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On a bottle of Champagne, what does NM, RM, and CM, mean?
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NM: Négoiant-Manipulant One of the big houses/Négociatns
RM: Récoltant-Manipulant, A grower-producer CM: Coopérative de Manipulation |
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Wine corks come from the bark of what type of tree?
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The cork tree, Quercus Suber.
Member of the oak family. |
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List the reasons to decant wine:
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Remove sediment, and/or deposits
Aerating the wine. Dog and Pony show. |
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Name the aromatic and flavor characteristics of Albariño?
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Lemon Citrus, Saline, Oyster Shell,
High Acidity, High Alcohol, |
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Is Albariño a white or Red(Black) grape?
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White.
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Where is Albariño's home?
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Rîas Baixas, Spain.
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What is Albarino called in Portugal? How is it different from the Spanish example?
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Alvarinho. It produces Vinho Verde which is a high alcohol (13%) wine, fleshy, high acidity, and slightly sparkling.
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Does Albariño have think or thin skins? How does this help/hurt where it's grown?
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Thick skinned. Helps withstand damp costal climate of Rias Basxis. Produces high alcohol, high acid, and high aromatics
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Who has a similar latitude to Burgundy, WA, OR or CA?
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Oregon.
Lyon, France: 45.75 degrees north Portland, OR 45.50 degrees north |
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Name the Five Red Grape varieties of Bordeaux.
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petite Verdot.
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Main White Grapes of Bordeaux?
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Major: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon. Minor: Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc
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What is Bordeaux's most widely planted grape?
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Merlot. Making up 40% of the total plantings. Majority blend of the 'Right Bank' wines, and almost exclusive planting in the Entre-duex-Mer,
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In Bordeaux, which grape varietals respectively dominate Right Bank and Left Bank Blends?
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Right Bank- Merlot and Cabernet Franc
Left Bank: Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Name the Five First Growths of Bordeaux?
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Ch Lafitie-Rothschild
Ch Margaux Ch Latour Ch Haut-Brion Ch Mouton-Rothschild |
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Name the region within Bordeaux that is most famous for Sweet Dessert Wines?
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Sauternes. Making Sweet wine from botrytis affected Sémillon and Sauvignon Bland.
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What wine-making technique is employed uniquely in Bordeaux to its white wines?
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Primarily, Oak aging; giving the wines a smokey and spicy quality. To lesser degree, blending its Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon.
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Is a wine from Bordeaux, tradition a blend of grapes, or is it bottled varietally?
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A blend of grapes.
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petite Verdot White/Sweets: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon |
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Name the Left bank regions/villages from north to south. (Or going up river for those nautically inclined.)
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Upper Médoc
St- Estéphe Pauillac St-Julien Central Médoc Morgaux Pessac-Léognan |
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Name the regions of Northern Rhone, North to South. (Or flowing down the river.)
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Cote-Rotie
Condrieu Chateau Grillet (within Condrieu) St. Joseph Crozes-Hermitage Hermitage (within Crozes) Cornas Coteaux du Tricastin |
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Who produces more wine, Northern or Sourthern Rhone
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South! The North only produces 5% of Rhone wine by volume.
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What is Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and how does it translate to English.
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CdP is the most prestigious region in Southern Rhone, almost exclusively red, full bodied, high-alcohol, mostly Gernache. "Pope's New Castle."
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Where is the Rhone Valley?
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South East France. Running N-S along the Rhone River.
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Name the leading varietals in Rioja, Spain.
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Red: Tempranillo (Predominate), Garnacha, Mazuelo (Carignan), Graciano.
White: Viura, Malvasia, (just added, Sauv Blanc and Chard)(?!) |
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Name the three Sub Regions of Rioja.
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Rioja Alta (Western, High quality)
Rioja Alavesa (Basque) Rioja Baja (much hotter, sparsely planted) |
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What are the aging requirements for the different levels of Red Rioja?
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Joven: young, no oak aging
Criaza 1y in oak 1y in btl Reserva 1y in oak, 2y in btl Gran Reserva 2y in Oak, 5y in btl |
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What is Spain's most famous wine region?
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Rioja. Growing full bodied red wines, and oxidative whites. Heavy use of American oak.
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Where does the sugar in Port come from?
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Unfermented sugars. During the fermentation, High-alcohol grape spirit, is added to arrest the fermentation, leaving unfermentable sugar behind.
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Where is Tokaji made?
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Hungry. From botrytis affected Furmint grapes.
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Where is sherry made and what are the principle grape used to make it?
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Spain, around the city of Jerez. South west Spain on the coast.
Principle Grape: Palomino. With Pedro Ximéniz playing the supporting (and sweetening) role. |
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What is a late harvest wine?
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The grapes are left on the vine to ripen beyond their normal harvest ripeness. Increasing their sugars, and perhaps desiccating the grape as well, further increasing sugars.
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What country has the largest region planted to vines? (Including table grapes) (2003 Statistics)
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Spain.
Followed by France, Italy, Turkey, China, than the US. (Turkey?! who knew?) |
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What county produces the most wine, by volume? (2003 Numbers)
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France.
Followed by Italy, Spain, USA, Argentina, then China. |
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Where is it called Shiraz and where is called Syrah?
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Shiraz in the southern Hemisphere, Syrah in the northern.
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Where is the old-world home of Syrah?And/or where is it most famous?
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Northern Rhone. Wonderful examples from Hermitage and Cote-Rotie.
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