Fortified & Grape spirits

Question 1

What is vin de liqueur?

Answer 1

General french term for fortifying unfermented grape musts

Question 2

What is Mistelle?

Answer 2

Style of fortified wine in which neutral grape spirit is added to an un-fermented grape must

Question 3

What is Ratafia found?

Answer 3

Fortified wine from champagne

Question 4

What is Pineau des Charentes?

Answer 4

Fortified wine from Cognac

Question 5

What is Floc de gascone?

Answer 5

Fortified wine from Armagnac

Question 6

What is Lei do Tergo or law of the third?

Answer 6

The restriction of sales to only 1/3 of a house’s total inventory in port

Question 7

What is the main red grape of port?

Answer 7

Touriga Nacional

Question 8

What is the main white grape of port?

Answer 8

Gouveio

Question 9

What is port often fortified with?

Answer 9

Aguardente

Question 10

What is Beneficio?

Answer 10

Portuguese The fortification of wine with spirit

Question 11

What is Mutage?

Answer 11

French term for the fortification of wine with spirit

Question 12

What is the difference between ruby and tawny port?

Answer 12

Mainly the aging. Ruby’s age for a shorter amount of time in larger barrels keeping a more ruby color.
Tawny’s are aged in smaller oak barrels for a longer period of time creating a more brownish color

Question 13

In Port what LBV stand for and what does it mean

Answer 13

Late bottle vintage.
it was a vintage bottling that aged for at least 4 years in oak contact similar to tawny port and will most likely not improve in bottle. Vintage port still the top bottling

Question 14

What is Colheita Tawny and reserve tawny?

Answer 14

Colheinta is vintage dated
Reserve is a blend of vintages
Both MUST have atleast 7 years aging in cask

Question 15

What does it mean if a Tawny port has an indication of age? EX. 10, 20, 30, 40

Answer 15

Nothing related to the actual age but instead a sample is sent to the IVDP and tasted to reflect how old it TASTES.

Question 16

What is the soil of Madeira

Answer 16

Volcanic

Question 17

What is the climate of Madeira

Answer 17

Sub Tropical

Question 18

What is the most widely planted grape in Madeira?

Answer 18

Tinta Negra

Question 19

If a Madeira label is varietal and vintage specific what is the minimum percentage of varietal required

Answer 19

100%

Question 20

If a Madeira label is only varietal specific what is the minimum percentage of varietal required

Answer 20

85%

Question 21

What are the grapes from sweetest to driest for madeira production

Answer 21

Malvasia(malmsey)
Boal
Verdelho
Sercial

Question 22

Explain the different styles of Estufagem aging:

Estufagem & armazens de calor

Answer 22

Estufagen: Young Madeira put into stainless steel vats and heated to up to 120 degrees
armazens de calor: Stainless steel vats in rooms warmed by nearby tanks or steam pipes rather than the direct heat

Question 23

What is the best style of aging for Madeira?

Answer 23

Canteiro

Question 24

What is Canteiro in Madeira?

Answer 24

Style of aging in which a house’s best wine is put into cask then stored lodge addicts for up to 2 years. Cant release till 3 years.

Question 25

How is Madeira wine aging methods different from other fortified wines?

Answer 25

Exposed to extreme high temperatures | cooked wine

Question 26

What is epitome of quality for aged vintage Madeira?

Answer 26

Frasquiera

Question 27

What is Frasquiera?

Answer 27

Madeira aged for atleast 20 years through the Canteiro Method with vintage

Question 28

Would a Madeira labeled with reserve or extra reserve have a vintage?

Answer 28

NO

Question 29

What are the noble grapes of Madeira?

Answer 29

Malvasia(malmsey) Boal Verdelho Sercial

Question 30

In the production of Sherry when do they fortify with a neutral grape spirit?

Answer 30

After full fermentation of the original must

Question 31

What is the level of aging for Manzanilla?

Answer 31

Manzanilla fina Manzanilla Pasada Manzanilla Olaroso

Question 32

What are the main grapes of white Marsala?

Answer 32

Grillo and Inzolia

Question 33

What are the 2 styles of Marsala used with white wine?

Answer 33

Ambre and Oro

Question 34

What is the style for red Marsala?

Answer 34

Rubino

Question 35

What are the grapes for red Marsala?

Answer 35

Perricone, Nero d'Avola, and Nero Mascalese

Question 36

Does vintage Marsala exist?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

What would a vintage on a bottle of Marsala tell you?

Answer 37

Year of fortification

Question 38

What is the traditional barrel used for aging and shipping Port wines? * Foudre * Pipe * Demimuid * Butt * Barrica

Answer 38

Pipe

Question 39

What are the best port vintage of the last 20 years.

Answer 39

2011, 2007

Question 40

Main grapes of Armagnac

Answer 40

Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche(picpoul), Colombard, baco blanc

Question 41

What fruit can be used in Calvados?

Answer 41

Apple and Pear

Question 42

eau-de-vie

Answer 42

Fruit brandy made by fermentation then distillation.

Question 43

Name two Cognac Producers?

Answer 43

Remy Martin | Jean Grosperrin

Question 44

Name two Armagnac Producers

Answer 44

Domaine D'Esperance | Chateau de Leberon

Question 45

Name a Calvados producer

Answer 45

Lemorton

Question 46

Name two Grappa's

Answer 46

Capovilla | Montanarra

Question 47

Eau-de-vie producer

Answer 47

Laurant Cazottes

Question 48

What is the soil of cognac

Answer 48

soft chalk

Question 49

6 Cognac levels from high to low

Answer 49

``` Grand Champagne Petite Champagne Borderies Fins Bois Bons Bois Bois Ordinaires ```

Question 50

What do the following terms stand for: vs vsop xo

Answer 50

vs: Very special vsop: Very special old pale xo: extra old

Question 51

minimum requirements for cognac vs vsop xo

Answer 51

vs: 2 years vsop 4 years xo: 6 years (10 years in 2018)

Question 52

How many times must cognac get distilled?

Answer 52

2 times in pot stills

Question 53

How many times does Armagnac get distilled

Answer 53

usually once in a continuous still

Question 54

Armagnac aging requirements vs vsop xo or Hors d'Age

Answer 54

vs: 1-3 years vsop: 4-9 Xo or Hors d'Age: atleast 10