Eastern Europe Flashcards
What and where is the State Quality Wines Milestii Mici?
- Moldova’s Cricova district
- Guinness Book of World Records- largest wine collection (over 2 million btls)
- Milestiii Mici’s ‘Golden Collection’ resides in an elaborate, excavated underground cellar serviced by roads –125 miles
- Nearly equaling the caves of Champagne in length and size
What are the 5 zones of production in George?
- Kakherti
- Kartli
- Imereti
- Racha-Lechkhumi
- and a sub-tropical zone
What are the 4 major wine regions of the Ukraine?
- Crimea (Krim)
- Odessa
- Nikolayev-Kherson
- Transcarpathian
What are the smaller producing regions of Russia?
- Rostov
- Kabardino-Balkara
- Chechnya
What is the most important region of Russia?
Krasnodar
Contains over 50% of the nation’s vineyards
What winery in Crimea is famous for its huge collection of fortified wines?
Massandra (near Yalta)
What 2 regions of the Ukraine produce a lot of traditional method sparkling wine?
Odessa and Crimea
In addition to red and white still wines
Where is the Arat Valley?
Armenia
Contains over 60% of the nation’s vineyards
What are the two most cultivated grapes in Georgia?
The autochthonous red Saperavi and Rkatsitelli
What is Russia’s most cultivated variety?
Rkatsitelli
What 2 neighboring regions to Krasnodar are notable?
Dagestan and Stavropol
What region of the Ukraine produces fortified wines?
Crimea
Who did Louis Roederer creat there tete de cuvee ‘Cristal’ exclusively for? Why was it bottled in clear glass?
- Czar Nicholas II
- It was bottled in clear glass as to not provoke the unpopular Czar’s suspicion of foul play
What are the 3 wine regions of Slovenia?
- Primorska (Primorje) touches Italy
- Podravje
- Posavje
What Slovenian region borders Friuli in Italy?
Primorska (Primorje)
What is Slovenia’s best region for both red and white production?
Primorska (Primorje)
Primorska (Slovenia) is divided into what 4 sub-regions?
- Goriska Brda
- Kras
- Koper
- Vipava
Goriska Brda becomes what region when it crosses the Italian border?
Collio Goriziano
Kras becomes what region when it crosses the Italian border?
Carso, Friuli
What 2 white indigenous grapes persist in Primorska?
Pinela and Zelen (a relative to Verduzzo Gialla)
What is Slovenia’s largest wine region?
Podravje
What is the Slovenian synonym for:
Welschriesling?
Gewurztraminer?
Riesling?
- Laski Rizling
- Diseci Traminer
- Renski Rizling
Which Eastern European country led in wine production in 2009?
Romania
What DOC of Muntenia-Oltenia is gaining a reputation for reds from CS and PN?
Dealu Mare DOC
What region has Romania’s highest vineyards?
Transylvania
What river marks the border of Romania with Serbia?
The Danube River (flows eastward to the Black Sea)
Does Romanian Quality Wines allow hybrid grapes?
No
What are the 7 regions of Romania?
- Moldovia
- Muntenia-Oltenia
- Banat
- Crisana-Maramures
- Dobrogea
- Danube Terraces
- Transylvania
What and where is the Tamave DOC?
- Transylvania
- One of Romania’s coolest and most important DOCs
- Produces whites with high acidity from several varieties
- –Including Feteasca grapes and Traminer Rose
What are the two broad categories for wine in Romania?
- ‘Wines for Consumption’ or Table Wines
- Quality Wines
What 2 categories are Table Wines divided into in Romania?
- VM (Vin de Mesa/Table Wines)
- VSM (Vin de Mesa Superior/ Superior Table Wines)
What are the two most cultivated grapes in Romania?
Indigenous Whites:
- Feteasca Alba
- Feteasca Regala
What is Welschriesling known as in Romania?
Riesling Italico
What 3 higher quality indigenous reds are producing good wines in Romania?
- Feteasca Neagra
- Burguno Mare
- Babeasca Neagra
What is Rosigara?
- An indigenous red grape to Romania
- Generally reserved for table wines
- Thin skinned
- Makes fresh wines
What is Romania’s most famous wine?
Cotnari DOC
Sweet whites, usually made from Grasa de Cotnari grapes that are botrytized