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Canada's main wine areas?
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Niagra and Okanagan
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Canada's wine regulatory agency?
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VQA - Vintner's Quality Alliance
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Well-regarded Niagra wineries?
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Inniskillin
Cave Spring Cellars Pillitteri Estates Winery |
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Well-regarded Okanogan wineries?
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Burrowing Owl
Grey Monk Lang Vineyards Tinhorn Creek |
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First vinifera producing region in North America?
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Mexico
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What were the years of America's Prohibition Era?
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1919-1933
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What was judged the best red wine in the 1976 Tasting? Who was the winemaker?
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1973 Stag's Leap Cabernet Sauvignon made by Warren Winiarski
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What was judged the best white wine in the 1976 Tasting? Who was the winemaker?
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1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay made by Mike Grgich
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Name 2 AVA's shared by Washington and Oregon.
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Columbia VAlley AVA
Walla Walla AVA Columbia Gorge AVA |
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Name 5 Washington State AVA's
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Columbia Valley AVA
Columbia Gorge AVA Yakima Valley AVA Walla Walla Valley AVA Red Mountain AVA Horse Heaven Hills AVA Rattlesnake Hills AVA Wahluke Slope AVA Puget Sound AVA Lake Chelan AVA (2008) |
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Name 5 Oregon AVA's.
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Willamette Valley AVA
Dundee Hills AVA McMinnville Foothills AVA Ribbon Ridge AVA Yamhill-Carlton District AVA Eola-Amity Hills District AVA Chehalem Mountains AVA Applegate Valley AVA Rogue Valley AVA Umpqua Valley AVA |
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What is Idaho's AVA? What state shares this AVA?
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Snake River Valley runs over into Eastern Oregon.
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What are the 4 largest wine producing states in the U.S.?
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California
Washington New York Oregon |
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Napa Valley, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena and Yountville are 5 Napa county AVA's. Name 5 more.
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Atlas Peak AVA
Chiles Valley AVA Diamond Mountain District AVA Howell Mountain AVA Los Carneros AVA Mount Veeder AVA North Coast AVA Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Spring Mountain District AVA Stag's Leap District AVA Wild Horse Valley AVA |
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Alexander Valley, Dry Creek and Russian River are 3 Sonoma County AVA's. Name 5 more.
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Bennett Valley AVA
Chalk Hill AVA Green Valley AVA Knight's Valley AVA Los Carneros AVA North Coast AVA Northern Sonoma AVA Rockpile AVA Sonoma Coast AVA Sonoma Mountain AVA Sonoma Valley AVA |
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What was the first AVA and when was it authorized?
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Augusta, Missouri was designated an AVA on June 20th, 1980.
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How many hectares to an acre?
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2.47
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Six elements in every bottle of wine?
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Climate
Vintage Terroir (Soil,etc.) Grape Variety Winemaker Market |
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The period of grape maturation involving color change of the grape skins is called:
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Veraison
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Which grape varieties are cultivated in Burgundy?
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WHITE
Chardonnay Aligote Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Gris (bonus point!) RED Pinot Noir Gamay |
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Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris are 3 grape varieties made into wine in Alsace. What are another 4?
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Pinot Blanc
Pinot Noir Muscat Sylvaner |
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Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are the 2 main grapes used to make red Bordeaux. Name 3 (or 4...) others.
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Cabernet Franc
Malbec Petite Verdot Carmenere |
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Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon are 2 winegrapes used to make white Bordeaux. What's the other?
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Muscadelle
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The airspace in a bottle or barrel is called the:
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Ullage
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What are the 3 main red grapes of Piedmont? Which is the most prolific?
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Nebbiolo and Dolcetto; Barbera provides the most bottles of wine.
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Furmint is the main grape used to make Tokaji. Name 1 more.
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Harslevelu
Sarga Muskotaly Oremus |
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What is the name of the Hungarian basket/scoop used to grade the intensity of Tokaji?
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A Puttanyo
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Bordeaux is a literal translation of what feature of its location?
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Bord-eaux = at the border of the waters.
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The 3 grapes of Champagne are:
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WHITE
Chardonnay RED Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier |
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The 5 sub-regions of Champagne are:
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Cote des Blancs
Cote de Sezanne Aube Vallee de la Marne Montagne de Reims |
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What is a synonym for edelfaule?
