Bulgaria

Question 1

Rubin, a native grape of Bulgaria, is a hybrid of these grapes

Answer 1

Nebbiolo x Syrah

Question 2

What does Baric mean in Bulgaria

Answer 2

Wine Fermented in 500L or less barrel

Question 3

Where is Suhnindol valley? (Bulgaria)

Answer 3

Danubian Plain

Question 4

Most planted white and red grapes of Bulgaria

Answer 4

Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
White: Rkatsiteli, Dimiat

Question 5

Synonym for Kadarka in Bulgaria

Answer 5

Gamza

Question 6

What is a Controlirian wine in Bulgarian wine law?

Answer 6

Superior Controlled Appellation of Origin within a DGO, and each controlirian wine must be produced from the appellation’s permitted grape varietals

Question 7

The EU recognizes only these two regions of Bulgaria as GI designations

Answer 7

Danubian Plain

Thracian lowlands

Question 8

Leading red grapes of international plantings in Bulgaria

Answer 8

Merlot and Cabernet

Question 9

Noteworthy Controliran appellations in Bulgaria

Answer 9

Suhindol, Svichtov (Danubian Plain)

Sungurlare (Valley of the Roses)

Harsovo (Struma River Valley)

Khan Krum (Black Sea Region)

Question 10

Wine producing villages of Valley of the Roses (Bulgaria)

Answer 10

Karlovo
Silven
Sungulare

Question 11

Thracian Lowlands is geographically located here in Bulgaria

Answer 11

Southern Zone, bordering Turkey

Question 12

In Bulgaria, the Danubian Plain to the North borders this country

Answer 12

Romania

Question 13

Producer of Bulgarian Cabernet

Answer 13

Bulgariana

Question 14

4 major Regions of Bulgaria

Answer 14

the northern Danubian Plain, the eastern Black Sea coast, the southern Thracian Plain and Sub-Balkan zone referred to as the Valley of the Roses, and the southwestern Struma River Valley

Question 15

Mountain range bordering struma river valley to the East

Answer 15

Zapadni Rodopi Mountains

Question 16

wine producing villages of Struma River Valley (Bulgaria)

Answer 16

Blagoevgrad
Damianitza
Melnik
Harsovo

Question 17

Question 18

This American based drink company helped Bulgaria become the 4th largest wine exporter in 1990

Answer 18

Pepsi Cola

the company was paid for its cola concentrate with Bulgarian wine, due to lack of funds from the Bulgarians.

However, finding quality lacking, PepsiCo hired consultants, including Professor Maynard Amerine of UC Davis, to help improve the product.

Question 19

Mountain range that bisects Bulgaria

Answer 19

Stara planina

Question 20

What is Vinprom? Who established it and how did it affect Bulgarian wine production

Answer 20

Soviets estabished it in 1948 to manage vineyard expansion and promotion

Vineyards were established on flatter, more fertile grounds in an effort to produce higher yields and allow for mechanized farming. By the late 1950s, Russia was importing much of Bulgaria’s wine production, and Bulgaria grew to become the fourth largest global wine exporter shortly thereafter.

Question 21

What happened in 1985 to stymie the growth of the Bulgarian wine industry

Answer 21

Gorbachev’s anti-alcohol reforms, launched in 1985, stymied the huge industry, raising and fixing grape prices so cooperatives had little choice but to turn to more profitable crops.

Question 22

This French group came to bulgaria in 2002 but left in 2009 during the economic crisis

Answer 22

France’s Belvedere Group

Question 23

What year did the communist regime collapse

Answer 23

1990

Question 24

What year did Bulgaria enter the EU

Answer 24

2007

Question 25

Bulgarian wine law dates back to this:

Answer 25

Wine Act of 1978, with the establishment of a Controliran system outlining the best regions and styles

Now obsolete, having adhered to EU standards

Question 26

There are two defined levels of quality for Bulgarian wine:

Answer 26

table wine and quality wine

Within the quality category, Bulgaria has only two PGIs, the Danubian Plain and the Thracian Lowlands

Question 27

How is Struma River Valley different from the other Regions of Bulgaria?

Answer 27

Mediterranean climate, whereas most of Bulgaria is continental (warmest region in Bulgaria)

Question 28

What is Pamid? Where can I find it?

Answer 28

a very historic grape in Bulgaria: accounts for 10% of all plantings and is one of the first red varieties to be harvested.

Question 29

Most planted white grapes in Bulgaria

Answer 29

Red Misket, Rkatsiteli, and Dimiat

Question 30

This Native white grape of Sungurlare is its specialty (Bulgaria)

Answer 30

Red Misket (Misket Cherven), an aromatic specialty of Sungurlare