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Romania thematic courses

Organize Feteasca varieties and the eight growing regions along the Carpathian axis. Then proceed to the DOC harvest distinctions and local-variety winemaking.

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Organize the overview and appellations

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    Romania Overview

    Refer to the map to check the regions inside and outside the Carpathian Mountains, along the Danube, and by the Black Sea.

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    Clarify DOC, IG, and harvest categories

    Place of origin, grape ripeness, and final sweetness/dryness are divided into three separate categories.

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Connect grape varieties to major producing regions.

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    Three types of Fetească and local varieties.

    Do not combine similarly named varieties; organize white and black (red) varieties separately.

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    Transylvania: Whites and sparkling wines from the hills

    From the hills inside the mountains, continue to white varieties and traditional-method sparkling.

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    The Moldavia region: Cotnari and Vrancea

    Distinguish place names in Romania from those in neighboring Moldova.

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    Dealu Mare: reading red wines from the foothills

    Compare Fetească Neagră with international varieties and whites.

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    Oltenia: Indigenous Varieties of Drăgășani

    Learn about indigenous black and white varieties, based on slope orientation and winemaking.

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    West: Banat and Crișana/Maramureș

    We’ll use Recaș and Miniș as starting points to outline the western regions.

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    Dobrogea and Danube Terraces

    Between the Black Sea and the Danube, consider heat and water.

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Read the representative themes in depth.

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    Compare DOC vintage labeling in the specification document

    Even if the abbreviation is the same, the specific conditions vary by region or variety.

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    Jidvei: Traditional method sparkling using indigenous varieties

    Using Fetească Regală and international varieties, trace the process of creating bubbles through traditional bottle fermentation.

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