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Botrytis Cinerea
Noble Rot |
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What is a synonym for remuage and when in the Methode Champenoise does it happen?
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Riddling is another name for the procedure happening after the second fermentation in bottle and immediately before disgorgement.
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What is debourbage and when does it happen in the Methode Champenoise?
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Debourbage, or settling out, happens after the juice is first pressed from the grapes before the primary fermentation.
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What is another name for assemblage and when does it happen in the Methode Champenoise?
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Blending is another name for assemblage and it happens at the completion of the primary fermentation.
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What is the liqueur de tirage and when is it appropriately used in the Methode Champenoise?
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Liqueur de tirage is a blend of yeast and sugar added to bottles of Champagne-to-be after the assemblage to create the secondary fermentation.
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What is the liqueur d'expedition and where is its place in the Methode Champenoise?
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The liqueur d'expedition is added to the just-disgorged bottle of Champagne before it is corked and caged and dressed for sale.
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What is the echelle des crus system?
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Champagne's vineyard rating system determining Grand Cru (100% echelle)...
Premier Cru (90 - 99% echelle) and down to a minimum of 80%. Most importantly, it determines how much your grapes are worth. |
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What does meunier mean and why was it appended to a grape name in Champagne?
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Meunier translates as "miller" and was inspired by the underside of that vine's leaves which have a dusty, white, powdery texture resembling flour - or as if the miller had touched them...
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Name 2 world-famous wine regions where Vintage Year still means what it says.
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Port and Champagne will only put a vintage date on bottles coming from particularly good years.
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What grape variety makes Vouvray?
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Chenin Blanc
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Name 2 famous dessert wine appellations from the Loire.
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Bonnezeaux
Quarts de Chaume |
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What is the true name of the Loire's Muscadet?
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Melon de Bourgogne
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Name 2 Loire appellations using Cabernet Franc.
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Saumur-Champigny
St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Bourgueil Chinon |
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Name 2 Loire appellations using Pinot Noir.
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Sancerre
Reuilly Menetou-Salon Quincy |
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Name the 5 main grape varieties of the Loire and where they are known to thrive there.
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Muscadet (Melon de Bougogne) from Pays Nantais
Chenin Blanc from Anjou and Tours Cabernet Franc from Bourgueil Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from Sancerre |
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Name 3 prominent producers of Pomerol.
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Chateau Petrus
Chateau Le Pin Chateau Trotanoy Chateau Vieux Chateau Certan Chateau Gazin Chateau La Conseillante Chateau L'Eglise-Clinet Chateau Clinet |
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Name 3 prominent producers of St. Emilion.
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Cheval Blanc Chateau Angelus Chateau Belair Chateau Canon-la-Gaffeliere Chateau Figeac Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf Chateau de Valandraud |
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Name 5 First Growths of Bordeaux and their communes.
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Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Pauillac
Chateau Latour - Pauillac Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Pauillac Chateau Margaux - Margaux Chateau Haut-Brion - Pessac-Leognan |
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Name 5 cru villages of Beaujolais.
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St. Amour
Julienas Moulin-a-Vent Fleurie Chenas Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Brouilly Cote de Brouilly |
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Name the 8 sub-regions of Burgundy.
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Chablis
Cote d'Or Cote de Nuits Cote de Beaune Cote Chalonnais Maconnais Beaujolais Beaujolais-Villages |
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Name the dominant soil type in Chablis.
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Kimmeridgian Chalk
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Name the 5 villages of the Cote Chalonnais.
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Bouzeron
Rully Mercurey Givry Montagny |
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Where is vin jaune produced?
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The Jura region of France.
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What are the 4 levels of German wine?
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Landwein
Tafelwein Qualitatswein Qualitatswein mit Pradikat |
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What are the 5 levels of the German Pradikat classification?
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Kabinett
Spatlese Auslese Beerenauslese Trockenbeerenauslese |
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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Pfalz are 4 of the German anbaugebieten. Name the other 9.
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Sachsen
Saale-Unstrut Nahe Ahr Baden Wurttemburg Franken Mittelrhein Hessisch-Bergstrasse |
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Name the 16 wine-producing regions of Austria.
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Vienna
Thermenregion Carnuntum Donauland Weinvertel Kamptal Kremstal Wachau Traisental Neusiederlersee Neusiederlersee-Hugelland Central Burgenland Southern Burgenland South Styria Southeast Styria West Styria |
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Tuscany, Piedmont and Veneto are 3 of Italy's provinces. Name the other 17.
