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In order to grow a vine and produce a crop of healthy grapes a vine needs FOUR things. They are? |
Carbon Dioxide Sunlight Water Warmth Nutrients |
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A region with a high altitude will have what kind of climate? |
a cool climate |
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1) What are two pests in the vineyard? |
Birds and insects |
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Which vineyard activities help a vine to ripen grapes at the same time? |
-careful pruning -controlling the number of bunches on each vine -positioning the leaves to control temperature of the bunches or sunlight exposure. |
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1) What temperature is white wine fermented at? " |
12 – 22 C |
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What temperature is red wine fermented at? |
20 – 32 c |
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What is France's 'Traditional PDO' |
appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC) |
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What is Germany's 'Traditional PDOs' |
Praedikatswein Qualitaetswein |
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What is Italy's 'Traditional PDO' |
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) |
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What is Spain's 'Traditional PDO' |
Denominacion de Origen (DO) Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) |
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1) Chardonnay likes cool, moderate, and hot climates. Give me an example of three of theseregions. |
a) Hot -California b) Moderate – Cote d’OR c) Cool - Chablis |
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What are four areas in Burgundy that make classic Chardonnay? |
Chablis Mersault Puligny-Montrachet Maconnais |
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What climate does Pinot Noir like? |
cool to moderate |
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Generic pinot noir can come from Burgundy AC (Bourgogne AC) but what are four specific areas that make top quality Pinot Noir in Burgundy? |
Gevrey Chambertin Nuits St George Beaune Pommard |
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Pinot Noir is refered to in Germany |
Spaetburgunder |
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What area in the US does Pinot Noir do well? |
Oregon and cooler parts of California such as Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Carneros. |
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What are some of the premium regions or communes on Bordeaux's LEFT bank |
Medoc Haut Medoc Pauillac (Commune) Margaux (Commune) Graves Pessac-Leognan (commune) (these are listed north to south) |
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What are the most important appellations on Bordeaux's RIGHT bank? |
Saint-Emilion AC (the best being St Emilion Grand Cru AC) Pomerol AC |
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Many premium quality Bordeaux wines are made outside the most prestigious appellations, these are labelled as what? |
Bordeaux AC Bordeaux Superieur AC |
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Merlot can be described as? |
Full bodied High Alcohol Medium to low acidity Medium (gentle) tannins Fruit flavours might include blackberry, black plum, clack cherry, strawberry, mint, chocolate |
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Cabernet does very well in this valley in California |
Napa Valley |
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What is Carmenere? |
high quality black grape variety originally from Bordeaux. The main red grape of Chile and can have a pungent green bell pepper note. |
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Bulk Cabernet comes from |
Chile Argentina Southern France Pays d’Oc IGP South Africa California South Eastern Australia |
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What are the two towns in the Loire Valley that make Sauvignon Blanc |
Sancerre Pouilly Fume |
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Sauvignon Blanc is blended with Semillon and sometimes Muscadelle to make dry and sweet white wines in this area? |
Bordeaux |
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Where is Marlborough in NZ north or south island? |
South Island |
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What are the characters of Riesling? |
High acidity aromatic fruity floral citrus (lemon, lime) honey, toast & petrol with age |
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What is the order of 'Praedikatswein' sweetness levels?(Germany) |
Kabinett Spaetlese Auslese Beerenauslese Trockenbeerenaulese Eiswein |
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Mosel produces what type of Rieslings |
Lightest body, Kabinett & Spaetlese are almost always medium-sweet and high in acidity |
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1) Rheingau produces what type of Rieslings? |
Its Kabinett, Spaetlese & Auslese are drier in style and fuller bodied than other German regions. |
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What are the two valleys in Australia that produce Riesling? |
Clare and Eden |
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What are the characteristics of Syrah/Shiraz? |
small grapes thick dark skins deeply colored wines medium to high tannins medium acidity Full bodied |
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What are three areas in Northern Rhone famous for Syrah? |
Cote Rotie, Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage |
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What grapes are often in the blends produced in the Southern Rhone? |
Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre and Cinsault |
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What is Chateauneuf-du-Pape? |
Small highly regarded appellation in Southern Rhone that produces Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre and Cinsault. Not always blended. 13 varieties are permitted in the blend here. |
