MS - Bulgaria/Romania/Serbia/Moldova/Macedonia/Malta
When was Bulgarian wine law created?
1978
On which parallel does Dealu-Mare DOC lie?
45th parallel North
Name 3 indigenous red grape varieties rather than Feteasca Neagra?
Babeasca Neagra Novac Negru de Dragasani
What's the Romania smallest wine region?
Banat
Where's Novi Pazar?
Controliran in Bulgaria
Where's Sakar? Name the principal grape varietal.
Controliran in Bulgaria. Merlot based.
Name the villages of Cherno More?
D V B P B 1) Dobrich 2) Varna 3) Byala 4) Pomorie 5) Burgas 6) Khan Krum **
Where's Banat? List all the subregions.
DOC of Romania Moldova Noua Dealurile Tirolului Silagiu
What's CIB in Romania?
DOC-CIB, obtained from the grapes worked with "noble mold" or picked when raisined (minimum 240 gr. of sugar/liter).
What's CMD in Romania?
DOC-CMD, obtained from the grapes picked at the complete maturity (minimum 187 gr sugar/liter at harvest);
What's CT in Romania?
DOC-CT, obtained from the late harvested grapes (minimum 220 gr. sugar /liter)
Where's Davino winery?
Dealu Mare, Bulgaria.
Where's SERVE winery?
Dealu Mare, Bulgaria.
Where's Aurelia Visinescu Anima Gran Reserve?
Dealu Mare, Romania.
Where's Prahova and Buzău?
Dealu Mare.
What's DGO?
Declared geographic Origin Vino ot Deklariran Geografski
What's Barik means?
Fermentation occur in 500 L cask for the wine.
Name 3 indigenous black grapes of Romania?
Feteasca Neagra Burgund Mare Babeasca Neagra
Where's S.E.R.V.E. 'Terra Romana' Cuvee Guy de Poix?
Feteasca Negara, Muntenia & Oltenia of Romania.
Where's Valahorum, "Apogeum"?
Fetească Neagră, Dealu Mare in Bulgaria
What's Rakia?
Fruit brandy in Balkan country
What is the only grape permitted at Controliran level in Suhindol?
Gamza
Name two indigenous grape varieties of Malta?
Ghirgentina (White) Gelleza (Red)
What's "țuică cu fruct"?
Glass bottle of țuică containing a whole plum fruit
Name 3 indigenous white grape varieties rather than Feteasca Alba or Regala?
Grasa Tamaioasa Romaneasca Francusa Sarba Zghihara Cramposie Mustoasa Galbena Babeasca Gri
What are the 3 sub-regions of Tarnave DOC?
Jidvei Blaj Medias
Who is the biggest wine producer in Romania?
Jidvei in Tarnave
Name the villages of Valley of the roses?
K S S 1) Karlovo 2) Sliven 3) Sungulare ****
What's Gamza?
Kadarka. Tart berry flavors with a savory, herbal profile and a touch of black pepper and baking spice.
List all of the sub-regions of Sumadija region in Serbia?
Krnjevo Oplenac Raca Kragujevac
Name 3 wine districts of Pcinja-Osogovo?
Kumanovo Kratovo Pijanec
Where's Cricova wine cellar?
Largest winery in the world in Moldova (15km long)
Which country does the Stanushina grape originate?
Macedonia
What the country borders Struma River valley region?
Macedonia and Greece.
What are the 3 appellations in Malta?
Maltese Islands IGT Malta PDO Gozo PDO
Where's Asenovgrad? Name the principal grape varietal.
Mavrud
What's Vinars?
Means Brandy in Romania.
What is the only grape variety permitted at Controliran level in Harsovo?
Melnik
What's the largest planted grape variety of Bulgaria?
Merlot
What are the most planted grape varieties of Moldova?
Merlot > Cabernet Sauvignon > Chardonnay
What's the minimum ageing requirement of Negru de Purcari?
Min 18 months in oak
What's the ageing requirement of Vin de vinotecă?
Minimum 1 year in oak barrels and 4 years in bottle.
What's the ageing requirement of Rezervă?
Minimum 6 months in oak barrels and 6 months in bottle.
What's rezerva means on a bottle of Romanian wine?
Minimum aged 6 months in oak barrel and 6 months in bottle
What's special selection in Bulgaria?
Minimum aged for 2 years
What is the only grape variety permitted at Controliran level in the region of Sungurlare?
