Daily CMS Quizes Flashcards
1-What is the grape of Bonnezeaux?
Chenin Blanc
2-What is the most heavily planted white grape in the Gironde?
Sémillion
3-What is bagaceira?
Portuguese Pomace Brandy
1-What is Sekt?
A term for sparkling wine in Germany.
2-What is Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?
An appellation in Burgundy for blended red or rosé wines produced from a minimum 30% Pinot Noir and a minimum 15% Gamay.
3-What two AOPs in France may produce both fortified and unfortified wines?
Maury and Rasteau
1-What is the best quality sparkling wine appellation in Italy?
Franciacorta
2-What is Monemvassia-Malvasia?
A Greek PDO for sweet wines produced in the southern Peloponnese.
3-What are the three DOCs in Piemonte for Moscato Bianco Passito wines?
Piemonte DOC, Strevi DOC, Loazzolo DOC
1-What type of wood is used to age Bourbon?
New American White Oak
2-Which village AOPs in the Côte de Beaune authorize only the production of red wine?
Pommard, Volnay, Blagny
3-In which anbaugebiet does the Message in a Bottle producer consortium operate?
Rheinhessen
1-What is the most widely planted grape in Sauternes AOP?
Sémillon
2-What is the largest AVA in the United States?
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
3-What is a tokkuri?
A ceramic flask used to heat and warm sake.
1-What is the principal grape variety of Saumur-Champigny AOP?
Cabernet Franc
2-What is the minimum period of time that a basic Madeira will remain in an estufa?
3 months
3-In what country is the coffee-growing region of Antigua located?
Guatemala
1-What is the most planted grape in Burgundy?
Chardonnay
2-Château Beaucastel Vieilles Vignes Blanc is produced from what single grape variety?
Roussanne
3-What state is the Champoux Vineyard located within?
Washington
1-What is Amontillado?
An aged Fino Sherry
2-What is Mazuelo called in southern France?
Carignan
3-Vidiano and Kotsifali are grape varieties thought to be indigenous to what island?
Crete
1-What is the principal soil type of the Mosel Valley in Germany?
Blue Devonian Slate
2-Which Calvados appellation requires the use of at least 30% pear cider?
Calvados Domfrontais AOP
3-Which AOP in Bordeaux is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
St.Émilion
1-What are the two DOCa regions in Spain?
Rioja and Priorat
2-Where is Coal River?
Tasmania
3-What two Greek PDOs utilize the Liatiko grape for red wines?
Sitia and Dafnes
3-The Heiligenstein vineyard is located within which DAC?
Kamptal
2-Who produces the Priorat wine L’Ermita?
Alvaro Palacios
2-Name two monoparcel wines produced by Krug.
Clos d’Ambonnay and Clos du Mesnil
1-What Australian State contains the McLaren Vale GI?
South Australia
2-What is the principal red grape of Bairrada?
Baga
3-What is the second most planted red grape variety on Madeira?
Complexa
2-What house makes the single quinta Port Quinta de Vargellas?
Taylor Fladgate
2-What is the classification of Château Lafon-Rochet?
4th Growth (St. Estèphe)
3-What is Noilly Prat?
A dry, white French vermouth
3-What is the largest wine-producing region in China?
Ningxia
1-What is the best quality sparkling wine appellation in Italy?
Franciacorta
2-Montmains is a Premier Cru within what AOP?
Chablis
3-What is the minimum vine age and grape required for Calatayud wines labeled Superior?
Min. 50 year old Garnacha vines
1-What is the primary grape of Sherry?
Palomino
2-What are the Grand Cru villages of Valle de la Marne?
Aÿ-Champagne and Tours-Sur-Marne
3-What is Pico?
Portugese DOP for fortified wines in the Azores islands.
1-Dominio de Pingus is produced in what Spanish DO?
Ribero del Duero
2-What three AVAs cross the Washington-Oregon state line?
Columbia Valley, Columbia Gorge, Walla Walla Valley
3-What is Haux?
A French eau de vie made from holly berries
1-Where is Geographe GI?
Western Australia
1-What is the largest Grand Cru in Burgundy?
Corton
2-Where is Cassis AOP?
Provence
3-What is the principal grape variety of Verdea?
Skiadopoulo
1-What 3 grape varieties are authorized for sherry production?
Palomino, Moscatel, Pedro Ximénez
2-What is the primary grape of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?
Sangiovese
3-In what country is the Bondola grape most commonly found?
Switzerland
1-Where is Hawkes Bay?
North Island of New Zealand
2-What is the sole DOCG of Basilicata?
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore
3-What is Vino de Tea and where is it produced?
A style of wine produced on La Palma DO aged for at least 6 months in Canario Pine barrels.
1-What is the base spirit used for a Rob Roy cocktail?
Scotch Whisky
2-What Armagnac appellation allows the shortest minimum period of aging prior to bottling?
Blanche Armagnac AOP
3-What does szaraz indicate on a Tokaji label?
Dry
1-What is currently the most planted white grape in Washington State?
Riesling
2-Which two commune appellations in the Côte de Beaune do not produce premier cru wine?
St-Romain and Chorey-lès-Beaune
3-What is Pico?
Portugese DOP for fortified wines in the Azores islands.
1-What is the fractional blending method of Sherry called?
Solera
2-Where in Bordeaux is boulbènes soil commonly found?
Graves
3-What is the varietal AOC for Chasselas in Vaud?
Dorin
2-What is Bugey Cerdon?
Off-dry Métode Ancestrale sparkling rosé from Savoie, produced from Gamay and Poulsard
3-What is Centgrafenberg?
A Grosses Lage vineyard in the village of Bürgstadt in Franken.
1-What is the signature grape used in dry white wines of Santorini PDO?
Assyrtiko
2-Which red grape of Bordeaux ripens last during a given harvest?
Petit Verdot
3-Where is the town of Haro?
Rioja Alta