Grab Bag CWE Questions Flashcards
TA makes up what proportion (range) of a wine’s volume?
.5-.75%
What’s the basic purpose for Green Harvest?
Concentrate remaining fruit.
Obtain ideal leaf to fruit ratio
What religious order is credited with planting and building Clos de Vougeout
Cistercians
Which French Scientist discovered Chilean “Merlot” was actually Carmenere?
Jean-Michel Boursiquot
How many gallons in a barrique?
59
Which Portugese wine company is credited with Mateus Rosé
Sogrape
Max Schubert was the original winemaker for what famous wine?
Penfold’s Grange
Name a region affected by the Humboldt Current?
Casablanca Valley
Which grape is sometimes referred to as Harriague?
Tannat
What type of soil is Tuff?
Volcanic
Where are Stoller and Domaine Serene located?
Dundee Hills
What term refers to exceptionally well aged Portugese DOC wine?
Garrafeira
Quincy and Reuilly are located next to what tributary of the Loire River?
Cher
Where is Mount Konocti?
Lake County
What is the metamorphic form of shale?
Slate
Where are Europe’s highest altitude vineyards?
Tenerife
What is the Calmont Vineyard famous for?
Steepest vineyard in the world
(Bremmer Calmont, Mosel, 60% gradient)
What geographic feature impacts Pfalz?
Haardt Mountain Range Rain Shadow
The Farm Winery Act affects what State?
What year?
What did it enact?
New York, 1976, Winery ability to sell direct to consumer/restaurants.
What is Rotling?
German rosé blend of white and red grapes
Vines require an average of how many inches/mm of water?
20-30 inches
51-76 mm
Don Jose Raventos is associated with what winery?
What style of wine?
Where?
What Year
Cordoníu Winery
traditional method sparkling
Penedes
1872
What occurs at the same time as Veraison?
Cane Ripening
The Barossa Old Vine Charter states an “old vine” must be a minimum of _____ years old.
How about an ancestor vine?
35
125 (ancestor)
The Abel clone of PN in New Zealand is referred to as
Gumboot
Smallest Beaujolais Cru.
How many acres?
Chenas
700
Wiener Gemischter Satz produces what type of wine?
White Field Blends
Clisson, Gorget and Le Pallet are subzones of what wine region?
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
Pouilly Fuisse is considered superior to the rest of Maconnais because…..
Higher percentage limestone soil
Name the 1 Hawaiian AVA
Ulupalakua
What is “topaque”?
Australian term used in place of Tokay
What should be removed from wine to reduce cloudiness?
Unstable Colloids
What’s the French name for Charbono?
Deuce Noir
What is Gamay de Bouuze?
Teinturier Gamay
What are the highest rated vineyards of Tokaji
“Pro Mensa Caesarius Primus”
- Mezes Maly
- Csarfas
Name the only DO of Brazil
Vale dos Vinhedos
What region is home to VINHO, old vine group of Carignan Producers?
Maule Valley
What forms an ester?
Acid + Alcohol
Vin de Paille?
Straw Wine, usually sweet
In the context of Sherry, what is sobretable?
The base wine, after fortification, before entering solera
Kerner is a cross of what 2 grapes?
Trollinger x Riesling
What is Rieslaner?
Riesling X Sylvaner
Where is the Peconic Bay
Long Island
Name a wine region where Basalt is prevalent?
What is it?
Oregon
Cooled Lava.
Leading white grape of Oregon?
PG
What is Jules Gayot known for?
Cane Pruning
Name 3 subzones of Bardolino.
La Rocca
Montebaldo
Sommacampagna
Describe “cold soak”
Chilling the must, in contact with skins, to delay ferment. Also can increase color and soften tannins
Describe Gneiss
Dense, Coarse, metamorphic rock with bands of feldspar and quartz
In a well-known quote, Jan van Riebeeck announced “Today…wine was pressed for the first time from Cape grapes.” What year was this?
