Overview Flashcards

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Western border?

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Adriatic Sea

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Croatia’s NE border?

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Serbia and the Danube River

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Dalmatia is a stunning and complex terrior with how many islands?

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1000

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3
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How many climate zones does Croatia have?

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A”it is the only country in Europe to have all 5.

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Divided into 3 primary regions

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The peninsula of Istria in the north bordering Italy. The Dalmatian coast extending to the south. Slavonia, the larger continental area to the east.

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Istria is know for what aromatic white variety?

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Malvasia Istriana

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6
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Dalmatia is the ancestral home to why red variety?

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Crljenak Kaštelanski, along with the celebrated offspring Plavac Mali

Tzurlyenik kashtelyanski

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7
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What is Croatia’s most widely planted red variety?

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Plavac Mali

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When did Croatian wines gain attention in the US?

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Mid-1990’s when Mike Grgich launched an ambitious and upscale wine project back on his native soil.

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Graševina

gra-sche-wi-na

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Welshriesling

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Frankovka

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Blaufränkisch

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11
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Plavac Mali is grown in 2 regions with long-standing reputation?

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Postup and Dingač

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Plavac Mali thrives in why conditions?

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Clinging to the precipitous cliffs of limestone directly above the Adriatic Sea- Mediterranean climate.

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13
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Why is the highest mountain peak?

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Dinara-1831 meters / 6007 feet

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14
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Length of the coastline?

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1777 kilometers / 1104 miles

CA - 840 miles
WA / OR / CA - 1293 miles

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