Aspen 2015 Flashcards
Who Produces Brunate Le Coste? Monprivato?
Brunate Le Coste - Guiseppe Rinaldi
Monprivato - Guiseppe Mascarello
What is the major grape of Bourg Rouge?
Merlot at 65% Cab, Cab Franc and Malbec are there as well
Where would you find the following regions; Esk Valley? Wairau Valley?
Esk Valley is an unofficial subregion of Hawke’s Bay
Wairau Valley is an unofficial subregion of Marlborough
In what state would you find; Goulburn Valley? Frankland River?
Goulburn Valley is in the state of Victoria in Central Victoria
Frankland River is in Western Australia in
second labels of; Chateau Beychevelle? Cheval Blanc?
Ch. Beychevelle is Amiral de Beychevelle
Ch Cheval Blanc is Le Petit Cheval
name two monopoles and their owners in Volnay?
Clos des 60 Ouvrees -Dom de la Pousse d’Or
Clos de L’Audignac - Dom de la Pousse d’Or
Clos du Chateau du Ducs - Michel Lafarge
Clos de Ducs - Marquis d’Angerville
Clos de la Barre - Louis Jadot
Clos de la Bousse d’Or - Dom de la Pousse d’Or
Clos de la Cave des Ducs - Benjamin Laroux
Clos de la Chappelle - Domaine Clos de la Chapelle
Clos du Verseuil - Domaine Yvon Clerget
Frémiets ― Clos de la Rougeotte - Bouchard
Where would you find the producers; El Porvenir, Bodegas Etchart and Yacochuya?
They are all from the Cafayate Valley in Salta in the north region of Argentina
Name two subregions of Cafayate?
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Name the DO’s of the Rapel Valley?
Valle del Cachapoal DO
Valle de Colchagua DO
Who was the first DO Pago? What are 2 things they do different than the rest?
Dominio de Valdepusa, They used irrigation as well as illegal varietals (Cabernet, Petit Verdot, Syrah & Merlot
What sub region would you find the following producers in; Lopez de heredia, Marques de Riscal, CVNE, Sierra Cantabria?
Lopez de Heredia is in Haro in Rioja Alta
Marques de Riscal is in Elciego in Rioja Alavesa
CVNE is in Haro in Rioja Alta
Sierra Cantabria is in San Vincente de la Sonsierra in Rioja Alta
What Grapes are allowd in Bourgeil? What is th soil type of Bourgeil?
Cab Franc with a max 10% Cab Sauv (Rouge and Rose)
Soil is divided between sand and limestone
what is the minumum amount of Mourvedre required in Bandol? How long must it be aged in barrel?
50% in the rouge and 20% in the rose
Min. 18 months in wood, may not be released before May 1 of the second year following the harvest. It is one of the only appellations in France to have required barrel aging
Which ward of Paarl was elevated to a District in 2010?
What are the features of this district that make it cool?
Franschhoek, It is cooler because of a rain shadow effect from the 3 mountain ranges that surround the region. The mountains are the Taunus, Drakenstein, and Wemmershoek Mountains
Name the regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula? Sub regions of Niagara Escarpment?
Niagara Escarpment and Niagara on the lake
Subs of Niagara Escarpment are Short Hills, Beamsville and Twenty Mile Bench
What is the sweetness of Kamptal classic? And what level are new wood and botrytis tones allowed?
Wines must be legally trocken (9 g/l, provided total acidity is within 2 g/l of residual sugar).
Reserve level allows new wood and botrytis
What style of wine is Willi Opitz most famous for?
Late harvest botrytized wines from Illimitz in Neusiedlersee
What were regarded as the best 2 vintages of Red Burgundy from 1980-89? Which year was the most widely panned upon release?
Best: 1985 and 89 with 88 not far behind
Worst: 1981, 1986
What are the 2 main processes of cold stabilization?
Chilling the wine down to 25 degrees and letting the tartrate crystals precipitate out over the course of a couple of days.
Please place North to South: Sta Rita Hills, Santa Cruz, Fort Ross Seaview
Fort Ross Seaview (Sonoma Coast), Santa Cruz, Sta. Rita Hills
Please list Hottest to coolest: Columbia Gorge, Walla Walla, Red Mountain
Red Mountain, Walla Walla, Columbia Gorge
Name 4 AVAs of Willamette valley
North to South: Chehalem Mountain, Yamhill-Carlton, Ribbon Ridge, Dundee Hills, Mcminnville, Eola Amity Hills
What is a Rickhouse?
What effect does it have on the barrels when they are stored closer to the ceiling?
It is a whiskey aging facility.
