Romania Flashcards
When was the fall of Communism?
How did it affect winemaking in Romania?
1989
Led to a shift toward privatized industry that focused more on quality instead of quantity
What year did Romania create wine classifications in line with European Union legislation?
2002
What are the two most cultivated grapes in Romania and what color are they?
Fetească Albă and Fetească Regală, both white grapes
Rank these designations from lowest to highest quality: DOC, VS, VM, VMS
VM - table wine
VMS - superior table wine
VS - PGI
DOC - PDO
Which grapes would be harvested sooner, those designated DOC-CT or DOC-CMD?
DOC-CMD
What are the three most significant geographical features in/around Romania?
Carpathian Mountains in center of country, Danube River forming southern border, Black Sea to the East
What are the aging requirements for the following terms:
Vin Tânăr
Rezervă
Vin de Vinotecă
Vin Tânăr - “young wine” - must be bottled before end of year produced
Rezervă - must spend 6 months in oak barrel and 6 months in bottle
Vin de Vinotecă - must spend 1 year in oak barrel and 4 years in bottle
What is the most important DOC of the Transylvania Plateau? What is it known for?
Târnave DOC, one of the coolest regions Romania, known for high acid white wines made from many grapes including Fetească grapes and Traminer Rosé
What region is the DOC Cotnari in?
What is the most famous vinous product here and why?
- Moldova (Dealurilor Moldevei)
- famous for sweet white wines made from Grasă de Cotnari
- once had reputation on par with Tokaji
Name two places traditional method sparkling wine made in Romania and what are the DOCs?
Transylvania Plateau, Vin Spumant Târnave DOC
Moldova, Vin Spumant de Calitate Panciu DOC
Other white grapes of Romania
- Riesling Italico (welschriesling)
- Chard
- Sauv B
- Muscat ottonel
- Pinot Gris
Red grapes of Romania
-Plantings of Cab Sauv, Merlot and PN on rise to compete with international markets
Indigenous: (can be higher quality)
- Feteasca Neagra,
- Bugund Mare,
- Băbeasca Neagră
-Rosiorara (bulgaria’s Pamid) - usually table wine
What two broad categories for Romanian wine were created when they brought wine classification in line with EU in 2002?
- Wines for Current Consumption (table wines)
- Quality wines
2 subcategories of table wines (Wines for current consumption) in Romania?
- VM - vin de Masa (table wine)
- VMW - Vin de Masa Superior (superior table wine)
2 subclassifications of Quality wines in Romania?
- VS/PGI - Vin de Calitate Superioara (quality wines with a geographical designation
- DOC/PDO - Denumire de Origine Controlata
Describe:
- DOC-CMD
- DOC-CT
- DOC-CIB
DOC-CMD: grapes harvested at full maturity
DOC-CT: late-harvested grapes
DOC-CIB: botrytis-affected grapes
What is climate of Romania
continental
Where is the Danube river in Romania?
Southern border with Bulgaria
7 regions of Romania
NE and clockwise around Carpathian:
- Hills of Moldova
- Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia
- Banat
- Crisana and Maramures
Center of country north of Carpathians
-Transylvania Plateau
Eastern Coast, along Black Sea
- Hills of Dobrogea
- Danube Terraces
Where are the highest vineyards in Romania?
Transylvania
What is the most famous vinous product from Romania?
The sweet white wines of Cotnari DOC in Moldavia
What DOC within Muntenia-Oltenia is gaining a reputation for red wines?
What grapes?
Dealu Mare DOC
-Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Where is Murfatlar DOC?
What grapes is it showing promise for?
Dobrogea, Romania
-Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, traditional whites and late harvest chard
What is Fetească Albă known as in Hungary?
Leányka
Fetească Regală is a cross of?
Fetească Albă x Grasă di Cotnari
What is the biggest region in Romania?
Romanian Moldova
-over a third of all Romania’s vineyards
