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Name two regional GIs of Victoria.
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Gippsland
Geelong Goulburn Valley Mornington Great Western Milwa Mildura |
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Which varietal has Margaret River (Western Australia) built it's reputation on?
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Cabernet
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What are Mistelles?
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Vin de liqueurs
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Name 3 American rootstocks.
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Vitis rupestris
Vitis Riparia Vitis berlandieri |
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Mendoza is the largest viticultural area in Argentina, name its regions.
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Santa Rosa
San Martin San Rafael Maipu - E Mendoza Luian de Cuyo Uco Valley |
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Name the sub regions of Argentina.
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Mendoza
Norte Occidente Sandvan Littoral Rio Negro La Pampa La Rioja Catamarca |
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Name the main grapes of Argentina
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Palomino
Malbec Syrah Bonardo Cab Sav Cab Franc Merlot Torrontes Sav Blanc Chard Criolla Barbera Pinot Noir |
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What is Argentina's second largest producing area to Mendoza?
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San Juan
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What is the most important subregion in Mendoza?
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The Uco Valley
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What are the 3 important districts within the important subregion of Uco Valley?
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Tupugato
San Carlos Tunuyan |
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State the significance of the grape order listed on Australian bottles.
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They are listed from highest percent to lowest by law.
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State the grape of Penfolds Grange.
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Shiraz
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Name 3 Australian States.
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New South Wales
Victoria Tasmania South Australia Western Australia Queensland |
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Name the Australian Super-Zone.
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South-Eastern Australia which includes:
Victoria New South Wales Part of Queensland South Australia Tasmania |
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Name Australia's legal term for a wine region.
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G.I. or Geographical Indication
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What is the local name for the soil of Coonawarra.
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Terra Rossa Soil or "Red Earth"
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Name 4 regions within South Australia (13).
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South Australia is the largest producing area and has the most popular regions
Barossa Valley Coonawarra Eden Valley - Reisling Mclaren Vale Adelaide Hills Clare Valley - Reisling So Flanders Ranges Currency Creek So Fleurieu Mount Benson Padthaway Riverland Adelaide Plains |
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Name 4 regions in Victoria (19).
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Yarra Valley
Geelong Sunbury Pyrenees Glenrowan Bendigo Goulburn Valley Heathcote Straithbogie Ranges Upper Goulburn Alpin Valleys Beechworth Rutherglen Grampians Macedon Ranges Mornington Peninsula Henty Shared w/New South Wales Murray Darling Swan Hill |
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Name the 2 regions in Queensland.
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Granite Belt
South Burnett |
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Regions in New South Wales (15).
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Mudgee
Orange Hunter Southern Highlands Perrcoota Riverina Cowra Hastings River Shoalhaven Coast Canberra District Gundagai Haltops Tumbarumba Shared w/New South Wales Murray Darling Swan Hill |
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Name 2 regions in Western Australia (6).
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Margaret River
Perth Hills Great Southern Swan District Geographe Blackwood Valley Peel |
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If a varietal is stated on an Australian wine, what must be the minimum % of that varietal?
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85%
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If an origin is stated on an Australian wine, what must be the minimum % grapes from the stated origin?
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85%
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If a vintage is stated on an Australian wine, what must be the minimum % from that stated year?
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85%
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Which two GIs produce Rhine Riesling at its best?
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Clare Valley and Eden Valley
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Name the 4 Australian Wine Zones.
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1. Western Australia
2. South Australia 3. Victoria 4. New South Wale |
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What is the center of New South Wale's quality wine production?
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Hunter Valley
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What style of wine is predominant in the northern part of New South Wales?
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Dry white wine
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What are some of the regions of Northern South Wales (7)?
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Hasting River
Hunter Mudgee Orange Cowra Hilltops Canberra District |
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The lower part of the Hunter Valley has a reputation for making what kind of wine? (2)
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1. Excellent Semillon that can age for 10 years
2. Shiraz that can age for up to 20 years |
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Where is Riverina located and name 2 kind of wines that is known for making.
