General Questions

Question 1

What is the minimum ABV for Alsace Grand Cru?

Answer 1

• This changes for each Grand Cru Village*
  Riesling/Muscat/Sylvaner: 11%
  Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer: 12.5%

Altenberg de Bergheim:
Riesling: 12%
Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer: 14%

Kaefferkopf:
Riesling: 11%
Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer: 12.5%

Question 2

What does the term Gentil indicate on a label?

Answer 2

AOC Alsace wines w/ 50% noble grapes w/ the remainder being Sylvaner, Chasselas, or Pinot Blanc.

Question 3

How many grand crus are in Alsace?

Answer 3

51

Question 4

Sylvaner may be bottled as a single varietal in which Alsace Grand Cru?

Answer 4

Zotzenberg

Question 5

What is a Clavelin?

Answer 5

620 mL bottle normally used for Vin de Jaune in the jura.

Question 6

What are the AOPs of the Jura?

Answer 6

Cotes du Jura
Macvin du Jura
Cremant du Jura
Arbois
Chateau Chalon
l’Etoile

Question 7

What is the main varietal of Roussette du Bugey AOP?

Answer 7

Altesse (Roussette)

Question 8

What are the AOPs of Savoie?

Answer 8

Vin de Savoie
Cremant de Savoie
Rousette de Savoie
Roussette de Savoie
Seyssel
Bugey
Roussette du Bugey

Question 9

What is the primary grape for Vin Jaune?

Answer 9

Savignin

Question 10

What AOPs are permitted to produce Vin Jaune?

Answer 10

Arbois AOP
Chateau Chalon AOP
Cotes du Jura AOP
l’Etoile AOP

Question 11

What is the minimum ABV for Vin Jaune?

Answer 11

Arbois: 10.5%
Chateau Chalon: 12%
Cotes du Jura: 10.5%
l’Etoile: 10.5%

Question 12

What is Gres de Vosges?

Answer 12

Red colored sandstone commonly found in Alsace. Made mostly of quartz and feldspar, iron oxide causes the red color.

Question 13

In which Grand Cru is Clos St. -Hune located?

Answer 13

Rocacker Grand Cru

Question 14

What is the minimum amount of time Bandol Rouge must spend in oak?

Answer 14

18 months.

Question 15

What arw the communes for VDN Rasteau AOP?

Answer 15

Cairanna, Rasteau, and Sablet.

Question 16

What is Edelzwicker?

Answer 16

Field blend.

Question 17

Rutherglen has an international reputation for which style of wine?

Answer 17

Sweet muscat.

Question 18

What spirit is sometimes produced using a Carterhead Still?

Answer 18

Gin.

Question 19

In which year was the Classification of St. Emilion established?

Answer 19

1955

Question 20

All Scotch Whiskey must be aged for a minimum of how many years?

Answer 20

Three years in oak casks no larger than 700 liters.

Question 21

What is the alcohol content for Asti DOCG?

Answer 21

Asti: 11.5%
Asti Metodo Classico: 12%
Moscato d’Asti: 11%
Moscato d’Asti VT: 14%

Question 22

Which part of the vine do nematodes attack?

Answer 22

Vine roots

Question 23

What is the most widely used grape variety in the production of Cognac?

Answer 23

Ugni Blanc.

Question 24

Bourbon must be made from at least 51% of which grain?

Answer 24

Corn.

Question 25

The Benguela Current affects the growing of grapes in which country?

Answer 25

South Africa

Question 26

What are the DOCs of Argentina?

Answer 26

Lujan de Cuyo San Rafael

Question 27

What is the main indgredient in Kummel?

Answer 27

Caraway

Question 28

What are the communes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Answer 28

CDP, Orange, Bedarrides, Courthezon, Sorgues.

Question 29

What is Jerepigo?

Answer 29

A fortified wine made by adding grape alcohol to unfermented grape juice.

Question 30

What is peronospora otherwise known as?

Answer 30

Downy mildew.

Question 31

What is the second bottle of Ch. Lafite Rothschild?

Answer 31

Carrudes de Lafite

Question 32

What is sussreserve?

Answer 32

Unfermented grape juice commonly used to sweeten German Riesling.

Question 33

What is Bouzeron?

Answer 33

The northernmost region in the Cote Challonaise which makes white wine from Aligote.

Question 34

Who is the winemaker of Penfolds?

Answer 34

Peter Gago

Question 35

What is Cotnari?

Answer 35

A wine region in Romania known for producing Grasa de Cotnari.