1659
Sec EU Sweetness Champagne
17-32 g/l
Demi-Sec EU Sweetness Champagne
32-50 g/l
What is the Asti method?
Single fermentation occuring in non-pressurized tank. Must is chilled after reaching desired alcohol and yeast is removed. Then Transferred to bottle. So yes, some similarities to Ancestrale Method
Ramandolo DOCG grape?
Style?
Verduzzo
Sweet
What is “Apera”?
legal term, 2012, for Sherry in Australia.
Who founded Inglenook?
Gustave Niebaum
How do you get higher TDN in Riesling?
More sunlight.
What is the Baron Le Roy famous for?
In 1923, he pushed for legally defining the grapes that would be allowed to be used in the newly-
regulated wines of Châteaueuf-du-Pape
Who was T.V. Munson?
Identified best American rootstocks to graft to Vinifera.
Who promoted enrichment of must with sugar/concentrate?
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
What is Transpiration?
Plant cools itself by releasing water from under leaves
The town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia is best-known for the production of which of the following wines?
Cava
Describe Terra Rosa soil (other than the iron rich part)
Loam or Clay over a Limestone base
Which of the following is best known as an American oenologist whose work at UC Davis helped to restore the wine-related technical knowledge lost due to prohibition?
Maynard Amerine
What grape dominates Rosé d’Anjou?
Grolleau
To what does the German term “Erzeugerabfüllung” refer?
“Producer Bottling” which I guess is different than “Estate Bottled”
Even under the best of circumstances, up to _____________ of a vine’s flowers will fail to “set”.
85%
Who is Christopher Merrett?
First person to make bottle fermented sparkling on purpose.
What phenol is associated with Smoke Taint?
Guiacol
What is the AXR1 root stock famous for?
UC Davis declared it to be phylloxera resistant, but in the 1980s it succumbed to a (supposed)
new biotype of phylloxera
The term Hock—in reference to the town of Hochheim—has historically been used to refer to wines from which of the following regions?
Rheingau
French term for pumping over?
Remontage
Which grape is named after a term meaning “dye” (in reference to its dark red color)?
Saperavi
Which of the following wine regions is NOT located along the Duero River?
A. Jumilla
B. Rueda
C. Tierra del Vino de Zamora
D. Toro
Jumilla
Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning Agoston Haraszthy?
A. He is known as the “father of Chilean wine.” (Correct)
B. He established Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma County.
C. He traveled extensively, bringing thousands of vine cuttings from Europe to California.
D. He migrated to Nicaragua, where it is believed that he was eaten by a crocodile.
Not known as father to Chilean Wine.
Which of the following statements best describes the wines of Barca Velha?
High quality dry whites from Douro Valley
Produced by Casa Ferreririnha
only 18 vintages from 1952-2021
Graham’s Six Grapes and Warre’s Warrior are well-known brands representing which of the following styles of wine?
Reserve Port
What is Carmenere referred to as in China?
Cabernet Gernischt
In October of 2020, the village of Nyons was added to the list of villages eligible to append their name to which of the following appellations?
Cote du Rhone Villages
The first plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley were most likely planted around 1880, in the still-famous _______________ Vineyard.
1880
Which of the following is true, according to the labeling standards of the VDP?
A. The term Grosse Lage is required, but Ortswein is optional.
B. The term Grosse Lage is required, but Erste Lage is optional.
C. The term Grosse Lage is optional, but Ortswein is required.
D. The term Gutswein is equivalent to a Premier Cru.
A.
Patras PDO uses this varietal
Roditis
What style of wine was approved in Rioja in 2018?
Vino Espumoso de Calidad de Rioja DOCa
Oloroso Sherry is often fortified to __________________ in order to prevent the growth of flor yeast.
17.5%
Which of the following is true concerning the Riverina wine region?
