Bulgaria Flashcards
1
Q
Has Bulgaria embraced international grape varieties or maintained indigenous grape varieties?
A
Embraced international varieties, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon
2
Q
What are the five regions of Bulgarian wine production?
A
North - Danubian Plain East, by the Black Sea - Cherno More South - Thracian Lowlands West - Struma River Valley Central and South - Valley of the Roses
3
Q
What is Bulgaria’s most famous wine?
A
Domaine Boyar ‘Blueridge’
First private wine company opened after communism
4
Q
What is Controliran?
A
An appellation system of Bulgaria.
Works alongside the DGO system (PDO equivalent)
5
Q
What is ‘barik’?
A
A labelling term from Bulgaria.
All quality wines can use this term on the label if the wine has been fermented in wood less than 500L
