Cms Into Course Book Notes (Day One)

Front 1

The chemical name and smell of Cork Taint

Back 1

2,4,6 Trichloroanisole

Mold and Chlorine

Front 2

Year that France's AOC was founded

Back 2

1935

Front 3

Initials for governing body of AOC as of 2007

Back 3

INOQ

Front 4

French wine classifications after August 1, 2009

Back 4

Vignoble/Vin de France
IGP - Indication Geographique Protegee
AOP - Appellation d'Origine Protegee

Front 5

2 whites grapes of Burgundy

Back 5

Chardonnay
Aligote

Front 6

2 red grapes of Burgundy

Back 6

Pinot Noir
Gamay

Front 7

Climate of Burgundy

Back 7

Semi-continental (four seasons)

Front 8

3 climate challenges of Burgundy

Back 8

Frost, rain at harvest, hail

Front 9

Number of Grand Crus in Burgundy

Back 9

33

Front 10

Percent of production in Burgundy for the following:
Regional
Village
Premier Cru
Grand Cru

Back 10

56%
30%
12%
2%

Front 11

Soil of Chablis

Back 11

limestone over Kimmeridgian Clay

Front 12

Chablis AC's

Back 12

Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis Grand Cru

Front 13

Number of Chablis Grand Cru

Back 13

7

Front 14

Name the Chablis Grand Cru

Back 14

LBV Grants
Les Presus, Les Clos, Blanchot, Bougros, Valmur, Vaudesir, Grenouilles

Front 15

Two sub-regions of the Cote d'Or

Back 15

Cotes de Nuits
Cotes de Beaune

Front 16

Cote d'Or sub-region that contains all but one RED Grand Cru

Back 16

Cotes de Nuits

Front 17

Cote d'Or sub-region that contains all but one WHITE Grand Cru

Back 17

Cotes de Beaune

Front 18

The only RED Grand Cru in Beaune

Back 18

Corton

Front 19

The only WHITE Grand Cru in Cotes de Nuits

Back 19

Musigny Blanc

Front 20

Soil of the Cotes de Nuits

Back 20

limestone mixed with marl

Front 21

AOP Villages of the Cote de Nuits

Back 21

My father gave me chocolate, very, very nice.
Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey Chambertin, Morey St. Denis, Chambolle Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne Romanee, Nuits St. George

Front 22

Cote de Nuits Grand Cru Appellations and # of Grand Crus

Back 22

Gevrey-Chambertin (8), Morey St. Denis (6)
Chambolle-Musigny (2), Vougeot (1)
Vosne-Romanee (6), Flagey Echezeaux (2)

Front 23

Name main Cote de Beaune AOPs

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Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Mersault, Puligy-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet

Front 24

Cote de Nuits Grand Cru part located in Morey St.-Denis and majority in Chambolle-Musigny

Back 24

Bonnes Mares

Front 25

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is located in which three Cotes de Beaune Communes?

Back 25

Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny, Pernard-Vergelesses

Front 26

Cote de Beaune Grand Cru located in both communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet

Back 26

Batard-Montrachet

Front 27

Five Main Villages of the Cote Chalonnaise

Back 27

Booze Rules Mercury and Gives Mountains in the Cote Chalonnaise

Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey, Montagny

Front 28

Number of Beaujolais-Villages AOPs

Back 28

39

Front 29

Number of Beaujolais Cru AOPs

Back 29

10

Front 30

Beaujolais Cru AOPs

Back 30

Sometimes Japanese Canadians Marry French Canadians Making Really Beautiful Children

St. Amour, Juliens, Chenas, Moulin-a-vent, Fleurie, Chirobles, Morgon, Regnie, Brouilly, Cote-de-Brouilly

Front 31

Location of St.-Aubin and Santenay AOPs

Back 31

Cote de Beaune

Front 32

Location of St.-Veran, Loche, Vinzelles AOPs

Back 32

Maconnais

Front 33

Location of Pouilly-Fuisse AOP

Back 33

Maconnais

Front 34

Purpose behind use of 3 Champagne grapes

Back 34

Chardonnay: finesse
Pinot Noir: structure
Pinot Meunier: fruit character

Front 35

Number of Champagne dryness/sweetness levels

Back 35

6

Front 36

Champagne dryness/sweetness levels in ascending order

Back 36

Brut Zero
Brut
Extra Dry
Sec
Demi Sec
Doux

Front 37

Champagne Bottle Sizes names

Back 37

Michael Jackson really makes small boys nervous
(Magnum, Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar, Nebuchadnezzar)
Plus Solomon and Premat

Front 38

Large format bottles sizes in 750 mL bottles

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2, 4, 6, 8
12, 16, 20, 24
36

Front 39

How many regions in Champagne?

