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What process is not allowed in the US?
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Chaptalization
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What causes cork taint (corked bottle)
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2,4,6, Trichloroanisole
TCA |
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What type of soil is in Chablis
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Limestone over Kimmeridgian clay
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What region of Cote d'Or carries all of the red Grand Crus? And what is the exception?
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Cotes de Nuits
Corton is in Beaune |
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What region of Cote d'Or carries all of the white grand crus and what is the exception?
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Cotes de Beaune
Musgny Blanc is in Nuits |
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What type of soil makes the best white wines?
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Limestone
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What type of soil makes the best red wines?
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Marl
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Where is Puligny-Montrachet? appellation/sub-region/region/
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Cote de Beaune/Cotes d'Or/Burgundy
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How many grand crus are in Puligny-Montrachet?
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4
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What is liqueur de tirage?
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Sugar, yeast added to wine to create secondary fermentation
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What is Liqueur d'expedition?
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Dosage. Added after disgorgement
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Magnum?
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2
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Jeroboam?
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4
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Rehoboam?
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6
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Methuselah?
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8
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Salamanazar?
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12
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Balthazar
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16
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Nebuchadnezzar?
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20
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Solomon?
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24
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How many 750 ml bottles are in a Premat?
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36
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What is Blanquette de Limoux?
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Sparkling wine made in Languedoc
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What is Franciacorta, where is it made, by which method and which grapes?
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Sparkling wine from Lombardy Italy. Made using the classic method. Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir
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What are the 3 traditional grapes used in Spanish sparkling wine?
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Xarel-lo, Parellada Macabeo
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What are the 2 second growths in Saint-Estephe?
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Cos d'Estournel
Montrose |
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What type of wine is Montrose famous for?
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Chardonnay
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Where are Cos d'Estounel and Montrose and what is their rank? appellation/sub-region/region
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Saint-Estephe in Haut-Medoc/Medoc/Bordeaux
2nd growths |
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What are the 2 premier Grand Cru Classe Class A's in St. Emillion?
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Auson
Cheval-Blanc |
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Where are Chateau Auson and Chateau Cheval-Blanc and what is their ranking?
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St. Emillon
Premier Grand Cru Classe Class A |
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What are the satellite districts of Pomerol?
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Lalande-de-Pomerol
Fronsac |
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What 4 appellations are in North West Rhone?
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Cote-Rotie
Condrieu Chateau-Grillet St. Joseph |
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What 4 appellations are in North Eastern Rhone?
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Croze-Hermitage
Hermitage Cornas St-Peray |
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What region is Pays Nantais in?
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Loire Valley
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What grape varietie is in Pays Nantais?
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Melon de Bourgogne
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What is the Climate in Pays Nantais?
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Maritime
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How long must wine mature on lees for them to be sur lie bottled?
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6-9 months following harvest
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What AOC is in Pays Nantais?
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Muscadet de Sevre et Maine
Muscadet Sur Lie must be in conjunction with one appellation |
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Where is Anjou?
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Loire Valley
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What are the two Anjou types/regions?
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Anjou-saumu
Anjou:Savennieres |
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What are the 2 white wines used in Anjou-Saumur?
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Chenin blanc
Sauvignon blanc |
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What are the 2 red wines used in Anjou-Saumur?
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Cab Franc
Cab Sauv |
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What are the two non-white wines from Anjou-Saumur called and what varietal makes them?
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Rose d'Anjou
Cabernet d'Anjou Roses from Cab Franc and Sauv |
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What are the two top appellations/vineyards in Anjou Savennieres?
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Clos de la Coulee de Cerrant
Chateau de la Rouche aux Moines |
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Where are Clos de la Coulee de Serrant and Chateau de la Rouche aux Moines located?
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Anjou: Savennieres
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What type of wine is made in Clos de la Coulee de Serrant and Chateau de la Rouche aux Moines?
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Chenin Blanc...dry
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What are the 4 AOC's in Touraine?
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Vouvray
Montlouis Chinon Bourgueil & St Nicolas de Bourgueil |
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Where is Touraine?
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Loire Valley
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What is the soil like in Vouvray?
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Limestone over tufa
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What are the 5 AOCs in Central Vineyard?
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Sancerre
Pouilly Fume Menetou Salon Quincy Reuilly |
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Where is the Central Vineyard?
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Loire Valley
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What is the dominant white in Central Vineyards AOCs?
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Sauv Blanc
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What are the dominant reds in Central Vineyard AOCs?
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Pinot Noir
Gamay |
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Where are Vouvray and Montlouis?
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Touraine/Loire Valley
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Where is Sancerre?
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Central Vineyard
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Where is Pouilly Fume?
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Central Vineyard/Loire Valley
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Where is Quincy sub region/region
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Central Vineyard/Loire Valley
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Where is Rueilly? sub-region/region
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Central Vineyard/Loire Valley
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Where is Bourgueil?