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Valle d'Aosta
Emilia-Romagna Trentino Alto-Adige Friuli-Venezia Giula Lombardy Liguria Marches Umbria Lazio Abruzzo Molise Campania Basilicata Puglia Calabria Sicily Sardinia |
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Name 3 red grape varieties of Piedmont.
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Nebbiolo
Barbera Dolcetto Grignolino Freisa Brachetto Croatina |
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Name 3 white grape varieties of Piedmont.
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Moscato Bianco
Cortese Arneis Favorito Erbaluce |
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What are the 3 main grapes of Valpolicella?
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Corvina
Molinara Rondinella |
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The main grape of Soave is:
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Garganega
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Sangiovese is the main red grape of Tuscany. Name 2 others.
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Canaiolo
Mammolo Ciliegiolo Colorino |
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Name 2 white wine grapes popular in Tuscany.
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Trebbiano
Vernaccia |
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Chianti, Chianti Classico, Montalcino and Montepulciano are Tuscan wine areas. Name 3 others.
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Carmignano
San Gimignano Scansano Colline di Lucchese |
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Name the 7 Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis.
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Blanchot
Bougros Les Clos Grenouilles Les Preuses Valmur Vaudesir |
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Name 4 AOC wines from Chablis that do not say Chablis on the label.
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Bourgogne St. Bris
Bourgogne Irancy Bourgogne Chitry Bourgogne Epineuil Bourgogne Cotes d'Auxerre Burgogne Cote St.-Jacques St. Bris Vezelay |
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Name 3 Premier Cru vineyards of Chablis.
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Cote de Lechet
Fourchaume Montee de Tonnere Montmains Vaillons Vosgros |
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The great Premier Cru climat within Montmains is:
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Les Forets
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Chambertin, Chambertin Clos de Beze, Chapelle-Chambertin and Charmes-Chambertin are 4 of Gevrey-Chambertins Grand Cru Vineyards. Name the other 5.
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Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertin Mazoyeres-Chambertin Ruchottes-Chambertin |
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Morey-St.-Denis has 4 Grand Cru vineyards. Clos St. Denis is one; name the other 3.
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Clos des Lambrays
Clos de la Roche Clos de Tart |
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What 2 Grand Crus are situated within the commune of Chambolle-Musigny?
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Musigny
Bonnes Mares |
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Which Grand Cru is shared by the 2 communes of Morey-St.-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny?
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Bonnes Mares
33.5 acres in Chambolle-Musigny 3.5 acres in Morey-St.-Denis |
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How many acres is Vougeot single Grand Cru and what is its name?
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Clos de Vougeot covers 123.5 heterogenous acres.
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The small commune of Flagey-Echezeaux borders Vougeot. What are its 2 Grand Cru vineyards and which is only separated from Clos de Vougeot by the village boundary?
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Echezeaux is the larger of the two (74 acres) while Grand Echezeaux borders Clos de Vougeot.
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Vosne-Romanee is home to 2 small Grand Crus, La Grande Rue and La Romanee. Name the other 4.
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Richebourg
Romanee-Conti Romanee-St.-Vivant La Tache |
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What is the significance of a monopole vineyard?
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One single owner, usually guarantees a greater consistency of style.
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Which of Vosne-Romanee's Grand Crus are monopoles and to whom do they belong?
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La Grande Rue (Francois Lamarche)
La Romanee (Domaine du Chateau de Vosne-Romanee) Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache (DRC) |
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Which Grand Cru of the Cote de Nuits produces a (rare)white wine?
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Musigny (Comtes Georges de Vogue)
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Which 2 lesser Cote de Nuits communes can produce great wine values in warm vintages?
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Fixin
Marsannay |
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Name the French synonym for the Trebbiano grape and where its primary growing areas in France.
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Ugni Blanc is the main grape of Cognac and Armagnac.
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Name a cousin/ancestor of American Zinfandel.
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Primitivo from Puglia
Cjerlnak Kastalyensky from Croatia |
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Name three of the original grapes allowed in Chianti's blend.
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Sangiovese
Cananiolo Mammolo |
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What is the grape used to make Asti Spumante?
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White Muscat - Moscato Blanco
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Which grape is cultivated to make the famous wines of Barolo and Barbaresco?