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Riverina is located in the lower part of South Wales
1. bulk wine 2. The outstanding De Bertoli Noble, a dessert wine |
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Where is Tumbarumba located and what kind of wine is known for making?
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Tumbarumba is located in the lower part of South Wales and is producing some of the best sparkling wine.
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What is the largest wine producing state in Australia?
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South Australia
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Name the 8 sub-appellations in South Australia.
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1. Adelaide
2. Barossa 3. Far North 4. Fleurieu 5. Lower Murray 6. Limestone Coast 7. Mount Lofty Ranges 8. The Peninsulars |
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What are the MOST IMPORTANT regions in South Australia (12)?
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1. Barossa Valley
2. Coonawarra Valley 3. Padthaway 4. McLaren Vale 5. Eden Valley 6. Clare Valley 7. Adelaide Hills 8. Langhorne Creek 9. Adelaide Plains 10. Southern Fleurieu 11. Wrattonbully 12. Riverland |
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Barossa Valley produces some of Australia's best __ (3).
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1. Shiraz
2. Cabernet 3. Riesling |
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What is the leading Cabernet Sauvignon region in Australia?
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Coonawarra
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What is terra rossa and where is it found?
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Terra Rossa is a type of soil and is found in Coonawarra
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In which subdistrict is Hensche Hill producing wine?
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High Eden of Eden Valley in South Australia
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Which zone is Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills located?
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Mount Lofty Ranges Zone
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The high altitude of Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills helps in making these regions excellent area for what (4)?
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Top quality Rieslings, Chardonnay, Cabernet, and Shiraz
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What is the icon wine of South Australia?
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Penfolds Grange
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Name the two GIs where Pensfold Grange get their grapes, and what is the style of their wine?
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1. Barossa and Adelaide
2. High 80s to 100% shiraz with Cabernet Sauvignon making up the rest. |
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What kind of wine is Victoria known for producing?
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Sweet Muscat dessert wines.
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What are some of the top GIs in Victoria (6)?
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1. Geelong
2. Yarra Valley, high-quality chardonnay, pinot noir and sparkling wine. 3. Mornington Peninsula 4. Goulburn Valley 5. Grampians 6. King Valley |
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Which GI has established itself as the top Pinot Noir area in Australia?
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Yarra Valley - Victoria
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What are two most important GIs for Muscat and Tokay fortified wines?
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Rutherglen, Victoria
Glenrowan, Victoria |
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In Australia, Tokay is a synonym for which varietal?
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Muscadelle
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What are the aging requirements for Rutherglen Muscat and Tokay wines?
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Rutherglen Muscat - 2-5 years
Rutherglen Classic Muscat -5-10 years Rutherglen Grand 10-15 years Rutherglen Rare -20 years+ |
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Name 3 important regions in Tasmania.
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Pipers River Region
Tamar Valley Cole River |
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What 3 types of wine does Tasmania concentrate on?
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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir Sparkling wines |
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Name 6 important regions of Western Australia.
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Great Southern Region
Margaret River Pemberton Perth Hills Geographe Swan Valley |
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What is the best GI in Western Australia and name the 3 varietals that it specializes in.
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Margaret River
Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon Semillon |
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Name the 3 varietals in which Pemberton specializes.
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Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Noir |
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Name 2 GIs of Queensland and which one produces higher quality wine.
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South Burnett
Granite Belt - produces higher quality wines |
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Why was the Southeastern Australia region created?
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Created to allow blending across states without breaking the label integrity scheme.
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Who governs the laws about Australian wines?
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The Label Integrity Program, similar to the United States AVA: Origin on label must be 85%
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What are the 12 main grapes of Australia?
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Riesling
Semillon Chard Sauv Blanc Marsanne Viognier Shiraz Grenache Cab Sauv Cab Franc Merlot Pinot Noir |
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Name 2 white grapes of Austria.
