ASI 2.0 Flashcards
What is Il Falcone and where is it made?
one of the most prestigious wines of Puglia.
Made by Rivera in the Castel del Monte DOC.
Blend of mostly Nero di Troja blended with Montepulciano
what is torcolato?
where is it made?
Dessert wine made from dried Vespaiola, Garganega, and Friulano grapes that have been hung in a corkscrew fashion.
Produced in the Breganze DOC
Aged for a year in small barrels and then an additional 6 months in bottle.
what is Saporavy
acidic teinturier grape of Georgia used to make some of the country’s finest wines.
what is grande vidure
bordeaux synonym for carmenere
what is eutypa dieback?
fungal disease caused by the Eutypa late fungus common in the Mediterranean climates.
Stunts shoot growth in vines and may kill an entire cane. effects yields but not the quality of fruit
where is the warlike slope located
located in Washington along the Columbia river with the saddle mountains on the north
what are port tongs used for
opening a bottle of port around the neck under the cork so that the cork is removed uncomprrimised along with the glass around it.
what is saigne
process used in red wine making to increase the skin to juice ratio for improved extraction.
creates rose in the process
what are the satellites of st. emillion
Lussac st-emilion
montagne st-emilion
puisseguin st-emilion
Saint George st-emilion
what are two producers of single malt scotch in the following regions? Islay, Speyside, Campbeltown
islay: Ardbeg / Laphroaig
Speyside: balveine / Glenfiddich / Cragganmore
Campbeltown: springbank / glen Scotia / glengyle
what are 5 villages of cotes du rhone
chusclan plan de dieu puymeras valreas visan
what are 5 premier crus of volnay
taillepieds champans fremiets caillerets clos des ducs
what are 3 premier crus of flagey-echezeaux
les rouges
en orveaux
beaux monts
what are 5 premier crus in Santennay
les gravieres clos de tavannes clos rousseau la comme passetemps
what is ausbruch
quality level of pradikatswein in Austria. Ausbruch literally translates to “break out” and may also refer to the dessert wine specialty produced around the town of ?Rust and the Neusiedlersee lake from botrytized grapes harvested at 30 KMW / 156 Ochsle (same as TBA).
Botrytized must is mixed with fresher unbotrytized must in the style of Tokaji
what are 3 districts of penedes
Baix-penedes
medio-penedes
alt-penedes
what are 5 AVAs of the Sierra Foothills from North to South?
Yuba El Dorado Fair Play Amador Calaveras
where would you find the côte de Sezanne
in champagne south and west of the Côtes des Blancs
where would you find wines produced from schava and how would you describe them?
best examples come from the ALTO ADIGE region of Italy though it’s produced in germany as Trollinger and Black Hamburg in England.
Light-bodied and red fruited similar to Pinot noir, but more floral and smells like cotton candy and potpurri
what are 5 producers of quality sherry
valdespino Emilio hidalgo gonzales byass equipo navazos lustau
what is one district of the Breede River Valley Region?
robertson
worcester
breedekloof
describe the wines of the grignan-les-adhemar AOP
blend of mediterranean grapes, but must include Grenache and syrah at min 10%.
Secondary varietal include Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Carignan.
Full bodied, bold, spicy, black fruited
where would you find the Okanagan valley
british columbia
what are the 6 permitted grape varieties for Crémant d’Alsace
chardonnay pinot noir pinto blanc auxerois riesling pinot gris
what is the smalles anbaugebiete in germany ? largest?
Sachsen is the smallest
rheinhessen is the largest
what are the AOPs of Calvados
calvados domfrontais
Calvados Pays d’Auge
calvados
what is the Cima Corgo?
It is one of three subzones of Douro DOP
The other two are Baixo, Corgo, and Douro Superior
What are the 3 subzones of D?ouro DOP from west to east?
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
where is the cotes de duras? what styles of wine are made there?
located in southwestern france and bound by cotes du marmandais to the southeast bergerac to the east and monbazillac to the northeast.
still sweet and dry white wine, rose and red
what are the 5 classifications of sherry before going to solera?
palma palma cotada palo cortado raya dos rayas
what are the 6 viticultural regions in Chile from north to south
atacama coquimbo aconcagua central valley sur austral
what is maceration pelliculaire
pre fermentation skin contact common for the production of white and rose wine to retain aromatics and flavour from the skins that would otherwise be lost.
what are 5 producers in the stags leap ava
clos du val shafer steltzner chimney rock stag's leap wine cellars
where does the sediment in old wine come from
over time tannin molecules polymerise band become so heavy that they fall out of solution as sediment
sediment can also come from wines that have been unfixed and unfiltered
what is a mash tun
vessel, usually stainless steel wherein the wort, or sugar-rich liquid that is to be fermented into beer is boiled for the purposes of stabilisation through evaporation of excess water and the introduction of hops which contribute antiseptic and preservative properties.
what is pigeage
the breaking up and punching down of a rising cap in the production of wines that are fermented with their skins
what is remontage
French word for the act of pumping fermenting must over the cap of a fermenting must with grapes skins for the purpose of aerating the wine and wetting down the cap to prevent the cap from drying out
what is métavage
French term for sharecropping in which a vine grower or vigneron rents vines or a part of a vineyard an pays rent in the form of wine or grapes
what are 7 communes of production for st. veran
saint-verand solutré-pouilly chasselas saint-amour-bellevue chânes leynes prissé
what is the colour, style, and sweetness levels for the most famous wine of the regions Sussex and toro
sussex: dry, sparkling, white
toro: dry still Bianco, dry still rosado, dry still tinto
where is La Crau
Châteauneuf du pape
in what two countries has Chartreuse been produced? during production in Spain, what city is labeled on Chartreuse bottles?
france and spain
what is Braulio and what country is it from?
