Romania Flashcards
Regions of Romania
Banat, Hills of Dobrogea, Crisanea and Maramures, Hills of Moldova, Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia, Transylvania Plateau, Danube Terraces
DOC Zones of Banat (Banatului) Romania
Banat DOC
Reca DOC
In 2002, Romania brought Its wine classifications in line with EU Legislation with these categories:
Wines for current consumption (table wines)
VM, VMS
Quality Wines
VS/DOC
This Mountain Range dominates the center of Romania
Carpathian Mountains
The sweet wines of this region of Romania are the country’s most famous export
Cotnari DOC in Moldavia
“Grasa di Cotnari” shares lineage with Furmint
These grapes may be blended with Grasa di Cotnari as varietal wines or vinified separately
Francusa Tamaioasa (resinous like Frankensence)
Romaneasca and Feteasca Alba
What does DOC-CIB mean on Romanian wine
Botrytis affected
These two DOCs are in Transylvania
Jidvei, Tarnave
Tarnave DOC in Romania produces white wines of high acidity from these grapes
Feteasca, Traminer Rosé
Muntenia-Oltenia houses this DOC that is gaining reputation for red wines made from Cab and Pinot (Romania)
Dealu Mare
Where is the world’s largest wine collection with 2 million bottles
Muldova Cricova district
State quality wines industrial complex
“Millesti Mici”
Which region in Romania has most DOC zones
Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia
Approved Grape Varieties for Banat DOC in Romania
White: Muscat ottonel, Sauvignon, Pinot Gris, feteasca Regala, Feteasca Alba, Riesling Italico, Riesling, Majarca, Chardonnay
Red: Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, Cadarca, Syrah, Novac
DOC-CMD means this in Romanian wine law
grapes harvested at full maturity
DOC-CT means this in Romanian wine law
late-harvested grapes
What do the terms Rezervă and Vin de Vinotecă mean in Romanian wine law?
Rezervă: minimum of six months in oak and six months in bottle
Vin de Vinotecă: at least one year in oak and four years in the bottle before release
What does Dealu Mare mean? (Romania)
“Big Hill” the hill faces South and is 350-400 meters
Biggest producing region of Romania, over 40% of country’s wine
Moldovan hills
Quality Wines are classified as either one of these two categories in Romania:
Vin cu Indicaţie Geografică (a PGI designation) or Denumire de Origine Controlată (or DOC, a PDO designation)
Requirements for Vin cu Indicaţie wines: (Romania)
minimum of 85% of the grapes must be produced and vinified in the area specified on the label
Romania’s 12 PGIs are responsible for about this % of Production
9% of production
How many DOC wines in Romania?
There are 35 DOC wines, and they may be produced from recommended and authorized Vitis vinifera varieties (excluding hybrids)
DOC wine in Romania makes up this % of production:
nearly 30% of overall production in 2017, and seven of the eight major wine zones contain DOCs.
Romania is on the same latitude as France and is moderated by this body of water
Black Sea.
Continental Climate
Danube River marks the southern border with this country
Serbia, flowing eastward into the Black Sea
These Romanian wine regions form a ring around the outer slopes of the Carpathians
Hills of Moldova in the east
Muntenia-Oltenia toward the south
Banat and Crişana-Maramureş in the northwest
These two wine regions of Romania are on the eastern Black Sea coast
Dobrogea
Danube Terraces
Romania’s highest vineyards are here
Transylvanian Plateau, in the center of the country
where is Sands?
Sands is a minor area for quality wine production in Southern Romania
One of Romania’s coolest and most important wine regions, producing white wines of high acidity from several varieties:
In Transylvania, the Jidvei DOC nested in Târnave DOC
Fetească grapes and Traminer Rosé
Once known for its late-harvest Chardonnay, This Romanian DOC is is developing a reputation for its soft styles of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. Its dry climate has also encouraged more organic farming in recent years
Murfatlar DOC
in Dobrogea
Synonym for Rosioara (red table grape in Romania) in Bulgaria
Pamid
These regions of Romania are situated in the northwest, neighboring Ukraine and Hungary.
Crișana and Maramureș
These Romanian wine regions are located in the South of the country
Southern Sands, Oltenia, and Muntenia
Sunniest, warmest region of Romania
Dobrogea Hills
(Eastern Romania on Black Sea)
Home to Murfatlar DOC
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