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Gruner Veltliner
Riesling Sauvignon Blanc Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) Scheurebe Chardonnay Muller-Thurgau |
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Name 2 red grapes of Austria.
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Zweigelt
Blaufrankisch (Lemberger) St. Laurent Blauburgunder (Pinot Noir) Blauer Portugieser Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Name 2 regions of Austria.
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Most Important regions:
Wachau Kremstal Other regions: Kamptal Traisental Donauland Thermenregion Neuisedlersee-Hugelland Wien Wienviertel Carnuntum Weinbaugebiet MittelBurgenland Sudburgenland |
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Define Ausbruch.
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Ausbruch (literal meaning: "break-out") or sometimes Ausbruchwein is an Austrian wine term for a quality level in the Prädikatswein category situated between Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese in requirements, which makes it a sweet dessert wine typically made from grapes affected by noble rot. The Ausbruch Prädikat exists only in Austria, not in Germany. Ruster Ausbruch are still the most common Ausbruch wines to encounter in many other Austrian regions, producers classify their wines as Beerenauslese if they fall short of the Trockenbeerenauslese requirements.
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What is Shaumwein?
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Sparkling wine (Austria)
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What is Strohwein?
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A term for wine made by grapes of Beernauslese level which have been dried on straw mats for a minimum of 3 months.
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Name the 4 major wine regions of Austria.
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1. Lower Austria (Niederosterreich)
2. Burgenland (Osterreich) 3. Styria (Steiermark) 4. Vienna (Wien) |
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What are the three "Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus"categories.
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Steinfeder
FederSpiel Smaragd |
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What are the subregions of the Niederosterreich (7)?
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Wienviertal
Traisental Kremstal Kamptal Wachau Thermenregion Carnuntum |
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What are the subregions of Burgenland?
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Neusiedlersee
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland Mittelburgenland Sudburgenland |
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For what kind of wine is Neusiedlersee renowned?
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Botrytized wine
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How does Lake Neusiedl affect the grapes grown on it's banks?
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Causes the grapes to be attacked by Botrytis.
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Aside from it's outstanding botrytized wines, what other good quality wines are being produced in Neusiedlersee?
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Red wines from Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch, and Cabernet Sauvignon
Also very good Chardonnay |
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Neusiedlersee-Hugelland is known for what style of wine?
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Ausbruch wine
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What is the town of Rust known for?
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Production of Ausbruch wine
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What is Ausbruch wine?
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Wine made by adding fresh grapes to botrytized grapes of TBA quality.
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What style of wine is Mittelburgenland and Sudburgenland known for making?
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Spicy reds made from Blaufrankisch grapes
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What are the 3 subdistricts of Steiermark?
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Sud-osteiermark
Sud-steiermark Weststeiermark |
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Sud-osteiermark & Sud-steiermark produce high quality wines from which varietal(s)?
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Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
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What is the difference between Austrian BA & TBA?
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Must weight of 25°KMW for BA and 30°KMW for TBA. TBA from fully botrytized grapes.
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What is the largest sub-district within Austria?
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Weinviertel
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The minimum abv of a wine labeled Steinfeder.
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10.7% abv
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The minimum abv of a wine labeled Federspiel.
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11.5% abv
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The minimum abv of a wine labeled Smaragd.
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12% abv
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Which country/style would wine be labeled "Ausbruch"?
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Austria and slightly more opulent than BA
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What kind of wine is Burgenland primarily known for?
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Sweet dessert wines, namely Ausbruch
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The foremost red varietal in Burgenland.
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Blaufrankish
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Name the 3 sub districts of Steiermark.
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Sudosteiermark
Susteiermark Weststeiermark |
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Sudosteiermark and Susteiermark are known to produce what kind of wines?
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High quality white wines from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
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Mittelburgenland and Sudburgenlad have a reputation for making what kind of wine?