Back 39

5

Front 40

The regions of Champagne?

Back 40

Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Cote de Blancs, Cote de Sezanne, Aube

Front 41

Difference between Italian spumante vs. frizzante

Back 41

spumante: sparkling
frizzante: semi-sparkling

Front 42

Traditional grapes used in Spanish Cava

Back 42

Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada

Front 43

Largest AOP in France

Back 43

Bordeaux

Front 44

How many acres of vineyards in Bordeaux?

Back 44

250,000

Front 45

Climate of Bordeaux

Back 45

Maritime

Front 46

Soils of the Medoc

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gravel and northern Graves

Front 47

Soils of St. Emilion

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gravel over limestone

Front 48

Soils of Pomerol

Back 48

iron pan under sand and clay

Front 49

Left bank blends

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70% cab sauv
30% merlot and other varietals

Front 50

Right Bank blends

Back 50

70% merlot
25% cab franc

Front 51

Number of properties ranked in 1855 Classification

Back 51

61

Front 52

Number of wines by Growth category

Back 52

1st: 5
2nd: 14
3rd: 14
4th: 10
5th: 18

Front 53

Medoc 1st Growths

Back 53

Lafite-Roth, Mouton-Roth, & Latour in Pauillac
Margaux in Margaux
Haut-Brion in Graves/Pessac Leognan

Front 54

Well-known 2nd Growths of St.-Estephe

Back 54

Cos d'Estournel & Montrose

Front 55

Five 2nd Growths of St.-Julien

Back 55

Leoville-Las Cases/Poyferre/Barton
Ducru-Beaucaillou
Gruard-Larose

Front 56

Excellent values in Listrac

Back 56

Fourcas-Hosten/Dupre
Clarke

Front 57

Excellent values in Moulis

Back 57

Chasse-Spleen, Poujeaux-Thiel

Front 58

Notable wines of Margaux

Back 58

2nd: Brane-Cantenac
3rd: Palmer, Giscours

Front 59

When was Pessac-Leognan AOP created?

Back 59

1987

Front 60

Grape varieties used in Sauternes

Back 60

Semilon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle

Front 61

Number of chateaus in St. Emilion Classification by category

Back 61

Premiers Grands Crus Classés A (4)
Premiers Grands Crus Classés B (14)
Grands Crus Classés (64)

Front 62

Margaux Villages

Back 62

Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac, Margaux, and Soussans

Front 63

Size of Pomerol

Back 63

5 square miles

Front 64

Principal chateaux of Pomerol

Back 64

Petrus, Le Pin, Le Fleur, La Conseillante, Vieux-Chat.-Certan, Trotanoy

Front 65

Satellite districts of Pomerol

Back 65

Lalande-de-Pomerol, Fronsac

Front 66

Oldest Bordeaux region

Back 66

Bourg/Cotes de Bourg AOP

Front 67

Number of Northern Rhone appellations

Back 67

8

Front 68

Appellations of Northern Rhone

Back 68

Cote-Rotie, Condrieu, Chateau-Grillet, St.-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, St.-Peray

Front 69

Blend allowed in Cote-Rotie

Back 69

Syrah with up to 20% Viognier

Front 70

Blend allowed in St.-Joseph

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Minimum 90% Syrah and up to 10% Roussanne and Marsanne

Front 71

Blend allowed in Hermitage & Crozes-Hermitage

Back 71

Syrah with up to 15% Roussanne and Marsanne

Front 72

Number of grapes authorized in Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP

Back 72

13

Front 73

Minimum alcohol content of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOP

