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What is Irish Whiskey Made from and how is it distilled?
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Barley and other grains - It is distilled 3 times in a pot still
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What is Marc Brandy?
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The liquor obtained from fermenting the skins and pips after pressing the grapes
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it is similar to the process of grappa
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A kilderkin of beer has many gallons?
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18
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The best temperature for a beer cellar is what?
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55 degrees F
12.7 degrees C |
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What is the difference between oxidized and maderized wines?
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Both turn the wines brown, but oxidization is caused by air contact and maderization is caused by heat contact.
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Both turn a white wine brown and cause nutty aromas, but it is caused in a different way, what is the cause?
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What does Brix measure and what is it equal to?
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The sugar in a grape which equals 1/2 the alcohol level in a wine.
2 Brix = 1% Alcohol 28 Brix = 14% Alcohol AKA a Boehme in French |
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What is the best growing parralel for grapes
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The 49th parralel
between 30 degrees and 50 degrees lattitude |
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Name the species of grape used for making wine.
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Vitis Vinifera
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What is the equivalent level of the AOC in France for Italy, Spain, Germany?
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Italy = DOCG
Spain = DOCa Germany = QmP |
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What is the hybrid of Pinotage?
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Piot Noir & Cinsault
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Name all the levels of quality for France lowest to highest.
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Vin de Table
Vin de pays VDQS AOC |
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Name some of the main divisions of Cognac
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Petite Champagne
Grand Champagne Borderies Fin Bois |
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Name all the levels of quality for Germany lowest to highest.
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Tafelwein
Landwein Qba QmP |
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What is the alcohol in wine called?
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Ethanol
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What is Mutage?
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The fermentation is stopped early by the addition of alcohol before the must has fermented out all the sugar.
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It is part of the process of making VDNs
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What is Irish Whiskey Made from and how is it distilled?
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Barley and other grains - It is distilled 3 times in a pot still
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What is The Wort?
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The liquid that is produced in the beer making process from the malt meal that is created from the roasted barley step. The wort is then filtered, flavored,fermented, cooked and kegged or bottled.
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How is a cigar size stated
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In Length and ring sizes
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The best temperature for a beer cellar is what?
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55 degrees F
12.7 degrees C |
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What is the difference between oxidized and maderized wines?
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Both turn the wines brown, but oxidization is caused by air contact and maderization is caused by heat contact.
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Both turn a white wine brown and cause nutty aromas, but it is caused in a different way, what is the cause?
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How is Beaujolais Nouveaux Produced?
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Carbonic Maceration
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What is the best growing parralel for grapes
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The 49th parralel
between 30 degrees and 50 degrees lattitude |
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Name the species of grape used for making wine.
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Vitis Vinifera
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What is the equivalent level of the AOC in France for Italy, Spain, Germany?
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Italy = DOCG
Spain = DOCa Germany = QmP |
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Name all the levels of quality for Italy lowest to highest.
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Vino da Tavola
IGT DOC DOCG |
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Name all the levels of quality for France lowest to highest.
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Vin de Table
Vin de pays VDQS AOC |
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What region means Roasted Slopes? Where is It?
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Cote Rotie
Northern Rhone |
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Name all the levels of quality for Germany lowest to highest.
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Tafelwein
Landwein Qba QmP |
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What is the formula for fermentation?
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Yeast + Sugar + Heat + Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide
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Where was the first AVA?
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Augusta Missouri
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It is was not in CA or NY
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What 2 cote du rhone villages have seperate AOC for their sweet wines?
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Beaumes de Venice
Rasteau for Rancio |
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Name the appellations of Touraine?
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Bourgueil
Chinon Cheverney Touraine Vouvray |
There are 5 and 2 of them are famous for Cab Franc and one is famous for Chenin Blanc
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Name an AOC of Pays Nantais and the grape
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Muscadet de Sevre
Muscadet ------------------------ Muscadet sur lie Muscadet |
think of a grape with the town in its title
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Name the appellations of the Central Vineyards or
Cote de Gien |
Pouilly Fume
Quincy Sancerre |
This is in The Loire and they are all famous for Sav Blanc
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What are some of the appellations of Anjou-Saumur
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Anjou
Savenierres |
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Name the main regions of the Loire Valley
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Pays Nantais
Anjou Saumur Touraine The Central Vineyards or Cotes de Gien |
There are 4
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Name 2 villages in the cotes de nuits
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Gevrey Chambertin
Nuits-St-Georges Fixin Marsannay Vosne Romanee et al |
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What do the AOC Laws Control?
