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Eastern Europe + Balkan Flashcards

1
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What countries are bordering Croatia?

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  • North: Slovenia
  • North-East: Hungary
  • East: Bosnia I Hercegovina
  • South: Montenegro
  • West: Adriatic Sea
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What are the 2 main wine regions of Croatia?

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  • Coastal Croatia
  • Continental:
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In 2018, Croatian wine Board classified for official wine region.
Can you name this regions?

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  • Slavonian and the Danube: Slavoniji i Podunavlje
  • Croatian Upland: Bregovita Hrvatska
  • Istria and Kvarner: Istra i Kvarner
  • Dalmatia: Dalmacija
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What mountain range split Croatia in to part?

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  • *Dinaric Alps**
  • This mountain range follow the coast*
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5
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How is the coastal region of Croatia split?

Name the sub-regions here.

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From North to South

  • ​Hrvatska Istra PDO: Croatian Istria
  • Hrvatsko Primorje PDO: North Croatian Littoral
  • Dalmatia
    • ​Sjeverna Dalmacija PDO: Northern Dalmatia
    • Dalmatinska Zagora PDO: Dalmatian Hinterland
    • Srednja i Južna Dalmacija PDO: Central and Southern Dalmatia
    • Dingač PDO
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What is the most important wine style produced within the Croatian Istria and Kvarner?

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Mostly white

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Name the local varieties grow within the Dalmatian Hinterland PDO?

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  • Kujundžuša: White
  • Debit: White (AKA Belan, Carapar)
  • Maraština: White (AKA Malvasia Bianca Lunga)
  • Blatina: Red
  • Zlatarica: White
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From the continental Croatia wine region, what is its eastern most sub-region?

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Slavonian and the Danube

Also the warmest wine region of Croatia, largely influenced buy the Pannonian plain.

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

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  • *Grasevina**
  • AKA: Welschriesling, Riesling Italico, Laski Riesling…*

North-East Croatia

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10
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What is the main city of the Croatia upland?

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Zagreb

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What is the coolest wine region of Croatia?

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  • Croatia upland
  • Especially near Medimurje, the northern most part of the Croatia.
  • Some high standard dry and sweet wine are produced here from the Furmint
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12
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What is the synonym of Furmint in Croatia?

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Pusipel

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What are the PDOs of the Continental Croatia?

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  • Istočna Konntinentalna Hrvatska PDO: Eastern Continental Croatia
  • Zapadna Kontinentalna Hrvatska PDO: Western Continental Croatia
  • Hrvatska Podunavlje PDO: Danube Region
  • Slavonja PDO: Slavonia
  • Moslavina PDO: Moslavina Hills
  • Pokuplje PDO: Kupa River Region
  • Plešivica PDO: Plesivica Hills
  • Zagorje-Medimurje PDO
  • Prigorje-Bilogora PDO
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14
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Location of the following wine region:

Hrvatsko Podunavlje PDO

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Continental Croatia

= Danube Region

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15
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Location of the following wine region:

Slavonija PDO

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North-East area of the Continental Croatia

= Slavonia

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16
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Location of the following wine region:

Moslavina PDO

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North Continental Croatia

= Moslavina hills

17
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Location of the following wine region:

Pokuplje PDO

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Central Continental Croatia

= Kupa River region

18
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Location of the following wine region:

Plesivica PDO

A

Central Continental Croatia

= `Kupa River Region

19
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Location of the following wine region:

Zagorje-Medimurje PDO

A

Northern Continental Croatia

20
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Prigorje-Bilogora PDO

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Central Continental Croatia

21
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What are the 2 signature varieties of Hrvatska Istra PDO?

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  • White: Malvazija: Croatian Malvasia
  • Red: Teran - AKA Refosk
22
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Where is the most important vineyard of Kvarner located?

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On the island of Krk, just south of Istria

The main grape variety is Zlahtina

23
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What is the most important grape variety of Croatian’s Kvarner wine region?

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Zlathina

produces dry and crisp white wines

24
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What is the most planted red grape variety in Dalmatia?

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Plavac Mali

25
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What is the Croatian synonym to Zynfandel / Primitivo?

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Tribirdag

Also called Crljenak Kastelanski

26
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What is the largest production wine region of Romania?

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Moldovan Hills

  • North east of the country*
  • Its represents 40% of the country wine production*
27
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What are the PDOs of Moldovan Hills wine region?

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From North to South:

  • Cotnari DOC
  • Iasi PDO
  • Bohotin DOC
  • Husi DOC
  • Nicoresti PDO
  • Pancil PDO
  • Odobesti PDO
  • Cotesti PDO
28
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Origin of production of the following:

Cotnari DOC

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  • *Romania**
  • Moldovan Hills*
29
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Origin of production of the following:

Cotesti DOC

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Romania

Moldovan Hills

30
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Origin of production of the following:

Bohotin DOC

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Romania

Moldovan Hills

31
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Origin of production of the following:

Nicoresti DOC

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Romania

Moldovan Hills

32
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Origin of production of the following:

Odobesti DOC

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Romania

Moldovan Hills

33
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What are the 2 most important varieties of Romania?

A

Feteasca Regala

Feteasca Alba: More fine and supple wine

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