A. It is the largest of Australia’s wine regions, in terms of total geographic size
B. It is the only wine region located in Australia’s Northern Territory
C. It is the smallest wine region of Argentina
D. It is located in Central Victoria (in Australia)
A.
Name a Right Bank Producer known for Cabernet Sauvignon making up a significant portion of their Grand Vin.
Chateau Figeac
Usually between 30-50% but they are not dogmatic about it.
Name 2 St. Emilion and 1 Pomerol Producer known for using higher than normal proportions of Cabernet Franc
Cheval Blanc
Ausone
Chateau Lafleur (2014 = 58 CF + 42 Merlot)
Lafleur also uses much less new oak than others ~30%
Synonym for Cab Franc on the Right Bank
Bouchet
Where did Le Pin get its name?
Lone Pine tree on the estate
Name 2 Pomerol producers that tend to use 100% Merlot
Petrus
Le Pin
Which of the following AOCs are adjacent?
A. Lirac and Tavel
B. Luberon and Vinsobres
C. Vacqueyras and Fitou
D. Condrieu and Gigondas
A.
Of the following, which are approved for the production of vin doux naturel in the Southern Rhône?
A. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise and Rasteau
B. Rasteau and Maury
C. Muscat de Rivesaltes and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
D. Banyuls and Rasteau
A.
What does Coteaux d’Ancenis AOC specialize in?
100% Gamay
What is the majority grape of Blanquette de Limoux?
Mauzac
What area is covered by the Comté Tolosan IGP?
Southwest
Which of the following areas is included in the Ile de Beauté IGP?
A. Corsica
B. Macvin du Jura
C. Finistère
D. Côtes-d’Armor
A.
What types of wine are approved with the Graves Supérieures AOC?
Sweet Whites! Only!
What region is best known for its Muscat de Nöel?
Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC
What types of wine are approved for production under the Bordeaux Supérieur AOC?
A. Dry reds and whites with a minimum of 1.7% R.S.
B. Dry red, dry white, and rosé
C. Dry red, sweet white, and sparkling
D. Dry red and dry white only
A.
Which of the following properly lists the AVAs of California’s Central Coast AVA in geographic order, starting in the north?
A. Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, San Bernabe
B. Hames Valley, Santa Clara Valley, Clements Hills
C. San Lucas, Livermore Valley, Benmore Valley
D. High Valley, York Mountain, San Benito
A.
Who was the founder of the 1st Napa Valley winery?
What year?
Charles Krug
1861
Which of the following is true concerning California’s Lake County?
A. Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape variety.
B. The area contains a number of AVAs, including Guenoc Valley and Santa Ynez.
C. The average elevation of the vineyards is 1,500 feet (460 m) to 3,000 feet (915 m) above sea level.
D. It is located at the foot of the Sierra Mountains, about 20 miles south of Los Angeles.
C.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the wines of Washington State?
A. Washington’s vineyards are almost equally divided between white and red varieties.
B. Pinot Noir is the leading red grape of Washington State.
C. Nearly half of Washington State’s vineyards are planted on the western side of the Cascade Mountains.
D. Yakima Valley is the largest AVA in Washington State, and contains nearly all of the state’s other appellations.
A.
Which of the following is true concerning the Lodi AVA?
A. Diurnal temperature shifts can be as much as 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
B. The Lodi AVA was approved in 2018.
C. It is located in one of the coolest areas of California’s Central Coast AVA.
D. It contains just over 20,000 acres (8,090 ha) of vineyards.
A.
Charles Coury is a pioneer in what area?
Oregon
Of the following regions, which is most likely to be the home of Oregon-grown Syrah?
A. Rogue Valley
B. Eola-Amity Hills
C. Naches Heights D. Dundee Hills
A.
Which of the following lists the AVAs of the Willamette Valley in proper geographic order, starting in the north?
