Romania Flashcards
What are the wine quality levels of Romania?
Wines for Current Consumption / Table Wine
VM = Vin de Masa
VMA = Vin de Masa Superior
Quality Wines
VS = PGI (Vin de Calitate Superioara)
DOC = PDO (Denumire de Origine Controlata)
Regions of Romania
(7)
Banatului
(Banat)
-has: Banat DOC; Recas DOC
- *Colinelor Dobrogei**
- (Hills of Dobrogea)*
- -has: Babadag* DOC; Murfatlar DOC; Sarica Niculital *DOC
- arguablyMurfatlar DOC is most important. (Cabernet, Pinot Noir, and LH Chardonnay)*
- *Crisanei si Maramuresului**
- (**Crisana and Maramures)*
- -has: Crisana* DOC; Minis DOC
- *Dealurilor Moldovei**
- (Hills of Moldova)
- *Cotnari DOC is here (good for sweet wines from the Grasa grape)
- -has lots of other DOC………*
- *Dealurilor Munteniei si Olteniei**
- (Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia)
- Dealu Mare DOC is here (good for Reds)
- has lots of other DOC…………*
- *Podisului Transilvaniei**
- (**Transylvania Plateau)
- *Tarnave DOC is here (GuildSomm says most important region of Romania). Fetească and Traminer Rosé are important grapes here.
- -has lots of DOC…*
- *Teraselor Dunarii**
- (**Danube Terraces)*
- -has: Oltina DOC*
In Romania what does
DOC-CMD mean?
Grapes are harvested at full maturity
In Romania what does
DOC-CT mean?
Late-harvested grapes
In Romania what does
DOC-CIB mean?
Botrytis-affected grapes
Romanian DOC regions of
Teraselor Dunarii
Oltina
not pictured in the map.
I think its inthe far south near the Black Sea…
Romanian DOC regions of
Banatului
Banat
Recas
Romanian DOC regions of
Colinelor Dobrogei
Murfatlar
Reds: Cab Sauv & Pinot Noir
Dry Whites: Traditional grapes
Sweet Whites: LH Chardonnay
Babadag
Sarica Niculital
Romanian DOC regions of
Crisanei si Maramuresului
(2)
Crisana
Minis
Romanian DOC regions of
Podisului Transilvaniei
(5)
A-SALT
(Dracula ASALTs you in Transylvania!)
Tarnave
Great white wines from traditional grapes:
Fetească Albă
Fetească Regală
Traminer Rosé
Aiud
Sebeş-Apold
Alba Iulia
Lechinţa
Where is
Cotnari DOC?
Dealurilor Moldovei
Hills of Moldova
Most famous DOC in Romania
Before communism
made sweet wines on par with Tokaj
Best are from the Grasa grape variety
Where is
Dealu Mare DOC?
Dealurilor Munteniei si Olteniei
Hills of Muntenia & Oltenia
Promising reds from
Cabernet Sauvignon & Pinot Noir
Where is
Tarnave DOC?
Podisului Transilvaniei
Transylvania Plateau
Great white wines from traditional grapes
Fetească Albă
Fetească Regală
&
Traminer Rosé
Where is
Murfatlar?
Colinelor Dobrogei
Hills of Dobrogea
reds - whites - sweet wines
Reds
Cabernet Sauvignon & Pinot Noir
Whites
Traditional grapes:
Fetească Albă
Fetească Regală
Sweet wines
LH Chardonnay
