17th June MS ST

Question 1

Where is Rowland Flat an unofficial sub region

Answer 1

Barossa Valley

Question 2

In which Zone and GI would you find Mount Remarkable

Answer 2

Far North Zone, Southern Flinders Ranges GI

Question 3

Name 2 wines from New South Wales ranked as 1st Classified in the Langton’s Classification of 2023

Answer 3

Tyrell’s Vat 1, Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz

Question 4

Where in Australia would I find Rosevears Estate

Answer 4

Northern Tasmania

Question 5

In which GI would I find Karridale

Answer 5

Margaret River (unofficial Sub)

Question 6

List the Zones of the Adelaide Super Zone

Answer 6

Mount Lofty, Barossa, Fleurieu

Question 7

Who makes The Menzies, The Cigar and Sanctum, from which grape and in which GI

Answer 7

Yalumba, Cabernet Sauvignon, Connawarra

Question 8

What is considered the best vintage in Barossa Valley for Shiraz between 2018 and 2023

Answer 8

2021

Question 9

What is the principal river of the Strathbogie ranges

Answer 9

Goulbourn River

Question 10

What do the terms RDI and PRD stand for in Australia

Answer 10

Regulated Deficit Irrigation and Partial Rootzone Drying

Question 11

Which Rhone valley white grape variety is permitted in the wines of Yecla DO

Answer 11

Viognier

Question 12

At which Bodega does Telmo Rodriguez make 4 single vineyard Riojas and what are their names

Answer 12

Bodega Lanzaga, Las Beatas (Labastida), Tabuérniga (Labastida), El Velado (Lanziego), La Estrada (Lanziego)

Question 13

In which Pueblo would you find Marques de Murrieta

Answer 13

Logroño

Question 14

Which subzone of Rias Baixas cannot add its name to the label

Answer 14

Soutomaior

Question 15

List the DO Pagos of Castilla y Léon

Answer 15

Urueña, Dehesa Pénalba, Abadia Retuerta

Question 16

What is the name of the cold wind from the Cantabrian sea that can moderate temperatures in the vineyards of Rioja and neighbouring regions

Answer 16

Cierzo

Question 17

What is the hottest vintage in Rioja from 2012 to 2022

Answer 17

2022

Question 18

List the subzones of Costers del Segre

Answer 18

Pallars Jussà, Artesa de Segre, Valls del Riu Corb, Segrià, Garrigues, Urgell & Raïmat

Question 19

In which DO would you find the Foix Basin

Answer 19

Penedes (it’s a subzone)

Question 20

Which DO lies on the Tamega river

Answer 20

Monterrei

Question 21

In which Burgundy Village would you find the 1er Cru ‘Les Mitans’

Answer 21

Volnay

Question 22

List 5 crossings of Pinot x Gouais Blanc that are still grown in Burgundy

Answer 22

Sacy, Chardonnay, Gamay, Aligoté, Melon de Bourgogne

Question 23

Which Bourgogne AOP Geographical Designation is for red wines only

Answer 23

Côte de Couchois

Question 24

Wine made of grapes from which Bourgogne Geographical Designation can also be bottled as Marsannay AOP

Answer 24

Le Chapitre

Question 25

Which 1er Cru lieu-dit borders Vaudesir in Chablis

Answer 25

Vaulorent

Question 26

Which of the following Blagny 1er Crus are in Puligny Montrachet and which are in Meursault
La Jeunellotte
Les Ravelles
Sous le Puits
La Garenne
Sous le Dos d’Ane

Answer 26

La Jeunellotte – Meursault
Les Ravelles – Meursault
Sous le Puits – Puligny Montrachet
La Garenne – Puligny Montrachet
Sous le Dos d’Ane – Meursault

Question 27

Within which Corton Lieu-dit is Faiveley’s ‘Clos des Corton’ situated

Answer 27

Le Rognet et Corton

Question 28

Who owns the largest single parcel of Montrachet Grand Cru

Answer 28

The Laguiche family (Marquis de Laguiche)

Question 29

Who owns the Premier Cru monopole Clos des Boucheres and in which village

Answer 29

Guy Roulot in Meursault

Question 30

Who makes Clos la Neore and from which appellation

Answer 30

Edmond Vatan, Sancerre

Question 31

Who makes Sanctus Sanctorum and from which appellation

Answer 31

Clos Saint Jean, Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Question 32

Name an official sub-region of Central Otago

Answer 32

Bannockburn GI

Question 33

In which of New Zealand’s major regions would you find the Ruamahanga River

Answer 33

Wairarapa GI

Question 34

Around which lake are the majority of Central Otago’s vines grown

Answer 34

Lake Dunstan

Question 35

Which is the coolest GI in New Zealand

Answer 35

Waitaki Valley

Question 36

What are the second labels of the following chateaux
Marquis de Terme
Pichon Comtesse
La Tour Carnet
Malartic Lagraviere
Doisy-Daëne

Answer 36

Marquis de Terme – Cuvee 1762
Pichon Comtesse – Pichon Comtesse Reserve
La Tour Carnet – Les Pensées de la Tour Carnet
Malartic Lagraviere – Le Comte de Malartic
Doisy-Daëne – Les Etoiles de Doisy-Daëne

Question 37

Which Chateau makes Haut Roc Blanquant as a third wine

Answer 37

Belair-Monange

Question 38

List the ingredients of a classic Champagne cocktail

Answer 38

Sugar cube, bitters, Cognac, Champagne

Question 39

List the Zones of Western Australia

Answer 39

Central Western Australia, West Australian South East Coastal, Eastern Plains Inland and North of Western Australia, Greater Perth, South West Australia