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Imaginador Cinsault

Vinified:____ and _____ for a year

Soil:_____

Average year of vine:____

Malo and Carbonic?_______

A

cement and foudre

red quartzx granit

70-110 YOV

Spontaneous Malo, no Carbonic

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2016 Zarate Val do Sanes

Tipo de suelo : ______

Edad del viñedo : ____

Variedades : ______

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Xabre Granitico

35 anos

100% albarino

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Brezo Blanco is comprised of Godello from small plots of mostly younger vines, average of ___ years old, and old vine Doña Blanca. Doña Blanca is native to Bierzo, also called ‘___’ The grapes are fermented with native yeasts in stainless-steel vats, raised on the lees for __ months in the same vats with weekly battonage, and lightly fined and filtered before bottling.

A

20

Balenciano

5 MOL

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Silver Tip Jasmine Tea

A delicate white tea crafted entirely from _______ _____. The tea is not flavoured but carefully scented over __ consecutive nights with fresh jasmine flowers. Once the preserve of only the Chinese Imperial family.

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Spring buds

6

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Bierzo is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) for wines located in the northwest of the province of ____

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Castilla y Leon

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BREZO BLANCO

Grower:______

Appellation:_____

Varieties:_____
Soil:_____

Elevation:_____

Vine Age:______

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Gregory Perez

Bierzo

80 Godello, 20 Dona Blanca

Sandy loam and clay

550Meters = 1800ft

20-80 years

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Speedy Breakfast

A ___ tea, blended from selected fields and harvests across the Satemwa Estate; a small, family run tea garden in the Shire Highlands of ____.

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Black Tea

Malawi

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It is believed that the Albariño grape was introduced to Rias Baixas in the ___ century by the _____ monks of the Monastery of Armenteira.

A

12th

Cistercian

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Xinomavro, lit. ‘sour black’) is the principal red wine grape of the uplands of ______ in the regional unit of Imathia, and around Amyntaio, in _____, Greece.[1]

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Naoussa

Macedonia

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The vineyards of Weingut Weszeli are situated around the town of L____s. On __ hectares, Grüner Veltliner and Riesling of the highest quality are grown.

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Langenlois

30

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Cloud Tea

A fragrant black tea from the “______” – high in the cloudy hills between Assam and Darjeeling in the country of _____. Light and floral as a Darjeeling with the rich caramel and malty notes you get from the best Assam.

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Abode of Clouds

Northeast india

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____ is Chile’s preeminent wine terroir expert and consultant

Master degree Precision Agriculture from Institut National Agronomique de Paris Grignon

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Pedro Parra

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Red wine made from Xinomavro in the Naousa region has become one of Greece’s most important and well regarded wines. The Naousa Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) was established in ___ and mandates the use of ___% Xinomavro grapes.

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1971

100%

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From a young age, Carolin ____ worked alongside her parents in their family’s winemaking estate. In ___, she began producing her own wines.

The small winegrowing village of ___ ____, there where the Saar and Mosel meet, is also the home of the family winegrowing estate Willems - Willems.

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Hoffman

2001

Konz Oberemmel

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Gregory Perez is one of the most talented winegrowers working in Bierzo today. A native of ____, Gregory came to Bierzo in the early 2000’s and worked extensively in the region before starting his own project in ____ called Bodegas _____

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Bordeaux

2007

Mengoba

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Rare Tea Company is a small, independent company based in _____.

The company was founded in ____, by _____(known as the Tea-Lady) to source and supply the world’s best tea - direct from farmers and their tea gardens.

A

London

2004

Henrietta Lovell

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Red wines are produced from grapes such as ___,___,___, but nearly ___% of the vineyard acreage in Rías Baixas is devoted to Albariño.

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Caiño, Espadeiro and Mencía

90%

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The historic producer Burlotto certainly made its mark on the ____ region as one of the first to____, and has also traditionally carried the flag for the small ____ area as well.

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Barolo

first to sell their barolo in bottle.

Verduno

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Davis Weszeli started to appreciate the art of the Kamptal vintners early on. This led to the acquisition of a traditional winery in 2___.

The roots of the estate date back to the year ___

A

2011

1679

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The estate has been in the hands of the Portalis family since before the French Revolution. In fact, Jean-Marie-Etienne Portalis, who inherited the estate in ___, helped draft the Napoleonic Code and assisted at the negotiation of the Concordat under Napoleon the First

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1752

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During his seventy-seven years as a winemaker (___- _____), G.B. Burlotto’s accomplishments were rivaled only by those of _____and _____, as G.B. achieved superstardom in a world dominated by French wines. Today, Burlotto has re-emerged as one of Piemonte’s great small producers, thanks to the brilliant and highly traditional winemaking of G.B.’s great-great-grandson, ______.

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(1850-1927)

Biondi-Santi and Vega Sicilia,

Fabio Alessandria.

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The southern subzones of O Rosal and Condado do Tea vary slightly: the wines contain a minimum __% of Albariño combined with, respectively, either ___ or ____the favored white grapes in Portugal’s neighboring Vinho Verde

A

70%

Loureira or Treixadura

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The sub-zones of ____ and _____ have a long history of grape growing and wine production and have their own traditional styles. The ____ sub-zone only recently began to produce Albariño wines, for local sales to bars and restaurants.

A

Rosal and Condado

Salnes

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This wine comes from 4 different growers I source, all in the upper part of the hills, over ____ soils. All the sites were planted more than ____ years ago, blocks are suposed to be Cinsault, but because of the history they all are Cinsault field blends with___,___,___,____

A

granitic

200

Muscat, Semillon, Carignan and Pais

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Benoit DARIDAN, took over the family vineyard operation en ____ after expertises in France and abroad.

