Russian Federation Flashcards
1
Q
What is Russia’s most important viticultural area?
A
Krasnodar
2
Q
What is Russia’s most planted varietal?
A
Rkatsiteli
3
Q
Where is viticulture possible in Russia?
A
Only in the very south, btwn the Black and Caspian Seas
4
Q
Louis Roederer created Cristal for which Russian Czar?
A
Nicholas II
5
Q
What are the 4 regions of production in the Ukraine?
A
- Crimea (Krim)
- Odessa
- Nikolayev-Kherson
- Transcarpathian Region
6
Q
What 2 regions of Ukraine produce 80% of the country’s total, including a serious amount of Traditional Method sparkling wine?
A
Crimea
Odessa
7
Q
Where in Crimea (Ukraine) is there a large collection of Sherry and Madeira styled wines?
A
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
8
Q
What are the 5 regions of production in Georgia?
A
- Kakheti
- Kartli
- Imereti
- Racha-Lechkhumi
- …plus a subtropical zone on the Black Sea coast
9
Q
What is Armenia’s most important wine zone?
A
Ararat Valley
10
Q
What is Milestii Mici?
A
Milestii Mici
- The largest wine collection in the world
- In Moldova’s Cricova district
- An underground cellar stretching 125 miles
