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122 Cards in this Set
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decomposition of yeast cells after the second fermentation
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autolysis
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lighter beers are ________ fermented
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bottom
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ales and darker beers are _____________ fermented
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top
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vodka is mostly made from
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rye or wheat
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vodka was made fashionable in what year and why
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1950's -celebrities
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the scotch whiskey act requires it to be aged a minimum of _______ years
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three
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has to be produced in one facility and has to be made from 100% malted grain
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single malt
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brown spirits can be brown from two ways :
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toasting in wooden barrel
wood finishing |
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moved to a previously aged and different type of alcohol barrel
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wood finishing
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a spirit made from fruit - including grapes
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brandy
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more rustic brandy
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armagnac
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most popular cognac grapes
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1. ugni blanc (trebbiano)
2. colombard 3. folle blache |
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grappa is called ______ in France
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Marc (mar)
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grappa has a ___________ color in France
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brownish
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Tequila is made from
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Agave
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The best tequilas are made from
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Blue Agave
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Agave is a relative of _______
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the lily family
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came from the dutch term for "burnt wine"
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brandy
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contains lots of different flavoring agents. juniper.
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gin
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is gin shaken or stirred? why?
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stirred - gin bruises
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rum's base is
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sugar cane (molasses)
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brandy's base is
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fruit
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vodka and whiskey's base
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grain
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tequila's base
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agave
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cordials and liquors must contain at least _____ sugar by weight
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2.5%
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Name for important parts to storage of wine
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1. temperature
2. vibration 3. humidity 4. light |
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name the by-products of fermentation
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heat and CO2
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a term for punch down
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pigeage
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grape for pouilly fuisse
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Chardonnay
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where is Pouilly fuisse found?
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Macon
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grape for Pouilly fume
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Sauvignon Blanc
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where is pouilly fume found?
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upper Loire Valley
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a term for pumping over
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remontage
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a term for riddling
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remuage
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name the Bordeaux grapes
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1. Cabernet Sauvignon
2. Cabernet Franc 3. Petit Verdot 4. Merlot 5. Malbec and in the past - Carmenere |
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Why does Bordeaux plant so many grape varieties?
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for efficiency of picking
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Does Chile graft their vines onto American root stocks?
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no
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Why doesn't Chile graft their vines onto American rootstocks?
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deep sandy soils make it resistant to pholloxera
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rootstock used by CA Universities before last wave of pholloxera
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AXR-1
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a cross between
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Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc
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Piedmont is famous for _____ truffles
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white
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Speck Lardo comes from
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Piedmont
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speck lardo is what?
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speck ham
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where is balsamic vinegar famous from?
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Modina
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California cuisine is generally ______
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fusion cuisine
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Food in southern Italy is
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tomatoes and olive oil based
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Food in northern Italy is
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cream based
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When pairing food and wine:
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Body the food matches body of wine
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What would be a good varietal to pair with veal?
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Chardonnay
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Sardinia's delicacy dish is
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Lamb
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Sardinia's primary red grape is
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Cannanou
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Cannanou is also known as
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Grenache
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The 2nd blending grape in Chianti (less than 10%)
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Cannanou
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Sicily's primary red grape
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Nero Davola
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Chianti DOCG required that you blend white grapes with red grapes
what white grape was used? |
Trebbiano
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IGT was established in what year?
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1992
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What did the IGT do?
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Changed the recipe for Chianti - can put white blended in but don't have to.
- can add merlot |
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Name 3 areas/wines in Tuscany
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1. Chianti
2. Brunello di Montalcino 3. Vino Noble de Montepulciano |
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Name 3 areas/wines of Piedmont
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1. Barbera
2. Barbaresco 3. Barolo |
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Name the Valpolicella grapes
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1. Corvina Veronese
2. Rondinella 3. Molinara |
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Technique of drying grapes (Amarone)
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appassimento
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Grapes used for Cava
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1. Xarello
2. Macabeo 3. Parellada |
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what are the 2 styles of riddling
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1. gyro palate
2. hand riddling (remuage) |
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what style is cava made in?
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Methode Champenoise
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what country invented the gyro palate?
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Spain
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R.D. means:
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recently disgorged
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what is the desired humidity?
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75%
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what is the ideal temperature of wine?
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low 50's
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adjusts sweetness to whatever the winemaker would like the sparkling wine to be (brut, demi-sec) and add CO2
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Liqueur d'Expedition
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a powerful cold airstream from the alps
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Mistral
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what is the benefit of Mistral to Rhone?
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air circulation prevents fungal growth
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Grapes used for Cava
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1. Xarello
2. Macabeo 3. Parellada |
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what are the 2 styles of riddling
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1. gyro palate
2. hand riddling (remuage) |
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R.D. means:
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recently disgorged
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what is the desired humidity?
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75%
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what is the ideal temperature of wine?
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low 50's
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Douro - Portugal soil
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schist
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Left Bank Bordeaux soil type
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alluvial
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Chile's soil
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deep and sandy
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Mosel soil
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slate
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Right Bank Bordeaux soil
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clay
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Champagne soil
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chalk
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Burgundy soil
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chalk; limestone
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Chablis soil
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kirmiddigan (chalk, flint)
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Beaujolais soil
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granite
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Rhone soil
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gallet stones
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Sherry soil
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albariza (powdery chalk)
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Ribera del Duero soil
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albariza (powdery chalk)
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Rioja soil
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albariza (powdery chalk)
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Chile is known for what kind of watersource?
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irrigation water from the andes
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Cabernet Sauvignon thrives in _________ soils
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gravely
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why is gravely soils good for vines?
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good drainage
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soil type for Alsace
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varied
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Why does it rain more on the Right bank and not on the Left Bank?
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forest effect
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effect in Washington east of the cascades
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mountain effect
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effect in Alsace - vouges mountains
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mountain effect
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Germany's most concentrated wines are from where?
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Pfalz
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What region is best for red wine in germany
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Ahr
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Where would you usually find Syrah unblended?
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Washington state
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grape for Vino Verde
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Albarino
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grape for Muscadet
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Melon de Bourgogne
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Appellation controlle was created to
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prevent fraud
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the first A.C. for wine was
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Chateauneuf du Pape
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Loire soil
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tufa (soft chalky soil)
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name for a wine region in Australia
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G.I.
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G.I. stands for
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Geographic Indicator
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Welsh Riesling is not
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related to riesling
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______________is NOT a wine producing region in south africa
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Johannisberg
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what are the 3 climates for wine areas?
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1. Mediterranean
2. Maritime 3. Continental |
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an example for maritime climate would be:
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Bordeaux or Loire
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an example for continental climate would be:
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Champagne or Alsace
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an example of mediterranean climate would be
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Southern Rhone
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the average temperature year to year
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climate
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aus-bruch is
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the quality level of the wine
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Austria is the home of what grape
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Gruner Veltliner
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name "Qualitätsweine mit Prädikat" (QmP) wines
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1. Kabinett
2. Spätlese 3. Auslese 4. Beerenauslese 5. Trockenbeerenauslese 6. Eiswein |
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Eiswein from Canada does not have ______
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Botrytis
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name 3 pests in vineyards
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1. nematoads
2. Pierce's disease 3. pholloxera |
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what is the hottest part of Napa?
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Middle
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northern Australia is ________
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warmer
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southern Australia is ______
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cooler
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New Zealand is known for what grapes
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Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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