A. Yamhill-Carlton, McMinnville, Van Duzer Corridor (Correct)
B. Eola-Amity Hills, Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mountains
C. Ribbon Ridge, Dundee Hills, McMinnville
D. Van Duzer Corridor, Yamhill-Carlton, Eola-Amity Hills
A.
Which of the following estates in considered to be one of the oldest wineries in the New World?
A. Casa Madero, located in the Mexican state of Coahuila
B. Bodegas de Santo Tomas, located in the Mexican state of Baja California
C. Domaine Serene, Oregon (USA)
D. Gruet Vineyards, New Mexico (USA)
A.
What % of Red grapes planted in Napa?
75%
What is the minimum elevation for Howell Mountain?
1400 ft
Name an AVA shared between Oregon and Idaho.
Snake River Valley
Name an AVA shared between Washington and Idaho
Lewis & Clark Valley
Name an AVA entirely within Idaho.
Eagle Foothills (which is a nested AVA within Snake River Valley)
Which of the following appellations (all sub-regions of the Lodi AVA) is located furthest NORTH?
A. Sloughhouse
B. Clements Hills
C. Jahant
D. Mokelumne River
A.
The term “California Champagne” is ONLY allowed to be used on a California wine label if the label approval was granted by the TTB prior to _____________________.
March 2006
Which of the following AVAs is named for the “pothole lakes” formed by the Missoula floods?
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
What causes Geranium Fault?
Improper breakdown of Sorbic Acid.
What does Mercaptan smell like?
Rotten Onion/Garlic
What compound gives Fino Sherry it’s distinctive aroma?
Acetaldehyde
What does Acetaldehyde smell like?
Bruised Apples, nutty, oxidative tones.
What does Sulfur Dioxide smell like?
Burnt Matches
What does Hydrogen Sulfide smell like?
Rotten Eggs
Which of the following statements is true?
A. At harvest, grapes typically contain equal amounts of glucose and fructose.
B. At harvest, grapes typically contain 80% fructose and 20% glucose.
C. Glucose and fructose are both considered double sugars or disaccharrides.
D. At harvest, grapes typically contain 80% glucose and 20% fructose.
A.
What acid is associated with vinegar?
Acetic
Which is the best definition of “ascensence”?
High levels of Ethyl Acetate and Acetic Acid.
What process is most likely to result in the formation of aldehydes?
Oxidation of alcohols
What is Respiration?
When a plant breaks down sugar (or other compounds) to be used as energy.
Rutherglen is known for what wine styles?
- Brown Muscat, a red variant of Muscat a Petit Grains Blanc, fortified wines
- Topaque- Fortified wines made with Muscadelle (Sauvignon Vert, formerly known as Tokay)
- Tawny and Ruby Port made with Syrah, Grenache and Durif
- Dry, Bold Shiraz
Name Australian GI’s from largest to smallest.
Give an example of zeroing in.
Country
State/Zone
Superzone
Region
Sub-region
Australia
Barossa
Eden Valley
High Eden
Name an Australian Superzone and the zones it encompasses.
Adelaide
Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu & Barossa
What is typically the first sign of new vine growth in the spring?
Weeping
Of the following traditional Champagne bottle sizes, which is the largest?
A. Nebuchadnenzzar
B. Jeroboam
C. Salmanazar
D. Piccolo
A.
What is “vin biologique”?
A term used for organic wines in the EU
What is the French term for “rack-and-return”?
Délestage
What is Soutirage?
Rack & Return
What is écrasement?
Crushing
What is the French term for Juice settling?
Débourbage
The Demeter International organization holds the trademark (and other controls) for the use of the term ________________.
Biodynamic
Which of the following is an organic substance capable of causing a specific bio- chemical change?
A. Enzyme
B. Vector
C. Plasmid
D. Fusel oil
A.
How many carbon atoms is contained in one molecule of ethyl alcohol?
2
CH3CH2OH
What is a mistelle?
Fortifying the must before or just after it begins ferment.
