Romania

What is Romania's most famous wine?

Cotnari DOC, a sweet white wine DOC from Moldavia

Which Romanian wine region is an eastern extension of Central Europe's Pannonian Plain?

Crisana-Maramures

How are DOC wines further subdivided in Romania?

DOC-CMD: grapes harvested at full maturity DOC-CT: late-harvested grapes DOC-CIB: botrytis-affected grapes

What are the two most cultivated grapes in Romania?

Fetească Albă and Fetească Regală

Name a few grapes cultivated in Romania.

Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Riesling Italico (Welschriesling), Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, Băbeasca Neagră

What grapes are used for Cotnari DOC?

Grasa de Cotnari, Francusa, Tămâioasă Românească, Fetească Albă; either blended or varietal wines

Where is Cotnari DOC located?

Moldavia in Romania

List the Romanian wine regions, clockwise from the northeast, that form a ring around the outer slopes of the Carpathian Mountains.

Moldavia, Muntenia-Oltenia, Banat, Crisana-Maramures

Where is Dealu Mare DOC?

Muntenia-Oltenia in Romania

What is Welschriesling called in Romania?

Riesling Italico

In what wine region are Romania's highest vineyards located?

Transylvania

What wine region is located in the center of Romania?

Transylvania

Romania is bordered by what countries?

Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria

How are Wines for Current Consumption further subdivided in Romania?

VM (table wine/Vin de Masa) VMS (superior table wine/Vin de Masa Superior)

How are Quality Wines further subdivided in Romania?

VS (Quality wines with a geographic designation/Vin de Calitate Superioara) DOC (Denumire de Origine Controlata, a PDO designation)

What style of wine is Tarnave DOC known for?

White wines of high acidity from several varieties, including Fetească and Traminer Rosé

What are the two broad categories for wines in Romania?

Wines for Current Consumption (table wines) and Quality Wines

Muntenia-Oltenia DOC is gaining a reputation for wines made from what grapes?

Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir

What grapes is Murfatlar DOC gaining a reputation for?

Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, traditional Romanian white grape varieties and late harvest Chardonnay

Romania borders what large body of water?

Black Sea

What mountain range dominates the center of Romania?

Carpathian Mountains

What is the climate of Romania?

Continental

What two Romanian wine regions are on the Black Sea Coast?

Dobrogea and the Danube Terraces

Where is Murfatlar DOC?

Dobrogea in Romania

What is Bulgaria's Pamid called in Romania?

Rosioara

What style of wine is Cotnari DOC known for?

Sweet white wines made from Grasa de Cotnari, Francusa, Tămâioasă Românească, Fetească Albă; dry white wines are also permitted

Which DOC of Transylvania is one of Romania's coolest and most important wine regions?

Tarnave DOC

What river separates Romania from Serbia?

The Danube