Slovenia & Croatia Flashcards
When did Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia?
1991
What style of wine is the focus is Slovenia?
Dry white wine
What is the acronym for PDO wines in Slovenia?
PGI wines?
ZOP
ZGO
What are the 3 regions in Slovenia?
Primorska
Podravje
Posavje
Which region of Slovenia borders Friuli?
Primorska
Which region in Slovenia borders Croatia?
Posavje
What are the 4 districts of Primorska?
Kras, Goriska Brda, Slovenska Istra, Vipava Valley
Which region of Italy is adjacent to Kras on the Italian side?
Carso
What region is adjacent to Goriska Brda on the Italian side?
Collio Goriziano
Where is Movia winery?
Goriska Brda in Primorska Slovenia
What grape is Laski Rizling in Slovenia?
Welschriesling
Which region of Croatia lies over the border from the Posavje region of Slovenia?
Croatian Uplands - specifically Plesivica Hills and the Kupa river region
Which region of Slovenia borders Hungary?
Podravje - specifically Prekmurje
What river defines the Podravje region of Slovenia?
Drava River
Which regions of Croatia border the Primorska sector of Slovenia?
Istria and Primorje
What is the distinct Malvasia grape of Istria?
Malvazija Istaska
What is the Southern coastal region of Croatia?
Which body of water and which country does it primarily border?
Dalmatia
Adriatic Sea and Bosnia Herzegovina
What are the subregions of Dalmatia?
Northern Dalmatia
Central and Southern Dalmatia
Dalmatian Hinterland
Where does Mike Grgich make wine in Croatia?
Dalmatia - in the Dingac sub zone
What is the Croatian grape Tribidrag or Crljenak identical to?
Zinfandel (Primitivo)
What is the popular red wine of Dalmatia called?
Plavac Mali
Which rivers define the Northern, Eastern, and Souther borders of Croatia’s continental region?
Mur and Drava river form most of the Northern border with Hungary
The Sava river forms most of the Southern border with Bosnia Herzegovina (then runs through the Moslavina hills region and past Zagreb)
The Danube forms the Eastern Border with Serbia