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location
Viticultural practices vinification techniques varietals permitted min alcohol max yields |
There are 6 laws that the French tell the vineyard owner what to do
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Name the 4 main grapes of Alsace
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Gewurztraminer
Riesling Pinot Gris Muscat |
They are all white
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Name 2 grand cru vineyards in Champagne
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Oger
Oiry Verzy |
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Name the Appellations of The Medoc
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St Julien
St Estephe Haut Medoc Margaux Pauillac Listrac-Medoc Moulis or Moulis-en-Medoc |
There are 7, but 5 that are really well known
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What are the districts of Champagne and which one only grows Chardonnay?
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Montagne de Riems
The Aube Valloe de la Marne Cote de Sezanne Cote de Blanc- only grows chard |
There are 5
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Name 2 villages of the Cote de Beaune
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Pommard
Montrachet Volnay Meursault Aloxe Corton et al |
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Name 5 grape varietals allowed in Burgundy.
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Pinot Noir
Chardonnay Gamay Sav Blanc Aligote |
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Name 3 Grand Cru of Chablis
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Les Clos (The Best)
Valmur Blanchot Bougros Grenouilles Les Preuses Vaudesir |
There are 7 total all one hill overlooking Chablis itself
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What is the Pineau de la Loire grape more commonly known as?
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Chenin Blanc
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Name 4 AOC of the Maconnais
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Macon
St-Veran Pouiily Fuisse Pouilly Vinzelles Macon Villages Macon Solutre Macon Lugny |
you can follow the macon name at least 4 times
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What are the 8 Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanne
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La Romanne
La Romanne Conti Romanne-Saint-Vivant La Tache Richebourg La Grand Rue Echezaux Grands Echezaux |
They are in Burgundy in the Cote de Nuits
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in what town was Dom Perignon the Cellar Master?
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Hatvillers
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What is the red grape of Bourgueil
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Cab Franc
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What style of wine is Monbazillac?
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A sweet french wine comprised of Semillon
Sav Blanc Muscadelle |
it is similar to sauternes
and is made on the SW slopes opposite Bergerac |
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Name 3 Grand Cru vineyards in the Haut Rhine
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Rosacker
Osterberg Rangen et al |
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Name 2 communes of Sauternes
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Barsac
Bommes |
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What are the grapes used for Sauternes?
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Semillion
Sav Blanc Muscadelle |
There are 3 whites
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What style of wine is Jurancon known for?
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Sweet white
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Where is Cahors and what grape do they grow?
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SW France
Malbec |
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Where is Bandol and what grape do they grow?
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On the coast of Provence
Bandol is a belded wine with Mouvedre, Grenache and Cinsaut, but it is moslty a Mouvedre wine more than 50% |
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What do you call a sparkling wine from Alsace and what grape is never allowed in it?
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Cremant d'Alsace
Gewurztraminer |
think of the 4 whites in Alsace and one of htem would be wird in their sparkling because of it's spiciness
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Name a region in the Loire whose wines would be considered an inexpensive version of Sancerre
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The Menetou-Salon and the other immediate surrounding areas
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it is not Pouilly Fume
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Name the Grand Crus of Puligny Montrachet
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Batard-Montrachet
Le Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Criots-Batard-Montrachet |
There are 5
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What is Rasteau?
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A VDN made mostly of Grenache
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one of the cotes du rhone sweet AOC wines
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What is Bonnezeaux?
