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20 Cards in this Set
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AVA stands for _____ _______ ______. |
American Viticultural Area |
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An example of an AVA is ____ ______. |
Napa Valley |
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When a wine is labeled with an AVA, ____ % of the grapes that make up the wine MUST come from that AVA. |
85 |
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In place of a named AVA, a wine may also be labeled by county; for example, Sonoma County. When a wine is labeled by COUNTY, ______ % of the grapes must come from that county. |
75 |
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In place of a named AVA a wine may be labeled by the STATE that it comes from. Wines labeled by state MUST contain at least _____ % wine from that state, exceptions being California, where _____ % of the wine must be from California. |
75, 100 |
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When a grape variety is named on the label (for example, Chardonnay or Pinot Noir), the wine must be composed of at LEAST ____ % of the named variety. In Oregon, this percentage must be _____ %, except for Cabernet Sauvignon, which must still be _____ %. |
75, 90, 75 |
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When vintage is declared on the label, _____ % of the wine must be from that vintage. |
85 |
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All bottles of wine produced in the United States are required by law to carry a ______ ______ statement about the dangers of alcohol consumption AND to indicate that the wine contains ________. |
Health warning, sulfites |
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On the label above, something is NOT shown. What is it? |
unknown |
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As opposed to a label stating a vinifera named grape, a label stating a labrusca named grape, such as Concord, must have a minimum of _____ % of labrusca grapes in the bottle. |
95% |
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The Government Agency that overseas the wine industry is the ______. |
TTB (Tobacco, Tax, and Trade Bureau) |
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For a wine to be labeled "California", what % of the grapes MUST be grown within the state? |
85% |
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The alcohol content of a bottle that is labeled with an alcohol % of 12% may be as low as ____% or as high as _____%. |
10.5%, 13.5% |
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For a wine to be labeled New York state wine, what % of the grapes in the wine MUST be grown within the boundaries of New York state? _____ % |
75% |
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A wine in America that is labeled with the predominant grape variety, (either vinifera, labrusca, or hybrid grapes) is called a ________ wine. |
varietal |
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A wine containing between 7% and 14% ABV in the United States is categorized as a ______ wine. |
table |
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A wine in America that is simply labeled "Chablis", "Burgandy", or "Red" is called a _____ wine. |
table |
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A wine that is labeled "produced and bottled by" must have a minimum of ____ % of the wine FERMENTED by the bottler. |
75% |
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A wine that is labeled "cellared by" has a minimum of ____ % of the wine FERMENTED by the bottler. |
75% |
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A wine that is labeled with a PARTICULAR VINEYARD DESIGNATION must have a minimum of _____ % of grapes FROM that vineyard. |
95% |
