Ch 20 - Asia

Question 1

Year when modern era of Chinese wine production began

Answer 1

1892

Question 2

What 1892 event started the modern era of Chinese winemaking?

Answer 2

a Qing dynasty diplomat imported 100 European grape varieties

Question 3

First modern Chinese Winery

Answer 3

Changyu Pioneer Wine Company, Inc.

Question 4

Province where Changyu Pioneer Wine Company, Inc. is located

Answer 4

Shandong province

Question 5

By area, where does China rank in terms of largest countries in the world

Answer 5

Fourth

Question 6

Muscat Hamburg x Alicante Bouschet cross used for its deep red color

Answer 6

Yan 73

Question 7

Muscat Hamburg x Vitis Amurensis hybrid used for its extreme cold resistance

Answer 7

Gongniang No. 1

Question 8

Alternative name for Carmenère in some parts of China

Answer 8

Cabernet Gernischt

Question 9

French Cabernet Sauvignon x Grenache cross, very successful in China

Answer 9

Marselan

Question 10

Common nickname of Longyan (aromatic grapes in China)

Answer 10

Dragon Eyes

Question 11

First legally regulated and geographically defined wine region in China (in 2012)

Answer 11

Eastern Foot of Helan Mountain

Question 12

Home of the Sino-French Demonstration Vineyard

Answer 12

Hebei

Question 13

Region in the extreme west of China, neighboring Kazakhstan

Answer 13

Xinjiang

Question 14

Area where a French missionary first planted a French grape known as Rose Honey

Answer 14

Yunnan

Question 15

Chinese region with a five level classification for wineries

Answer 15

Ningxia

Question 16

Wine region located in the area surrounding Beijing

Answer 16

Hebei

Question 17

Southernmost wine region in China

Answer 17

Yunnan

Question 18

Province that contains the Heshuo/Hoxud wine region (which obtained geographical indication status in 2015)

Answer 18

Xingjiang

Question 19

Region located on the ocean, mostly south of the Yellow River

Answer 19

Shandong

Question 20

Province that contains Grace Vineyards

Answer 20

Shanxi

Question 21

Province that contains the China Great Wall Wine Company

Answer 21

Hebei

Question 22

Area that includes the Eastern Foot of Helan Mountain wine region

Answer 22

Ningxia

Question 23

Home of the Shangri-La Winery Company Limited

Answer 23

Yunnan

Question 24

Region located on the eastern edge of the Gobi Desert

Answer 24

Ningxia

Question 25

Wines of this area were described by Marco Polo

Answer 25

Xinjiang

Question 26

When Portuguese wine was first imported into Japan

Answer 26

Sixteenth century

Question 27

Country with highest per capita wine consumption in Asia

Answer 27

Japan

Question 28

Japan has traditionally been associated with what other (non-grape) wine

Answer 28

rice wine (sake)

Question 29

Four main islands of Japan

Answer 29

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

Question 30

Descendent of European grapes, this grape is now considered native to Japan

Answer 30

Koshu

Question 31

Red grape in Japan used mainly to produce low-tannin, fruity, semi-sweet wines

Answer 31

Koshu

Question 32

Legend of first grapes being planted in Japan

Answer 32

A Buddhist monk planted the first vineyards after a vision of the Yakushi Buddha

Question 33

Red hybrid grape created at the Iwanohara Winery

Answer 33

Muscat Bailey-A

Question 34

"Main" island of Japan

Answer 34

Honshu

Question 35

1st modern Japanese winemaker

Answer 35

Kōfu in 1874

Question 36

Year when Koshu was officially recognized as a wine grape by the International Organization of Vine and Wine

Answer 36

2010

Question 37

Year Japan passed its first meaningful wine regulations

Answer 37

2005

Question 38

Two locations in Japan that have been awarded geographical indications for wine

Answer 38

Yamanashi Prefecture and Island of Hokkaido

Question 39

What did the sakoku policy do in Japan?

Answer 39

discouraged internationalism and disallowed many freedoms of trade/commerce

Question 40

Hybrid grape often used in red wine blends with Vinifera grapes (in Japan)

Answer 40

Muscat Bailey-A

Question 41

Furthest west province in China

Answer 41

Xinjiang

Question 42

Parents of Yan 73

Answer 42

Muscat Hamburg x Alicante Bouschet

Question 43

What Chinese province name means "north of the river"

Answer 43

Hebei

Question 44

Chinese wine province located mostly south of the Yangtze River

Answer 44

Yunnan