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A grand cru AOC of Coteaux du Layon in Anjou made from Chenin Blanc
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it is alongside the Quarts de Chaume producing the finest sweet wine in the Anjou
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Name 4 second crus of Bordeaux
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Chateaux Leoville Barton
Chateaux Cos d'Estournal Chateaux Leoville-Les-Cases Chateaux Pichon-Lalande CH Rausan-Segla CH Rauzan-Gassies CH Leoville-Payferre CH Dufort-Vivens CH Gruard-Larose CH Lascombes CH Brange-Cantenac CH Pichon-Baron CH Pichon-Longueville CH Ducru-Beauailou CH Montrose |
There are 15
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Where are the communes of Mercurey, Ruilly & Givry
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Cote Challonnais
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What grape is grown in the towns of Die and the Drome Valley
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The white Clairette
also the sparkling Clairette de Die with Muscat |
in the Rhone Center near Hermitage
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Name the 5 red traditional grapes of Bordeaux
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Cab Sauv
Cab Franc Merlot Malbec Pet Verdot |
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Name the 13 grapes allowed in Chat de Pape in order of importance
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Grenache
Syrah Mouvedre Cinsaut Clairette (blanc) Bobulenc (blanc) Picpoul Counoise Terret Noir Vacarese Muscardin Picardin Blanc |
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Name the 2 domaines in Chat de Pape that have all 13 grapes allowed planted
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Chateaux Beacastle
Domaine de Mont-Redon |
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Name the 3 main white grapes of Bordeaux
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Sav Blanc
Semillion Muscadet |
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Name the appellations of Northern Rhone
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Condrieu
Cote Rotie CH Grillet Cotes du Rhone Hermitage St Joseph Crozes Hermitage St Peray Cornas |
There are 8
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Name the appellations of Southern Rhone
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Chatenuef de Pape
Gignondas Lirac Tavel Rasteau Muscat de Beaumes Vacqueyras Cotes-du-Rhones |
There are 8
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Name the orignal 1855 first growths
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Lafitte
Latour Margaux Haut Brion |
There are 4
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Name the sweet wine regions of Bordeaux
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Sauternes
Barsac |
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Name 3 cotes du rhone villages
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Chucsulan
Cairanne Laudu Roaix Vinsobres Ventoux Rocheoude Rousset-les-vignes Sablet St-Gervais St-Maurice St-Pantaleon Segret Valreas |
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What is the white crozes hermitage made from?
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Marsanne & Rousanne
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What is the difference between VDNs vins doux naturels and
VDLs vins de liquer |
VDNs are fortified with a neutral grape brandy while VDLs are fortified with a spirit from their own region. ie: cognac is in pineau des chaventes and fine de champagne is in ratafia and armagnac is in floc de gascogne
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What are the large stones in Chat de pape vineyards called?
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Galets
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What is the liquer de tirage?
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mixture of sweet reserve wine, sugar and yeast which is added before the second fermentation
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What is the formula for fermentation?
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yeast + sugar + heat + alcohol + carbon dioxide
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what is the liquer d'expedition
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wine and sugar added to champagne after disgorgement more commonly called dossage
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more commonly called dossage
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What is VDN
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vin doux naturel
a sweet wine that is fortified during fermentation with a neutral grape brandy examples are Banyuls, Port, Beaumes de Venice |
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What is the grape of Chinon
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Cab Franc
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What AOC produces the driest white wine of the Loire and with what grape?
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Savienierres
Chenin Blanc |
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What is the grape of Vouvray
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Chenin Blanc
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What grapes are allowed in the cote rotie?
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Syrah & Viognier
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What grape is allowed in the sparkling cremant de loire
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chenin blanc
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what 2 other names does Muscadet go by?
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Melon de bourgogne
Gamay Blanc |
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Name the main regions of Burgundy
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Chablis
Cote de Nuits Cote de Beaune Cote Challonais Maconnais Beaujolias |
There are 6
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What does Cote d'Or mean?
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Golden Slope
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Name the Grapes of New Zealand
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Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay Muller-Thurgau Riesling Muscat Gewurztraminer Chenin Blanc Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Pinot Noir |
There are 11
7 White 4 Red |
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Name the 2 main grapes of Marlborough and Nelson
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Marl = Pinot Noir and Sav Blanc
Nels = Chard and SB |
They are on the South Island
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What grapes are best suited for the Hunter Valley
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Semillion & Chard
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What state is the Margaret River in?
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Western Australia
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Name 3 States in Australia?
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New South Wales
Victoria Tasmania Western Australia Queensland |
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Who governs the laws about Australias wines?
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The Label Integrity Program
it is similar to the AVA origin on label must be 85% |
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What are the main grapes of Australia?
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Riesling
Semillion Chard Sauv Blanc Marsanne Viognier Shiraz Grenache Cab Sauv Cab Franc Merlot Pinot Noir |
There are 12
6 Red 6 White |
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Name the AVAs of Washington State
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Puget Sound
Columbia River Yakima Red MT Walla Walla Horse Haven Hills |
There are 6
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Name the AVAs of Oregon
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Willamette Valley
Umpqua Valley Roque River Valley Applegate Valley |
There are 4
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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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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 sub regions of Argentina
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Mendoza
Norte Occidente Sandvan Littoral Rio Negro La Pampa La Rioja Catamarca Rio Negro |
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What is the difference between an Einzellage and a Grosslage?
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an Einzellage is one specific vineyard and a grossalage is a group of vineyards.
