Romania
Romania, through its geography and winemaking.
Organize Feteasca varieties and the eight growing regions along the Carpathian axis. Then proceed to the DOC harvest distinctions and local-variety winemaking.
You can study geography, grape varieties, appellations, and winemaking in sequence. Knowledge gained from articles can be verified through exercises comparing regions and styles.
Grasp the location of the region.
- Transylvania: Whites and sparkling wines from the hills Transylvania
- The Moldavia region: Cotnari and Vrancea Northeastern Romania
- Dealu Mare: reading red wines from the foothills Muntenia
- Oltenia: Indigenous Varieties of Drăgășani Oltenia
- West: Banat and Crișana/Maramureș Banat-Recaș
- Dobrogea and Danube Terraces Dobrogea
Choose from articles
The Carpathians and eight wine regions
Romania Overview
Refer to the map to check the regions inside and outside the Carpathian Mountains, along the Danube, and by the Black Sea.
Origin, certification and harvest terms
Clarify DOC, IG, and harvest categories
Place of origin, grape ripeness, and final sweetness/dryness are divided into three separate categories.
Fetească and regional grapes
Three types of Fetească and local varieties.
Do not combine similarly named varieties; organize white and black (red) varieties separately.
Transylvania and Târnave
Transylvania: Whites and sparkling wines from the hills
From the hills inside the mountains, continue to white varieties and traditional-method sparkling.
Moldova within Romania
The Moldavia region: Cotnari and Vrancea
Distinguish place names in Romania from those in neighboring Moldova.
Dealu Mare
Dealu Mare: reading red wines from the foothills
Compare Fetească Neagră with international varieties and whites.
Oltenia and Drăgășani
Oltenia: Indigenous Varieties of Drăgășani
Learn about indigenous black and white varieties, based on slope orientation and winemaking.
Banat, Crișana and Maramureș
West: Banat and Crișana/Maramureș
We’ll use Recaș and Miniș as starting points to outline the western regions.
Dobrogea and the Danube
Dobrogea and Danube Terraces
Between the Black Sea and the Danube, consider heat and water.
CMD, CT and CIB
Compare DOC vintage labeling in the specification document
Even if the abbreviation is the same, the specific conditions vary by region or variety.
Extra Dry NV
Jidvei: Traditional method sparkling using indigenous varieties
Using Fetească Regală and international varieties, trace the process of creating bubbles through traditional bottle fermentation.
Major topics of study are selected and included. This is not an encyclopedia listing every appellation, variety, or producer.