Grab bag Flashcards

1
Q

Constantia uses what varietal?

A

Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc (Muscat a Frontignan)

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2
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Is Zinfandel a legally approved synonym for Primitivo in the UNITED STATES?

A

No, only EU.

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3
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Moscato d’Asti uses which type of Muscat?

A

Muscat a Petits Grains Blanc

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4
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Process where materials move from one part of plant to another

A

Translocation

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5
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Process which water evaporates through openings on underside of leaves

A

Transpiration

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6
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Process which sugar is broken down and converted into biological energy?

A

Respiration

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7
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What causes poor fruit set/shatter?

A

Coulure

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8
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Fungal disease known as Powdery Mildew?

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Oidium

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9
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Fungal disease known as Downy Mildew

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Peronospora

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10
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Millerandage causes?

A

abnormal fruit set causes grape bunches to have higher proportion of small, seedless berries mixed with normal sized berries.

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11
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Alicante Bouschet is a cross of?

A

Petit Bouschet x Grenache

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12
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What is Garnacha Tintorera

A

Alicante Bouschet

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13
Q

Mesoclimate translates to?

A

A Vineyards climate

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14
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Microclimate translates to?

A

section of a vineyards climate (individual rows)

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15
Q

Vines need how many inches of water annually?

A

20-30 inches

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16
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Viral vine diseases are spread by?

A

Propagating infected cuttings

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17
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Bacterial diseases are usually spread by?

A

Insects and animals

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18
Q

Estimate Total Alcohol in future wine by taking this % of the Brix Value

A

55%

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19
Q

What is Baumé?

A

French measurement to estimate potential alcohol in wine

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20
Q

Rudolph Steiner?

A

Invented Biodynamics in the early 20th century

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21
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Biodynamics?

A

Alignment of planets and phases of the moon direct course of work done in the vineyard and winery.

Fruit Day
Leaf Day
Flower Day
Root Day

9 special preparations

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22
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Name 2 Sustainable Winegrowing certifications in CA

A

Lodi Rules

Napa Green

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23
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What is the 1st growth cycle of the vine? What temperature does it need to be for this to happen?

A

Weeping
50 F

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24
Q

Bud break to harvest is typically how many days?

A

140-160 days

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25
Q

Photosynthesis slows at what temp?

A

50 F

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26
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What is Debourbage

A

Letting newly pressed juice settle for a day or 2 before fermentation begins

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27
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What is Pipeage

A

Punching down

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28
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What is Delestage

A

Rack and Return

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29
Q

Does Rosé typically go through Malo?

A

No

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30
Q

What is a mevushal wine?

A

A kosher wine that if red of limitations once it leaves the winery

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31
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Most common strain of yeast for winemaking

A

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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32
Q

Describe Rutherglen

A

Fortified muscat a petit grains blanc

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33
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What is Cuve Close?

A

Another name for the Charmat Method

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34
Q

What’s in the Liquer de Tirage

A

Sugar, yeast

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35
Q

OG rack for riddling

A

Pupitre

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36
Q

Describe the Asti Method

A

One fermentation in tank, stopped before complete for frizz ante, low alcohol. Then sterile filtered and bottled

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37
Q

extra sec RS levels

A

12-17 g/l

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38
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sec RS levels

A

17-32 g/l

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39
Q

demi-sec RS levels

A

32-50 g/l

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40
Q

Describe Method Ancestral/Method Rural

A

Base wine incomplete ferment. Put in bottle and sealed.

Finishes fermentation in bottle with 6-7 g/l RS

No disgorging.

1-3 atm

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41
Q

Pet Nat is also known as

A

Method Ancestrale

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42
Q

Downside to carbing a wine vs natural CO2

A

Does not integrate into the wine naturally= larger short-lived bubbles

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43
Q

500 ml bottle is called?

A

Jennie

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44
Q

3L of Champagne?

3L of Still wine?

A

Jeroboam

Double Magnum

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45
Q

4.5 Liter Champagne

4.5 Liter Still wine?

A

Rehoboam

Jeroboam

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46
Q

6 Liter?

A

Methuselah

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47
Q

9 Liter?

A

Salmanazar

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48
Q

12 Liter?

A

Balthazar

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49
Q

15 Liter?

A

Nebuchadnezzar

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50
Q

18 Liter?

A

Solomon

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51
Q

How do you remember Champagne bottles sizes from 3L to 15L

A

Jerry (Jeroboam)
Receives (Rehoboam)
Meticulous (Methuselah
Salmon (Salmanazar
from
Baltic (Balthazar
Nebulas (Nebechadnezzar

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52
Q

Traditional press for Champagne?

A

Wide, flat basket press

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53
Q

What is the cutoff for “California Champagne”?

A

March 10th 2006

54
Q

What is sur pointe

A

resting riddled bottles in vertical position with lees gathered in neck

55
Q

New kid riddling rack, how many bottles?

A

gyro palette 500

56
Q

Biological aging and sherry refers to

A

Flor aging

57
Q

What’s a butt?

A

600 L American Oak barrel used for Sherry Soleras

58
Q

What’s a criadera?

A

a group of butts

59
Q

Where is the 1st Criadera?

A

Just above the bottom “solera” row

60
Q

Maximum amount allowed for removal from Solera each year

A

40%

61
Q

Minimum aging for Fino Sherry

A

2 yrs

62
Q

1st alcoholic Bev with fermented grapes in?