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Name 3 important Anbaugebieten
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Mosel-Saar-ruwer
Rhingau Pfalz Rheinhaussen Mitterhein Ahr Nahe Franken Baden Wurttemburg Sachsen Salle-Uhstrut Hessische-Bergstrasse |
a specified region in the mosel of quality
There are 13 |
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Name 2 red and 2 white grapes of Austria
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Pinot Noir & Lemberger
Gruner Veltliner & Welschriesling |
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What is Smaragd?
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A specialty wine from the lower Wauchau area of Austria made from very ripe grapes
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Name 3 regions of Austria
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Wauchau
Kamptal Kremstal |
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List the ripeness level of German wines from driest to sweetest
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Kabinett
Spatlese Auslese Beerenauslese (BA) Eisewein Trockenauslese (TBA) |
There are 7
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What is the white grape used in Sardegna
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Vermentino
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Name the grapes of Piedmont
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Gavi
Moscato Barbera Brachetto Dolcetto Nebbiolo Arneis Albarossa |
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What are the grapes of Orvieto
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Grechetto
Verdello Malvasia |
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Name all the DOCG of Tuscany
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Chianti
Chianti Classico Brunello di Montalcino Carmignano Vernaccio di San Gimgnano Vino Nobile Montipulciano Morellino di Scansano |
There are 7
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Name the 2 clones allowed in Barolo
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Lampia
Michet also Rose Nebbiolo |
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What is Castello di Jesi
Where is it found? |
A commune within the Marches region
Verdecchio |
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What are the grapes in Bardolino & Valpolicella
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Corvina
Molinara Rondinella |
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Name 3 grapes used in Bardolino
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Corvina
Molinara Rondinella |
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What is Lagrein and where is it found?
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a red grape sometimes made into a rose from the Trentino Alto Adige area
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What are the 7 districts of Chianti
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Chianti Classico
Chianti Ruffina Chianti Sensi Chianti Fiorentini Chianti Montalbano Chianti Pisane Colli Aretini |
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Name 4 of Germany's main regions
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Mosel-saar-ruwer
Pfalz Rheingau Baden Franken Wurttemberg Ahr Nahe Rheinhessen Hessesche-Bergstrasser |
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What is Ausbruch
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Sweet Austrian wine affected with Botrytis
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Name 3 indigenous grapes of Sicily
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Nero d'avola
Grillo Verdello Bianco d'alcamo Inzolia Marsala |
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Aprox how long is Barolo aged before release
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2 years
4 yrs for Reserva |
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What is the govorno method
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-you take select vineyard grapes
-dry them out on a plastic net so the juice is concentrated -press them -add the juice to already fermented wine Objective: it enhances the wine foe earlier drinking, makes richer fuller chiantis - old faashioned way |
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What is the law concerning grape varietal in Brunello du Montalcino?
And how long is it aged? |
100% Sangiovese Grosso
4 yrs, 2 yrs in oak 5 yrs for Reserva, 2 1/2 in oak |
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What are the grapes allowed in Soave DOC?
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Trebbiano
Garganega Tocai Fruiliano Chardonnay |
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What are the main grapes of Soave
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Garganega
Trebbiano |
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Name 2 DOCGs of Veneto
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Soave Superiore
Bardolino Superiore |
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What is the grape in Gavi
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Cortese
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Taurasi is made primarily from what grape?
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Aglianico
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What is the grape used for cognac and what is called in Italy?
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Ugni Blanc
Trebbiano |
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What does Vernaccia mean?
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native or indigeneous variety to Italy
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Name 3 crus of Barbaresco?
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Montestefino
Asili Rabaja |
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Name the DOCGs of Umbria
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Sagrentino di Montefalco
Togiano Rosso |
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Name 2 red grapes of Puligia
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Primitivo
Negroamoro |
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What is Connanau
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A grenache wine from Sardenia
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What are the AVA laws
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-if label says CA or County, must be 75%
- if label names an AVA area must be 85% grapes -if label says estate AVA must be 100% - if label says vintage must be 95% - The varietal named only has to be 75% |
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Which red and white wines won the 1976 Paris Tasting
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1973 Chateaux Montelena Chardonnay
1973 Stags Leap Cabernet |
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Who is considered the Father of CA wine and which winery did he found?
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Count Agoston Harazsthy in 1857 founded Buena Vista Winery
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What does AVA stand for and who administers it?
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American Viticultural Area, the largest AVA is in CA, controlled by the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) a division of BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
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What Napa AVA is best for cool climate grapes?
