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1
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Manzanilla Sherry can only be produced and matured in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. T or F

A

True

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Three principal soil types of the Jerez region.

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Albariza

Barros

Arenas

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Describe Albariza soil

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Moisture retentive, chalky, porous, limestone rich of brilliant white colour. Concentrated on the gentle slopes of Jerez Superior. The best Sherry comes from these soils.

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Describe Barros soils.

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Higher proportion of clay and prominent in low-lying valleys, it is more fertile but more difficult to work with.

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Describe arenas soil.

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Sandy, common in most coastal areas.

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Three white grapes authorized for Sherry

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  1. Palomino (Listán)
  2. Pedro Ximénez (PX)
  3. Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
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What two classifications are given to Sherry wines at the conclusion of fermentation?

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Palo - marked with a vertical slash.

Gordura - marked with a circle.

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Wines marked as palo become what?

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More delicate Fino or Manzinilla styles, fortified to 15-15.15%

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Wines marked as gordura become what?

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Oloroso, they are fortified to 17-18% and do not permit the growth of flor.

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How is biological aging different from oxidative aging in Sherry production?

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Biological again - a

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Porto, Madeira, and Muscatel do Sétubal have all been protected appellations longer than Douro.

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True

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What portion of a Sherry butt is usually filled with wine to allow for the growth of flor?

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5/6

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13
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VOS—Vinum Optimum Signatum, or “Very Old Sherry”—may be applied to solera wines with an average age of _________

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Over 20 years

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VORS—Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum, or “Very Old Rare Sherry”—may be applied to solera wines with an average age of ________

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Over 30 years

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15
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What is sobretablas?

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A 6-12 month aging period that culminates in a second sorting process for flor-aged Sherry

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16
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Main styles of Madeira from dry to sweet

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Sercial

Verdelho

Boal

Malvasia

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17
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What is IVDP

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Douro Port Wine Institute (English version).

A regulatory body that oversees and enforces the production of Port.

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Lei do terço

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Law of Third.

A decree restricting sales of Port to one-third of a house’s total inventory annually.

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IVDP beneficio authorization

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The maximum amount of wine that may be fortified in a given year based on a matrix of 12 factors.

Each factor has a point score associated with it. There are 2,361 points available, a score of over 1200 is awarded an A grade.

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20
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Commandaria - what and where

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A dark sweet wine of Cyprus believed to be the oldest named wine in the world still being made today.

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21
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What varietals are used in Commandaria

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Marvo (red) and Xynisteri (white). They must be bush-trained and are partially dried.

22
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What towns can Jerez-Xérès-Sherry legally be matured in?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

El Puerto de Santa María

Sanlúcar de Barrameda

23
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What is en rama?

A

Sherry that is unfiltered and unfined.

24
Q

What is the term for the Portuguese spirit commonly used for fortification?

A

Aguardente

25
Q

There are no fortified DOCG wines.

A

True

26
Q

Who owns Quinta do Sao Luiz

A

Kopke

27
Q

Who owns Quinta do Passadouro?

A

Nieport

28
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Who owns Quinta do Bomfim?

A

Dow

29
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Who owns Quinta da Roeda?

A

Croft

30
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Who owns Quinta do Sagrado?

A

Calem

31
Q

What styles of wine are produced in Banyuls AOP?

A

Fortified White

Fortified Rose

Fortified Red

32
Q

What is a patamares and where will you find them?

A

Wider terraces that can be navigated by a tractor, usually found in Douro.

33
Q

Who first manufactured Marsala, where and when.

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Port and Sherry merchant John Woodhouse in Sicily in 1773.

34
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What is added to Marsala?

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Either mosto cotto (cooked must) or sifone (a mistelle produced by fortifying the unfermented must of overripe grapes).

35
Q

Maderia wines are available in what three colours?

A

Ambra

Oro (golden)

Rubino

36
Q

What portion of a Sherry butt is usually filled with wine to allow for the growth of flor?

A

5/6

37
Q

Generally declared Port vintages between 2000 and 2012.

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2000, 2003, 2007, 2011

38
Q

Where is Macvin produced?

A

Jura

39
Q

Where is Floc de Gascogne produced?

A

Gascony

40
Q

Where is Pineau des Charented produced?

A

Cognac

41
Q

Where is Ratafia produced?

A

Champagne

42
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Sobretablas

A

A 6-12 month aging period that culminates in a second sorting process for flor-aged Sherry

43
Q

Poniente

A

A cool, moist wind that blows into Southern Spain from the Atlantic.

44
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What is the term for the additive used in the gradual and delicate fortification process of Fino Sherry?

A

Mitad y Mitad

45
Q

Which wine is produced literally by ‘cooking’ it at high heat?

A

Madeira

46
Q

An Estufa is used in the production of which wine?

A

Madeira

47
Q

Tinta Negra Mole grapes make which wine?

A

Madeira

48
Q

The Canteiro method produces which type of wine?

A

Madeira

49
Q

Which grape is NOT used in the production of Armagnac?

  • Ugni Blanc
  • Petit Manseng
  • Folle Blanche
  • Colombard
  • Bacco
A

Petit Manseng

50
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Which Port-like wine comes from Patras in Greece?

A

Mavrodaphne

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