Slovenia

Question 1

ZOP/PDO Regions of Slovenia

Answer 1

Brda
Vipavska Dolina
Slovenkska Istra
Kras
Stajerska Slovenija
Prekmurje
Bizeljsko Svemic
Bela Krajina
Dolenjska
Belokranjec
Bizeljcan
Cvicek
Metliska Crinina
Teran

Question 2

ZGO/PGI regions of Slovenia (Major regions of Slovenia)

Answer 2

Podravje PGI (largest, close to croatia)

Posavje PGI

Primorska PGI

Question 3

Permitted styles and grapes of Teran PDO

Answer 3

Dry Red from Refosk

Question 4

Four districts of Primorska (Best region in slovenia)

GKSV

Answer 4

Goriska Brda (collio in Italy)
Kras (Carso in Italy)
Slovenska Istra
Vipava Valley

Question 5

Slovenia’s star producer

Answer 5

Ales Kristancic of Movia

Question 6

Slovenia’s largest region (9000 ha under vine)

Answer 6

Podravje (Contains Styrian Slovenia and Prekmurje)

Question 7

Name for table wine in Slovenia

Answer 7

Namizmo Vino

Question 8

Three major regions of Slovenia:

Answer 8

Primorska (West bordering Friuli)***

Podravje (Far North East bordering Hungary and Austria)

Posavje (slovenia’s south eastern border with Croatia)

Question 9

Teran occupies the same region as this

Answer 9

Kras

Question 10

Minimum must weight of Teran/Izbrani Teran

Answer 10

70 degrees Oechsle/80 degrees Oeschle

Question 11

Districts of Posavje PGI in Slovenia (Sava River Valley) south East (borders the Croatian Inland region)

Answer 11

Bizelksko Sremic (Sparkling wines)

Bela Krajin (Sweet Rumeni Muscat)

Doljkenska (tart blend of white/red grapes, Cvicek)

Question 12

400 year old vines exist here in Slovenia

Answer 12

Maribor, capital of Stajerska Slovenia (Styrian Slovenia)

Question 13

Name for Gewurztraminer in Slovenia

Answer 13

Diseci Traminer

Question 14

Name for Riesling in Slovenia

Answer 14

Renski Rizling

Question 15

Answer 15

Question 16

What is Izbrani teran?

Answer 16

Select or reserve Teran May not be chaptalized and May indicate vineyard designations

Question 17

River valley of Podravje

Answer 17

Drava River Valley

Question 18

When was Slovenia independent from Titos Yugoslavia

Answer 18

Slovenia finally became independent in 1991

Question 19

when did Slovenia join the EU

Answer 19

2004

Question 20

Name for Ribolla in Slovenia

Answer 20

Rebula (Ribolla)

Question 21

Name for Pinot Grigio in Slovenia

Answer 21

Sivi Pinot

Question 22

White native grapes of Slovenia

Answer 22

Pinela

Zelen (a relative of Verduzzo Gialla)

Question 23

70% of Slovenian wine is this:

Answer 23

White

Question 24

PDO wines in Slovenia are this:

Answer 24

Zaščitena Označa Porekla (ZOP)

Question 25

What are PGIs in Slovenia?

Answer 25

Zaščitena Geografska Označba (ZGO)

Question 26

How is Primorska different climate wise than most of Slovenia?

Answer 26

Primorska (especially Slovenska Istra) has a more mild, Mediterranean-influenced climate that is similar to that of Friuli, as compared to the rest of Slovenia, which is generally continental

Question 27

largest region of Slovenia

Answer 27

Podravje is the country’s largest region, with nearly 9,000 hectares under vine

Question 28

Districts of Podravje

Answer 28

Štajerska Slovenija (Styrian Slovenia)

Prekmurje, the latter comparatively much warmer and producing more generous, full-bodied styles

Question 29

Slovenia’s regions ranked by wine production:

Answer 29

1. Podravje
2. Primorska
3. Posavje

Question 30

Who Produces “Puro” (Slovenia) Goriska Brda

Answer 30

Movia

Bottle sold upside down, hasn’t been disgorged

Question 31

This grape leads plantings in Slovenia but is destined for bulk wine production

Answer 31

Laski Rizling (Welschriesling)

Question 32

Other rivers of Slovenia

Answer 32

Sava river (Sava river valley)
Vipava river