The Russian federation and Former Soviet Republics

Question 1

Russia’s most important wine region with over 50% of the federation’s vineyards

Answer 1

Krasnodar (on the Black Sea Coast)

Question 2

Russia’s most cultivated varietal

Answer 2

Rkatsiteli (White grape)

Question 3

A historical note on the Czars of Russia

Answer 3

Most Czars sipped Tokaji Esszencia

Louis Roederer creates the tete de cuvée “Cristal” for Czar Alexander II-Bottled In cleat glass so as not to provoke the Czar’s suspicion of foul play

Question 4

The most important wine producing nation among the former Soviet Republic

Answer 4

Ukraine

Question 5

The two regions of Ukraine that account for nearly 80% of the total annual wine production

Answer 5

Odessa

Crimea

Question 6

Style of wine for both regions of Odessa and Crimea

Answer 6

Both produce a lot of sparkling wine often made in the traditional method in addition to red and white still wines

Crimea - Fortified Wines, Sherry and Madeira in Massandra near Yalta

Question 7

Georgia’s indigenous red and white varietals

Answer 7

The red Saperavi

The white Rkatsiteli

Question 8

The five zones of production of Georgia

Answer 8

Kakheti

Kartli

Imereti

Racha-Lechkhumi

Subtropical Zone

Question 9

The most important zone in Armenia

Answer 9

The Ararat Valley, containing 60% of the nations vineyard acreage

Question 10

Moldova

Answer 10

One of the smallest of the former Soviet republics, but has the second most vineyard acreage to the much larger Ukraine

Question 11

Moldova’s Cricova District

Answer 11

The state quality wines industrial complex “Milestii Mici” earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for housing the largest wine collection over the world (over two million bottles)

Question 12

The Milestii Mici “Golden Collection”

Answer 12

Resides in Moldova’s Cricova district, it is the largest single cellar complex in the world, nearly equaling the caves in Champagne in length and size