A barrel aged higher up in a rickhouse is subject to higher temperatures and therefore will have more interaction between the wood, oxygen and the spirit. This gives the spirit more flavor and color but it also evaporates more readily.
What is Vinho ao Alta?
It is a planting method used in the Douro for port vineyards where they are planted in a vertical pattern instead of horizontal which was traditional.
What does “garrafeira” on Douro wines indicate?
(“private wine cellar”), indicating a minimum period of aging prior to release. Tinto (red) garrafeira wines must age for a minimum 30 months, including at least 12 months in bottle. Branco (white) and rosado garrafeira wines must age for a minimum 12 months with at least 6 in bottle. The vintage garrafeira Port style as pioneered by Niepoort has a separate connotation: following a few years’ aging in barrels, the Port is matured for a period of at least eight years in glass demijohns.
Name 4 vineyards or lieux-dit of vouvray
Le Mont, Le Bourg, Le Haut Lieu, Clos Baudoin, Le Bouchet
What styles of wine are made in St Chinian?
Blanc, Rose, Rouge and Subzone rouge for Berlou and Roquebrune
What are 2 grapes used to make white wine in Arbois?
Chardonnay and Savagnin
Name 4 white grapes of Collio DOC
Chardonnay / Friulano (aka: Tocai Friulano) / Malvasia / Muller Thurgau / Picolit (amabile or dolce) / Pinot Bianco / Pinot Grigio / Ribolla (or Ribolla Gialla) / Riesling / Riesling Italico / Sauvignon / Traminer Aromatico (aka: Gewürztraminer)
What style and sweetness are wines from Clairette de Die Methode Ancestrale AOP?
Semi Sparkling (methode ancestral / Methode Rurale) with a min 35 g/l of RS. Also a min 75% Muscat a petits grains
Name 3 regions of Chalonnaise making 1er cru red wine
Givry, Mercurey, Rully (Others are white only - Montagny and Bouzeron)
Where are Launceston, Tamar Valley, and Derwent Valley located?
Tasmania
What is the climate of Toro, Txakolina?
Toro is arid warm continental with hot summers and cold winters
Txakolina is coastal cool maritime climate
What is Moromi? , Shizuku
Both are Sake terms:
Moromi: Koji, water, and steamed rice are added to the moto in three successive stages, creating the moromi, or fermenting mash, which doubles in size with each addition
Shizuku: A method of extracting sake from the Moromi. The Moromi is put in bags and hung to allow for the sake to drip out of the bag slow via gravity
What is “Selo del Guarantita” on a bottle of Port?
It is a seal/label guaranteeing the quality and certifying that it is authentic port. Similar to a DOCG seal on an Italian wine
Describe Gobelet?
The simplest form of spur-pruning/head-training is the Gobelet system, an ancient technique common in the Southern Rhône and Southern Italy, wherein the vine, often unsupported, resembles a goblet, with each year’s fruiting canes extending from the spur-pruned, shortened arms atop the trunk. In Italy the Gobelet system is known as albarello; in Spain, en vaso. Australians often refer to such vines as bush vines.
What grape is used in the following vineyards: Garkammer (Ahr) Wurzburger Stein (Franken)
Garkammer: in Walporzheim in the Ahr so Spatburgunder
Stein: in Wurzburg in the Franken so Silvaner (though there is riesling here as well but mainly Silvaner)
Main red grape for Bandol AOP.
Minimum % of main grape?
Minimum aging in oak for red wines of Bandol?
Principal Varieties: 50-95% Mourvèdre, plus Cinsault and Grenache
Accessory Varieties: Carignan and Syrah (neither may exceed 10%)
Min. 18 months in wood, may not be released before May 1 of the second year following the harvest
Montepulciano d’ Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG Grape percentage and aging?
- Minimum 90% Montepulciano Maximum 10% Sangiovese
- Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane: Minimum 2 years from November 1 of the harvest year, including a minimum one year in either oak or chestnut and a minimum 6 months in bottle
- Riserva: Minimum 3 years from November 1 of the harvest year, including a minimum one year in either oak or chestnut and a minimum 6 months in bottle
Main grape (most planted) of Tasmania
Pinot Noir @ 42% which is by far the most planted grape
What is the main red grape and soil of Bairrada?
Min. 85% combined Baga (min. 50%), Alfrocheiro, Camarate, Castelão, Jaen, and Touriga Nacional (only these preceding varieties may be used for “Classico” wines)
The soil is a lime-rich clay
What are the soils of Vertus. What is the main grape planted?