Back 73

12.5%

Front 74

Red wines of Gigondas

Back 74

Maximum of 80% grenache

Front 75

Red wines of Vacqueyras

Back 75

Grenache blends with Syrah, Mourvedre, Clairette, Bourboulenc

Front 76

Number of Cotes-du-Rhone Villages

Back 76

18

Front 77

Grapes used in Tavel

Back 77

Grenache and Cinsault

Front 78

Red wines of Vinsobres

Back 78

Minimum of 50% grenache

Front 79

Acres in Languedoc-Roussillon

Back 79

750,000

Front 80

Describe Collioure

Back 80

Same delimited area as Banyuls in Languedoc-Roussillon AOP. Southernmost AOP in France (Corsica excluded)

Front 81

Where are Fitou and St. Chinian located?

Back 81

Languedoc-Roussillon

Front 82

Describe Vin Doux Natural

Back 82

Produced by adding distillate to fermenting must (i.e. fortified wines at 15-16% ABV)

Front 83

Describe Vin de Liquer

Back 83

Produced by adding distillate to unfermented must. Distillate is a local brandy and the must is from similarly local grapes.

Front 84

Examples of Vin Doux Natural

Back 84

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Banyuls

Front 85

Examples of Vin de Liquer

Back 85

Pineau des Charentes
Floc de Gascogne

Front 86

Principal white grapes of Loire Valley

Back 86

Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadet

Front 87

Four regions of the Loire Valley

Back 87

Pays Nantais
Anjou
Touraine
Pouilly-Fume & Sancerre

Front 88

Time required for Muscadet Sur Lie bottling

Back 88

6-9 months following harvest

Front 89

Wine styles of Anjou

Back 89

Whites from Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc
Reds from both Cabernets

Front 90

Describe Savennieres

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Subregion of Anjou. 90 acres. Dry wines from Chenin Blanc.

Front 91

Two best vineyards/appellations of Savennieres

Back 91

Clos de la Coulee de Serrant
Chateau de la Roche aux Moines

Front 92

Location and wine styles of Layon Valley AOC

Back 92

Anjou-Saumur AOP. Sweet noble rot Chenin Blanc wines

Front 93

Coteaux du Layon AOCs

Back 93

Chaume 1er Cru
Bonnezeaux
Quarts de Chaume
Coteaux du Layon-Chaume
Coteaux du Layon Villages

Front 94

Describe Saumur Mousseux

Back 94

Sparkling wines from Chenin Blanc with up to 20% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

Front 95

Describe Cremant de la Loire

Back 95

Minimum 80% Chenin Blanc with Chardonnay and others

Front 96

Name the 5 AOCs of Touraine

Back 96

Vouvray
Montlouis
Chinon
Bourgueil
St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Front 97

Name the 5 AOCs of Central Vineyards

Back 97

Sancerre
Pouilly-Fume
Menetou Salon
Quincy
Reuilly

Front 98

West and East geographical boundaries of Alsace

Back 98

Vosges Mountains and Rhine River

Front 99

Number of Alsatian Grand Cru vineyards

Back 99

51

Front 100

Noble grape varieties of Alsace

Back 100

Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Mustcat, Pinot Gris, Sylvaner

Front 101

Two regions of Alsace

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Bas Rhin (North)
Haut Rhin (South)

Front 102

Describe Vendange Tardive

Back 102

late-harvest. Rich, full-bodied. Not necessarily sweet. Alsace.

Front 103

Describe Selection de Grains Nobles

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Dessert wines from botrytis fruit. Alsace

Front 104

Describe Edelzwicker

Back 104

Blended carafe wine in Alsace

Front 105

Reserve Personnelle/Reserve Particuliere related to Alsace wines

Back 105

best cuvees/lots from individual producers

Front 106

Australia's Label Integrity Program introduced in 1990 states that ____% for vintage, variety, and origin.

Back 106

85%

Front 107

What is Australia's largest appellation?

Back 107

South Eastern Australia Super Zone

Front 108

Where is Hunter Valley located and their best known white and red grapes?

Back 108

New South Wales. Semillon and Shiraz

Front 109

The coastal regions in Victoria are separated by the inland regions by what geographical boundary?

Back 109

Australian Alps

Front 110

Where are Yarra Valley and Rutherglen located?

