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1
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What is the dominant soil type of Champange?

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Chalk

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2
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Name the steps of Champagne production.

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Pressing
1st Fermentation
Malolactic
Aging/Oak Influence 
Assemblage
2nd Fermentation
Bottle Aging 
Remuage
Dégorgement
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What is a Pupitre?

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Rack traditionally used for riddling sparkling wines by hand.

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What is the minimum aging for a Non-Vintage Champagne?

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15 months (including 12 months on lees)

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What is Coteaux Champenois?

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Appellation for still white, red, and rosé wines in Champagne

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How is rosé Champagne made?

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Blending still white and red base wines

Saignée (rare)

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How much pressure is typical in a Champagne bottle?

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5-6 atm; 80 psi

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What is Liqueur de Tirage?

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Mix of still wine, yeasts, sugar, and fining agents

Catalyst for 2nd Fermentation

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9
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What is a gyropalatte?

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Spanish created machine for remuage; holds 504 bottles

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10
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What is a Prestige Cuvée?

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Finest, most expensive offering/bottling

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11
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What is Crémant?

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French-made Traditional Method wines produced outside of Champagne.

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12
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What do the following letters represent on a Champagne bottle? RM NM MA SR

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RM - Récoltant Manipulant
NM - Négociant Manipulant
MA - Marque de Acheteur
SR - Société de Récoltants

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13
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What do the letters RD mean on a Champagne bottle?

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Récement Dégorge (Recently Disgorged)

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14
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Which region of France has the most northerly vineyards?

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Champagne

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15
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What is the CIVC?

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Former regulatory body of Champagne

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16
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Where in Champagne is Chardonnay the main grape?

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Côte des Blancs

Côte de Sezanne

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17
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Describe these vintages in Champagne: ‘96, ‘94, ‘93, ‘90, ‘87, ‘85, ‘82.

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'96 - Uneven quality; some great wines
'94 - Disappointing
'93 - Moderate
'90 - Ripe, excellent
'87 - Co-op vintage
'85 - Pinot Noir, excellent 
'82 - Rich, great consistency
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18
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Name the 5 main areas in Champagne.

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Montagne de Reims
Vallée de la Marne
Côte des Blancs
Côte de Sezanne
Côte des Bars (Aube)
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19
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Which Champagne region produces the most blanc grapes?

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Vallée de la Marne

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20
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Under the Echelle des Crus, what percentage of a fixed price could be charged for Grand Cru, Premier Cru, and Cru level grapes?

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Grand Cru - 100%
Premier Cru - 90-99%
Cru - < 90%

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21
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Name the 4 permitted pruning methods in Champagne.

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Chablis
Guyot (simple, double)
Cordon de Royat
Vallée de la Marne (Meunier only)

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22
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Vintage Champagne may or may not contain wine from previous vintages.

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100% state vintage

Liqueur de Tirage / d’Expédition excluded

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23
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What is Liqueur d’Expédition?

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Sugar dissolved in still wine, added to Champagne after disgorgement

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24
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Who is credited with starting the remuage portion of the Champagne process?

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Nicole Barbe Ponsardin

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25
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What is the maximum amount of must permitted per kg of grapes in champagne production?

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102 liters/160 kg grapes

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26
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Name the levels of sweetness/dryness for Champagne.

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Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Sec
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux
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27
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Name the bottle sizes in Champagne.

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Quarter/Piccolo
Half/Demi
Bottle
Magnum
Jeroboam 
Rehoboam (discontinued)
Methuselah
Salamanzar
Balthazar
Nebuchadnezzar
Solomon
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28
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Most Blanc de Blancs Champagne comes from which region?

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Côte des Blancs

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29
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Name the only AOP in France to allow the blending of red and white wines for make rosé.

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Champagne AOP

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30
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What is an Autoclave?

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Enamel-lined tank used for 2nd Fermentation in the Charmat Method

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31
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What is Carbonation?

