Romania

Question 1

What are the most cultivated grapes in Romania?

Answer 1

Feteasca Alba

Feteasca Regala

Question 2

The Bulgarian grape Pamid is known as what in Romania?

Answer 2

Rosioara (mostly used for table wine)

Question 3

What are the two broadest categories of Romanian wine?

Answer 3

Wines for Current Consumption (Table Wines)

Quality Wines

Question 4

What are the two sub-categories for Table Wine in Romania?

Answer 4

VM (Table Wine/Vin de Masa)

VMS (superior table wine/Vin de Masa Superior)

Question 5

How are Quality Wines subdivided in Romania?

Answer 5

VS (quality wines with a geographic designation/Vin de Calitate Superioara/PGI)
DOC (Denumire de Origine Controlata/PDO)

Question 6

What are the requirements for Quality Wines in Romania?

Answer 6

Produced from recommended and authorized grape varietals from one of the seven major regions.
No hybrids.

Question 7

What are the subdivisions of the DOC category in Romania?

Answer 7

DOC-CMD: grapes harvested at full maturity
DOC-CT: late harvest grapes
DOC-CID: botrytis-affected grapes

Question 8

What geographic feature dominates central Romania?

Answer 8

The Carpathian Mountains

Question 9

What is Romania’s climate?

Answer 9

Continental

Question 10

What are the seven wine regions of Romania?

Answer 10

Banatului (Banat)
Colinelor Dobrogei (Hills of Dobrogea)
Crisanei si Maramuresului (Crisana and Maramures)
Dealurilor Moldovei (Hills of Moldova)
Dealurilor Muteniei si Olteniei (Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia)
Podisului Transilvaniei (Transylvania Plateau)
Teraselor Dunarii (Danube Terraces)

Question 11

Romania: What is the most important DOC in Podisului Transilvaniei?

Answer 11

Tarnave DOC - cool climate, producing high-acid whites of the Feteasca grapes and Traminer Rosé

Question 12

Romania: What is the famous product of Cotnari DOC? Where is it?

Answer 12

Sweet wines of Grasa de Cotnari, once with a reputation rivaling Tokaji.
Francusa, Tamaioasa Romaneasca, and Feteasca Alba may be blended in, or all may be bottled varietally.
Cotnari wines may be dry, but the sweet wines are more complex and long-lived.

Cotnari DOC lies within Dealurilor Moldovei.

Question 13

Romania: Where is Dealu Mare DOC? What is its most famous product?

Answer 13

Dealurilor Muteniei si Olteniei.

Red wines of Cab Sauv and Pinot Noir.

Question 14

Romania: What DOC in Colinelor Dobrogei is known for Cabernet and Pinot Noir, as well as traditional whites?

Answer 14

Murfatlar DOC