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What and where is the State Quality Wines Milestii Mici?

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  • Moldova’s Cricova district
  • Guinness Book of World Records - largest wine collection (over 2 million bottles)
  • Milestii Mici’s “Golden Collection” resides in an elaborate, excavated underground cellar (a “city”) serviced by roads –125 miles
  • Nearly equaling the caves of Champagne in length and size
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What are the 5 zones of production in George?

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  • Kakherti
  • Kartli
  • Imereti
  • Racha-Lechkhumi
  • and a sub-tropical zone
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What are the 4 major wine regions of the Ukraine?

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  • Crimea (Krim)
  • Odessa
  • Nikolayev-Kherson
  • Transcarpathian
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What are the smaller producing regions of Russia?

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  • Rostov
  • Kabardino-Balkara
  • Chechnya
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What is the most important region of Russia?

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Krasnodar

Contain’s over 50% of the nation’s vineyards

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What winery in Crimea is famous for its huge collection of fortified wines?

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Massandra (near Yalta)

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What 2 regions of the Ukraine produce a lot of traditional method sparkling wine?

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Odessa and Crimea

In addition to red and white still wines

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Where is the Arat Valley?

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Armenia (Contains over 60% of the nation’s vineyards)

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What are the two most cultivated grapes in Georgia?

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The authochthonous red Saperavi and Rkatsitelli

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What is Russia’s most cultivated variety?

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Rkatsitelli

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What 2 neighboring regions to Krasnodar are notable?

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Dagestan and Stavropol

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What region of the Ukraine produces fortified wines?

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Crimea

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Who did Louis Roederer create their tête de cuvée “Cristal” exclusively for? Why was it bottled in clear glass?

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  • Czar Nicholas II

- It was bottled in clear glass as not to provoke the unpopular Czar’s suspicion of foul play

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What are the 3 wine regions of Slovenia?

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  • Primorska (Primorje)
  • Podravje
  • Posavje
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What Slovenian region borders Friuli in Italy?

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Primorska (Primorje)

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What is Slovenia’s best region for both red and white production?

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Primorska (Primorje)

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Primorska is divided into what 4 sub-regions?

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  • Goriska Brda
  • Kras
  • Koper
  • Vipava
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Goriska Brda becomes what region when it crosses the Italian border?

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Collio Goriziano

“Brda”means “hills”

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Kras becomes what region when it crosses the Italian border?

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Carso

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What 2 white indigenous grapes persist in Primorska?

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Pinela and Zelen (a relative to Verduzzo Gialla)

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What is Slovenia’s largest wine region?

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Podravje

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What is the Slovenian synonym for: Welschriesling? Gewürztraminer? Riesling?

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  • Laski Rizling
  • Diseci Traminer
  • Renski Rizling
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Which Eastern European country led in wine production in 2009?

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Romania

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What DOC of Muntenia-Oltenia is gaining a reputation for reds from Cabernet and Pinot Noir?

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Dealu Mare DOC

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What region has Romania’s highest vineyards?

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Transylvania

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What river marks the southern border of Romania with Serbia?

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The Danube River flors eastward to the Black Sea

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Does Romanian Quality Wines allow hybrid grapes?

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No

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What are the 7 regions of Romania?

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  • Moldovia
  • Muntenia-Oltenia
  • Banat
  • Crisana-Maramures
  • Dobrogea
  • Danube Terraces
  • Transylvania
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What and where is the Tarnave DOC?

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  • Transylvania
  • One of Romania’s coolest and most important DOCs
  • Produces whites with high acidity from Several varieties
  • Including Fetească grapes and Traminer Rosé
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What are the two broad categories for wine in Romania?

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  • “Wines for Consumption” or Table Wines

- Quality Wines

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What 2 categories are Table Wines subdivided into?

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  • VM (Vin de Mesa/Table Wines)

- VMS (Vin de Mesa Superior/Superior Table Wines)

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What are the two most cultivated grapes in Romania?

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Indigenous whites:

  • Fetească Albă
  • Fetească Regală
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33
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What is Welschriesling known as in Romania?

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Riesling Italico

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34
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What 3 higher quality indigenous reds are producing good wines in Romania?

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Fetească Neagră
Burguno Mare
Băbeasca Neagră

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35
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What is Rosigara?

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An indigenous red grape to Romania

  • Generally reserved for table wines
  • Thin skinned
  • Makes fresh wines
36
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What is Romania’s most famous wines?

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Cotnari DOC

Sweet whites

37
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What mountains dominate the center of Romania?

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The Carpathian Mountains

38
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What and where is the Murfatlar DOC?

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  • Dobroge
  • Promising Cabernet and Pinot Noir
  • Traditional whites and late harvest Chardonnay

(Romania)

39
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What 2 categories are Quality Wines divided into?

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  • VS (Quality Wines with a Geographical Designation/Vin de Calitate Superiora)
  • DOC (Denumire de Origine Controlatta)
40
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What 3 categories can DOC be further subdivided into?

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DOC-CMD - grapes harvest at full maturity
DOC-CT - Late harvest grapes
DOC-CIB - Botrytis affected grapes

41
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Where is the Cotnari DOC located? What grapes are permitted?

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  • Moldovia
  • Grasa de Cotnari (Possibly common lineage with Furmint)
  • Others:
  • Francusa
  • Tămâioasă Românească
  • Fetească Albă
42
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Can Cotnari DOC wines be dry?

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Yes

43
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What are the 6 wine regions of Slovakia?

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  • Malokarpatská
  • Južnoslovenská
  • Nitrianská
  • Východoslovenská
  • Tokajská
  • Stredoslovenská
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What is Tokajská?

