Russian Federation

Question 1

What is Russia’s most important viticultural area?

Answer 1

Krasnodar

Question 2

What is Russia’s most planted varietal?

Answer 2

Rkatsiteli

Question 3

Where is viticulture possible in Russia?

Answer 3

Only in the very south, btwn the Black and Caspian Seas

Question 4

Louis Roederer created Cristal for which Russian Czar?

Answer 4

Nicholas II

Question 5

What are the 4 regions of production in the Ukraine?

Answer 5

• Crimea (Krim)
• Odessa
• Nikolayev-Kherson
• Transcarpathian Region

Question 6

What 2 regions of Ukraine produce 80% of the country’s total, including a serious amount of Traditional Method sparkling wine?

Answer 6

Crimea

Odessa

Question 7

Where in Crimea (Ukraine) is there a large collection of Sherry and Madeira styled wines?

Answer 7

Massandra

• Founded in 1894 by Czar Nicholas II as a place to store wine for his summer palace
• Today, it is a functioning winery producing over 10 million bottles/year

Question 8

What are the 5 regions of production in Georgia?

Answer 8

• Kakheti
• Kartli
• Imereti
• Racha-Lechkhumi
• …plus a subtropical zone on the Black Sea coast

Question 9

What is Armenia’s most important wine zone?

Answer 9

Ararat Valley

Question 10

What is Milestii Mici?

Answer 10

Milestii Mici

• The largest wine collection in the world
• In Moldova’s Cricova district
• An underground cellar stretching 125 miles

Question 11

What is Russia’s most important viticultural area?

Answer 11

Krasnodar