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Carneros
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What 2 CA AVAs are considered the coolest?
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Santa Barbara
Anderson Valley |
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Name three sub AVAs of Sonoma
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Alexander Valley
Russian River Valley Knights Valley Dry Creek Chalk Hill Green Valley Sonoma Valley Sonoma Mt Woods |
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Name three sub AVAs of Napa
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Rutherford
Howell Mt Stags Leap Diamond Mt Oakville St Helena Spring Mt Yountville Wild Horse Valley Mt Veeder Atlas Peak Chiles Valley Oak Knoll Los Carneros |
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What % of grapes must be in a wine labeled with a specific AVA
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85%
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What are the 3 sub regions of Rioja?
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Rioja Alta
Rioja Baja Rioja Alavesa |
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Name the # of years a LBV port remains in a cask before bottling
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4-6
as oppossed to Ruby port which is only 2-3 years |
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Where is Veglia Sicilia produced? And what is the grape?
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Riberia del duero in Spain
Tempranillo |
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What is the most important town in Cava?
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Penedes
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Name the sherry cask system and the sherries it produces from lightest to sweetest
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The Solera system
Manzanilla Fino Amontillado Oloroso Palo Cartado |
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What are the grapes in Priorat?
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Garnacha
Cargnane Sometimes Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Name the grapes used to make Porto
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Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francisca Tinta Cao |
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What is the main grape used to make Rueda
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Verdejo
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What is the main grape of Vinho Verde?
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Alvarino
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Name 2 grapes in Cava?
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Macabeo
Xarel-lo |
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Name the level and time of aging wines in Spain
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Joben - young wines, no aging
Crianza - 6mos- 1yr Reserva aprox - 3 yrs Gran Reserva aprox - 5 yrs |
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Name the grapes used in the Jerez region
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Pedro Ximenez
Moscatel Palomino |
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Name the grapes of Madeira in sweetness order
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Sereial
Verdelho Bual Malmsey |
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What is the Tempranillo called in the Duoro Valley
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Tinto Roriz
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Name 3 grapes in Rioja
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Tempranillo
Grenacha Mazuela |
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Name 2 important regions in South Africa
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Stellenbosch
Paarl Capetown Olifants Picletberg Swartland Darling Tulbach Tugerberg Worcester Robertson Klevin Karoo Swellendam Overberg (where Elgin is) Walker Bay |
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What is Steen?
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What Chenin Blanc is bottled and called in South Africa
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What is the grape for Montepluciano?
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it is a clone of Sangiovese called Prugnolo Gentile
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Name the only area that Manzanilla style sherry is produced
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Sanlucar de Barameda
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Name the sherry soil types
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Albariza - primary
Barros -clay soil Arenas - sand |
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Name 2 of Portugal's regions
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Northern - Douro
Dao Barraida Vinho Verdo Southern - Carcavelos Setubal Arrabida Alentejo |
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Which style sherry is NOT produced in the Solera system?
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Almacenstas
a very small quantity produced each year |
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Name an AVA of Santa Barbara County
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Santa Ynez
Santa Rita Hills Santa Maria |
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Name 2 AVA of Mendocino County
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Mcdowell Valley
Anderson Valley Redwood Valley Cole Ranch Redville Potter Clear Lake |
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Name 2 regions in Lombardy
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Valtellina Superiore DOCG (neb based reds)
Fraciacarta DOCG (sparkling) Lugana de San Bendetto (trebbiano) Oltrepo Parese |
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Name the DOCG of Umbria
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Sagrentino di Montefalco
Togiano Rosso Orvieto Torgiano Reserva |
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What DOCG is the farthest South and what is the main grape?
