CSW Practice Quizzes Flashcards by Stephanie Wills

Which of the following areas is located closest to the Pacific Ocean?

Champlain Valley
Vale dos Vinhedos
Casablanca Valley
Elgin District

Casablanca Valley

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Which area is located in South Africa’s Coastal Region?

Golden Slope
Awatere Valley
Paarl
Lake Taupo

Paarl

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Which AVA is shared between Napa and Solano counties?

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
Wild Horse Valley
Bennett Valley
Los Carneros

Wild Horse Valley

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Which is located farthest north?

La Pampa, Argentina
Salta, Argentina
San Juan, Argentina
Rio Negro, Argentina

Salta, Argentina

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Which GI is located closest to Sydney, Australia?

Great Southern
Mount Barker
Hunter
Clare Valley

Hunter

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Which of the following AVAs is located along the border between Napa and Sonoma counties?

Rockpile
Sonoma Mountain
Stags Leap
Knights Valley

Knights Valley

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Which of the follwoing is NOT a sub-region of the Lodi AVA?

Sloughhouse
Borden Ranch
Benmore Valley
Jahant

Benmore Valley

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Which GI is located in Western Australia?

Perth Hills
Marlborough
Eden Valley
Rutherglen

Perth Hills

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Where is the Atlas Peak AVA located?

Lake County
Columbia Valley
Napa
Sonoma

Napa

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Which of the following areas is located on New Zealand’s North Island?

Hawke’s Bay
Cantebury
Nelson
Marlborough

Hawke’s Bay

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Where is the Spring Mountain AVA located?

Mendocino
Napa
Oregon
Sonoma

Napa

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Where is the San Rafael DOC located?

La Rioja, Argentina
Salta, Argentina
Rio Negro, Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza, Argentina

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Which of the following areas is located farthest north?

Elqui Valley
Aconcagua Valley
Maule Valley
Casablanca Valley

Elqui Valley

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Which of the following regions is located closest to the city of Wellington?

Stellenbosch
Wairarapa
Constantia
Central Otago

Wairarapa

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Which of the following AVAs is the smallest (in terms of total geographic area)?

Ribbon Ridge
Eola-Amity Hills
Yamhill-Carlton
Chehalem Mountains

Ribbon Ridge

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Which of the following areas is located within the Rapel Valley subregion of Chile?

Choapa Valley
Colchagua Valley
Leyda Valley
Itata Valley

Colchagua Valley

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Which of the following is a sub-region of the Yakima Valley AVA?

Lake Chelan
Red Mountain
McMinnville
Wahluke Slope

Red Mountain

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What county has an AVA known as “Happy Canyon?”

Santa Cruz
Monterey
Sonoma
Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

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Where is the Casa Madero Winery located?

Uruguay
Mexico
Argentina
Chile

Mexico

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Where is the Dundee Hills AVA located?

Sonoma
Washington State
Santa Barbara
Oregon

Oregon

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Where is the Guenoc Valley AVA located?

Mendocino County
San Luis Obispo County
Monterey County
Lake County

Lake County

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Which AVA has a sub-region known as “Moon Mountain?”

Napa Valley
Lodi
Sonoma Valley
Paso Robles

Sonoma Valley

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Which of the following AVAs is NOT located in California?

Santa Ynez Valley
Cayuga Lake
Alexander Valley
Clear Lake

Cayuga Lake

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Which of the following is located farthest south?

Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Lewis-Clark Valley AVA
Eola-Amity Hills AVA
Puget Sound AVA

Eola-Amity Hills AVA

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Where is Plettenberg Bay located? Australia South Africa Chile New York State

South Africa

Which of the following is located farthest south? Duriense VR Algarve VR Lisboa VR Do Tejo DOC

Algarve VR

Which of the following German wine regions is located the farthest north? Baden Franken Mosel Ahr

Ahr

Where is the Graves de Vayres AOC located? Burgundy Beaujolais Entre-Deux-Mers Loire Valley

Entre-Deux-Mers

Which of the following wine regions is located on the Greek mainland? Santorini Naoussa Samos Muscat of Rhodes

Naoussa

Where is the Franciacorta DOCG located? Veneto Marche Emilia-Romagna Lombardy

Lombardy

The town of Haro is located within the ____. Rioja DOCa Jerez DO Autonomous Community of Catalonia Autonomous Community of Galicia

Rioja DOCa

Which DOC is located in the Azores? Arruda Pico Madeira Bairrada

Pico

Which of the following DOs is located farthest south? Navarra Montilla-Moriles Jumilla Malaga