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Spicy reds made from the Blaufrankisch grape.
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Name the main grapes of Chile.
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Carmenere
Cab Sav Merlot Syrah Chard Sav Blanc Riesling Gewurzt Malbec Cab Franc Pinot Noir Chard Moscatel |
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Name the sub regions of Chile.
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Atacama
Aconcaqua Valley Casablanca Valley Maipo Valley Rapel Valley Calchaqua Valley Curico Valley Maule Valley Hata Valley Bio Bio Valley Valle Sur |
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Name the region Maipo is within and what wines the area is known for.
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Country: Chile
Region: Valle Central Grapes: Mainly known for Cabernet Sauvignon |
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State what is unique about the vines from Chile.
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Chile has never had phylloxera and as a result has ungrafted 100% vitis vinifera vines.
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Name the obscure Bordeaux varietal that is important in Chile.
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Carmenere
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State the minimum labeling % for varietals in Chile.
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75% for varietals, region name and vintage.
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What is the reason to be believed why Chile has not been attacked by Phylloxera or oidium?
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Isolation caused by the Andes and the Pacific Ocean.
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Name the 5 viticultural regions of Chile, what are two important ones?
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Atacama
Coquimbo Aconcagua* Valle Central* Sur |
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Elqui Valley and the Limari Valleys are two developing subregions in which region?
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Coquimbo in Chile
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Name the two subregions of Aconcagua.
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Valle del Aconcagua and Valle Casablanca
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The reputation of Valle del Aconcagua is for what kind/style of wine?
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Reputation for producing some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah of Chile
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The reputation of Valle Casablanca is for what kind/style of wine?
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Reputation for producing some of the best Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Carmenere of Chile
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Vermonte, Caliterra, Errazuriz, and Montes are excellent producers in which region?
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Region de Aconcagua.
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Which region is San Antonio located?
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Region de Aconcagua
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Which region in Chile produces the most wine?
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Region de Valle Central
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Name the 4 subregions of Region de Valle Central.
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Maipo
Rapel Maule Curico |
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60% of plantings in the Maipo Valley are of which varietal?
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Rapel Valley has a reputation for producing top wines out of which 2 varietals?
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Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
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Which is Chile's largest wine region and what it's better produced varietals?
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Maule Valley: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenere
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Where are Lontue and Toro located?
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Curico Valley in Valle Central
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Name some Bordeaux lookalikes in the Southwest.
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Bergerac (Sec, Côtes de, Côtes de Moelleux),
Buzet (Côtes de) Côtes de Duras Côtes du Marmandais Montravel (Côtes de, Haut) Monbazillac Montravel (Côtes de, Haut) Monbazillac Pecharment Rosette |
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What are the Grand Cru villages of Vallee de la Marne?
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AŸ and Tours
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What is the minimum abv for Cote-Rotie, St. Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage?
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10%
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Mazoyeres-Chambertin is a Premier Cru or Grand Cru? In what AOC?
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Grand Cru, Gevrey-Chambertin
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Les Petits Epenots is a Premier Cru or Grand Cru? In what AOC?
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Premier Cru, Pommard
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Name 5 great Champagne vintages.
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1982, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1996
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Name 10 great Bordeaux vintages.
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1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005
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What is the Tête de Cuvée or Prestige Cuvée of Perrier-Jouet?
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La Belle Epoque
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What are the primary white grapes of Bandol?
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Bourbolenc, Ugni and Clairette
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Name 4 VDN of the Languedoc-Roussillon.
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Maury
Banyuls Banyuls Grand Cru Grand Roussillon Muscat de Frontignan Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois Muscat de Lunel Muscat de Miravel |
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What is limousin?
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The type of oak in which Bordeaux barriques are made out of.
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The Côte-des-Blancs is a wine producing district found in?
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Champagne
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What is Gentil and where can it be found?
