Romania Flashcards

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Regions of Romania

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Banat, Hills of Dobrogea, Crisanea and Maramures, Hills of Moldova, Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia, Transylvania Plateau, Danube Terraces

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DOC Zones of Banat (Banatului) Romania

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Banat DOC

Reca DOC

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In 2002, Romania brought Its wine classifications in line with EU Legislation with these categories:

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Wines for current consumption (table wines)
VM, VMS

Quality Wines
VS/DOC

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4
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This Mountain Range dominates the center of Romania

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Carpathian Mountains

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5
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The sweet wines of this region of Romania are the country’s most famous export

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Cotnari DOC in Moldavia

“Grasa di Cotnari” shares lineage with Furmint

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These grapes may be blended with Grasa di Cotnari as varietal wines or vinified separately

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Francusa Tamaioasa (resinous like Frankensence)

Romaneasca and Feteasca Alba

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7
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What does DOC-CIB mean on Romanian wine

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Botrytis affected

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8
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These two DOCs are in Transylvania

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Jidvei, Tarnave

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Tarnave DOC in Romania produces white wines of high acidity from these grapes

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Feteasca, Traminer Rosé

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10
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Muntenia-Oltenia houses this DOC that is gaining reputation for red wines made from Cab and Pinot (Romania)

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Dealu Mare

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11
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Where is the world’s largest wine collection with 2 million bottles

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Muldova Cricova district

State quality wines industrial complex

“Millesti Mici”

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12
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Which region in Romania has most DOC zones

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Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia

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Approved Grape Varieties for Banat DOC in Romania

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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

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14
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DOC-CMD means this in Romanian wine law

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grapes harvested at full maturity

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15
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DOC-CT means this in Romanian wine law

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late-harvested grapes

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16
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What do the terms Rezervă and Vin de Vinotecă mean in Romanian wine law?

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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

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What does Dealu Mare mean? (Romania)

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“Big Hill” the hill faces South and is 350-400 meters

18
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Biggest producing region of Romania, over 40% of country’s wine

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Moldovan hills

19
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Quality Wines are classified as either one of these two categories in Romania:

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Vin cu Indicaţie Geografică (a PGI designation) or Denumire de Origine Controlată (or DOC, a PDO designation)

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Requirements for Vin cu Indicaţie wines: (Romania)

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minimum of 85% of the grapes must be produced and vinified in the area specified on the label

21
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Romania’s 12 PGIs are responsible for about this % of Production

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9% of production

22
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How many DOC wines in Romania?

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There are 35 DOC wines, and they may be produced from recommended and authorized Vitis vinifera varieties (excluding hybrids)

23
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DOC wine in Romania makes up this % of production:

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nearly 30% of overall production in 2017, and seven of the eight major wine zones contain DOCs.

24
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Romania is on the same latitude as France and is moderated by this body of water

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Black Sea.

Continental Climate

25
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Danube River marks the southern border with this country

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Serbia, flowing eastward into the Black Sea

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These Romanian wine regions form a ring around the outer slopes of the Carpathians

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Moldavan Hills in the east
Muntenia-Oltenia toward the south
Banat and Crişana-Maramureş in the northwest

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These two wine regions of Romania are on the eastern Black Sea coast

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Dobrogea

Danube Terraces

28
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Romania’s highest vineyards are here

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Transylvanian Plateau, in the center of the country

29
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where is Sands?

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Sands is a minor area for quality wine production in Southern Romania

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One of Romania’s coolest and most important wine regions, producing white wines of high acidity from several varieties:

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In Transylvania, the Jidvei DOC nested in Târnave DOC

Fetească grapes and Traminer Rosé

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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

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Murfatlar DOC

in Dobrogea

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Synonym for Rosioara (red table grape in Romania) in Bulgaria

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Pamid

33
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These regions of Romania are situated in the northwest, neighboring Ukraine and Hungary.

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Crișana and Maramureș

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These Romanian wine regions are located in the South of the country

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Southern Sands, Oltenia, and Muntenia

35
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Sunniest, warmest region of Romania

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Dobrogea Hills
(Eastern Romania on Black Sea)
Home to Murfatlar DOC

36
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Map of Romania

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