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Nebbiolo
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Name the wind of the Rhone.
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Le Mistral
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One half of all Burgundy wine produced comes from:
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Beaujolais
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Wine labelling in Alsace is different from the rest of the country. How?
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Wines from Alsace are labelled wih the variety of grape that produced them.
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First among countries for the number of acres under vine, this country is 3rd in the amount of wine it produces every year.
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Spain
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What is the simplest definition of a solera?
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A fractional blending system of younger and older wines. Often, this happened outside, letting the sun help evaporate and concentrate the wine. Hence, SOL-era, the name.
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Name 3 ways of concentrating sugar in grapes.
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Botrytis
Freezing (Eiswein) Longer hang time on the vine Drying the grapes |
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Describe the production of Vins Doux Naturels.
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Most often from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, these dessert wines are produced by letting the grapes hang on the vine for an extended ripening. The fermenting of this extra sweet juice begins, but is interrupted by fortification, like Port or Madiera.
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Name 3 famous vins doux naturels.
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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Rivesaltes Banyuls Rasteau St.-Jean-de-Minervois |
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Who was the French Minister of Agriculture who recommended the addition of sugar to grape juice to make stronger wine?
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Jean-Antoine Chaptal, father of Chaptalization
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Explain the term Super Seconds and offer 3 examples.
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Super Seconds are the chateaux of Bordeaux whose name appears in the classification as a "second-growth", yet whose wine is clearly superior to its peers.
Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Pichon-Longueville (Baron) Cos d'Estounel Leoville Las Cases and generally included though they are not second-growths... Lynch-Bages Palmer La Mission Haut Brion |
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What does the term Abboccato signify?
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In Italian wine, lightly sweet or slightly less sweet than amabile.
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If a wine is said to be "spumante", what does that mean for the style of wine?
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That the Italian wine is sparkling.
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What famous fortified wine comes from Sicily?
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Marsala
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What is the origin of the name "Marsala"?
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Named for the "Marsh of Allah", or "God's swamp". Tasty, no?
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Name Sardinia's one DOCG?
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Vermentino di Gallura
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From the heady, nearly tropical, island of Sardinia, what are its main red grape varieties?
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Cannonau
Carignena Monica |
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Name the two "G" grape varieties of Calabria.
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Greco - white
Gaglioppo - red |
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How many DOCG's are there in Calabria, Basilicata, Latium, Liguria, Molise, Valle d'Aosta, Trentino Alto Adige and Puglia?
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None
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The well-regarded red wine of Basilicata:
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Aglianico del Vulture
(a derivative of Hellenico, having come from Greece...) |
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One of Campania's DOCG wines is Taurasi. What grape is used to make this wine?
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Aglianico
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Name Campania's 2 white DOCG wines.
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Fiano di Avellina
Greco di Tufo |
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What is the major grape variety producing Orvieto and which Italian province produces it.
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Trebbiano is the main grape for Orvieto, made in Umbria; made famous as a sweet wine, it is know known as a light, crisp, dry white.
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What is the major grape variety producing Frascati?
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Malvasia is the grape producing Frascati.
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Name two indigenous grapes to Umbria.
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Grechetto - white
Sagrantino - red |
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What is the DOCG wine of Abruzzi?
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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane
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What is the DOCG wine of the Marches and what prominent winemaking families trace their roots here?
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Conero is the DOCG wine from the ancestral home of the Gallos and Mondavis.
(Conero Rosso is but DOC) |
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Name Umbria's 2 DOCG's.
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Montefalco Sagrantino(Sagrantino di Montefalco)
Torgiano Rosso Riserva |
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Rufina, Senesi and Fiorentini are 3 of Chianti's sub-districts. Name the other 4.
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Aretini
Pisane Montalbano Montespertoli |
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Chianti, Chianti Classico and Brunello are 3 of Tuscany's DOCG's. Name the other 3. Which one is white wine?
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Vernaccia di San Gimignano - white wine Carmignano Rosso Riserva |
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Which Tuscan DOCG was conceived by the Biondi-Santi family?
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Brunello di Montalcino
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Which Tuscan DOCG, by law, contains Cabernet Sauvignon?
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Carmignano Rosso Riserva
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What is the DOCG of Emilia-Romagna?
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Albana di Romagna
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Cinqueterre is a white DOC from which province?