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The injection of CO2 into a liquid

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32
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What does Pétillant mean?

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Lightly sparkling wine; 2.5-3.5 atm

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33
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Describe the Charmat process?

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Bulk production sparkling wine

2nd fermentation in pressurized tank; less lees contact

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34
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Describe the Transversage method.

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Wines disgorged into pressurized tank, filtered, dosage added, then rebottled under pressure

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35
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What is Vin Mousseux?

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Sparkling wine; 3.5-6 atm

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36
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What does Perlant mean?

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Very lightly sparkling

Less than 2.5 atm

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37
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What does Spritzig mean?

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German synonym for pétillant

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38
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What is Perlwein?

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German semi-sparkling wines made via carbonation

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39
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What is Schaumwein?

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Sparkling wine, Sekt

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40
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What is Spumante?

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Italian term for fully-sparkling wine

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41
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Name the anbaugebiet of Germany.

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Ahr
Baden
Franken
Hessiche-Bergstrasse
Mittelrhein
Mosel
Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen
Württemberg
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42
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Name the top Bordeaux districts.

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Saint-Estephe
Saint-Julien
Pauillac
Margaux
Pessac-Leognan
Graves
Sauternes
Pomerol
Saint-Emilion
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43
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Name the Grand Crus of the Côte de Nuits.

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Mazis-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
Clos de Beze
Griotte-Chambertin
Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Latricières-Chambertin
Mazoyères-Chambertin
Clos de la Roche
Clos Saint Denis 
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de Tart
Bonnes Mares 
Musigny
Clos de Vougeot
Echezeaux
Grands Echezeaux
Richebourg
Romanee Saint Vivant
Romanee Conti
La Romanee 
La Grand Rue
La Tache
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44
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What does AVA stand for?

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American Viticultural Area

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45
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What was the first AVA?

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Augusta, Missouri (1980)

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46
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What is Bairrada?

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DOP within Beira Atlantico region of Portugal

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47
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Name 3 DOCG wines.

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Chianti Classico
Brunello di Montalcino
Barolo

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48
Q

What grapes are used to make Spanish sparkling wines?

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Parellada
Macabeo
Xarel-lo
Chardonnay
Subirat Parent (Malvasia)
Pinot Noir
Monastrell
Garnacha Tinta
Trépat (only for rosé)
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49
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Name 2 AVA on the East Coast.

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Long Island AVA

North Fork of Long Island AVA

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50
Q

What % of the stated grape variety must be used in making German QmP wines?

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85% (per EU standard)

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51
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What is the sweetest level of German wine?

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Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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52
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What are the primary grapes used to makes Sauternes?

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Muscadelle
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon

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53
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Name 2 wines from the Central Valley of Loire.

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Chinon

Vouvray

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54
Q

Where is Marsala made, and what is it made from?

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Sicily
Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Cataratto, Damaschino
Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Nerello Mascalese

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55
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What grapes are used to make Hermitage?

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Roussanne, Marsanne, Syrah

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56
Q

Name a white wine appellation in Rhône.

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Condrieu AOP

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57
Q

What does AOC/P stand for?

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Appellation d’Origine Controlée/Protegée

58
Q

Name 4 grapes grown in Burgundy other than Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

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Aligoté
César
Sacy
Sauvignon Blanc/Gris

59
Q

What grape is used to make Gavi?

60
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What grapes are use to make Rioja?

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Viura, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, Tempranillo Blanca, Maturana Blanca, Turruntés

Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta

61
Q

What is the main grape of Taurasi?

62
Q

In what are would you find the Hunter Valley?

A

New South Wales, Australia

63
Q

Where would you find Pinotage, and what is it?

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South Africa

Hybrid of Pinot Noir x Cinsault

64
Q

Name 5 grapes used to make Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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Grenache
Syrah
Mouvèdre
Cinsault
Carignan
65
Q

What is Retsina?

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Aromatized wine; flavored w/ Aleppo pine resin

66
Q

What is Passerilage?

