Romania

Question 1

Regions of Romania

Answer 1

Banat, Hills of Dobrogea, Crisanea and Maramures, Hills of Moldova, Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia, Transylvania Plateau, Danube Terraces

Question 2

DOC Zones of Banat (Banatului) Romania

Answer 2

Banat DOC

Reca DOC

Question 3

In 2002, Romania brought Its wine classifications in line with EU Legislation with these categories:

Answer 3

Wines for current consumption (table wines)
VM, VMS

Quality Wines
VS/DOC

Question 4

This Mountain Range dominates the center of Romania

Answer 4

Carpathian Mountains

Question 5

The sweet wines of this region of Romania are the country’s most famous export

Answer 5

Cotnari DOC in Moldavia

“Grasa di Cotnari” shares lineage with Furmint

Question 6

These grapes may be blended with Grasa di Cotnari as varietal wines or vinified separately

Answer 6

Francusa Tamaioasa (resinous like Frankensence)

Romaneasca and Feteasca Alba

Question 7

What does DOC-CIB mean on Romanian wine

Answer 7

Botrytis affected

Question 8

These two DOCs are in Transylvania

Answer 8

Jidvei, Tarnave

Question 9

Tarnave DOC in Romania produces white wines of high acidity from these grapes

Answer 9

Feteasca, Traminer Rosé

Question 10

Muntenia-Oltenia houses this DOC that is gaining reputation for red wines made from Cab and Pinot (Romania)

Answer 10

Dealu Mare

Question 11

Where is the world’s largest wine collection with 2 million bottles

Answer 11

Muldova Cricova district

State quality wines industrial complex

“Millesti Mici”

Question 12

Which region in Romania has most DOC zones

Answer 12

Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia

Question 13

Approved Grape Varieties for Banat DOC in Romania

Answer 13

White: Muscat ottonel, Sauvignon, Pinot Gris, feteasca Regala, Feteasca Alba, Riesling Italico, Riesling, Majarca, Chardonnay

Red: Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, Cadarca, Syrah, Novac

Question 14

DOC-CMD means this in Romanian wine law

Answer 14

grapes harvested at full maturity

Question 15

DOC-CT means this in Romanian wine law

Answer 15

late-harvested grapes

Question 16

What do the terms Rezervă and Vin de Vinotecă mean in Romanian wine law?

Answer 16

Rezervă: minimum of six months in oak and six months in bottle

Vin de Vinotecă: at least one year in oak and four years in the bottle before release

Question 17

What does Dealu Mare mean? (Romania)

Answer 17

“Big Hill” the hill faces South and is 350-400 meters

Question 18

Biggest producing region of Romania, over 40% of country’s wine

Answer 18

Moldovan hills

Question 19

Quality Wines are classified as either one of these two categories in Romania:

Answer 19

Vin cu Indicaţie Geografică (a PGI designation) or Denumire de Origine Controlată (or DOC, a PDO designation)

Question 20

Requirements for Vin cu Indicaţie wines: (Romania)

Answer 20

minimum of 85% of the grapes must be produced and vinified in the area specified on the label

Question 21

Romania’s 12 PGIs are responsible for about this % of Production

Answer 21

9% of production

Question 22

How many DOC wines in Romania?

Answer 22

There are 35 DOC wines, and they may be produced from recommended and authorized Vitis vinifera varieties (excluding hybrids)

Question 23

DOC wine in Romania makes up this % of production:

Answer 23

nearly 30% of overall production in 2017, and seven of the eight major wine zones contain DOCs.

Question 24

Romania is on the same latitude as France and is moderated by this body of water

Answer 24

Black Sea.

Continental Climate

Question 25

Danube River marks the southern border with this country

Answer 25

Serbia, flowing eastward into the Black Sea

Question 26

These Romanian wine regions form a ring around the outer slopes of the Carpathians

Answer 26

Hills of Moldova in the east Muntenia-Oltenia toward the south Banat and Crişana-Maramureş in the northwest

Question 27

These two wine regions of Romania are on the eastern Black Sea coast

Answer 27

Dobrogea Danube Terraces

Question 28

Romania's highest vineyards are here

Answer 28

Transylvanian Plateau, in the center of the country

Question 29

where is Sands?

Answer 29

Sands is a minor area for quality wine production in Southern Romania

Question 30

One of Romania’s coolest and most important wine regions, producing white wines of high acidity from several varieties:

Answer 30

In Transylvania, the Jidvei DOC nested in Târnave DOC Fetească grapes and Traminer Rosé

Question 31

Once known for its late-harvest Chardonnay, This Romanian DOC is is developing a reputation for its soft styles of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. Its dry climate has also encouraged more organic farming in recent years

Answer 31

Murfatlar DOC in Dobrogea

Question 32

Synonym for Rosioara (red table grape in Romania) in Bulgaria

Answer 32

Pamid

Question 33

These regions of Romania are situated in the northwest, neighboring Ukraine and Hungary.

Answer 33

Crișana and Maramureș

Question 34

These Romanian wine regions are located in the South of the country

Answer 34

Southern Sands, Oltenia, and Muntenia

Question 35

Sunniest, warmest region of Romania

Answer 35

Dobrogea Hills (Eastern Romania on Black Sea) Home to Murfatlar DOC

Question 36

Map of Romania

Answer 36