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Touraine
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Where is Chinon?
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Touraine
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What are the Noble Varieties in Alsace? 5
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Riesling
Muscat Gewurztraminer Pinot Gris (Tokay d'Alsace) Sylavaner in Zotzenberg |
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Which direction does the Rhine River flow?
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North
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What year was alsace named AOC?
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1962
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What year was Alsace named Grand Cru AOCs?
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1983
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When was Cremant d'Alsace named AOC?
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1976
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What 3 criteria indicate Vendange Tardive (VT)?
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Late harvest
Rich, full bodied Not sweet |
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What 3 criteria indicate Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN)?
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Late harvest
Dessert wine from botrytis Only made in exceptional vintages |
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What is the most important GI in Australia?
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Margaret River
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Where is Margaret River region/country
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Western Australia/Australia
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When was Margaret River named Australias first appellation system?
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1978
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What type of soil and climate does margaret river have?
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Gravel/sand over clay
Warm maritime |
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What white grapes are used in Margaret river?
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Chardonnay
Riesling |
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What 4 red grapes are used in Margaret river?
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Shiraz
Merlot Cab Franc Cab Sauv |
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What is the southern most wine region in the world?
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Central Otago
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What country and region is Central Otago in?
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New Zealand, South Island
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What is Vin de Constance and where does it come from?
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Sweet wine from South Africa
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What are the major red varietals from South Africa? (6)
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Pinotage
Cab sauv/franc Merlot Shiraz Pinot Noir Grenache |
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What is Pinotage
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Hybrid of pinot noir and cinsault
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When were South African geographical units established?
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1993
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What are the 4 geographical units of South Africa?
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Western Cape
Eastern Cape Northern Cape KwaZulu-Natal |
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What are the 7 WOs of the Coastal Region in South Africa?
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Constantia
Durbanville Paarl Stellenbosch Swartland Tygerberg Tulbagh |
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Where is Paarl?
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Coastal region, south africa
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where is stellenbosch
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coastal region of south africa
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where is swartland
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coastal region of south africa
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where is tulbagh region/country
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coastal region of south africa
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where is durbanville region/country
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coastal region of south africa
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What country is walker bay in?
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South Africa
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What wines are walker bay known for (2)
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Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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What river is in Walker Bay?
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Bot River
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What country and Region is Elim in?
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South Africa, Overberg
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What region is Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in?
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Walker Bay in South Africa
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Which three AVAs are shared by Oregon and Washington?
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Walla Walla Valley
Columbia River Columbia Gorge |
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what state is america's oldest wine industry?
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New York
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What country is affected by the Goria Laws?
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Italy
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What year were the Goria laws enacted?
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1992
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What organization did the Goria laws create?
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IGT
Indicazione Geografica Tipica |
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What two changes were initially created by the Goria Laws?
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Petitioning for DOC status through the IGT
Terminology designation of Riserva tightened |
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What is the most widely planted grape in Piedmont?
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Barbera
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What grape is Barolo made from?
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Nebbiolo
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What grape is Barbaresco made from?
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Nebbiolo
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What are the most important wines from Piedmont?
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Barolo and Barbaresco
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What part of Italy is Piedmont in?
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Northern
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What part of italy is Lombardy in?
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Northern
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What is the capital of LombardY?
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Milan
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What are the primary white (4) and red (2) varietals in Lombardy?
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Chardonnay
Pinot Grigio Pinot Bianco Lugana (Clone of Trebbiano) Nebbiolo Pinot Nero |
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What are the 2 DOCGs in Lombardy?
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Valtellina Superiore (Nebbiolo)
Franciacorta (Sparkling) |
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What is the northern most region in Italy?
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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How much of wine production in Trentino-Alto Adige is DOC?
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55%
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What are the 4 key regions of Trentino-Alto Adige?
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Trento
Trentino Santa Maddalena Valle d'Isarco |
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Where is Santa Maddalena?
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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Where is Valle d'Isarco?
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Trentino-Alto Adige
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What part of Italy is Veneto in?
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Northern italy
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What borders Veneto on the west? East?
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W-Lake Garda
E-Adriatic |
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What are the principal cities of Veneto?
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Venice and Verona
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What are the 3 types of Valpolicella?
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Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella (Amarone) Valpolicella Ripasso |
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What does Ripasso mean? Literally?
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Re Passed
Young Valpolicella put into tanks or barres with lees or dried fruits from previous fermentations. This causes secondary fermentation, higher alcohol content |
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Where is Friuli Venezia Giulia, geographically?
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Northeastern Corner of Italy
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What region is Friuli Venezia Giulia in?
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Veneto
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What is the most widely planted grape in Friuli Venezia Giulia?
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Merlot
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What are the 2 DOCGs in Friuli Venezia Giulia?