Amaro created in Valtellina, Italy
What does Genshu mean?
this term indicates that sake has not been diluted for the purpose of lowering alcoholic strength.
what does Tokubetsu mean?
tokubetsu means “special”. as to indicate a special version of either special junmaj or special honjozo
what are the VQA Regions of Ontario? Which is furthest north?
Vancouver Island GI Gulf Islands GI Similkameen Valley GI Fraser Valley GI Okanagan Valley GI (northern most) British Columbia GI
in a rick house, why are whiskies aged in higher portions typically spicier? give two examples
because of the higher temperatures there’s more extraction and thus gives whiskies that are spicier .
what wines are made in the Coteaux du Lyonnais? Where is it located?
Dry still and nouveau rouge and rosé from Gamay
Dry still and nouveau blanc from Chardonnay, aligoté and pinot blanc
Region is located west of Lyon on the slopes of the Monts du Lyonnais
what is PLC? What is its purpose?
Plafond Limité de Classement
It is an allowance within the French AOC that allows producers to exceed the official maximum limit on yields by as much as 20% in warm weather years
what is the AOP of Chateau de Bachen? Grapes for red? Grapes for white?
Tursan AOP
Cabernet franc and Tannat for red
Baroque and Gros Manseng for white
What are the 4 AOPs from N-S that border Entre-deux-mers AOP? Which three are an apart of Southwest France? Which is the oldest?
Bergerac (SW) Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux Cote de Duras (SW) Cotes du Marmandais (SW) Bergerac is the oldest (1936)
what is the southernmost region in the Southwest France?
Irouléguy
What AOP shares the same geography as Madiran AOP? What styles are produced in both?
Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl
Madiran: Rouge from Cabernet Franc and Tannat
Pacherenc du Vic-Buhl: sweet blanc and blanc sec fro n60-80% Corbu, Petit Corbu, Gros Manseng, and Petit Manseng
in what department would you find the Corbières AOP?
Aude
What AOP is the western extension of Minerva’s AOP? What are the grape requirements there?
Cabardès AOP
Min 40% combined Cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot
Min 40% Grenache and syrah
Cot, Cinsault and Fer allowed
Val d’Orbeau, Domain de L’Hortus, Mas Julien and St. Martin de la Garrigue are located in what AOP?
Languedoc AOP
these two southernmost AOPs in france share the same geography. What is the difference?
Banyuls AOP and Collioure AOP.
Banyuls is for fortified wine and Collioure is for the unfortified wines produced here
what is the name of the small AOP above Nice?
bellet AOP
what is the name of the AOP at the center of Provence that is named for the department?
coteaux Varois en Provence AOP
the vin rouge from this AOP must contain a min 50% mourvedre
Bandol AOP
What hilltop village in Provence making high quality rouge and rosé received its own AOP in 1995? When were white wines added as a style for this AOP?
Les Baux de Provence
whites added in 2011
chateau simone covers 3/4 of this AOP just east of Aix en Provence?
Palette AOP
Domaine du Bagnol and clos ste Madeleine make wine in which AOP?
Cassis AOP
what are the largest and smalles grand crus of Geverey-Chambertin?
Mazovères (smallest)
Charmes-Chambertin (largest)
what are 3 premier crus of Gevrey-Chambertin
Clos st. jacques
Cazetiers
Bel-Air
Aux Combottes
in what year was la Grande Rue elevated to Grand Cru?
1992
name at least 3 of 5 communes for Cote de nuits-villages
fixin brochon corgoloin comblanchien premeaux-prissey
which is the larger of the two grand crus of Chambolle-Musigny
bonnes mares
what are 3 premier crus of vosje romanee
clos de Réas
les Suchots
Aux Malconsorts
Cros Parantoux
From North to South, what are the AOC communes of the Cotes de Nuits
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-Saint-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Flagey-Echezeaux Vosne-Romanée Nuits-Saint-Georges
Where is Pécharmant AOP and what styles of wine are made there? Grapes?
Rouge only
cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot (no grape may exceed 65%)
what are the 5 AOCs that surround/separate Bergerac AOP?
Montravel AOP (West) Pecharment AOP (east) Monbazillac (middle) Cotes du Duras (sound and west) cotes du Marmandais (sound and west)
what are 7 estates in the Graves Classification
Mallartic-Lagravière La Mission haut-Brion Latour-Martillac Chateau Olivier Domaine de Chevalier Haut-Bailly Chateau Pape-Clement
what year did pessac-leognan become AOP
1987
what is the min % of Sauvignon Blanc for Pessac leognan blanc
min 25%
what is the cep ages of chateau haut Brion? red and white both
red: 47% merlot / 40% cab Sauvignon / 11% cab franc / 1% PV
white: 52% semilor / 48% sauvignon blanc
what are 7 producers of chateaupneuf du pape
chateau de Beaucastel Chateau Rayas henri Bonneau Vieux Donjon Clos des Papes Bosquet des Papes Chateau La Nerthe