What is Loazzolo?
~DESSERT/Specialty wine DOC, nested within Brachetto d’Acqui appellation
~Bianco or Late Harvest(WhSw): 100% Moscato Bianco
~Grapes cannot be harvested until after Sept. 20
~Grapes must be dried on or off the vine and must be affected by botrytis
~Minimum alcohol level: 11.0% (15.5% potential)
~Residual sugar: Minimum 50 g/l (5.0%)
Which town is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico DOCG?
Greve
What was the first white wine to earn the DOCG designation?
Romagna Albana DOCG
Which of the following sub-regions of the Chianti DOCG is located the furthest EAST (inland)?
A. Colli Senesi
B. Rufina
C. Montalbano
D. Colline Pisane
B.
What is Montello Rosso?
DOCG in Veneto that shares same production zone as Colli Asolani.
~Rosso (Rd): 40–70% Cabernet Sauvignon; 30–60% Cabernet Franc, Carmenère, and/or Merlot; maximum 15% OANRG
~Superiore (Rosso)
~Minimum alcohol level: 12.5% for Rosso; 13.0% for superiore
Aging: For Rosso, minimum 18 months, including 9 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle (ERD = May 1, V+2); for Superiore, minimum 24 months, including 12 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle (ERD = November 1, V+2)
What is Suvereto?
DOCG, east of Bolgheri, NE of Val di Cornia Rosso
1.Rosso (Rd): Minimum 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot + OANRG
2.Cabernet Sauvignon (Rd): Minimum 85% Cabernet Sauvignon + OANRG
3.Merlot (Rd): Minimum 85% Merlot + OANRG
4.Sangiovese (Rd): Minimum 85% Sangiovese + OANRG
5.Riserva (Rosso, varietals)
Aging: For Rosso and varietals, minimum approx. 19 months (ERD = June 1, V+2); for Riserva, minimum approx. 26 months, including 18 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle
What is varietal makeup of Val di Cornia Rosso DOCG?
Minimum 40% Sangiovese; maximum 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot; maximum 20% OARG
Varietal breakdown of Bolgheri Rosso
Any proportions of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and/or Merlot; maximum 50% Sangiovese; maximum 50% Syrah; maximum 30% OARG
Which of the following appellations is located in the southern-most region of Tuscany?
A. Morellino di Scansano DOCG
B. Colli di Luni DOC
C. Cortona DOC
D. Carmignano DOCG
A.
What is the specific type of Malvasia used in Tuscan vin santo?
Malvasia Bianca Lunga
What is Governo?
Adding dried grapes to slowed ferment to reignite fermentation.
Of the following, which best describes the location of the Valpolicella DOC?
A. The hills north of Verona
B. The Po Plain, near the town of Rovigo
C. Near Treviso, on the Adriatic Coast
D. In the foothills north of Belluno
A.
Name the most well known appellation for Lambrusco in Lombardia.
Lambrusco Mantovano
What year was the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione category approved?
2014
What 3 regions make up the Delle Venezie DOC?
Trentino
Veneto
FVG
What’s the difference between Tre Venezie and Delle Venezie
Tre Venezie IGT
Varietal PG and Ribolla Gialla are disallowed
Delle Venezie DOC
~2017
~White, Sparkling and Rosatos focused on Pinot Grigio
~Sparkling must be tank fermented.
~Varietal Pinot Grigio wines may be labeled as “Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC”
Nizza Rosso and Riserva aging requirements.
Rosso- 18/6
Riserva- 30/12
Valtellina subzones from West to East.
Maroggia
Sassella
Grumello
Inferno
Valgella
What is the label term allowing Valtellina wines to be bottled and aged in Switzerland?
Stagafassli
Of the following, which
A. Yecla
B. Montilla-Moriles
C. Toro
D. Ribera del Duero
A.
What is required in order for a Spanish wine to use the label term “Vino Viejo”?