Malaga

Where is the Pomerol AOC located? Bordeaux's Right Bank Entre-Deux-Mers Provence Bordeaux's Left Bank

Bordeaux's Right Bank

Where is the Lirac AOC located? Burgundy The Southern Rhone Valley Bordeaux The Northern Rhone Valley

The Southern Rhone Valley

Which country is located directly to the east of Hungary? Slovenia Romania Austria Slovakia

Romania

The town of Vila Nova de Gaia is located _____. on the coast of Tuscany on a Greek Island on Portugal's Douro River in the Bas-Rhin (Alsace)

on Portugal's Douro River

Where is the Sancerre AOC located? The Eastern Loire Touraine Anjou/Saumur Pays Nantais

The Eastern Loire

Where is the Leithaberg DAC located? Steiermark Niederosterreich Neusiedlersee Burgenland

Burgenland

Where is the Banyuls AOC located? Roussillon Burgundy The Northern Rhone Valley Languedoc

Roussillon

Where is the Valpolicella DOC located? Lombardy Veneto Tuscany Piedmont

Veneto

Where is the Chinon AOC located? Anjou Touraine Beaujolais Bordeaux

Touraine

Which of the following AOCs is located closest to the Atlantic coast? Barsac Pommard Meursault Pauillac

Pauillac

Where is the Priorat DOQ located? Aragon Navarra Castilla y Leon Catalonia

Catalonia

Where is the Cote des Bar located? Bordeaux The Loire Valley Burgundy Champagne

Champagne

Which of the following wine regions is located in the former East Germany? Saale-Unstrut Franken Rheingau Hessische Bergstrasse

Saale-Unstrut

Where is the Gattinara DOCG located? Umbria Piedmont Veneto Tuscany

Piedmont

Where is the Kamptal DAC located? Burgenland Wien (Vienna) Niederosterreich Steiermark

Niederosterreich

Where is the Vermentino di Gallura DOCG located? Puglia Lombardy Sardinia Sicily

Sardinia

Where is the Rueda DO located? Catalonia Castilla y Leon Galicia Castilla-La Mancha

Castilla y Leon

Which of the following grape varieties is known for being used in the wines of the Alsace AOC, Austria, and the Eden Valley of Australia? Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Chenin Blanc

Riesling

What grape variety is also known as Welschriesling? Grasevina Furmint Aligote Muscat

Grasevina

What is the main grape variety of the Bairrada DOC? Touriga Nacional Arinto Baga Sercial

Baga

Which of the following areas is best known for old vine Cabernet Sauvignon? North Canterbury Awatere Valley Snipes Mountain AVA Ribbon Ridge AVA

Snipes Mountain AVA

New plantings in the Mendocino Ride AVA are mainly ________. Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvignon Chenin Blanc Zinfandel

Pinot Noir

This grape is used to produce a light red, slightly sweet, slight sparkling wine in the Acqui DOCG: Sagrantino Dolcetto Brachetto Primitivo

