40% of the country wine production

PDOs of Moldovan Hill?

Cotnari, Iasi, Husi, Cotesti, Bohotin

In 2018, Croatian wine Board classified for official wine region. Can you name this regions?

Slavonian and the Danube: Slavoniji i Podunavlje

Croatian Upland: Bregovita Hrvatska

Istria and Kvarner: Istra i Kvarner

Dalmatia: Dalmacija

Tokaji is located at the confluence of which two rivers?

Tisza, Bodrog

Cotnari, Huşi, and Coteşti are all DOC zones located in what region?

Hills of Moldova

Primitivo country and name

Crljenak Kaštelanski

First growths of Tokaj

Szt. Tamás, Nyulászó, Betsek, Szarvas and Mézes Mály

Synonom for Gamza?

Kadarka

Where do you find native grape that crossing of Nebbiolo x Syrah?

Rubin in Bulgaria

Tokaji mountains

Carpathian Mountains, Zemplen

Name 1 region within Danubian Plains producing red wine in Bulgaria

Suhindol, Svishtov

Where is Sungulare?

producing village in the valley of the roses in Bulgaria

Where is Bessa Valley?

In Thracian Lowlands, Bulgaria

Which Antinori owned winery is located in Dealu Mare?

Viile Metamorfosis

“Vin Liastos” refers to which style?

Sunned grapes passito wine - Greece

Explain “Nychteri”

White wine from Santorini. – Min. 75% Assyrtiko harvest before sunset. – Min. 3 months in oak. – High ripeness and min. 13,5% Vol. – Sometimes influenced by flor/voile.

Major white grape of Rhodes?

Athiri (min. 70%)

What is Cava in Greece?

Table wine, more prestigious, aged "reserve" blends (minimum aging: one year for whites; two years for reds)

Most important grape of Mantinia?

Moschofilero

What are the ageing requirements for Grand Reserva Rouge in Greece?

4 years, 18m in oak and 18m in bottle. This is a higher standard than the "Reserve" (or Epilegmenos) designation, which only requires 2 years total ageing for reds, with 12 months in a barrel and 6 months in a bottle

Where is based Enira winery

Bessa Valley. Owned by von Neipperg. Owner of a few estates in BDX like Canon La Gaffeliere for example(Château Canon La Gaffelière and La Mondotte, alongside Clos de l'Oratoire, Château Peyreau, and Château d'Aiguilhe in Côtes de Castillon)

Where is based Artemis Karamolegos winery

Santorini

Patras dessert wine

Muscat of Patras

Muscat of Rio Patras (can be VDN)

Mavrodaphne of Patras

Ionian Island only PDO

Cephalonia

Patras white dry wines

100% Roditis

Stefani

Shape of baskets

Training of assyrtiko

Sweet wine produced on Santorini

Vinsanto and Mezzo

What is izbrani?

Higher designation in teran - Slovenia

Most Recent PDO of Hungary?

köszeg

What’s sonberk ?

Top Riesling producer in mikulov - Czech

Eszencia allowed ABV?

1.2- 8 % abv

What’s gyongyozobor?

Perlwein in Hungary

Year of the tokaji Classificarion?

1737

Range of Vintages in tokaji where botrytis was poor?

2008 to 2013

Kali PDO particular wine?

Kali royal wine

Year of foundation of massandra ?

1894

What’s makkoshotika?

Most northern village of tokaji

What’s amsfelder ?

Medium sweet Red blend wine from kosovo

Palava VOC grape?

Welshriesling

Crossing of devin ?

Gewurz x roter veltliner

Most planted local grape of bulgaria ?

Pamid

Min again szamarodni ?

6 months for dry

What is stapelton and springer?

Top burgundy producer in Moravia

Max RS for red wine in modre hory VOC?

12g

What’s main wine of melnik? Main river?

Piinot noir - Elbe - Czech

2 main grapes of bosnia ?

Blatina and zilavka

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