Csw - Wine, Random European And Meditteranean Countries

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where in Croatia is the winegrowing country

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along the Adriatic Sea

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Croatia's claim to fame

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discovery that its indigenous Crljenak Kastelanski grape is the predeccesor of Zinfandel and Italy's Primitivo

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most widely grown white grape in Croatia

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Grasevina (known elsewhere is Welschriesling)

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Widely grown red grapes in Croatia

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Frankovka (local name for Blaufrankisch) and Plavac Mali (another descendent of Crljenak Kastelanski)

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how many geographical indications for wine production in Croatia

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over 300

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where in Croatia are the indigenous whites grown

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cooler Dalmation Coast in Croatia

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where in Croatia are the Bordeaux reds grown

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the coastal region along the Adriatic coast including the warmer Istria in the north

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which country exports very little of it's output bc domestic demand is 3x the country's production volume

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Switzlerland

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where is the primary area of grape production in Switzerland

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the French-speaking party of the country along the northern shore of Lake Geneva & in the Valais, the Valley of the Rhone River to the east

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best known local grape variety in Switzerland

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Chasselas (also known as Fendant)

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what is the primary red of Switzerland?

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Pinot Noir

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Which grape is the leading variety in the Italian-speaking southern area of Switzerland?

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Merlot

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Where in Romania features red wines

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Dealu mare

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Where in Romania features white wines

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Tarnave and Cotnari

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many archealogists believe this country was the site of the world's first cultivated vineyards?

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Georgia

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how many main grape growing regions are there in Georgia?

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5 (including Kakheti, where 70% of the country's grapes are grown)

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most widely grown grape in Georgia

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Rkatsiteli (also the predominant grape in Eastern Europe)

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characteristics of the Georgian grape Rkatsiteli

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light, floral, crips white

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leading grape of Georgia that makes high-alcohol wines with a good potential for aging

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Saperavi

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Where in Ukraine has a long history of sparkling wine production

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Crimea

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winery in Ukraine famous for producing asparkling wine known as Brut Paradiso which won the Grand Prix de Champagne at 1900 World' fair.

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Novy Sekt Winery

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During Soviet times, this place was the largest wine supplier in the USSR

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Crimean Penninsula

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Crimean Sparkling Wine/"soviet champagne"

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Sovetskoye Shampanskoye

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how long has Greece had wine

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about 4000 yrs

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a unique Greek wine flavored with pine resin

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Retsina

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why was pine resin orginally put in Greek wines (retsina)

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had been used as a preservative and a means of oxidation in ancient times

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climate throughout Greece

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classic Mediterranean with slight temperature variations from north to south and elevation differences

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3 standout reds of Greece

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Xinomavro, Agriogitiko, Mavrodaphne

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most respected white varieties of Greece

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Moschofilero, Assyrtiko, Muscat, Bthiri, Roditis

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top level of Greek wine (pyramid)

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OPE (controlled appellation origin) , PDO (appellation of origin of superior quality)

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2nd level in Greek wine pyramid

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TO (regional wine), OKP(appelation by tradition)

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bottom of Greek wine pyramid

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EO

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about how many quality wines are in Greece's total national production

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15%

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Greek pyramid from top to bottom

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TO, OKP, EO (table wine)

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about how many top level (OPAP) areas are in Greece

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20

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somewhat misleading term used for Greek table wine (EO) that has been aged for a minimum of 2 yrs (whites) or 3 yrs (reds)

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Cava

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these regions in Greece are generally well respected Internationally

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Macedonia, Peloponnese, Aegean Islands

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Reputed wine regions in Macedonia

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Amyndeon, Cotes de Meliton, Goumenissa, Naousa

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Reputed wine regions of Peloponnese

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Mantinia, Mavrodaphne, Nemea, Patras

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reputed wine regions of the Aegean Islands

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Santorini, Muscat of Samos

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island (Greek & Turkish) primarily known for Commandaria (sweet amber-colored dessert wine

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Cyprus

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sweet Cyprus amber-colored dessert wine with an ancestry about 4000 yrs

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Commandaria

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Commandaria uses a complex aging system similar to the ____ system used in Jerez (called the "mana system"

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solera

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4th largest grape-growing country in the world but most are for eating or as raisins

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Turkey

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largest producer of Trukey's wines

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Kavaklidere

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most of the vineyards in which country are located at fairly high eleveations in the western Bekaa Valley

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Lebanon

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Lebanon's wine industry is based on the reputation of one producer.. who?

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Chateau Musar

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obstacles for Israel's wine growing industry

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desert heat, insufficient water, and periodic warfare

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despite an ancient history of winemaking, this is essentially a NWorld wine country

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Israel

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Which grapes take up more than 1/2 of Israel's vineyard acreage?

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Cabernet Sauv, Merlot, Carignan

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5 major wine-producing regions of Israel

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Galilee, Shomron, Shimshon, Jerusalem Mountains, Negrev.

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most important winegrowing zone in Israel

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Galilee and the Golan Heights

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majority of Israel's wine is destined for...?

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religious services or Orthodox Jewish consumers

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primary export market of Israel

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the US