36 months aging in oxidative environment
What Spanish wine restion has a DO covering the vineyards of the entire region.
Catalonia
What is the main varietal of RED Vinho Verde?
Vinhão
The Tokaj region is well-suited to the development of botrytis due to the sheltering effect of the ____________________.
Carpathian Mountains
A unique Swiss wine based on a blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay is known as:
Dôle
What grape is Blauburgunder?
Pinot Noir
Approximately how much vineyard acreage is located in Austria?
113,000 acres/46,000 ha
In Switzerland, the Rouge du Pays grape is also known as?
Cornalin
In the years that there is not enough botrytis to produce Ausbruch, the winemakers of Rust often produce ________________ instead.
Strohwein
What is Szamorodni?
It made when the grapes in Tokaj do not have sufficient botrytis to produce aszú, and it may be dry, off-dry, or sweet
Around how much vineyard acreage in Hungary?
158,000 acres/64,000 ha
What’s the Hungarian pseudonym for Pinot Gris?
Szürkebarát
Traminer is known as ________ in France.
Savagnin
Two white grapes, _________ and ______________, are often used together in a unique wine produced in Thermenregion.
Zierfandler & Rotgipfler
Gelber Muskateller is the Austrian name for the grape otherwise known as ____________.
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
What are the two highest-rated vineyards (“Pro Mensa Caesaris Primus”) of Tokaj?
Csarfas and Mézes Mály
Which type of Swiss wine is often labeled with pictures of bees to indicate its level of sweetness?
Amigne
How much vineyard acreage in Switzerland?
37,000 acres/15,000 ha
The tiny Hungarian region of _________ is known for producing wood-aged, oxidized white wines.
Nagy-Somlo
Fendant is also known as?
Chasselas
Q2) Which of the following is a red grape specialty of Dalmatia (Croatia)?
A. Plavac Mali
B. Pošip
C. Furmint
D. Robola
A.
What grapes are most often used for Retsina?
Savatiano & Roditis
What is Pinela?
A white grape; a specialty of the Vipava Valley (Slovenia)
What is Mtsvane?
A white grape grown in the republic of Georgia
Which wine region stretches from Slovenia into northeastern Italy?
Kras/Carso
Which of the following grapes is used in the white wines of the Patras PDO?
A. Roditis
B. Negoska
C. Xinomavro
D. Assyrtiko
A.
Which area is home to nearly 75% of all the grapevines in Georgia?
Kakheti
Where is Nyetimber (winery) located?
Sussex
Where and what is the world’s oldest grape vine?
Maribor, Slovenia (a 400-plus year-old Žametovka vine)
Qveri are used for ______ but not for _______.
Fermentation
Transportation
The practice of training vines in a circular method close to the ground is called the _______________ method.
Kouloura
Two escarpments—are home to many of the most successful vineyards in England.
North and South Downs
Which of the following is a dessert located in the southern portion of Israel?
Negev
In circular vine training, each individual vine is called a ________________________ or “crown.”
Stefani
Name a large winery in Israel.
Carmel Winery
Where do the vines grow for Far Niente’s Dolce?
Coombsville
In the mid 1980s, phylloxera had mutated in California, and vines that were planted on the _________ rootstock (previously believed to be resistant to the pest) had to be re-planted.
Ax-R1
Which winery was founded by Gustave Niebaum?
Inglenook
What winery produced the first California wine to sell for over $100 a bottle? What was the wine?
1987 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
It is now known that the original “Mission” grape brought to Mexico—and (later) other parts of the Americas—is the same grape known in Spain as:
Listan Prieto
The first commercial vineyard in Napa is credited to ____________, who is also credited with being the area’s first permanent European settler.
George Yount
What red wine won the famous “Judgement of Paris” tasting in 1976?
1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
In the 19__’s the Mondavi family purchased the _____ Winery
1940’s
Charles Krug
When did phylloxera first begin to affect the vineyards of California?
