Blagoy Review Flashcards
min aging for Marsala Solera Reserva
10 years
what is Classic Penedes
sparkling wine made by traditional or ancestral method from organic grapes in Penedes
how big is a Mosel Fuder
1000L
name the satellites of St Emillion that now have their own AOP
Lussac, Montagne, Saint-Georges, Puisseguin
what is the main grape for Dolceaqua DOC? Synonym
min 95% Rossesse. Tibouren
name three rouge wines from Clos Rougeard
Les Poyeaux
Le Clos
Le Bourg
what is the grape for Vino Santo from Trentino DOC
100% Nosiola
name 3 producers that are part of Corpinnat
Recaredo
Gramona
Lipart
Nadal
what regions in Germany are allowed to use the Bocksbeutel
Franken and Baden
Schreubere is a crossing of what grapes?
Bukettrebe x Riesling
Lesvos island is better known as the source of what beverage
the island of Ouzo
what is Nychteri
a traditional dry white wine produced on the island of Santorini
- aged in oak 3-10 months
min aging for Solera Gran Reserva Brandy de Jerez
36 months
what is the first PDO in UK? Grape?
Camel Valley Vineyards in Cornwall - Darnobile Vineyard PDO
Bachhus grape
what wine is produced in Vezelay AOC
100% Chardonnay. Yonne department
where do you find Ile de Beaute
Corsica
name 2 100% Xinomavro based PDO in Macedonia, Greece
Naoussa and Amytheo
communes of production for Vosne-Romanee
Vosne-Romanee & Flagey-Echezeaux
name a DOCG for spumante wines in Marche
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona - min 85% Vernaccia Nera
name the grape that is most planted in Alsace and is also the last noble grape to ripen
Riesling
which 2 Grand Crus are the source of Trimbach’s Frederic Emile
Geisberg & Osterberg
what is “torcolato”
passito style dessert wine from Vespaiolo under the Breganze DOC in Veneto
what is Kretzer, where would you find it and what grapes are allowed
a rose from Trentino DOC; grapes allowed are Enantio, Schiava, Teroldego
Min 2 varieties, max 70% any grape
what province of Argentina does 3/4 of all production take place
Mendoza
in what Cuyo province is Famantina Valley subregion located
La Rioja, northernmost of the 3 Provinces in Cuyo IG
Hemel-en-Aarde-Valley is a ward of what district
Walker Bay in Cape South Coast Region of Wester Cape
What is SAWIT and what does it represent
South African Wine Industry Trust is an organization established to speed transformation in the South African wine industry and promote and empower black workers
Name two iconic bottlings from Torbreck
Runrig - Shiraz/Viognier
Woodcuter’s Semillon - 160 year old vines
The Pict - 85 year old Mataro vines
Descendant Shiraz - co-fermented with Viognier
name 2 unofficial subzones of Clare Valley (Mount Lofty Ranges)
Watervale, Polish Hill (slate soils), Auburn, Seven Hill, Clare
Cremant d’Alsace rose musst be what min % PN
100%
in what sparkling wine would I find the Trepat grape?
Cava Rosado
how long does Franciacorta Riserva have to spend on lees?
60 months (67 total)
VOS (Vinum Optimum Signatum/Very Old Sherry) has a minimum average age of how many years
20 years
three stages of heat application to wooden staves in order to make oak barrels
warming (chauffage), shaping (cintrage), toasting (bousinage)
what is soutirage
racking the wine into a clean container
Black Foot, Eutypa Dieback and Esca are all what type of disease
fungal diseases that are also trunk diseases
infect vine through pruning wounds
name 4 PDO of Macedonia
Amynteo
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Slopes of Meliton
style of wines made in Goumenissa PDO?
Xinomavro with a min. 20% Negoska
undiluted sake, what is the term
Genshu
term for non-charcoal filtered sake
muroka is non charcoal filtered. roka means charcoal filtered
typical soil type of Stellenbosch
granite and table rock sandstone
Rutherglen syndicate formed in 1992? 1995?
1992 - Winemakers of Rutherglen
1995 - Muscat of Rutherglen Network
sugar levels of Rutherglen by category
Muscat - 180-240 g/L
Classic - 200-280 g/L
Rare - 270-400 g/L
Grand - 270-400 g/L
hanky panky cocktail
1.5oz Gin, 1.5oz Sweet Vermouth, 2 dashes Fernet, orange twist
First AVA of Washington State
Yakima Valley 1983
name a producer from Hawke’s Bay
Craggy Range, Trinity Hill, Esk Valley, Te Awanga, Squawking Magpie
name a label of Hawke’s Bay by Craggy Range
Te Muna Road - SB
Kidnapper’s Vineyard - Chardonnay
Le Sol Gimblet Gravels - Syrah
primary grapes of Sitia (largest appellation on Crete)
Liatiko
which tributaries of the Tanaro split Barolo into 3 sections
Talloria dell’Annunziata
Talloria di Castiglione
what is Vranak?
red grape native to Montenegro but used in Macedonia and Croatia
what is the main grape of Friuli di Bagnoli
min 90% Raboso (Friularo)
what zone contains Heathcote
Central Victoria (also Golburn Valley, Bendigo, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Golburn)
name one producer from Heathcote
Jasper Hill
in Swiss wine, what is Salvagnin
Salvagnin is Vaud’s version of Dole, made here using a local clone of PN blended with Gamay
what is Pinot Noir known as in Switzerland
Blauburgunder or Clevener
what are the sub AVA of Finger Lakes
Seneca Lake AVA
Cayuga Lake AVA
name a famous producer from Finger Lakes
Herman J Weimer, Hillick and Hobbs, Element
what are the AVA of Long Island
North Fork Long Island
The Hamptons
Long Island
what DAC in Niederosterriech only allows Gruner Veltliner
Weinviertal
Klassik vs Reserve abv in Weinviertal DAC
Klassik - 12% min abv
Reserve - 13% min abv and may show botrytis and/or wood
name an AOP of Roussillon for dry wine
Colliour, Cotes du Roussillon/Villages, Maury
what villages may append their name to Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOP
Tautavel, Caramay, Latour-de-France, Les Aspres, Lesquerede
name 3 varieties of sake rice
Yamada Nishiki
Gohyakumangoku
Omachi
Dewassansan
MIyama Nishiki
Dwassansan is specific to what region
Yamagata and Niigata
what are the DOP subregions of Algarve
Lagos
Portimao
Lagoa
Tavira
what are the appellations of Acores
Biscoitos
Graciosa
Pico
what is the grape of Gambellara
Garganega
what is the min amount of Garganega in Recioto di Gambellara DOCG
100%
name the four departments of Argentina
North
Cuyo
Center
Patagonia
where is Tupungato found
northernmost subregion of Uco Valley, Mendoza in Cuyo Region
name a producer making wines in Tupungato
Catena Zapata, Dona Paula, Familia Zuccardi
how many PDO regions are on Crete
7
name the PDO regions that call for the Liatiko grape
Sitia (Liatiko for red, Vilana for white)
name the Barolo aging requirements
38 months (12 in wood)
62 months (12 in wood) for Riserva