Back 110

Victoria

Front 111

Main grapes in Yarra Valley

Back 111

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cab. Sauv

Front 112

Principal wine made in Rutherglen

Back 112

Stickies. Fortified Muscat and Muscadelle

Front 113

What Australian state produces 55% of the country's wine?

Back 113

South Australia

Front 114

Name 5 notable GIs in South Australia

Back 114

Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
McLaren Vale
Clare Valley
Coonawarra

Front 115

What GI contains Terra Rosa soils?

Back 115

Coonawarra

Front 116

Vineyards were established in Western Australia in what year?

Back 116

1829

Front 117

Western Australia's most notable GI

Back 117

Margaret River

Front 118

Soils and climate of Margaret River

Back 118

Gravels and sands over clay. Warm maritime with ocean breezes

Front 119

Other notable GI in Western Australia that is hub of wine industry and one of the hottest growing regions in the world

Back 119

Swan Valley

Front 120

Where and when were vineyards established in Tasmania?

Back 120

Prospect Farm near Hobart in 1823

Front 121

Soils in Tasmania

Back 121

Volcanic, red basalt, low fertility

Front 122

The GI's of Hilltops, Mudgee, Tumbarumba, and Orange are located in which state?

Back 122

New South Wales

Front 123

The GI's of Heathcote, Bendigo, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Murray Darling are located in which state?

Back 123

Victoria

Front 124

The GI's of Adelaide Hills, Langhorne Creek, Riverland are located in which state?

Back 124

South Australia

Front 125

The GI's of Great Southern's Mount Barker, Peel, and Perth are located in which state?

Back 125

Western Australia

Front 126

The GI's of Hobart, Launceston, Piper's River, and Coal River are located in which state?

Back 126

Tasmania

Front 127

Which country has the highest average bottle price?

Back 127

New Zealand

Front 128

North Island NZ soils and climate

Back 128

Mostly alluvial mountain run-off. Warm north then gets cool in south. Must plant east of mountain ranges. North facing slopes in Auckland have best exposure.

Front 129

New Zealand North Island Regions

Back 129

Nearly all women brag giving head well martin.

Northland, Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa (includes Martinborough)

Front 130

Two best districts in Auckland

Back 130

Kumeu-Huapai
Waiheke Island

Front 131

Waikato's best region

Back 131

Te Kauwhata

Front 132

Where is Poverty Bay located?

Back 132

Gisborne

Front 133

What region is 2nd in size to Marlborough and the driest region in NZ?

Back 133

Hawkes Bay

Front 134

What are the soils of Hawkes Bay?

Back 134

Sandy alluvial over gravel, limestone

Front 135

Where is Gimblett Gravels located?

Back 135

Hawkes Bay

Front 136

Where is the Ngaruro River located in NZ?

Back 136

Gimblett Gravels sub-region in Hawkes Bay

Front 137

What NZ area produces high quantities of Muller-Thurgau?

Back 137

Poverty Bay in Gisborne

Front 138

Where is Martinborough?

Back 138

In Wairarapa at south end of North Island

Front 139

North vs. South Island in NZ - which has lighter rainfall and why?

Back 139

South Island has lighter rainfall. Central mountain range creates rain shadow effect.

Front 140

What is NZ most important and fastest growing wine region?

Back 140

Marlborough

Front 141

Soils of Marlborough

Back 141

alluvial gravel

Front 142

Marlborough's climate and why

Back 142

Dry, sunny climate. Protected from westerly winds by South Alps and easterlies by southern tip of North Island

Front 143

What is the most southerly wine region in the world?

Back 143

Central Otago

Front 144

Where are Awatere Valley and Wairau Valley located?

Back 144

Marlborough, NZ

Front 145

Name two subregions of Marlborough, NZ

Back 145

Awatere Valley
Wairau Valley

Front 146

Besides Otago and Marlborough name the 2 other regions of the South Island, NZ

Back 146

Canterbury
Nelson

Front 147

What is Steen?

Back 147

Chenin Blanc in South Africa

Front 148

What is Hanepoot?

Back 148

Muscat in South Africa

Front 149

Pinotage is a cross btwn which two grapes?