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Allowing grapes to raisinate while still on the vine

67
Q

What is Savennières?

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Appellation/wine from Anjou-Saumur; 100% Chenin Blanc

68
Q

What are the 5 main grapes used in classic Bordeaux?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Petit Verdot
Côt (Malbec)
69
Q

What is the full name of the fungus responsible for making sweet wines of Sauternes and sweet German wines?

A

Botrytis cinerea

70
Q

Name the 6 communes of the Médoc classified in 1855.

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Saint-Estephe
Saint-Julien
Pauillac
Margaux
Haut-Médoc
Graves
71
Q

Which grapes are used to make Cognac?

A 
Colombard
Folle Blanche
Montils
Sémillon
Ugni Blanc
Folignan (F. Blanche x U. Blanc)
72
Q

What is the main flavoring agent for Kirsch, Framboise, Quetsch?

A

Kirsch - Morello cherry
Framboise - raspberry
Quetsch - plum

73
Q

Name 4 grapes that can be used to make Grand Cru wines in Alsace.

A

Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Gewurztraminer

74
Q

What is Loupiac?

A

Appellation for sweet wines (liquoreux) from Bordeaux

75
Q

What grapes can a Blanc de Noirs Champagne be made from?

A

Pinot Noir

Meunier

76
Q

What does CM stand for on a bottle of Champagne?

A

Cooperative Manipulant

77
Q

What is a matriculation number?

A

A code assigned to each producer by CIVC.

78
Q

Name 3 dessert wine styles from Loire.

A

Coteaux de l’Aubance
Coteaux du Layon
Quarts de Chaume

79
Q

Name 2 AVAs in Oregon.

A

Applegate Valley

Rogue Valley

80
Q

Name 2 AVAs in Washington State.

A

Puget Sound

Columbia Gorge

81
Q

What is the main growing area in Argentina?

82
Q

Name 6 California AVAs.

A 
Napa Valley
Los Carneros
Coombsville
Wild Horse Valley
Chiles Valley
Stag's Leap District
83
Q

Where is Barossa Valley?

A

Australia - South Australia - Barossa Zone - Barossa Valley GI

84
Q

What area can legally produce Liebfraumilch?

A

Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen

85
Q

What grapes are used to make Bardolino?

A

Corvina Veronese
Rondinella
Molinara

86
Q

What is the main wine growing region of Chile?

A

Central Valley

87
Q

Where is Margaret River?

A

Australia - Western Australia - South West Australia Zone - Margaret River GI

88
Q

What is Vin Santo?

A

Traditional dessert bottling
Grapes dried, aged oxidatively
Alcohol concentration through evaporation
Liquoroso = fortified

89
Q

What is the sweetest style of Madeira?

A

Malmsey (Malvasia)

90
Q

What is a puttony?

A

Traditional 25kg containers for aszú

91
Q

What do you call the final liquid added to Champagne?

A

Liqueur d’Expédition

92
Q

What does Methode Rurale refer to?

A

Methode Ancestrale

93
Q

What is the principal flavoring ingredient in vermouth?

94
Q

What is a VDN?

A

Vin Doux Naturel

Produced via mutage/arresting fermentation

95
Q

How long must non-vintage Champagne be aged?

A

15 months (12 months on lees)

96
Q

What is Passetoutgrains?

A

Burgundy field blend
Min. 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Gamay
Max. 15% mixed Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris

97
Q

What grapes can be used for Vouvray?

A

Chenin Blanc

Orbois

98
Q

What is a teinturier?

A

A grape/varietal with red (pigmented) flesh

99
Q

What is the best soil for Chablis?

A

Kimmeridgian limestone

100
Q

Name 2 Grand Crus in the Côte de Beaune?

A

Corton

Montrachet

101
Q

Name 4 recommended grapes for Port.

A

Aragonez (Tinta Roriz)
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francesca
Tinta Barroca

102
Q

What is Bandol?