Brachetto

``` What grape is also known as "Schwarzriesling?" Pinot Noir Malvasia Pinot Meunier Dornfelder ```

Pinot Meunier

What is the most widely used grape in the Rias Baixas DO? Palomino Malvasia Verdejo Albarino

Albarino

Which of the following grape varieties is used in the DOCG wines of Castelli di Jesi? Verdicchio Sangiovese Negroamaro Vernaccia

Verdicchio

Which of the following grapes is allowed for use in the Cava DO, but may only be used in rose versions?

Trepat

Which of the following grapes is required to be used in the wines of the Valpolicella DOC? Sangiovese Barbera Garganega Rondinella

Rondinella

What grape variety is used to produce Austria's Schilcher rose? Zweigelt Gruner Veltliner Blauer Wildbacher Riesling

Blauer Wildbacher

What is the most widely-planted grape variety in the Montilla-Moriles DO? Macabeo Pedro Ximenez Tempranillo Tinto Fino

Pedro Ximenez

Which of the following grapes is a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon X Grenache? Ruby Cabernet Marselan Cabernet Franc Cabernet Gernischt

Marselan

Of the following, what is the most widely planted grape in Sonoma County? Chardonnay Syrah Chenin Blanc Cabernet Franc

Chardonnay

Which of the following wines would be most likely to include the Tibouren grape variety? Cava Provence rose White Beaujolais Champagne

Provence Rose

Which of the following grape varieties takes "center stage" in the red wines of Bordeaux's Right Bank? Merlot Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Noir

Merlot

What grape variety is used in the Bouzeron AOC? Chenin Blanc Gamay Aligote Sauvignon Blanc

Aligote

Which of the following white grape varieties is most widely used in the wines of New Zealand, Bordeaux, and the Loire Valley? Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Riesling Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc

Which of the following grapes (while quite rare) is allowed to be used in the wines of the Champagne AOC? Petit Verdot Muscat Arbane Gamay

Arbane

What grape is required to be a minimum of 75% of the blend of a white Vin de Corse AOC wine? Vermentino Grenache Blanc Marsanne Malvasia

Vermentino

Which of the following is the most widely grown white grape variety in Oregon? Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Viognier Pinot Gris

Pinot Gris

What is the leading grape of the Naoussa OPAP? Xinomavro Assyrtiko Moschofilero Mavrodaphne

Xinomavro

The wines of the Quincy AOC are produced using the _____ grape variety. Chenin Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Cabernet Franc Chardonnay

Sauvignon Blanc

Which of the following grapes is used in the red wines of the Ciro DOC? Primitivo Cannonau Gaglioppo Gamay

Gaglioppo

Which of the following regions can be described as "a long, narrow, east-west valley in the foothills of the Alps?" Valtellina Soave Algarve Lison

Valtellina

Which of the following areas is most affected by the Cape Doctor? Gladstone Martinborough Lake Taupo Constantia

Constantia

Which of the following best describes the vineyards of the Cima Corgo? Steep, terraced vineyards built into schist and granite soils A large area just inland from the Atlantic coast with a cool, maritime climate Vineyards planted in the sand and protected by ocean winds by windbreaks A flat, fertile region with vines on both sides of the Tejo River

Steep, terraced vineyards built into schist and granite soils

Which of the following areas is well-known for its terra rosa soils? Central Otago Coonawarra Canterbury Margaret River

Coonawarra

Which of the following wine regions is protected (in part) by the Landes Forest? Bordeaux Loire Valley Piedmont Veneto

Bordeaux

Which of the following areas typically has the highest rainfall? Rueda Galicia Ribera del Duero La Mancha

Galicia

Which of the following wine regions is located along the coast of the Adriatic Sea? Abruzzo Campania Basilicata Umbria

Abruzzo

Which of the following AVAs is most affected by the rain shadow of the Cascades Mountains? Red Mountain Applegate Valley Chehalem Mountains Chalk Hills

Red Mountain

Which of the following regions is most affected by the Mistral wind? Mendoza Tuscany Stellenbosch Provence

Provence

Which of the following areas is to the north of Napa Valley? Mount Harlan Lake County Livermore Valley Santa Ynez Valley

Lake County

Which of the following is considered to be the coolest and wettest part of Portugal? Algarve Tejo Minho Transmontano

Minho

The area of the Montilla-Moriles DO is ________ than most of the Jerez DO. Closer to the coast and cooler Further inland and warmer Further inland and cooler due to higher elevations Closer to the coast and warmer

Further inland and warmer

A portion of the ______ region is located next to Lake Constance. Franken Pfalz Baden Ahr

Baden

Which of the following areas sits atop a ridge of Kimmeridgean marl? Entre-Deux-Mers Ribera del Duero Cote des Bar Priorat

Cote des Bar

Which of the following wine regions is located at Chile's narrowest point? Maule Valley Choapa Valley Malleco Valley Uco Valley

Choapa Valley

Which of the following soil types dominates the Red Hills-Lake County AVA? Sand and marl Blue slate Greywacke Young volcanic soils

Young volcanic soils

Which of the following areas is influence by a series of mountain ranges and a coastline that both run east-west (as opposed to the more common north-south perspective)? Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Barbara County Rogue Valley Puget Sound

Santa Barbara County

