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In order to grow and vine |
a) CO2_ B)___Sunlight____ c) Water___ d) ____Warmth___ e)___Nutrients____ |
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What affects the style and quality of wine eachyear? |
1) Enviroment ,the care which the grapes are harvested, how the wine is made and matured |
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1) Whatare two pests in the vineyard? |
Birds and insects |
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1) What are four vineyard activities? |
Vineyard Care, Yields, Pest and Disease Control,Harvest |
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1) Whattemperature does white wine get fermented at? " |
12 – 22 C |
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1) Whattemperature does red wine get fermented at? |
20 – 32 c |
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France Traditional PDO |
(AOC) |
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Germany Traditional PDO |
Pradikatswein Qualitatswein |
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Italy Traditional PDO |
(DOC) |
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Spain Traditional PDO |
(DO) (DOC) |
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1) Chardonnay likes cool, moderate, and hot climates. Give me an example of three of theseregions. |
a) Hot -California b) Moderate – Cote d’OR c) Cool - Chablis |
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1) What are four areas in Burgundy that make classic Chardonnay? |
a) _____Chablis______ b) ____Cote d’OR_______ c) _______Mersault____ d) ___Pulignny, Montrachet_ |
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What are the two climates that Pinot Noir likes? |
cool to moderate |
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1) Generic pinot noir can come from Burgundy AC (Bourgogne AC) but what are four specific areas that make top quality Pinot Noir in Burgundy? |
a) Gevrey Chambertin___________ b) Nuite – Saint George_____________ c) ____Beaune__________ d) ____Pommard__________ |
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Pinot Noir reffered to in Germany |
1) Spatburgunder |
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1) What area in the US does Pinot Noir do well? |
Carneros and in cooler parts of Sonoma and santa barbara |
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1) Bordeauxis in the __________southwest france____ part of France and on the left bankwhich is regarded as the best is Haut Medoc, and within this area are veryfamous villages and communes such as: |
a) _Margaux____ b) __Pauillac_______ c) _St estephe_____________d)___saint___julien______ |
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A bit further south of Bordeaux is another region that makes great reds and thisis called _________ and has the very famous village Pessac Leognan within it. |
Graves |
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On the right bank are the two famous areas of |
St. Emillion___________ and Pomerol_____. |
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1) Merlot is a little less ___ and___ than CS but has more..... |
_tanic____ and acidity____ _body_ |
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1) CS does very well in this valley in California? |
Napa Valley |
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1) What is Carmenere? |
old high quality variety originally from Bordeaux |
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Bulk CS comes from |
a) ____Chlle_________ b) __SouthernFrance_Pays d’Oc IGP____ c) ____ South Africa_________ d) ______South Eastern Australia_______ |
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What are the two towns in the Loire Valley that make SB |
a) __ Sancere ______________ b) Pouilly Fume |
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SB is blended with Semillon and Muscadelle to make dry and sweet white wines in this area? |
Bordeaux |
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1) Whereis Marlborough? |
South Island, New Zealand |
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Riesling |
Fruitty and floral, herbaceous if harvested when ripe, the wine has green fruit flavors |
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1) What is the order of sweetness levels?(Germany) |
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beernauslese, Trockenbeernaulese, |
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1) Mosel produces what type of Rieslings |
Lightest body |
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1) Rheingau produces what type of Rieslings? |
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese |
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What are the two valleys in Australia that produce Riesling? |
Clare and Eden |
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1) What are the characteristics of Syrah? |
small, dark skin, deeply colored wines, medium or high levels of tannin and medium acidity |
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Whatare three areas in Northern Rhone famous for Syrah? |
Cote Rotie, Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage |
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1) What are the blends often referred to in the Southern Rhone? |
Cotes Du Rhone Village |
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What is Chateaunef du Pape? |
Smaller highly regaurded appellations in Southern Rhone |
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What is a famous area in Australia that makes Syrah/Shiraz? |
1) Hunter Valley, Mclaren Vale, Barossa Valley |
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1) Grenache(Garnacha) is often blended with Tempranillo to make ________ but whenit dominates the blend or is even 100% it is made in __=________ inSpain. |
__Rioja________ ___Navarra________ |
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Bulk Syrah and Grenache are made in which areasof Sothern France? |
1) PaysD’Oc, Languedoc |
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1) In Australia What white wine is added to Syrah to soften the blend? |
Viogner |
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1) What happened in 1855? |
Classification of Medoc wines |
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What are the communes in Medoc |
Haut Medoc , Pauillac, Margaux, St. Estephe , St. Julien |
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Red grapes of Bordeaux |
merlot, cab franc, Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot, Malbec |
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Green grapes of Bordeaux |
1) Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
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Burgundy grapes |
1) Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay |
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which region uses Domains? |
Burgundy |
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Which villages of burgundy make white wine |
Chablis, Meursault, Macon Villages -White |
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Which villages of burgundy make red wine |
Gevrey chambertin Nuits St. Georges |
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What are two famous grapes from Alsace |
Gewutraminer, Riesling |
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What is the white wine that is often left surlei?(Loire) |
Melon Blanc |
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What are two grapes that dominate the Touraine and Anjou-Saumur region? |
Cab Franc, Chenin Blanc |
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Red grape of Loire |
Cab Franc |
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Green grapes of Loire |
Melon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc |
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The Central Vineyards make Sauvignon Blanc in these two towns. (Loire) |
sancere, Pouilly FUME |
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Most popular grape in Northern Rhone |
Syrah |
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Southern part of Rhone is all about blending these |
Grenache, Syrah Mourvedre, Cinsault |
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What are the main appellations in the Languedoc Roussillon |
Languedoc AC, Minervos |
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What do the terms Grosses Gewachs, ErstesGewachs and Erste Lage mean? |
Gewachs (ErstesGewachs ) – High quality dry wine madefrom riper grapes, must come from the best vineyards. Erste Lage - denoteselected sites suitable for Erstes Gewächs and Grosses Gewächs wines. |
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you see Classic or Selection on a label thisindicates the wine is a ______ style. (German) |
Dry |
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) How many regions (anabaugebite) are there? |
13 |
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Classico |
indicates historic centre of many DOC/ DOCG regions, such as chianti classic. Often located on hills, there are usually thebest sites to produce. |
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Riserva |
Indicates that a DOC/DOCG wine has achieved ahigher minimum level of alcohol and has been matured for at least a minimum numbers of months before release. |
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. Barolo DOCG, Barberesco DOCG grape |
Nebbiolo |
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ValpolicellaDOC Grape |
Corvina |
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Chianti DOCG |
Sangiovese |
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Montepulciano D'Abruzzo grape |
Montepulciano |
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Primitivo Aglianico and Taurasi wines are from north or south italy |
South |
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Where does Pinot Grigio do well in Italy? |
Trentino, Fruili |
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other white Italian Varietals |
Cortese – Gavi rape, Moscato - Astiҷճ |
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Rioja uses which varietals |
Tempranillo and grenache |
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What type of wine doesCatalunya make? |
Priorat DOCa |
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What type of wine comes from La Mancha,Valdepenas and Valencia? |
Bulk |
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What are specific grapes in South Africa? |
Cab Sav, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvigon blanc |
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What varietal does very well in the HunterValley in Australia? |
Semillon |