Asia Flashcards
What factors have increased wine production in China?
a) economic reforms in the 80s
b) foreign investment
How many acres are under vine in China?
1,940,000
What is “neolithic grog”?
A fermented beverage of rice, honey ,hawthorn and grapes, traces of which were discovered in clay jars in Jiahu dating back to 7000 BCE
How and when did the modern era of wine production begin in China?
In 1892, when Zhang Bishi, a Qing Dynasty diplomat imported more than 100 European grape varieties to the Changyu Winemaking Company, China’s first production facility.
When was it mandated that wine be made strictly from grapes in China?
2004
What is the climate in China?
Continental monsoon
Name four important geographical features in China?
1) Gobi Desert
2) Takla Makan Desert
3) Kunlun Mountain Range
4) the Himalayas
What three species of grapes are considered native to China?
1) Amurensis
2) Armata
3) Sinocinerea
What is Yan 73?
A cross between Muscat Hamburg and Alicante Bouschet (often used to strengthen the color in red wine)
What hybrid in China is known for its extreme cold resistence?
Gongniang No. 1 (Muscat Hamburg X Vitis Amurensis)
What are the most widely planted grapes in China?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Gernischt and Chardonnay
Which grape is Cabernet Gernischt believed to be identical to?
Carmenere
What high-yielding Chinese grape is often compared to Gewurztraminer?
Longyan, also known as Dragon Eyes.
In what year were geographical indications enacted in China?
2005
What was the first legally defined wine region in China?
Eastern Foor of Helan Mountain in Ningxia
What important vineyard and producer are located in Hebei?
a) Sino-French Demonstration Vineyard
b) China Great Wall Wine Company
What does Hebei mean?
North of the (Yellow) River
What kind of soils are found in Ningxia?
fine loess
What must be done to keep vines from dying during the winter in many parts of China?
Vines must be buried under an insulating layer of dirt
Where is Shandong located?
On the shores of the Yellow Sea
Where is Grace Vineyards located?
In the province of Shanxi
What is one positive and one negative aspect of the climate/topography of Shanxi?
a) high elevations
b) high rain and humidity
Wines from which province were described by the explorer Marco Polo?
Xinjiang
Which geographical features dominate Xinjiang?
a) Tien Shan Mountains
b) Takla Makan Desert
Which wine growing region in China is located between the 21 and 29 parallel?
Yunnan
What unusual varieties and hybrids can be found in the province of Yunnan?
Rose Honey, Crystal and French Wild
Which grape is considered native to Japan?
Koshu
According to legend, how did wine production begin in Japan?
In 718 CE, a Buddhist monk Gyoki had a vision of the Yakushi Buddha holding a bunch of grapes and planted the first vineyards at the Daizenji Temple
What is chintashu?
Wine given to the feudal lords of Kyushu by Portuguese missionaries
Why did wine production all but cease in the 17th and 18th century?
The sakoku policy of imperial isolationism
What are the four main islands of Japan?
1) Hokkaido
2) Honshu
3)Shikoku
4)Kuyushu
In which 3 prefectures, in Honshu, is most wine produced?
1) Nagana
2) Yamagata
3) Yamanashi
Which Japanese wine region is located in the frigid North?
Hokkaido
In which Japanese wine region, located on the Southern Island of Kyushu, is humidity a problem?
Miyazaki
What is a popular training method in Kyusku and why is it used?
a) Tanazukuri
b) increase circulation, reducing the risk of fungal disease
Name two Japanese hybrids?
Muscat Bailey-A and Yamasachi
What’s a European hybrid found widely throughout Japan?
Delaware
What ancient varietal is widely grown though out Japan?
Muscat of Alexandria
As of _______________, ________________% of grape must be from Japan in wines marked “Wine of Japan”
a) 2005
b) 100%
What are the five GIs in Japan and in what grapes do they specialize?
1) Yamanashi - Koshu and Muscat Bailey-A
2) Hokkaido - Koshu, Muscat Bailey-A and Pinot Noir
3) Nagano
4) Yamagata
5) Osaka - Delaware