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Ramandolo (Verduzzo)
Picolit and Picolit-Gialla known for sweet wines |
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Where is Ramandolo (Verduzzo)?
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Friuli Venezia Giulia/North eastern italy
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Where is Picolit and Picolit0Gialla?
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Fiuli Venezia Giulia
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Where is Tuscany?
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Central Italy
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What is the climate like in Tuscany?
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Moderate
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What type of wine is produced in Brunello di Montalcino?
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100% Brunello (clone of sangiovese)
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What is Brunello?
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Clone of Sangiovese
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Where is Brunello di Montalcino?
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Tuscany
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What is the aging requirement for Brunello di Montalcino?
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4 years aged with 2 in oak
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What is the aging requirement for Brunello di Montalcino Riserva?
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5 years aged with minimum 2.5 in oak
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What is a Rosso di Montalcino?
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Young vines and declassified wines
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Where is Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG?
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Tuscany
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What kind of wine is produced in Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG?
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Dry whites from the Vernaccia grape
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What are the 2 DOCG and 1 DOC in Umbria?
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Torgiano DOC
Torgiano Riserva DOCG Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG |
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Where is Umbria?
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Central Italy
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Where is Torgiano DOC? sub-region/region
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Umbria, Central Italy
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Where is Torgiano Riserva DOCG?
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Umbria, Central Italy
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Where is Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?
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Umbria, Central Italy
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Where is Campania?
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Southern Italy
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What 3 white varietals come from Campania?
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Falanghina
Fiano Greco (like greco-roman) |
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What 4 red varietals come from Campania?
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Aglianico
Sangiovese Primitivo Aleatico |
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What are 2 characteristics of red wines from Campania?
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HIgh Acid
High Tannins |
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What are the 2 red varietals famous in Sicily?
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Nero d'Avola
Nerello Mascalese |
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What is the major red varietal and 2 minor red varietals in Germany?
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Spatburgunder (Pinot noir)
Dornfelder Portugieser |
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What varietal is Spatburgunder?
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Pinot Noir
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What is Qualitatswein mit Pradikat (QmP)? 3 criterion?
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Quality determined by degree of ripeness at harvest
Cannot be chaptalized (only classification) Six pradikate (levels) of quality ranging from driest to sweetest |
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Name the 6 Pradikat of Qualitatswein in ascending order?
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Kabinett
Spatlese Auslese\ Beerenauslese (BA) Eiwein Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) |
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What is Bereich?
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regional term
district of villages and vineyards German term comprable to French "Villages" |
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How many Bereich are in Germany?
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34
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What is Anbaugenbiete?
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A major growin region in Germany
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How many Anbaugenbiete are in Germany?
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13
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What 3 varietals are used to make Franken (Franconia)?
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Silvaner
Riesling Muller-Thurgau |
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What type of bottle is Franken (Franconia) generally bottled in?
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bocksbeutel
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What are the 2 most important white grapes of austria?
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Gruner Vetliner
Riesling |
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Where is Wachau? Country/Region
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Austria/Niederosterreich
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What are the 3 wines produced only in Wachau?
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Steinfeder
Federspiel Smaragd |
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What quality level is Federspiel?
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Kabinett
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What quality level is Smaragd?
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Spatlese
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What is the alcohol content in Steinfeder?
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11%
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Where is Steinfeder produced? region/country`
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Wachau, austria
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Where is Federspiel produced?
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Wachau
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Where is Smaragd produced?
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Wachau
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Where is Niederosterreich?
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Austria
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What are the 2 most important regions in Niederosterreich?
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Wachau
Kamptal-Donauland |
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What is Tokaji and where is it from?
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Renowned botrytis dessert wine produced for centuries in Hungary
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What is Eszencia and where is it from?
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100% botrytised grapes from Hungary
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What are the Primary white grapes from Hungary? 4
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Furmint*****
Harslevelu Muskatoly Oremus |
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What are the 2 table grapes from Greece?
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Retsina
Corinthiaki |
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What are the 2 most important white varietals from Greece?
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Assyrtiko (A seer' tee ko)
Moschofiler (Mos ko fee' le ro) |
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Where is Assyrtiko originally from?
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Santorini
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Where is Moschofilero from?
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Mantinia in Peloponnese Greece
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What is the most important Red Grape in Greece?
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Agiorgitiko (Ah yor yee ti ko)
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What is another name for Agiorgitiko?
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St. George
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What are the 2 most important white varietals from Greece?
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Assyrtiko (A seer' tee ko)
Moschofiler (Mos ko fee' le ro) |
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Where is Assyrtiko originally from?
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Santorini
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Where is Moschofilero from?
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Mantinia in Peloponnese Greece
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What is the most important Red Grape in Greece?
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Agiorgitiko (Ah yor yee ti ko)
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What is another name for Agiorgitiko?
