Now the Wine and Dine Festival is not my designated hunting ground for exotic grapes, though I have had many a pleasant surprise there. One of the finds this year was this obscure Moldovan grape Cramposie, used for both wine and table, with a complicated east European pedigree. The grape is a cross between the Bulgarian Beala Debela and the Moldovan Iordan (also Zemoasa or Timpurie, Iordan is the Prime Name). VIVC lists its origin as Moldova although other websites talk of Romania, and in particular the region of Dragasani. Other than that, information does not seem readily available on the Web.
As for this wine, it was a pale straw with a crisp acid slightly fruity nose. The palate was a bit sweet, acid and slightly fruity, with an acid backbone giving good support.
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