Which of the following lakes -- located near the town of Rust -- contributes to the growth of botrytis in the vineyards of the area? Lake Constance Lake Geneva Lake Garda Lake Neusiedl

Lake Neusiedl

The finest vineyards of the Beaujolais Cru are located on which of the following types of soil? Clay Granite Slate Limestone

Granite

Which of the following is a hard, sedimentary sandstone that is abundant in the vineyards of New Zealand? Galestro Loess Arena Greywacke

Greywacke

Which of the following rivers has its source in the Vosges Mountains of France? The Dordogne The Rhine The Rhone The Mosel

The Mosel

Which of the following regions is known for its llicorella soils? Priorat Navarra Murcia Cigales

Priorat

Which of the following AVAs is located to the east of the Mayacamas Mountains? Knights Valley Dry Creek Valley Rockpile Oakville

Oakville

Where are the ultra-high-elevation Altura Maxima vineyards located? Mendoza San Juan Molinos La Rioja

Molinos

Which of the following areas is known for its Albariza soils? Tuscany Napa Valley Galicia Jerez

Jerez

I am a sweet, sparkling white wine produced in the Rhone Valley. Limoux Condrieu Rasteau Clairette de Die

Clairette de Die

I am a popular white wine known for aromas and flavors of citrus, white pepper, green pepper, and minerals. Pinot Gris Zweigelt Gruner Vletliner Agiorgitiko

Gruner Veltliner

I am one of the most age-worthy of the Beaujolais Cru. Luberon Saint-Peray Fleurie Morgon

Morgon

I am a copper-colored dessert wine made from partially dried grapes. Frascati DOC Greco di Bianco DOC Fiano di Avellino DOCG Gavi DOCG

Greco di Bianco DOC

I am a sweetened style of Fino Sherry. Sherry de Malaga Puerto Fino Sherry Pale Cream Sherry Vino Roble Sherry

Pale Cream Sherry

I am more likely than most wines to be described as "briny," due to the seaside location of my home town. Manzanilla Campo de Borja Valdepenas Costers del Segre

Manzanilla

I am a sweet, red wine from Greece, often compared to Ruby Port. Goumenissa Mantinia Mavrodaphne of Patras Muscat de Rivesaltes

Mavrodaphne of Patras

I am a fruity, occasionally floral white wine, with good acidity. Sometimes I am dry and still. I can also be off-dry or slightly sweet, and sometimes I sparkle. Chablis Marsannay Vouvray Condrieu

Vouvray

I am a medium-bodied red wine with medium tannins and cherry-berry flavors. I am produced using the ______ grape variety. Athiri Roditis St. Laurent Blaufrankisch

St. Laurent

I am a rich red Tuscan wine made using a portion (10% to 20%) of Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc. Chianti Classico Carmignano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Brunello di Montalcino

Carmignano

I am a style of Port -- made from the grapes of a single year -- that tends to be tawny in color with rich, oxidized flavors. Reserve Port Extra Reserve Port Late Harvest Port Colheita Port

Colheita Port

I am a Tuscan white wine known for aromas of almond and mineral. Greco di Tufo Vernaccia di San Gimignano Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Frascati Superiore

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

I am a red wine -- dry, robust, and intense -- that is often described as having aromas of "tar and roses." Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Barbera d'Asti Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Barolo

Barolo

I am a fortified wine produced on the Italian island of Sicily. Greco di Bianco Madeira Marsala Sassicaia

Marsala

I am a slightly sweet rose produced in the Loire Valley. Rose de Loire Bonnezeaux Cabernet d'Anjou Lirac

Cabernet d'Anjou

I am a sweet, sparkling red wine known for floral aromas and fresh berry flavors. Brachetto d'Acqui Mocasto d'Asti Franciacorta Valtellina Rosso

Brachetto d'Acqui

I am a sweet, fortified wine produced in the Armagnac region. Pineau de Charentes Floc de Gascogne Barsac Rutherglen Muscat

Floc de Gascogne

I am a vin doux naturel that is sometimes produced in a "Christmas Version" that is required to be bottled no later than December 1 of the harvest year. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise Banyuls Muscat de Rivesaltes Minervois

Muscat de Rivesaltes

I am a light-bodied, cherry-colored red wine with low tannins and bright fruit flavors Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Jumilla Montilla-Morile Salice Salentino

Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo

I am a big, bold red wine made using the Aglianico grape variety. Cerasuolo di Vittoria Rosso Piceno Salice Salentino Taurasi

Taurasi

I am a high-quality wine labeled with the initials "GG." I have the following characteristics: I am a dry wine from Germany I am a sweet wine from Germany I am a dry wine from Austria I am a sweet wine from Austria

I am a dry wine from Germany

I am a spicy red wine made primarily from Cabernet Franc grapes. Rosso Piceno Saumur-Champigny Cheverny Cannellino di Frascati

Saumur-Champigny

I am a dry white wine with aromas of freshly cut green grass, a combination of tropical fruit flavors, and an intense level of acidity. Lodi Viognier Eisenberg DAC Rutherglen Muscat New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

As a non-sparkling, Chardonnay-based wine produced in the Champagne region, I expect to be bottled under the ______ AOC. Coteaux Champenois Montagne de Reims Cote des Blancs Vallee de la Marne

Coteaux Champenois

I am a rich, aromatic red wine produced in Provence -- and I often show up as a sturdy rose as well. Cairanne Vinsobres Bandol Gigondas

Bandol