Misket
Where's Dniester and Prut Rivers?
Moldova
Where's Lake Skadar?
Montenegro
What's Tamianka?
Muscat de Frontignan in Bulgaria
Name the villages of Danubian Plain?
N V P SS P L D R P T S N D V 1) Novo Selo 2) Vidin 3) Pleven 4) Svishtov 5) Suhindol 6) Pavlikeni 7) Lyaskovets 8) Dve Mogili 9) Ruse 10) Popovo 11) Turgovishte 12) Shumen 13) Novi Pazar 14) Dobrich 15) Varna
Where's Edoardo Miroglio winery?
Nova Zagora, Bulgaria.
What's țuică bătrână?
Old Tuica that aged in barrel up to ten years.
What are the 2 DOCs of the Danube terraces region in Romania?
Oltina DOC Insuratei DOC
Where's Budureasca winery?
One the biggest producer of Dealu Mare.
Name the villages of Thracian Lowlands?
PPP N S O C Y E K S L 1) Pazardzhik 2) Perushtitsa 3) Peshtera 4) Nova Zagora 5) Stara Zagora 6) Oryahovica 7) Chirpan 8) Yambol 9) Elkhovo 10) Khashovo 11) Stambolovo 12) Lyubimets
What's the synonym of Rikat?
Rkatsitelli
Where's Ciucas beer?
Romania
Where's Timisoreana beer?
Romania
Where's Ursus beer?
Romania
Where's Zaganu beer?
Romania
What's the most planted white grape variety in Macedonia?
Smederevka
What's the most planted grape in Serbia?
Smederevka (White)
What's the largest planted of Serbia?
Smederevka, indigenous white mostly for table wine production in Serbia.
What's the capital city of Bulgaria?
Sofia
Name the villages of Struma River Valley?
Southwest, borders Macedonia. Blagoevgrad Damianitza Melnik Harsovo
What's Vin Perlant?
Sparkling wine
List all of the subregions of Vojvodina?
Srem Subotica Telecka Potisje banat South Banat Backa
Which black grape variety also known as "Gradesh" ?
Stanusina
What's Vin Linistit?
Still wine
Where's Damianitza winery?
Struma Valley, Bulgaria. Iconic with Melnik.
According to mythology, what was the place of birth of Dyonisos?
Thracian Lowlands
Name all of the subregions of Moldova wine region?
Total 12. 4C D LL P O H N Z Cotnari** Cotești** Covurlui Colinele Tutovei Dealul Bujorului Iveşti Iași Panciu Odobești Huși Nicoreşti Zeletin
Name the official PGI wine regions of Bulgaria?
Total 2. The Danubian Plain Thracian Lowlands *75% total production.
Please name all of the Controliran in Bulgaria?
Total 20. SSSSSS + PPP + VV 1) Svishtov 2) Sukhindol 3) Sungulare 4) Slavyansti 5) Stambolovo 6) Sakar 7) Pavlikeni 8) Pomorie 9) Perushtitsa 10) Vurbitsa 11) Veliki Preslav 12) Novi Pazar 13) Khan Krum 14) Evksinograd 15) Asenovgrad 16) Karlovo 17) Khisarya 18) Brestnik 19) Oryahovica 20) Harsovo
Name all of the wine regions of Romania?
Total 7. BCD HHH T Western part: 1) Maramures 2) Crisana 3) Banat Centre: 4) Transylvania Plateau Southern part: 5) Muntenia and Oltenia Eastern part: 6) Dobrogea 7) Moldova
name all of the subregions of Muntenia and Oltenia, Romania?
Total 8. DDDD SS PP Dealurile Buzăului Dealu Mare Drăgășani Dealurile Craiovei Ștefănești Sâmburești Podgoria Severinului Plaiurile Drâncei
Name all of the wine regions in Serbia?
Total 9 wine regions: SSS T N W P B K Šumadija-Great Morava - Largest Subotica-Horgoš - Northernmost Srem Timok Nišava West Morava Pocerina Banat Kosovo (Metohija)
Where's Negotin?
Town in eastern Serbia
What is the only grape variety permitted at Controliran level in Khan Krum?
Traminer
Where's Lechinta DOC?
Transylvania
Where's Târnave?
Transylvania, Romania. *one of the most important and oldest wine regions in Romania
Name the county borders Thracian Lowlands, Bulgaria?