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St. George
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What AOC region is Agiorgitiko from in Greece?
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Nemea, in the Peloponnese
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What is the white grape from Spain used for brandy production?
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Airen
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Where is Galicia: Rias Biaxas?
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Northwest Spain
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Where is Rioja?
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North Central Spain
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What are the 3 sub zones of Rioja?
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Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Alta Rioja Baja |
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What is the dominant grape in Rioja? (2)
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Tempranillo
Garnacha |
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What 3 varietals are used to make Sherry?
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Palomino
Pedro Ximenez Moscatel |
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Which varietal accounts for 95% of all plantings and is used for majority of all quality sherries in several styles?
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Palomino
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What varietals are used for sweetening blended wines, adding color in Spain
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Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel
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What is Saccharomyces?
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Grows on casks
Requires 14.5%-15.5% alcohol Lives of nutrients and acidity Retains wine color Requires specific moisture and temperature |
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What is the Solera System?
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Method of Fractional blending, old wine periodically refreshed with young wine for consistency
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What is Fino?
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Lightest most delicate style of Sherry
Fortified to 15.5% |
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wHAT IS mANZANILLA
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delicate style of fino aged only in the coatal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda
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What Sherry is aged only in the coastal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda?
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Manzanilla
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What is Amontillado?
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a Fino that has been additionally aged in cask. Has a nutty flavor. Minimum 3 years in Solera nad 3 in cask.
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What is a fino that has been aged 3 years in Solera and 3 years in cask?
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Amontillado
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What style of wine is Oloroso? Describe Oloroso
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Often used for cream sherry. Aged without flor making it much deeper and richer with a higher alcohol content than other sherrys. It has more oxidation
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What style of wine is Palo Cortado?
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Sherry. Rare and dry. Develops under little or no flor. Built from a Fino or Amontillado it takes on Oloroso characteristics because it has little flor to guard from oxygen.
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What is Almancenistas?
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an individual solera sherry. Similar to Frances Negociants. Sold to bodegas by individuals. Bottled and unblended, produced in small quantities.
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What is a single solera sherry that is bottled unblended and produced in small quantities?
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Almancenistas
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What 3 sherries are biological? aged under flor
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Fino, Manzanilla and Amontillado
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What is an oxidative sherry?
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Almancenistas, olorosos. No flor.
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What is Vinho Verde and where is it made?
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A blended white (some red) from Portugal
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What 3 varietals are used to make Vinho Verdo?
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Trajadura
Alvarinho Louriero |
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Where is Douro and what is the primary white (1) and black grape used in its wine?
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Portugal
White: Gouveio Black: Touriga nacional |
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Where is Dao and what is the primary white and black grape used in it's production?
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Encruzado-White
Touriga Nacional-Black Portugal |
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What is the major red varietal used to make Port?
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Touriga Nacional
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What is a Pipe?
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Traditional port cask holds 550 liters
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What country is Valle Central in?
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Chile
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What does Valle Central mean?
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The major growing region
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What key district is in Aconcagua, Chile?
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Casablanca
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What climate and varietal is Casablanca known for?
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Cool maritime climate
Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay |
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What red varietal is Argentina most known for?
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Malbec
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Where is Mendoza?
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Argentina
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What are two important sub-districts of Mendoza, Argentina?
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Lujan de Cujo
Uco Valley |
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What region and country is Lujan de Cujo in?
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Mendoza Argentina
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What region and country is Uco Valley in?
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Mendoza Argentina
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Define pilsner
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classic golden beer with flowery aromas and dry finish.
Lager |
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Define bock
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German term for strong beer.
Lager |
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Define Nigori
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Sake. Milky and unflitered. Usually off-dry
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What varietals are used in CHinon to make red wine?
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Cabernet Franc up to 10% cab sauv
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What is Tufa?
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Volcanic ash
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What type of soil does Bourgueil have?
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Sand
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What are the reds and roses from Quincy classified as?
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Vin De Pays
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How many grand crus does alsace have?
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51
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What is the only style of wine from Alsace named Grand Cru AOC?
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Noble Varieties
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What are the 5 wine regions of South Africa
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Coastal Region
Breede River Valley Olifant River Klein Karoo Boberg |
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What is Lugana?
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Trebbiano Clone
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What is Chiavennasca
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Nebbiolo from Lombardy
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What appellation makes Tocai?
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Trentino Alto Adige
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What are the 4 whites of Veneto?
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Pinot Grigio
Glera (Prosecco) Trebbiano Garganega |
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What are the 6 reds of Veneto?
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Corvina
Corvinone Rondiinella Molinara Cab Franc Merlot |
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What are the 4 regions in Friuli?
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Grave del Friuli
Colli Orientali Collio Isonzo |
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What are the 4 coastal regions of Tuscany?
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Maremma
Morellino di Scansano Bolgheri Sant Antimo |