Back 149

Pinot Noir x Cinsault

Front 150

S. Africa's Wine of Origin System labeling rules:
___% of grapes must be from named appellation
___% of vintage from stated year
___% of stated varietal

Back 150

100
85
85

Front 151

Name South Africa's Five wine regions

Back 151

Coastal
Breede River Valley
Olifants River
Klein Karoo
Boberg

Front 152

What S. African region produces fortified wines only?

Back 152

Boberg

Front 153

What S. African region produces sweet muscadelle and light wine production?

Back 153

Klein Karoo

Front 154

Where are Stellenbosch and Paarl located?

Back 154

Coastal region of S. Africa

Front 155

Where is Robertson located?

Back 155

Breede River Valley in S. Africa

Front 156

Where is the Constantia ward located?

Back 156

Coastal Region in S. Africa

Front 157

Where are Elim, Bot River, and Hemel-en-Aarde Valley located?

Back 157

Walker Bay, S. Africa

Front 158

Where is Elgin located?

Back 158

Overberg, S. Africa

Front 159

Name 3 Breede River districts

Back 159

Worcester, Robertson, Swellendam

Front 160

Where are Paarl and Tulbagh located?

Back 160

Boberg, S. Africa

Front 161

What causes Pierce's Disease?

Back 161

glassy-winged sharpshooter

Front 162

The glassy-winged sharpshooter causes what disease?

Back 162

Pierce's

Front 163

AVA guidelines were finalized in _____ and became mandatory in ______

Back 163

1978; 1983

Front 164

TTB Label Laws
___% minimum varietal (except Oregon)
___% from stated vintage
___% minimum stated AVA
___% minimum stated vineyard

Back 164

75%
95%
85%
95%

Front 165

What are Estate Bottled requirements?

Back 165

Winery and vineyards must be located in the same AVA
Winery must own or control the vineyards where the grapes are grown

Front 166

California is responsible for __% of all wine produced in US

Back 166

90%

Front 167

Name 5 major regions of California

Back 167

North Coast Super AVA
Sierra
Central Coast
Central Valley
Southern Valleys

Front 168

Where is the Central Coast region, California?

Back 168

Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara

Front 169

Where is Central Valley, CA?

Back 169

South of central coast to Clarksburg and Lodi

Front 170

Where is the Southern Valleys region, CA?

Back 170

Santa Ynez to San Diego

Front 171

What 6 counties are included in the North Coast Super AVA, CA?

Back 171

Napa, Sonoma
Mendocino,Lake
Marin, Solano

Front 172

When and by whom was Napa County first planted?

Back 172

1838. George Yount

Front 173

How many fertile valleys in Sonoma County?

Back 173

6

Front 174

Where are Santa Lucia Highlands, Chalone, Arroyo Seco, San Bernabe, San Lucas, and Carmel Valley located?

Back 174

Monterery County

Front 175

Where are Mount Harlan, Cienega Valley, Lime Kiln Valley, and Paicines located?

Back 175

San Benito County

Front 176

Where is Paso Robles?

Back 176

Central Coast

Front 177

Where is Edna Valley?

Back 177

South of Paso Robles in Central Coast

Front 178

Name 4 AVAs of Santa Barbara County

Back 178

Santa Maria Valley, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Happy Canyon

Front 179

The 3 white grapes of Oregon

Back 179

Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

Front 180

The 2 main red grapes of Oregon

Back 180

Pinot Noir, Merlot

Front 181

What 3 AVAs are shared between Oregon and Washington?

Back 181

Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley
Columbia Gorge

Front 182

Name 6 sub-AVAs of Willamette Valley

Back 182

Chehalem Mountains, Ribbon Ridge
Yamhill-Carlton District, Dundee Hills
McMinnville, Eola-Amity Hills

Front 183

Name geographical feature that effects wine growing in Washington State

Back 183

Cascade Mountains

Front 184

Name 5 Washington State AVAs not shared with Oregon

Back 184

Yakima Valley
Red Mountain
Horse Heaven Hills
Wahluke Slope
Snipes Mountain

Front 185

Name 4 main AVAs of New York State

Back 185

Finger Lakes
Seneca Lake
Cayuga Lake
Hudson Valley