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Question 1

What is Moromi?

Answer 1

The name for the fermenting mass made by mashing shubo, steamed rice, koji, and water together.

Question 2

What is Taruzake?

Answer 2

Sake aged in Oak

Question 3

What is Yamada Nishiki?

Answer 3

The most prominent rice used for sake production

Question 4

What is Honjozo?

Answer 4

A Sake that has brewers alcohol added to the fermenting mash.

Question 5

What does Nihonshudo mean?

Answer 5

It is a Sake Value Meter to define sweetness on the back of a bottle. It measures sake’s specific gravity or density in contrast to the density of water.

Question 6

What is a synonym for Rousette?

Answer 6

Altesse

Question 7

What is a synonym for Feinburgunder?

Answer 7

Chardonnay

Question 8

What is a synonym for Sargamuskotaly?

Answer 8

Muscat Blanc a Petite Grains

Question 9

What is a synonym for Lemberger?

Answer 9

Blaufrankish

Question 10

Muller Thurgau is a crossing of … ?

Answer 10

Riesling & Madeline Royal

Question 11

Name 3 Torrontes varieties.

Answer 11

Riojano, Sanjuanino, Mendocino

Question 12

Where is Marascino from?

Answer 12

Croatia

Question 13

What are the dominant flavors of Sambuca?

Answer 13

Anise and Elderberry

Question 14

What are the dominant flavors of Amaretto?

Answer 14

Apricot and Almond

Question 15

What is the difference between Sekt and Deutscher Sekt? Which may be labeled QbA?

Answer 15

For the general “sekt” designation, the grapes can come from anywhere, while “Deutscher Sekt” grapes must come from one of the 13 anbaugebietes of Germany. “Deutscher Sekt” may be QbA because it comes from one of the 13 Anbaugebeite.

Question 16

What is the main grape of Retsina?

Answer 16

Savvatiano

Question 17

What is the base spirit of an Old Pal?

Answer 17

Rye

Question 18

Conterno’s epic Monfortino bottling is made with grapes grown in which commune of Barolo?

Answer 18

Serralunga d’Alba

Question 19

You are in Luxemburg on vacation but really want to drink some German wine with dinner. What German anbaugebiete would be the most local?

Answer 19

Riesling from the Mosel would be the closest

Question 20

What are the 5 DOs within Galicia?

Answer 20

Rias Baixas, Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribera Sacra, and Monterrei

Question 21

What is the DOC for still wines made in Franciacorta?

Answer 21

Curtefranco DOC

Question 22

Name a Rheingau vineyard that is smaller than 5 ha.

Answer 22

Schloss Vollrads

Question 23

Are Erste Lage wines allowed to be labeled as Grosses Gewachs?

Answer 23

No, they must label their products as troken to indicated dryness instead.

Question 24

According to the rules and regulations of the VDP, when is hand-harvesting required?

Answer 24

For single vineyard wines and for any Pradikat wines of Auslese or above.

Question 25

What does DOC-CIB: indicate in Romania?

Answer 25

Botrytis affected grapes

Question 26

Name 3 vintages that D'Yquem did not make wine.

Answer 26

2012, 1992, 1974

Question 27

Where must Kolsch originate from? Name one producer.

Answer 27

Cologne, Germany. | Reissdorf.

Question 28

In what anbaugebiete are Muller Thurgau and Weissburgunder most common?

Answer 28

Saale Untrust

Question 29

What is the smallest Grand Cru in the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 29

Croits-Batard-Montrachet

Question 30

In what year did Quarts de Chaume become a Grand Cru? Is chapitilization legal?

Answer 30

NO, 2010

Question 31

What are 3 IGs located within Cuyo?

Answer 31

Mendoza IG, San Juan IG, and La Rioja Argentina IG

Question 32

What does LC stand for on a bottle of Champagne?

Answer 32

“Lot Consignee”... Indicate the year of harvest.

Question 33

Who produces "Clos Saint Landelin" Pinot Noir?

