Caroline started her presentation by reminding us of the geography of the region, how varied the history and culture is of each of the countries and how varied the topography. With national boundaries changing over time, often several times within a relatively few years, culture and ethnicity tend to be of greater importance than a ‘nationality badge’. Each of the countries represented in the tasting (Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Slovenia) was introduced showing a map of the country, highlighting the main wine growing areas, and the main wine industry statistics and grapes were given. The latter information is shown in each of the sections below.
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