A

7000BCE Jiahu China

63
Q

2020 global wine production by case

A

2.9 billion cases

64
Q

EU umbrella wine law framework started on

A

Aug 1 2009

65
Q

EU law states that ____% of grapes must be harvested if a vineyard is listed

A

100%

66
Q

PDO requires _____%

A

100%

67
Q

PGI requires ___%

A

85%

68
Q

EU Vintage requires ____%

A

85%

69
Q

Can EU Sparkling wine be carbed?

A

No.

70
Q

“Quality Sparkling Wine” from EU lees aging requirement

A

9 months

71
Q

Most planted white of France

A

Ugni Blanc

72
Q

Most planted Red of France

A

Merlot

73
Q

How many regional IGP in France

A

8

74
Q

How many AOC’s France?

A

> 300

75
Q

Bordeaux and Bordeau Supérieur new grape varietals allowed

A

Arinaronoa
Castets
Marselan
Touriga Nacional
Albarino
Lilorila

76
Q

Furthest South DO of continental Spain

A

Malaga DO

77
Q

Where is the town of Vila Nova de Gaia located?

A

Douro River, Portugal

78
Q

The town of Haro is located within?

A

Rioja

79
Q

Which country is directly east of Hungary?

A

Romania

80
Q

Paarl District is in which region?

A

Coastal Region

81
Q

Wellington is close to what wine region?

A

Wairarapa (North Island)

82
Q

Which GI is closest to Sydney?

A

Hunter

83
Q

Largest nested AVA of Willamette?

A

Tualatin Hills

84
Q

Name the 2 zones within Rapel Valley

A

Cochagua Valley

Cachapoal Valley

85
Q

Furthest north relevant subregion in Argentina

A

Elqui Valley (Coquimbo Region)

86
Q

Schwarzriesling is?

A

Pinot Meunier

87
Q

What grape requires 75% of a White Vin de Corse?

A

Vermentino

88
Q

What is Trepat?

A

A red grape approved for Cava production

89
Q

Mosel River starts where?

A

Vosgue Range

90
Q

which subregion is located at Chile’s shortest width

A

Choapa Valley

91
Q

Hard, sedimentary sandstone abundant in New Zealand

A

Greywacke

92
Q

Which lake, located near the town of Rust, contributes to humidity for botyrtis affected dessert wines

A

Lake Neusiedl

93
Q

Name 4 popular varietals for Ruster Ausbruch

A

Morillon
PG
PB
Muskateller

94
Q

A portion of what region is located next to Lake Constance?

A

Baden

95
Q

Sweet, sparkling white of the Rhone

A

Clairette de Die

96
Q

What dessert wine is sometimes produced as a Xmas version required to be bottled no later than Dec. 1st of the Harvest year

A

Muscat de Rivesaltes

97
Q

Sweet, fortified wine produced in Armagnac region

A

Floc de Gascogne

98
Q

Sweetened style of Fino Sherry?

A

Pale Cream

99
Q

Which practice increases problem of Nematodes?

A

Drip irrigation

100
Q

Franken is located along which River

A

Main

101
Q

What % of Tuscan wine is Red

A

90%

102
Q

What is Aruffiac?

A

White grape grown in SW France

103
Q

Where is Vale dos Vihedeos?

A

Brazil

104
Q

What yr marks beginning of Phylloxera crisis in Europe

A

1860

105
Q

How much of Piemonte wine is red?

A

2/3

106
Q

Where is the Ningxia region located

A

500 miles West of Beijing

107
Q

Where is Patagonia?

A

Southern section of Argentina with pretty much all of the wine zone

108
Q

1st region of Spain to achieve DO Status? What yr?

A

Rioja
1925

109
Q

What 2 areas shape Waitaki Valley

A

Canterbury and Central Otago

110
Q

Corpinnat is delimited to what area?

What varietals?

Other rules

A

Central Penedes

90% minimum indigenous

hand harvesting, min lees aging

111
Q

The vineyards in the eastern side of ___________________ are planted in relatively flat land in the water shed of the Russian River

A

Mendocino County

112
Q

Bentonite Clay may be used for?

A

Fining

113
Q

1st Chinese area to be declared an official appellation for wine

A

Eastern foot of Helan Mountain

114
Q

Neusiedlersee DAC varietal?

A

Zweigelt

115
Q

Eisenberg DAC Varietal?

A

Blaufrankisch

116
Q

Where is Awatare Valley?

A

NZ South Island

117
Q

Ribera del Duero requires ____% Tempranillo

A

75%

118
Q

Fitou AOC focuses on

A

Red wine from Grenache and Carignan

119
Q

What does the Cannelones District specialize in?

A

Tannat from Uruguay

120
Q

Rosso Primitivo Puglia IGT requires ____% Primitivo

A

85%

121
Q

Vinho Verde is named for the fact that it is _______

A

meant to be consumed young

122
Q

Where is the main source of grapes for Cremant de Loire

A

Saumur

123
Q

1st white wine to earn DOCG

A

Romagna Albana

124
Q

1st, 2nd and 3rd press for Champagne

A

Cuvee
Taille
Rebeche

125
Q

Vino de Pago established in?

A

2003

126
Q

Name the 3 types of Marsala

A

Oro
Ambra
Rubino

127
Q

Name the 3 sweetness levels for Marsala

A

Secco 4% or less
Semisecco 4-10%
Dolce >10%

128
Q

Marsala aged for 1 yr?

A

Fine

129
Q

Marsala aged for 2 yr

A

Superiore

130
Q

Marsala aged for 4 yr

A

Marsala Superiore Riserva

131
Q

Marsala aged for 5 years (2)

A

Marsala Vergine
Marsala Solera

132
Q

Marsala aged 10 yrs

A

Marsala Vergine Stravecchio Riserva

Must be dry