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Cerasualo di Vittorio in Sicily
Nero d'Avola |
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Name 2 regions in Campania
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Greco di Tufo DOCG
Fiano d'Avellino DOCG Taurasi DOCG Vesuvio Taburno |
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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 4 regions in Victoria
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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 |
There are 19
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Name the 2 regions in Queensland
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Granite Belt
South Burnett |
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Name 3 regions in New South Wales
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Mudgee
orange Hunter Southern Highlands Perrcoota Riverna Cowra Hastings River Shoalhaven Coast Canberra District Gundagai Haltops Tumbarumba Shared w/New South Wales Murray Darling Swan Hill |
There are 15
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Name 2 regions in Western Australia
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Margaret River
perth Hills Great Southern Swan District Geographe Blackwood Valley Peel |
There are 6
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Name 2 regions on New Zealand's North Island
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Gisborne (known for Poverty Bay) Muller Thurgau
Hawkes Bay - Chard, Cab Martinborough - PN Auckland - original wine region Bay of Plenty Waikoto Wellington |
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Name 2 regions on New Zealand's South Island
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Marlborough - PN & SB
Nelson, where Cloudy Bay is Canterbury Otaga |
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Name 4 regions within South Australia
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Barossa Valley
Coonawarra Eden Valley Mclaren Vale Adelaide Hills Clare Valley So Flanders Ranges Currency Creek So Fleurieu Mount Benson Padthaway Riverland Adelaide Plains |
There are 13
South Australia is the largest produsing area and has the most popular regons |
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Name Pomerol's leading Estates
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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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Name the Cru of Beaujolais
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Chenas
Fleurie Brouilly Julienas Chiroubles Cote de Brouilly Morgon Moulin-a-vent Regnie St Amour |
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Which AOC are on the right bank of Bordeaux?
What is their predominant grape? What river are they on the right side of? |
Pomerol
St Emilion Merlot 70% The Gironde |
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Where is Chinon & Vouvray
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Touraine
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an area in the Loire
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What are the size bottles that Champagne comes in above a Litre?
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Magnum = 2B
Jeroboam = 4B Rehoboam = 6B Methuselah = 8B Salmanzar = 12B Balthazar = 16B Nebuchadnezzar = 20B |
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Name the sweet wine regions of the Loire
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Coteaux de Layon
Quarts de Charme Bonnezaux They all grow Chenin Blanc |
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What grape is used to make Banyuls?
What type of wine is it? Where is it produced? |
Grenache Noir
it is a VDL, like a port in the Languedoc Collioure is the still table wine version |
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What does Cote d'or mean?
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Golden Slope
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Name 2 appellations of Anjou-Samur
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Savennieres
Anjou Bonnezeaux Coteaux du Layon Quarts de Charmes Saumur Saumur Champigny |
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List 4 fifth growths
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CH Lynch-Bages
CH Clerc-Milon CH du Tertre CH Pontet-Canet CH Batailley CH Haut Batailley CH Grand-Puy-Lacoste CH Lynch-Moussas CH Dauzac-Labarde CH d'armaillhac CH Haut-Bages-Liberal CH Pedesclaux CH Belgrave CH de Camensac CH Cos-labory CH Croizet-Bages CH Cantemerle |
There are 18
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Name 4 third growths
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CH Lagrange
CH Langoa-Barton CH Palmer CH Calon-Segur CH Marquis d'Alejm & Becker CH Ferriere CH Desmirail CH La Lagune CH Boya-Cantenac CH Cantenac-Brown CH Malescot-st-exupery CH Giscours-Laborde CH d'issan-Cantenac CH Kirwan-Cantenac |
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Name 3 fourth growths
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CH Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
CH Pouget CH Talbot CH Saint-Pierre CH Brainaire-Ducru CH La Tour Corret CH Beychevelle CH Prieure-Lichine CH Marquis-de terme |
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What country is Santorini wine from?
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Greece
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What area are Padthaway wines from?
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South Australia
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What area is Orvieto wine from?
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Umbria, Italy
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What is the main grape of Veugot wines?
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Pinot Noir
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What is the largest AOC in Bordeaux?
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The Medoc
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What is the wine to change it's classification since the 1855 ruling,and in what year did it change?
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in 1973 Mouton Rothschild moved from 2-1 the only one to change at all
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Which region in France does reclassify it's rankings?
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St Emilion
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What are the 2 main regions of Alsace?
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Bas Rhine & Haut Rhine
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What is the difference between Vendange Tardive (VT) and Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN)?
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VT is late harvest wines that are naturally sweet, and SGN are picked even later and affected by botrytis
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What style wines are Provence's SW region Bergerac most similar to in style?
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They are very much like Bordeaux
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What is Cote de Beaune's sole Grand Cru?
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Aloxe Cortone
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What is the only wine that is actually cooked and what is the name of the vessel used to cook it in?
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Madeira
Estufagem |
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What are the styles of Sake?
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Junmai - 30% polished, no added alc
Honjozo-shu 30% polished, small amt of added alc Ginjoshu 40% polished w or w/o added alc Daiginjo-sho 50% polished w or w/o added alc |
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What is the name of the yeast used in commercial Sake?
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Koji, depending on the type used it can dramatically effect the flavor
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What is the difference between the ferementing of Lager and Ale?
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Ales -Top fermenting
Lager- Bottom Fermenting |
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