Russian Federation, Former Soviet Republic, Middle East Flashcards
What led to a decline in wine production by over 3 billion L annually in the 80s in Russia?
Gorbachev’s propagandistic anti-alcohol campaign
What is the most important region in Russia?
- Krasnodar, on Black Sea Coast
- over 50% of Federation vineyards
- one of Russia’s most moderate climate
Other notable and smaller regions of Russian Federation?
Dagestan
Stavropol
^^these two are near Krasnodar
Rostov
Kabardino-Balkaria
Chechnya
^^these make smaller amounts of wine
What is notable about the subregion of Starvropol in Russia?
- It experiences extreme cold
- vines need to be buried in soil during winter to survive
What is Russia’s most cultivated varietal?
White grape Rkatsiteli
Who was Louis Roederer’s Cristal created for? Why clear glass
- Czar Alexander II
clear glass so as not to provoke unpopular Czar’s suspicion of foul play
What is the most important wine-producing nation among former Soviet Republic?
Ukraine
4 major regions of Ukraine
- Transcarpathian region
- Odessa
- Nikolayev-Kherson
- Crimea (Krim)
What two regions of Ukraine account for nearly 80% of the total annual wine production?
What styles do they produce?
Odessa and Crimea
-a lot of sparkling wine (some trad. method)
-still whites and reds
Crimea - fortified wines (specifically Massandra)
Most cultivated grapes of Georgia?
indigenous red Saperavi and white Rkatsiteli
Most important zone in Armenia? To whom do they export a lot of wine?
Ararat Valley - 60% nation’s vineyard acreage
-export to Russia
What is Milestii Mici
-In Moldova’s Cricova district
-State Quality Wines Industrial Complex Milestii Mici
-Guinness World Record for housing the largest wine collection in the world (over two million bottles)
“Golden Collection”
Where is the largest single cellar complex in the world?
- State Quality Wines Industrial Complex Milestii Mici in Moldova
- “Golden Collection” resides in an elaborate, excavated underground cellar
- Serviced by underground roads, winds through the bedrock for nearly 125 miles
- nearly equals the caves of Champagne in length and size
What is a kwevri (Qvevri)
- Earthenware vessel used in Georgia
- lined with beeswax to prevent oxidation
- buried to their brims in soil
- everything is thrown in, trodden grapes, skins, stalks
- stays buried until celebration calls for supplies, whether it is fermented dry or now
Most important zones in Georgia
Kartli and Kakheti