Answer 33

Domain Muré. Located in Rouffach, in the South of Alsace, the Clos Saint Landelin, monopoly of the Muré family, covers 12 hectares. It’s situated at the southern end of the grand cru Vorbourg.

Question 34

In what year were the grand crus of Alsace separated into 51 AOPs?

Answer 34

In 2011, the number of actual Alsace Grand Cru AOPs was increased from one to 51 as each vineyard received its own appellation and cahier des charges, pivoting from the Chablis model to that of the Côte d'Or.

Question 35

"Cuvée Frédéric Emile" is a blend of which two grand cru vineyards? 

Answer 35

Geisberg and Osterberg

Question 36

Who are the 3 Special Club producers who have been members since the founding of the organization in 1971?

Answer 36

Pierre Gimonnet, Gaston Chiquet, and Paul Bara

Question 37

The Laird, The Pict, and The Factor are all wines produced by this Barossa winery:

Answer 37

Torbreck

Question 38

What is Edelkeur?

Answer 38

The first botrytised dessert wine made in South Africa, made by Günter Brözel and showcased at the first Nederburg auction in 1975 in the Paarl District.

Question 39

Name 3 regions of Tasmania.

Answer 39

Tamar Valley, Pipers River, Coal River Valley

Question 40

What are the ingredients of an Americano?

Answer 40

Campari, Red Vermouth, Soda

Question 41

What is aspersion?

Answer 41

The process of using water sprinklers to protect budding vines from late-spring frosts.

Question 42

What is the most common synonym for Mataro?

Answer 42

Mourvedre

Question 43

What are the sub-regions of Central Otago?

Answer 43

Wanaka Valley, Gibbston, Alexandra, Cromwell Basin

Question 44

What grapes are permitted for VDP production on the Pfalz?

Answer 44

Riesling, Späteburgunder, Weissburgunder

Question 45

What are the aging requirements and terms for Tequila?

Answer 45

Blanco 0-60 days; Reposado 60 days-1 year; Añejo 1-3 years; Extra Añejo 3+ years

Question 46

What is the grape of Chignon-Bergeron?

Answer 46

Roussanne

Question 47

Name the 13 grapes of Châteauneauf-du-Pape.

Answer 47

Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir), Picpoul (Blanc, Gris, Noir), Clairette (Blanc, Rose), Muscardine, Picardine, Terret Noir, Vacarese, Bourboulenc, Syrah, Mourvedre, Roussanne, Cinsault, Counoise

Question 48

Name 2 “Split” Port vintages.

Answer 48

1977,1978 1991,1992

Question 49

What are the Bereich of the Pfalz?

Answer 49

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße and Südliche-Weinstraße

Question 50

What styles of Franciacorta MUST be dry?

Answer 50

Saten and Reserva

Question 51

What DOCG does Avignonesi produce?

Answer 51

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Question 52

In which years was Vega Sicilia’s Unico NOT produced?

Answer 52

1993, 1997, 2001, 2007

Question 53

Name 2 DOCG sweet wine appellation in Fruili.

Answer 53

Romondolo and Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit

Question 54

What towns can append “Bikavér” to the label?

Answer 54

Egri and Szekszárd

Question 55

Peelee Island was declassified then reclassified under what VQA region?

Answer 55

South Islands VQA within Lake Erie North Shores

Question 56

What are the winemaking provinces within Cuyo IG?

Answer 56

La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan

Question 57

Where is Concha y Toro located? What winery did they set up with Mouton-Rothschild?

Answer 57

Chile (Maipo Valley). Almaviva

Question 58

What are the communes of Sauternes?

Answer 58

Bommes, Preignac, Barsac, Fargues, Sauternes

Question 59

List 5 great Chianti vintages in the past 20 years.

Answer 59

2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015

Question 60

Name two regions in Slovinia that share vineyards with Italy.

Answer 60

Kras (Carso) and Goriska Brda (Colli Goriziano)