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Gentil is found in Alsace -blend of 2 or more grape varieties BUT must contain a minimum of 50% Riesling, Gewurz, Pinot Gris, or Muscat
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What is the only AOC that allows Chardonnay in Alsace?
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Cremant d'Alsace
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What is the principal grape of Rose’ de Riceys?
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Pinot Noir
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Name the three sub-regions of Armagnac.
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Bas-Armagnac
Haut-Armagnac Tenareze |
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Who fixes the price of Champagne grapes every year?
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The CIVC or Comite Interprofessional du vin de Champagne
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How long must a non-vintage champagne be aged (min) before release?
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18 months
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What is the main grape in Gigondas, and what is the max % allowed.
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Grenache 80%
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Define Ouillage.
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French word meaning both ullage and topping up.
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What is Maury?
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Appellation in Roussillon making fortified wine from min 75% Grenache.
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Define Pigeage.
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French term for punching down the cap of grape skins and other solids.
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Define Soutirage.
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French term for racking, or moving clear wine off its sediment and into a clean container. It can also be used for the wine serving process of decanting.
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Describe the characteristics of Bourgueil.
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A red wine made of Cabernet Franc with up to 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fragrant, Medium to light body, Light tannin.
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What is the widely planted grape in Champagne?
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Pinot Meunier
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What style of wines are produced in Reuilly?
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Whites - Sauvignon Blanc
Red and Rose - Pinot Noir |
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Name the permitted varietals used for Alsace AOC.
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Riesling, Gewurz, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir, and Chasselas
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What is Klevener de Heiligenstein and where is it from?
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The Alsace wine made from the savagnin rose grape.
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Where is Sylvaner a permitted varietal for Grand Cru classification?
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Zotzenberg
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Chateau:
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Estate under single ownership – size varies with purchase or sale of vineyard (Ch. Petrus has increased by 50% since 1969)
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Negociant:
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An agent who purchases fruit or wine in barrel, then ages it in their own cellar.En Primeur Sales:@(Futures) Early release of wines for sale.
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Name the sweet wine regions of Graves in Bordeaux.
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Sauternes
Barsac Ceron |
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Name Pomerol's leading Estates.
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(not classified ever)
CH Petrus CH Certan-dormay CH l'Evangile CH Lafleur CH Petite Village Vieux CH Certan CH Le Bon Pasteur CH Clinet Clos Rene CH l'Eglise Clinet CH la Consellante CH Latour a Pomerol CH Trotanoy CH Beauregard CH Certtan Giraud CH l'Eglise CH la Croix de Gay CH Gazin |
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Medoc Classifications of 1855.
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Ranked 61 properies in the Medoc (one in Graves) – commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III for the Universal Exhibition in Paris
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Wines ranked by price and categorized into first through fifth growths:
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1st Crus 5
2nd Crus 14 3rd Crus 14 4th Crus 10 5th Crus 18 Graves (except Haut-Brion) and Saint Emilion are not included |
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Name the original 1855 first growths of Haut- Medoc.
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Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Chateau Latour (Pauillac) Chateau Margaux (Margaux) Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) Elevated from 2nd to 1st in 1973 Chateau Haut-Brion (Pessac) |
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Name 4 second crus of Bordeaux.
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Chateau Brane-Cantenac (Cantenac-Margaux)
Chateau Cos-d'Estournel (Saint-Estephe) Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien) Chateau Durfort-Viviens (Margaux) Chateau Gruaud-Larose (Saint-Julien) Chateau Lascombes (Margaux) Chateau Leoville-Barton (Saint-Julien) Chateau Leoville-Las-Cases (Saint-Julien) Chateau Leoville-Poyferre (Saint-Julien) Chateau Montrose (Saint-Estephe) Chateau Pichon-Lalande (Pauillac) Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron (Pauillac) Chateau Rauzan-Segla (Margaux) Chateau Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux) Double checking on the below Chateau Boyd Cantenac Pichon Longueville Comtesse |
