Eastern Europe + Balkan

Question 1

What countries are bordering Croatia?

Answer 1

• North: Slovenia
• North-East: Hungary
• East: Bosnia I Hercegovina
• South: Montenegro
• West: Adriatic Sea

Question 2

What are the 2 main wine regions of Croatia?

Answer 2

• Coastal Croatia
• Continental:

Question 3

In 2018, Croatian wine Board classified for official wine region.
Can you name this regions?

Answer 3

• Slavonian and the Danube: Slavoniji i Podunavlje
• Croatian Upland: Bregovita Hrvatska
• Istria and Kvarner: Istra i Kvarner
• Dalmatia: Dalmacija

Question 4

What mountain range split Croatia in to part?

Answer 4

• *Dinaric Alps**
• This mountain range follow the coast*

Question 5

How is the coastal region of Croatia split?

Name the sub-regions here.

Answer 5

From North to South

• ​Hrvatska Istra PDO: Croatian Istria
• Hrvatsko Primorje PDO: North Croatian Littoral
• Dalmatia
  
  • ​Sjeverna Dalmacija PDO: Northern Dalmatia
  • Dalmatinska Zagora PDO: Dalmatian Hinterland
  • Srednja i Juana Dalmacija PDO: Central and Southern Dalmatia
  • Dingač PDO

Question 6

What is the most important wine style grow within the Croatian Istria and Kvarner?

Answer 6

Mostly white

Question 7

Name the local varieties grow within the Dalmatian Hinterland PDO?

Answer 7

• Kujundžuša: White
• Debit: White (AKA Belan, Carapar)
• Maraština: White (AKA Malvasia Bianca Lunga)
• Blatina: Red
• Zlatarica: White

Question 8

From the continental Croatia wine region, what is its eastern most sub-region?

Answer 8

Slavonian and the Danube

Also the warmest wine region of Croatia, largely influenced buy the Pannonian plain.

Question 9

What is the grape variety speciallity of the Slavonian and the Danube wine region?

Answer 9

• *Grasevina**
• AKA: Welschriesling, Riesling Italico, Laski Riesling…*

North-East Croatia

Question 10

What is the main city of the Croatia upland?

Answer 10

Zagreb

Question 11

What is the coolest wine region of Croatia?

Answer 11

• Croatia upland
• Especially near Medimurje, the northern most part of the Croatia.
• Some high standard dry and sweet wine are produced here from the Furmint

Question 12

What is the synonym of Furmint in Croatia?

Answer 12

Pusipel

Question 13

What are the PDOs of the Continental Croatia?

Answer 13

• Istočna Konntinentalna Hrvatska PDO: Eastern Continental Croatia
• Zapadna Kontinentalna Hrvatska PDO: Western Continental Croatia
• Hrvatska Podunavlje PDO: Danube Region
• Slavonja PDO: Slavonia
• Moslavina PDO: Moslavina Hills
• Pokuplje PDO: Kupa River Region
• Plešivica PDO: Plesivica Hills
• Zagorje-Medimurje PDO
• Prigorje-Bilogora PDO

Question 14

Location of the following wine region:

Hrvatsko Podunavlje PDO

Answer 14

Continental Croatia

= Danube Region

Question 15

Location of the following wine region:

Slavonija PDO

Answer 15

North-East area of the Continental Croatia

= Slavonia

Question 16

Location of the following wine region:

Moslavina PDO

Answer 16

North Continental Croatia

= Moslavina hills

Question 17

Location of the following wine region:

Pokuplje PDO

Answer 17

Central Continental Croatia

= Kupa River region

Question 18

Location of the following wine region:

Plesivica PDO

Answer 18

Central Continental Croatia

= `Kupa River Region

Question 19

Location of the following wine region:

Zagorje-Medimurje PDO

Answer 19

Northern Continental Croatia

Question 20

Prigorje-Bilogora PDO

Answer 20

Central Continental Croatia

Question 21

What are the 2 signature varieties of Hrvatska Istra PDO?

Answer 21

• White: Malvazija: Croatian Malvasia
• Red: Teran - AKA Refosk

Question 22

Where is the most important vineyard of Kvarner located?

Answer 22

On the island of Krk, just south of Istria

The main grape variety is Zlahtina

Question 23

What is the most important grape variety of Croatian’s Kvarner wine region?

Answer 23

Zlathina

produces dry and crisp white wines

Question 24

What is the most planted red grape variety in Dalmatia?

Answer 24

Plavac Mali

Question 25

What is the Croatian synonym to **Zynfandel / Primitivo**?

Answer 25

**Tribirdag** *Also called **Crljenak Kastelanski***

Question 26

What is the **largest** production wine region of **Romania?**

Answer 26

**Moldovan Hills** ## Footnote * North east of the country* * Its represents 40% of the country wine production*

Question 27

What are the PDOs of Moldovan Hills wine region?

Answer 27

**_From North to South:_** * Cotnari DOC * Iasi PDO * Bohotin DOC * Husi DOC * Nicoresti PDO * Pancil PDO * Odobesti PDO * Cotesti PDO

Question 28

# Origin of production of the following: **Cotnari DOC**

Answer 28

* *Romania** * Moldovan Hills*

Question 29

# Origin of production of the following: **Cotesti DOC**

Answer 29

**Romania** *Moldovan Hills*

Question 30

# Origin of production of the following: **Bohotin DOC**

Answer 30

**Romania** *Moldovan Hills*

Question 31

# Origin of production of the following: **Nicoresti DOC**

Answer 31

**Romania** *Moldovan Hills*

Question 32

# Origin of production of the following: **Odobesti DOC**

Answer 32

**Romania** *Moldovan Hills*

Question 33

What are the 2 most important varieties of Romania?

Answer 33

**Feteasca Regala** **Feteasca Alba**: More fine and supple wine