Vertus is a 1re cru village of the Cote des Blancs in Champagne so the soil is Chalk (Belemnite Chalk) and the major grape is Chardonnay
Define the following Blocage? Degorgement a la Vole?
Blocage is the policy of the CIVC to have each producer hold back a certain % of that years yield to be used in other years. It is a security measure to protect against vintage variation. From Guildsomm: The CIVC regulates the size of harvests, authorizes blocage and deblocage—respectively the reserve and release of wine stocks for use in future vintages—and safeguards the protected designation of Champagne
What is the name given to the terraces in Madeira
poios are the terraces in Madeira
What are the regulations for a wine to be labeled an “estate bottled” on a label in Napa?
A winery has the right to use the term “estate bottled” when the following conditions are satisfied: the wine is labeled with an AVA; the winery is located in that same AVA; the winery owns or “controls” the vineyard; and the winery crushed, fermented, finished, and bottled the wine on the same property. By “control,” the winery must have total viticultural control under a leasing agreement or similar arrangement for at least three years’ duration.
What effects does flor have on Fino Sherry
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How many Grand Cru vineyards are in Alsace
51 in total
What grape is allowed for Marc d Alsace AOP?
Gewurztraminer
2nd labels of Cheval Blanc, Beychevelle
Le Petit Cheval and Amiral de Beychevelle
4 Chateaux allowed to make Grand Cru Classes red and white in Graves?
Château Bouscaut (Cadaujac) Château Carbonnieux (Leognan) Domaine de Chevalier (Leognan) Château Latour-Martillac (Martillac) Château Malartic-Lagravière (Leognan) Château Olivier (Leognan)
What is the grape of Etna Rosso?
minimum 80% Nerello Mascalese
maximum 20% Nerello Mantellato (Nerello Cappuccio)
maximum 10% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Sicilia
What is the main grape of Bolgheri Sassicaia? What is the aging requirement? What type of oak?
- Min. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, max. 20% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Tuscany
- Bolgheri Sassicaia must be aged for a minimum 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest, including at least 18 months in 225-liter barriques.
What are Croupes? Tonneau?
Croupes:The Dutch unearthed gravel mounds (croupes) during their drainage work in the 1600s, and the better châteaux are usually located upon these deeper banks of gravel, primarily located within the communes of Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Listrac-Médoc, Moulis-en-Médoc, and Margaux.
Tonneau: They are 900 liter oak barrels that are no longer in use
What style of wine can be made as Kamptal classic? What style of wine in Kamptal DAC allows for aromatic influence?
-Grüner Veltliner: “fresh, fruit-accented, fine spiciness; no Botrytis note; no wood tone”
-Riesling: “fragrant, stone fruit aromas, elegant, minerally; no dominant Botrytis note; no wood tone”
-New barrique and hints of botrytis are allowed at the Reserve level.
Min ABV is 12% or 13% for reserve
What is the minimum alcohol % for Alsace Grand Cru?
Riesling/Muscat: 11%
Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer: 12.5%
What is the color of the main wine style of Bierzo?
Red from min 70% Mencia
Name the Dos of Galicia
From W to E: Rias Baixas, Ribiero, Ribera Sacra, Monterrei, Valdeorras
Please explain 2 reasons why Cornas is the warmest AOP of the Northern Rhone.
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What is the minimum aging for Rasteau ambre hors d age?
Vin Doux Naturel “Hors d’Age”: Wines may not be released until September 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
Which village in the Rheingau contains the steepest vineyards?
Rudesheim
What is the climate of Geelong?
It is located in Australia-Victoria-Port Philip Zone and the climate is generally Mediterranean. All five of the region’s zones are classified as either Region I or II in Winkler’s Scale of heat summation
What is the main grape of Wairarapa
Pinot Noir: 465 ha
Sauvignon Blanc: 316 ha
Pinot Gris: 55 ha
What does “Seleccion Vendimia” mean in Spain
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What percentage of Greco is required for Greco di Tufo
Minimum 85% Greco
Maximum 15% Coda di Volpe
What is the main process used for Vinsanto of Santorini?
It is a fortified dried grape wine that is not still produced
What country contains the Slovene river and Drava river?
They are both in Slovenia
Where is Dolin produced? Follow up question was what is the primary grape variety
It is produced in Chambery, France. The primary grape is
Where is the Berg Rottland Vineyard
In Rudesheim in the Rheigau
What would cause for the flor character to be stronger in a Manzanilla in comparison to a Fino not from San Lucar?
The climate plays a huge part. The humidity from the Poniente wind along with the proximity to the ocean allow for the flor to remain strong throughout the year rather then eb and flow with the seasons like it does in Jerez