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What is a famous areas in Australia make Syrah/Shiraz? |
Hunter Valley, Mclaren Vale, Barossa Valley |
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Grenache (Garnacha) is often blended with Tempranillo in which Spanish region? |
Rioja |
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Bulk Syrah and Grenache are made in which areas of Southern France? |
PaysD’Oc, Languedoc |
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In Australia which white wine is sometimes added to Shiraz to soften the blend? |
Viogner |
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What happened in 1855 in France? |
The '1855' Classification of Medoc wines |
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What are the two main grape varieties of Bordeaux and which bank would be dominant in each? |
Cabernet - LEFT bank Merlot - RIGHT bank |
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Other Red grapes of Bordeaux are? |
Cabernet franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, |
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White grapes of Bordeaux |
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
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Burgundy grapes |
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay |
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Which French region uses Domains? |
Burgundy |
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Which villages of Burgundy make great Chardonnay? |
Chablis, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet. |
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Which Australian regions are famous for Chardonnay? |
Yarra Valley (VIC), Adelaide Hills (SA), Margaret River (WA) |
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What are two famous grapes from Alsace |
Gewurztraminer & Riesling (Pinot Gris perhaps as well) |
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What is the white wine that is often left 'sur lie'?(Loire) |
Melon Blanc grape Muscadet Sevre et Maine 'Sur Lie' |
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What are two grapes that dominate the Touraine and Anjou-Saumur region? |
Cabernet Franc & Chenin Blanc |
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What is the famous red grape of Loire |
Cabernet Franc |
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Green grapes of Loire are? |
Melon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc |
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The Loire Valley's Central Vineyards make great Sauvignon Blanc in these two towns. |
Sancerre Pouilly Fume |
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Most popular grape in Northern Rhone? |
Syrah |
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Southern part of Rhone is all about blending these |
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault |
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What are the main appellations in the Languedoc Roussillon |
Languedoc AC, Minervos |
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What do the terms Grosses Gewachs, Erstes Gewachs (Rheingau) indicate? What does Erste Lage mean? |
High quality dry wine made from riper grapes, (equivalent to Spaetlese but are classified as Qualitatswein) Erste Lage - denotes selected vineyard site suitable for Erstes Gewächs and Grosses Gewächs wines. |
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you see Classic or Selection on a label thisindicates the wine is a ______ style. (German) |
Dry |
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How many regions (anabaugebite) are there in Germany? |
13 |
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Classico on an Italian label means what? |
Classico indicates an historic centre a DOC or DOCG region, such as Chianti classico. Often located on hills, there are usually the best sites to produce wine. |
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Riserva on an Italian label means what? |
Indicates that a DOC/DOCG wine has achieved a higher minimum level of alcohol and has been matured for at least a minimum number of months before release. |
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The Barolo DOCG & Barberesco DOCG grape is? |
Nebbiolo |
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The Valpolicella DOC Grape is? |
Corvina (often blended with this the dominant grape) |
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Chianti DOCG |
Sangiovese |
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Montepulciano D'Abruzzo grape |
Montepulciano |
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Taurasi DOCG, and the varietals Primitivo, Aglianico & Negroamaro are from north or south Italy? |
South |
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Where does Pinot Grigio do well in Italy? |
Trentino Alto Adige Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
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other white Italian Varietals |
Verdicchio (best from Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC) Trebbiano (inexpensive neutral white wine) |
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Rioja uses which varietals |
Tempranillo and grenache |
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Which tiny Spanish village makes high quality expensive wines often dominated by Garnacha |
Priorat DOCa |
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Describe the characteristics of the Gamay grape |
Light to medium bodied medium to high acidity low tannin usually unoaked strawberry, raspberry, cherry, spice Beaujolais Cru are the best examples |
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Which regions or countries are famous for Chenin Blanc? Does this grape produce a range of wines from Dry to sweet? |
Touraine in the Loire Valley, Vouvray AC especially. South Africa Yes |
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What what varietal does very well in the Hunter Valley in Australia; producing a single varietal, light dry wine, high in acidity that ages well? |
Semillon |