Turkey
Where's Vadu Săpat?
Vadu Săpat is a commune in Prahova County, Romania. (Dealu Mare)
Name all the regions of Moldova?
Valul Lui Traian IGP Stefan Voda IGP Codru IGP
Which wine region of Macedonia produces over 80% production each year?
Vardar river Valley ( Povardarie) about 21000 ha
What's the winery of Antinori Family in Romania?
Viile Metamorfosis, Dealu Mare, Romania at 2001.
Name the winery owned by Antinori in Romania?
Ville Metamorfosis at Dealu Mare DOC
Name the quality categories classification in Romania?
Vin de Masa (Table Wine) Vin cu Indicatie Geografica (IGP) Denumire de Origine Controlata (AOP/DOC equivalent)
What's the most planted red grape variety in Macedonia?
Vranac
What's the synonym of Laski Riesling?
Welschriesling
What's the synonym of Dimyat?
White, related to Gouais Blanc.
What's Tamjanika?
White, related to Muscat in Serbia.
What's there most planted grape varietal of Romania?
White: Fetească Regală and Alba & Red: Fetească neagră
What's ROvinHud?
Wine fair of Romania.
Where's Pcinja-Osogovo?
Wine region in Macedonia
Where's Pelagonija-Polog?
Wine region in Macedonia
What's Crama?
wine cellar in Romania
Where's Murfatlar?
wine region on the Black Sea coast within Dobrogea in Romania.
Where's Astika beer?
Bulgaria.
Where's Kamenitza beer?
Bulgaria.
Where's Khan Krum Classic Rakia?
Bulgaria.
Where's Shumensko Pivo beer?
Bulgaria.
Where's Stolichno Bock beer?
Bulgaria.
Where's Zagorka beer?
Bulgaria.
Where's Lyaskovets? Name the principal grape varietal.
Bulgaria. Aligote!!
Where's Peshterska Muskat Grape Brandy?
Bulgaria. Rakia.
What is the only grape permitted at Controliran level in Svishtov?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Name the Important Mountains of Bulgaria?
1) Zapadni Rodopi Mountain 2) Stara Planina
What's the ageing requirement of Reserve and special selection in Bulgaria?
1 and 2 years
How many PDO in Bulgaria?
52
Name the latest DOC in Romania?
Adamclisi DOC (July 2020)
Name the five DOCs of Transylvania?
Aidu DOC Alba Lulia DOC Lechinta DOC Sebes Apold DOC Tanarve DOC
What's "In Vino" ?
Annual international wine festival that has been held in Belgrade since 2004. Also Beo Wine Fair.
Name the key subregions in the Thracian Lowlands?
Asenovgrad* Brezovo Perushtitsa
What's the capital city of Serbia?
Belgrade 貝爾格萊德
What's Chernozem?
Black Earth, black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus found in Tracian Lowlands
In which Bulgarian wine region is the Gamza grape variety the most popular?
Black Sea region
What's the synonym of Burgund Mare?
Blaufrankisch
What's the capital of Romania?
Bucharest
Where''s Jewel Lines Precious Vodka?
Bulgaria
Which mountain range dominates the centre of Romania?
Carpathian Mountain
What's Cazan?
Cazan de tuica. Brass still for distillation of Tuica in Romania. Must be traditional fire source.
Name the main wine regions of Serbia?
Central Serbia Vojvodina Kosovo
List all 13 Sub-regions of Central region in Serbia?
Cer-Valjevo Cacak Negotinska Krajina Nisava Knjazevac Mlava Toplca Nis Leskovac Vranje Morave Beograd Sumadija **
What is the only grape permit'ed at Controliran level in Novi Pazar?
Chardonnay
What's the most planted white grape variety in Moldova?
Chardonnay
What's the most planted white grape variety of Moldova?
Chardonnay
What's Bermet?
Dessert wine that is a speciality of northern Serbia's Fruška Gora wine region. (town of Sremski Karlovci). Through maceration of 20 different herbs and spices.
What's Dinka?
Dinka or Kövidinka is a white Hungarian wine grape. There is also significant plantings near the Hungarian border in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.
Where;s Dealu Mare?
Iconic subregion of Muntenia, Romania.
What's Mavrud?
Indigenous Red. Rich, crushed cherry and chocolate-like flavors.
What's Prokupac?
Indigenous red grape varietal and can find it at Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia. For rose.