A

Appellation in Provence for white, rosé, and red wines.

103
Q

What is an Oeschsle?

A

Scale for measuring grape ripeness used in Germany.

104
Q

What is the main grape used in Asti Spumante?

A

Moscato Bianco

105
Q

What is the aging requirement for Barolo?

A

Normale - 38 months, 18 in wood

Riserva - 62 months, 18 in wood

106
Q

Name 3 generally declared vintages for Port in the 1970s.

A

1970, 75, 77, 78

107
Q

What Médoc wines were rated premier Crus in the 1855 Classification?

A

Château Lafite-Rothschild
Château Latour
Château Margaux
Châteaux Haut-Brion

108
Q

How many Premier Crus were there for white wines in the 1855 Classification?

A

Médoc - 0

Sauternes - 11

109
Q

What does “Foxy” refer to?

A

Unpleasant, animalistic odors in wine

Notably from vitis labrusca varietals

110
Q

What is the name of the louse responsible for widespread vineyard destruction?

A

Phylloxera vastatrix

111
Q

What is the driest category for Champagne?

A

Brut Nature

112
Q

Which type of beer it top-fermented?

113
Q

What is Tequila made from?

A

Min. 51% Blue Agave

114
Q

What is the driest style of Sherry?

115
Q

What is bâtonnage?

A

Lees stirring

116
Q

What grape is used to make Château Grillet?

117
Q

Name a sparkling wine from Southwest France.

A

Gaillac AOP

118
Q

Name 3 countries that produce rum.

A 
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
Brazil
Martinique (France)
119
Q

Name 2 sparkling wines from France other than Champagne.

A

Crémant

Bugey-Cerdon

120
Q

Name 3 Premier Crus from Puligny-Montrachet.

A

17 total
Le Cailleret
Les Folatières

121
Q

What is Valais?

A

AOC in Switzerland

Former home of the duchy that ruled Burgundy

122
Q

What is Fitou?

A

AOP in Languedoc

Reds based on Grenache, Carignan, w/ Syrah & Mouvèdre

123
Q

What soil is responsible for the best Chardonnay in Champagne?

A

Chalk - Belemnite preferred

124
Q

What is a Manzanilla?

A

Fino sherry aged in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

125
Q

What is Wort?

A

Sugar-rich liquid derived from malting grain

126
Q

What is a monopole?

A

Vineyard with a single owner

127
Q

Name 2 monopoles in Burgundy.

A

La Tache

Romanee Conti

128
Q

What is Appassimento?

A

Process of drying grapes prior to fermentation in lofts

129
Q

What is Crusted Port?

A

Indicates wine has matured and formed sediment

A fine, non-vintage Ruby Port

130
Q

What grapes are used for Sherry?

A

Palomino Fino
Palomino de Jerez
Pedro Ximenez
Moscatel (as a varietal wine, not in blends)

131
Q

Which classification in Bordeaux is reviewed every 10 years?

A

Saint-Emilion

132
Q

What is an Americano?

A

Espresso + hot water

Campari, sweet vermouth, soda water

133
Q

What is a Negroni?

A

Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth

134
Q

What do you call sparkling wine in Germany?

135
Q

What is “Crackling Wine”?

A

Sparkling wine produced via carbonation

136
Q

What are the 2 basic types of gin?

A

Gin
Distilled Gin
London Gin

137
Q

What is Boberg?

A

District in Coastal Region of the Western Cape, South Africa

Fortified wines for Paarl, Franschhoek, Tulbagh, Wellington

138
Q

What is a Daiquiri?

A

2oz Rum
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Simple Syrup
Cocktail glass, lime wedge/wheel

139
Q

What is Picolit?

A 
White grape in Friuli
Sweet wines (overrated, overpriced)
140
Q

What is Crimea?

A

Wine growing region in Ukraine

141
Q

What communes are allowed Pouilly-Fuissé AOP?

A

Chaintré
Solutré-Pouilly
Fuissé
Vergisson

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