Located in ____ Cheverny between _____ Castle and _______ Castle, the domain extands over __ hectares.

A

2001

Cour Cheverny

Chambord and Cheverny Castles

15 HA

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The Château Pradeaux is situated on the outskirts of the town of S___ C__-sur-M__ that lies directly on the Mediterranean Ocean between T___ and M_____

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Saint Cyr sur Mer

Toulon and Marseilles

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Jules Lassalle established this family-owned Champagne house in ___ in the village of ______ on the Montagne de Reims.

Champagne J. Lassalle works with all three varietals authorized in the region (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier) on _____ hectares of vineyards, all of them _____.

A

1942, Chigny Les Roses

16 HA, 1er Cru

30
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Finally, the two most unique Burlotto wines are the beautiful red )))))—from an ancient variety grown by the family since ___—and the rare, explosively varietal ______.

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Pelaverga

1800

Nebbiolo rosé, Elatis.

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Régis’ vineyards sit at ___ feet, surrounded by hills on the far east of the ____ River, and centered proudly on the prized ____ and ____ of the Kimmeridgian chain

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750ft

Loire

Limestone and Clay

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WINES

Cheverny Blanc

80% ____, 20% ______.

Cheverny Rouge

80% _____, 20% _____

Cour-Cheverny

100% _____. __ year old vines.

A

Sauv B & Chard

Pinot Noir & Gamay

Romorantin

50 YOV

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Maloláctica:______

Fermentación: ______

Crianza: _____

Acidez Total:_____

Ph:____

Azúcar residual:_____

A

Partial

Inoxidable

3 meses sobre lías finas

  1. 7gL
  2. 2PH
  3. 1g/L
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____ DO (the “low estuaries”) borders Portugal on the coast and contains five subzones:

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Rias Baixas

Val do Salnés, Ribeira do Ulla, Soutomaior, O Rosal, and Condado do Tea

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Val do Salnés is located on the lower reaches of the river U____ and centred on the town of C_____ The landscape is of low undulating hills and the vineyards are planted both on the slopes and on the flat valley floors. The soil is generally ___ and _____.

A

Umia

Cambados.

Rocky and alluvial.

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Pradeaux Rose

This wine is robust, rich and complex, based on ____% and ____%. Vinified by direct press, followed by fermentation in _____ at controlled temperatures.

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50 Cinsault 50 Mouvedre

Cement tanks

37
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Weszeli Langenlois Gruner

Acidity and RS

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6 g/L acid

3.0 g/L RS

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Brut Réserve “Cachet Or” 1er Cru
• Aged __ months on the lees before disgorgement
• Vintages in the current disgorgement: 20__ and 20__
• Dosage: _g/liter

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36 MOL

2012 & 2013

9 g/l

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The Thymiopoulos family has owned vineyards in Naoussa for several generations. Apostolos Thymiopoulos returned to his family’s vineyards and began producing wine for his own label, The winery’s first release was with the ____ vintage, which was a hit across Greece and in Europe.

A

2004

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The ZARATE tradition began in 1___in the times of Diego Zárate y ____

In the ___, ZARATE was a pioneering influence on Albariño winemaking, introducing the vinification techniques that are successful today.

Since the ____ vintage, ____ Pomares, Zarate’s viticulturalist and winemaker

A

1707

Murga

1950

2000

Eugelio

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Xinomavro Thymiopolous

The vineyards are located at Trilofos and Fytia, at southern tip of the appellation of _____. They are __ years old. The altitude of vineyards is between __-___m, with a soil, where there are slivers of ____ bedrock and _____ soils which contribute to making wines of real class.

A

Naoussa

30 YOV

180-500M

Limestone Bedrock and Volcanic

42
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ZARATE is a family-owned estate located in ____, the heart of the ___Valley in the Rías Baixas appellation.

A

Meaño,

Salnés

43
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If the wine is labeled with one of the northern subzones (Val do Salnés or Ribeira do Ulla) it must contain a minimum __% of recommended varieties: Al____no, Lo___ro, Tr_____ra, and C__ _o

A

70%

Albariño, Loureiro, Treixadura, and Caiño Blanco

44
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Genmaicha

Top grade sencha (green tea) with organic, ______ brown rice. Crafted by Moriuchi san - one of the most revered tea-masters in ____, on his ___ year old, family run, tea-garden. This sencha is remarkably complex

A

Japanese

Japan

200 year old

45
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Rías Baixas acquired its official status as a Denominación de Origen (DO) in ___.

A

1988

46
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Naoussa Thymiopolous

Microclimate: It is characterized by cooling winds that blow down from Mount ____.

Vinification Method: The grapes are handpicked. The alcoholic fermentation starts with ___ yeast. In the end of alcoholic fermentation and the completion of malolactic fermentation, the wine is transported in the oak barrels (500lt). Bottled unfiltered.
Ageing: _____ months in the oak barrels.

A

Vermio

Wild yeast

12 Months

47
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Camellia ______ and _______, are two major varieties grown today.[2] White tea, yellow tea, green tea, oolong, dark tea (which includes pu-erh tea) and black tea are all harvested from one or the other

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Camellia sinensis var. sinensis and its subspecies, Camellia sinensis var. assamica

48
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Two principal varieties are used: Camellia sinensis _______, which is used for most Chinese, Formosan and Japanese teas, and Camellia. sinensis var. _____, used in Pu-erh and most Indian teas

A

Sinensis

assamica

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He pioneered selling Barolo in bottle (not cask or demijohn), predating even ___________ Monfortino. he not only achieved personal fame, he made his village of Verduno as renowned as _____ or _____

A

Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Monfortino.

Serralunga or La Morra.

Wines by the glass (2 decks)

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