What's Negru de Drăgăşani and name a winery produces this.
Indigenous red grape varietal in Dealu Mare. Via Marchizului from Viile Metamorfosis.
What's Stanušina Crna?
Indigenous red in Macedonia. Nowhere you can find in the world!
What's Melnik 55 and where you may find it?
Indigenous red, crossing of Melnik and French Valdeguié. Exclusively in Struma Valley.
Where you can find Krstač?
Indigenous white and may find it in Serbia and Montenegro.
What's Dimiat and where you may find it?
Indigenous white and widely planted in Black Sea region in Bulgaria.
What's Grasă de Cotnari and where you may find it?
Indigenous white grape varietal of Cotnari DOC.
What's Red Misket?
Pink, aromatic like Muscat.
Where's Liliac & Kracher Ice Wine?
Pinot Gris, Neuburger and Muscat Ottonel from Transylvania.
Name the subregions of the Danubian Plain, Bulgaria?
Pleven Svishtov Ruse Suhindol
What's Țuică?
Plum brandy in Romania. Using 40-55% alcohol content.
Where's Troyanska Slivovitz 10 Year Old?
Plum brandy of Bulgaria.
What's Dracula?
Plum brandy, Transylvania. Dracula, Son of the Dragon
List 6 districts of the Pelagonija Polog?
Prilep Bitola Prespa Ohrid Kichevo Tetovo
What's the most utilised native red grape of Serbia?
Prokupac
Where's Vojvodina?
Province of Serbia.
What's Rachiu?
Rakia in Romania. Other spirits that are produced from other fruit or from a cereal grain.
What's Muskatova rakia?
Rakia made with Muscat in Bulgaria.
What's Rakija?
Rakia of Serbia, Croatia,
What's the most planted white grape variety in Bulgaria?
Red Misket
Name the iconic indigenous grape varietal of Sungarlare?
Red Mislet = Misket Cherven Not relation of Muscat, pink colour grape varietal.
What's Negru de Purcari?
Red Wine produced @ Purcari, Stefan Voda region at Moldova. Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Saperavi, Rara Neagra.
What's Gellewza?
Red grape at Malta
What's Rubin?
Red. Crossing of Nebbiolo and Syrah. Powerful and often blend with Mavrud.
What's the grape varieties are widely planted in the Danubian Plain?
Red: Pamid and Gamza White: Riesling, SB, Chardonnay, Muscat Ottonel, Tramier
Where's the largest plum producer in EU?
Romania, 80% transfer to Tuica production.
Where's Murfatlar? List the subregions.
Romania. Medgidia Cernavod
List all grape varieties permitted for the production of Cotnari DOC - CIB (Botrytised)
Romanian Tamaioasa Grasa de Cotnari Pinot Gris Sauvignon Busuioaca de Bohotin
What is the only Controliran for Rose wines?
Rose of the South Coast
What's the red grape varieties are widely planted in the Thracian Lowlands?
Ruby Cabernet Mavrud Pamid
Name the 5 large regions in Bulgaria?
S V T D C 1) Struma River Valley (West) 2) Valley of Roses 3) Thracian Lowlands (South) 4) Danubian Plan (North) 5) Cherno More (Black Sea)
Where you may find Stara Sokolova?
Serbia, plum brandy. Stara Sokolova Old Falcon's 7 Year Old Plum Brandy.
Where you may find Rubin V.S.O.P. Vinjak 5 Brandy?
Serbia.
Where's Apatinsko beer?
Serbia.
Where's Jelen beer?
Serbia.
Where's LAV beer?
Serbia.
Where's Pils plus beer?
Serbia.
Where's Velika Morava river?
Serbia.
Where's Zaječarsko beer?
Serbia.
Where's Matalj Vinarija winery?
Serbia. Matalj Vinarija 'Kremen Kamen' Cabernet Sauvignon
Where' you may find Flores Zuta Osa Slivovitz?
Serbia. Plum brandy.
What's Controliran?
Superior controlled appellation of origin within PGO
What's Pastoral?
Sweet red wine (Fortified or not) made often by Thermo-Vinification. 160+ RS
What's Rosioara?
Synonym of Pamid in Romania
What's Rajik?
Synonym of Pinot gris in Moldova
What's the only DOC of Transylvania can produces red and rose wines?
Tarnave DOC
What's Vin Tanar?
Young wine in Romania