Russian Federation/Former Soviet Republics

Question 1

What part of Russian is suitable for viticulture?

Answer 1

Only the southern portion of the country, particularly the region between the Black and Caspian Seas

Question 2

What is Russia’s most important wine region?

Answer 2

Krasnodar, on the Black Sea Coast, contains 50% of the federations vineyards.

Question 3

What is the most cultivated grape in Russia?

Answer 3

Rkatsiteli.

Question 4

What are other notable regions in Russia?

Answer 4

• Dagestan
• Stavropol-experience extreme cold, requiring the vines to be buried in soil to survive the cold winter months.
• Rostov, Kabardino-Balkaria and the war-torn Chechnya produce smaller amounts of wine.

Question 5

What Champagne house made their tete de cuvee exclusively for Czar Alexander II or Russia?

Answer 5

Roederer created “Cristal”–bottled in clear glass so as not to provoke the unpopular Czar’s suspicion of foul play.

Question 6

What are the four major regions of production in Ukraine?

Answer 6

Crimea (Krim)
Odessa
-Cremea and Odessa contain 80% of the total annual wine production. Produce a lot of sparkling wine, in addition to red and white still wines.

Nikolayev-Kherson
Transcarpathian region.

Question 7

What is vitis vinifera silvestris?

Answer 7

Wine vines, common in Georgia.

Question 8

What are the two most cultivated varieties in Georgia?

Answer 8

• red Sapervai

- white Rkatsiteli

Question 9

What are the five zones of production for Georgia?

Answer 9

Kakheti
Kartli
Imereti
Racha-Lechkhumi
and a subtropical zone

Question 10

What is the most important zone in Armenia?

Answer 10

Ararat Valley

Question 11

Where is the largest wine collection in the world?

Answer 11

Moldova (west of Ukraine, one of the smalles of the former Soviet republics, but second in vineyard acreage only to Ukraine.)

This is where Milestii Mici “Golden Collection” resides in an elaborate, excavated underground cellar—a city, even, serviced by underground roads—winding through the bedrock for nearly 125 miles. It is the largest single cellar complex in the world, nearly equaling the caves of Champagne in length and size.