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  • Tokaj wine region
  • Runs contiguous with Hungary’s Tokaj; shares the same winemaking history
  • When both countries were permitted in to the EU, Slovakian producers agreed to abide by Hungary’s system of quality control
  • Slovakian producers were still reguired to label their wines as “Tokajska”
  • In 2010, Slovakia registered the formal appellation name “Tokaj”
45
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What are the two principal regions of the Czech Republic?

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Moravia and Bohemia

46
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What region of the Czech Republic is located just north of Weinviertel?

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Moravia

47
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What Czech region is located on the same latitude as the Rheingau?

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Bohemia

48
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96% of the Czech Republic’s vines are located in which region?

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Moravia

49
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What is the Czech synonym for Blaufränkisch?

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Frankovka

50
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What is Svatovavnnecké?

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Czech synonym for St. Laurent

51
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What is Ryzlink Vlassky?

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Czech synonym for Welschriesling

52
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Which Germanic white varieties are common in the Czech Republic?

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Müller-Thurgau and Welschriesling

53
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What is “Quality Wines with Special Attributes” (Akostné vino s Prívlastkom)?

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  • Both the Czech Republic and Slovakia rely on a legal ripeness system adapted form the German model
  • Kabinett to TBA and Eiswein
  • Use NM (Czecho-Slovak Normalized Must Weight Scale) which equates its degrees to the number of KG of natural sugar in 100 L of grape juice
54
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What is Vína Originálné Certifikace?

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  • The VOC concept was modeled after the AOC and DAC system
  • Voluntary
  • In 2009, VOC Znojmo made its debut in the Czech Republic
  • To qualify: hand-harvesting, min must weights, max yields, defined abv levels and permitted varieties
55
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What are the 3 VOCs of Moravia?

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VOC Znojmo
VOC Modré Hory
VOC Mikulov

56
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What is the Croatian synonym for Welschriesling? It accounts for what amount of the Croatian Inland region’s plantings?

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Grasevina - over half the region’s vineyards

57
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What two non-contiguous zones are located on the Coast of Croatia?

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Istria and Dalmatia

58
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What is the Croatian synonym for Zinfandel?

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Crljenak Kastelanski

59
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What is the ancient Croatian name for Zinfandel?

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Tribidrag

60
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What off-shoot of Crljenak Kastelanski is produced in the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia?

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Plavac Mali

61
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What is Mike Grgich’s estate in Croatia? What region is it located in?

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Grgich Vina Estate

Dingac subzone of Dalmatia

62
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What is Boyar Estates?

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Labeled as “Blueridge”, they found success with varietal Cabernet and Chardonnay after the fall of Communism

(Bulgaria)

63
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What native red grape to Bulgaria has a deep color and is widely cultivated?

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Mavrud

64
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Name the noteworthy Controliran Appellation of the Struma River Valley.

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Harsovo

Bulgaria

65
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Where is Melnik grown?

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  • Exclusively in the Struma River Valley
  • Particularly in the DGO of the same name
  • Inherently tannic

(Bulgaria)

66
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Which French spirit company invested in Bulgaria in 2002, but sold off many of its assets in 2009 during the economic crisis?

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Belvedere Group

67
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Describe the Pamid grape.

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  • Red, thin-skinned
  • One of the first varieties to be harvested in Bulgaria
  • Produces fresh wines suitable for youthful consumption
68
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Name 3 boutique producers in Bulgaria.

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  • Boyar Estate
  • Santa Sarah
  • Enira
69
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When was Bulgarian wine law first established?

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1978

70
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What is the highest quality level of Bulgarian wine?

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Controliran Wines

71
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What are Bulgaria’s 5 large regions of wine production?

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  • Danubian Plain (North)
  • Rose Valley (Central Strip)
  • Thracian Lowlands (South)
  • Black Sea Region (East)
  • Struma River Valley (West)

(DR TBS)

72
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What is Rubin?

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  • Nebbiolo x Syrah

- Shows great promise in Bulgaria

73
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What is a DGO?

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  • Declared Geographic Region (in Bulgaria)
  • Quality wines produced from a controlled appellation of origin
  • DGO’s contain Controliran
74
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What is Red Misket?

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  • Autochthonous to Bulgaria
  • AKA Misket Cherven
  • A specialty of Sungulare
  • Aromatic but no relation to Muscat
75
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What are the most platned grapes of Bulgaria?

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Rkatsiteli & Dimiat

76
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What does “barik” mean?

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Appears on Bulgarian wine labels, indicating fermentation occurred in oak casks of 500L or less in volume

77
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Name the noteworthy Controliran Appellation in the Black Sea Region.

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Khan Krum

Bulgaria

78
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What are the leading international plantings in Bulgaria?

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Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot

79
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What is “Vino ot Deklariran Geografski”?

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Declared Geographic Region (DGO)

Bulgaria

80
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When was Bulgaria the 4th largest exporter of wine?

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Late 1970s and early 1980s

81
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What does “Reserve” and “Special Selection” mean on a Bulgarian DGO wine label?

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  • Reserve - 1 year of aging

- Special Selection - 2 years of aging

82
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What is Gamza?

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A Bulgarian synonym for Kadarka

83
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What is regulated under Controliran wines?

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  • Quality wines produced in a special region
  • A superior controlled appellation of origin within a DGO of Bulgaria
  • Must be produced from the appellation’s permitted grape varieties
  • Max yields and residual sugar is defined
84
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What is Mavrud?

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A native Bulgarian red grape, with deep color and is widely cultivated

85
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Name the noteworthy Controliran Appellation in the Danubian Plain of Bulgaria.

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Suhindol & Suichton

86
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How many zones are in Bulgaria for Controliran and DGO wines?

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47 in total

87
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Name the noteworthy Controliran Appellation of the Rose Valley in Bulgaria.

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Sungulare

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