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Liguria
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Lombardy's 3 DOCG's are:
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Franciacorta - white or rose sparklers
Valtellina Superiore - red Sforzato di Valtellina (Sfursat di Valtellina) - red amarone-style |
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The 4 subdistricts of Valtellina are:
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Grumello - lightest
Inferno - warmest region, really? Sassella - best quality Valgella - productive |
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Moscato d'Asti, Barbaresco and Barolo are 3 of Piedmont's DOCG's, Name the other 4.
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Ghemme
Gattinara Gavi (Cortese di Gavi) Brachetto d'Acqui |
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Which IGT wines come from Piedmont?
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None
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Soave Superiore is a predictable DOCG of the Veneto. What are the other 2?
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Bardolino Superiore (Classico)
Recioto di Soave |
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia boasts a single DOCG. What is the wine and which district of F-VG does it come from?
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Ramandolo is a sweet white wine from the Colli Orientali.
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Trentino-Alto Adige is the Trentino province along the upper portion of the Adige river. It's whites are an international mix; what are it's red wine grapes?
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Schiava (Vernatsch)
Lagrein Teroldego |
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What is the largest wine region in the world for the number of bottles produced annually?
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Bordeaux
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What is the largest wine region in the world by the area it covers?
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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What is Chateau Latour's second wine?
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Les Forts de Latour
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What is the second wine of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild?
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Carraudes de Lafite
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What is the second wine of Chateau Margaux?
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Pavillon de Margaux
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Where were botrytis affected grapes first made into wine?
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Tokaji-Hegyalja, Hungary
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What is the second wine of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild?
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La Petite Mouton
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What is the second wine of Chateau Haut-Brion?
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Bahans-Haut-Brion
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Pinotage is the result of which vinifera cross-breeding?
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Pinot Noir X Cinsault
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On Austrian wine labels, what does the term "Smaragd" signal?
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Late Harvest (Spatlese)
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Which grape is re-named "Steen" in South Africa?
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Chenin Blanc
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The principal grape of Bandol is:
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Mourvedre
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The principal grape of Bierzo is:
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Mencia
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Synonym for Grauburgunder?
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Pinot Gris
Pinot Grigio |
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The aromatic herb in German Maiwein?
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Woodruff
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Describe passito grapes.
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Grapes that have been partially dried for wines like Amarone or Vin Santo in Italy.
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What does "Lachryma Christi" mean and what grape is it made from where?
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"The tears of Christ" is made in Campania from a grape variety called Coda di Volpe (tail of the fox).
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What are 6 types of Fino and where do they come from?
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Fino
Fino Amontillado Amontillado all come from Jerez de la Frontera. The other finos are from Sanlucar de Barrameda: Manzanilla Manzanilla Olorosa Manzanilla Pasada |
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What are 3 styles of oloroso sherry?
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Oloroso
Cream Pale Cream (Coarser oloroso wines are confusingly called Amontillado though share none of the finer characteristics of the fino version.) |
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Besides fino and oloroso, name another style of sherry.
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Palo Cortado
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What is the grape variety of Condrieu?
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Viognier
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Name 4 styles of ruby port.
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Ruby
Late Bottled Vintage Crusted Vintage Character Single Quinta Vintage Vintage |
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What is the name for a vintage-dated tawny port?
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Colheita (kol-yay-ta)
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What is the INAO and what does it regulate?
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The "Institute National des Appellations d'Origine" is the French governmental agency overseeing the growth, authenticity and marketing of native French products. Their authority is mainly wine and spirits, but they also regulate cheeses, olives and olive oil and some butters, among other things.
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Name the three major grape varieties of Navarra:
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RED - 90%
Garnacha Tempranillo Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah WHITE - 10% Macabeo |
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Teinturier is a term used to denote what characteristic of certain grapes?
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Grapes whose juice is colored/tinted.
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Name an example of a teinturier grape.
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Alicante Bouschet
Garnacha Tintorera Morrastel Bouschet Gamay Freaux Colobel Rubired |
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Which 4 AVA's are in Monterey County, CA?
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Monterey AVA
Arroyo Seco AVA Carmel AVA Chalone AVA |
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Which 4 AVA's are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
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Arroyo Grande AVA
Edna Valley AVA Paso Robles AVA York Mountain AVA |
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Which 2 AVA's are in Santa Barbara County, CA?
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Santa Maria Valley AVA
Santa Ynez AVA |
