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1
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Golan Heights is an influential winery in what country?

A

Israel

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2
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What is Argaman?

A

Carignan x Souzão cross

Found in Israel

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3
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What is emerald Riesling?

A

Riesling and Muscadelle

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4
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Name 2 indigenous grapes of Israel:

A

Mawari

Dabouki

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5
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What is the largest wine region of Israel?

A

The Galilee

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6
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In what country would you find Mt Carmel?

A

Israel

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7
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What 1st growth Bordeaux Chateau helped influence the wines of Israel?

A

Ch Lafite Rothschild

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8
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What arak?

A

An anise infused spirit found in Palestine

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9
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Where is Chateau Ksara?

A

Lebanon

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10
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Domaine des Tourelles can be found where?

A

Lebanon

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11
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What Lebanese winery received critical acclaim at the Bristol Wine Fair in 1979?

A

Chateau Musar

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12
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What is the main growing region of Lebanon?

A

Bekaa Valley

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13
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Bekaa Valley rest between what 2 mountain ranges?

A

Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Mt Hermon

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14
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What is the name of the river that runs through Bekaa Valley?

A

Litani River

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15
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What are the most notable indigenous varieties of Lebanon?

A

Merweh

Obaideh

Both are white

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16
Q

What is thought to be the oldest continually produced wine in the world?

Where is it made?

A

Commandaria

Documented as early as 800 BCE

Produced in Cyprus

17
Q

What is the name of the main mountain range in Cyprus?

A

Troodos Mountains

18
Q

What are the 2 main grapes used to make Commandaria?

A

Mavro (red)

Xynisteri (white)

19
Q

what is raki?

A

a grape spirit flavored with anise made in Turkey

similar to arak

20
Q

Cotnari wines are produced in what country?

A

Romania

21
Q

What is the most planted red grape of Romania?

A

Merlot

22
Q

Cotnari wines are what style of wine?

A

Sweet wines

Romania

23
Q

What does reserva indicate in Romania?

A
  1. months in oak

6 months in bottle

24
Q

What does Vin de Vinoteca indicate in Romania?

A

1 year in oak

4 months in bottle

Romania

25
Q

Where would you find the grape Rubela?

A

Slovenia

26
Q

What are the 3 growing regions of Slovenia?

A

Primorje

Podrajve

Posavje

27
Q

What is Diseci Traminer?

A

Gewurtztraminer (Slovenia)

28
Q

What is Renski Rizling?

A

Riesling (Slovenia)

29
Q

What is the most planted grape of Croatia?

A

Graševina (Welschriesling)

30
Q

What is Crljenak Kastelanski?

A

Zinfandel

31
Q

What does DOC-CMD indicate on a bottle of wine?

What country would you find this?

A

Grapes harvested at full maturity

Romania

32
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What does DOC-CT indicate on a bottle of wine?

what country would you find this?

A

Late harvest grapes

Romania

33
Q

What does DOC-CIB indicate on a bottle of wine?

What country would you find this?

A

Botrytis affected grapes

Romania

34
Q

What is Frankovka Modra?

A

Blaüfrankisch (Slovakia)

35
Q

Bikaver is a blend based on what grape? What country is it found?

A

kekfrankos

Hungary

36
Q

What is Qveveri?

A

Fermentation and Aging in clay pots underground

winemaking tradition in Georgia

37
Q

What is Lebanons largest producer and first modern winery?

A

Ch Ksara (Est 1857)

38
Q

What prominent wine industry figure helped start the wine industry in Isreal?

A

Baron Edmond de Rothschild

39
Q

What are the 5 major regions of Israel?

A

Shomron

Galilee

Shimshon

Judean Hills

Negev

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