1880’s
Which of the following early California wine pioneers is credited with introducing three very successful Cabernet Sauvignon clones from Bordeaux into California?
James Concannon
What yr was Napa Valley named an AVA?
1981
What white wine won the famous “Judgement of Paris” tasting in 1976?
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
The Leonetti, Cayuse, and L’Ecole No. 41 wineries are all located within which of the following appellations?
Walla Walla Valley
The rare and unique _______ grape is the leading grape in the ____________ AVA.
Madeleine Angevine
Puget Sound AVA
Established in 1983, ____________ was Washington State’s first AVA.
Yakima Valley
Which of the following AVAs is NOT located within the larger Columbia Valley AVA?
A. Columbia Gorge (Your Answer)(Correct)
B. Red Mountain
C. Horse Heaven Hills
D. Yakima Valley
A.
The highest-elevation vineyards in California include:
A. Madroña Vineyards, in El Dorado County (Correct)
B. Howell Mountain, in Napa
C. Adelaida District, in Paso Robles (Your Answer)(Incorrect)
D. The Hyde Vineyard in Carneros
A.
Much of the Chardonnay grown in California is derived from Chardonnay Clone 4 (Foundation Plant Services Clone 04) and can be traced back genetically to vines brought into the US by _____________.
Carl Wente
Approximately how many acres/hectares of vineyards does Washington State contain?
60,000 acres
Name the 2 nested AVA’s within Russian River Valley AVA
Green Valley
Chalk Hill
Who founded Buena Vista winery? What yr?
Agoston Harazthy (the Hungarian aristocrat) in 1857
In ____, ______ was the first to produce a varietal Petite Sirah in California.
1961
Jim Concannon
How many planted acres in Monterey County?
17,000
Vineyards established by the English actress Lillie Langtry (in the 1880s) helped to establish the wine industry of _________________.
Lake County
Where is Fetzer Vineyards located?
Mendocino
Before Prohibition, ___________________ was the second-largest wine producing state in the US.
Missouri
Idaho’s Snake River Valley AVA sits at the same latitude as ______________.
A. Tuscany
B. Austria
C. Norway D. Algeria
A.
Geneva Station, founded in __________, has greatly influenced wine in the _____________.
1880’s
Finger Lakes
Which state is the Old Mission Peninsula AVA located?
Most famous producer? What do they make?
Michigan
Ed O’Keefe’s Chateau Grand Traverse
Riesling
The Van Duzer Corridor is a gap in ___________, allowing wine and rain from the Pacific to influence this portion of _________________.
Oregon’s Coast Range
Willamette Valley
What’s up with Nebbiolo in Mexico?
It’s dissimilar in many ways to the Nebbiolo
grown in Piedmont, and is believed to have a different genetic identity.
Name the rain shadow of Guadalupe Valley?
Sierra de Baja California
What is the Farm Winery Act?
1976- New York–
The Farm Winery Act is a law that allows small wineries to sell their products directly to consumers. The law also lowered licensing fees and provided tax and marketing advantages. Before the act, small farms had to pay prohibitive licensing fees and were limited to selling 5% of their total production. The act helped the New York wine industry flourish, and by 2016 there were 409 wineries in all but three of the state’s counties.
Framework for other states like Texas and Virginia to put forth similar acts.
What winery is located in a town known as Truth or Consequences?
Gruet
Approximately how many acres of vineyards are located in Canada?
31,000
In 1961, Richard Sommer planted some of __________ first vineyards in the ____________.
Oregon’s
Umqua Valley
Approximately how many vineyards are located in Oregon?
37,000
Which of the following comprise the main wine districts of Ontario? Check three:
A. Niagara Peninsula
B. Ottawa Valley
C. Lake Erie North Shore
D. Greater Sudbury
E. Windsor Lake
F. Prince Edward County
G. Thunder Bay
H. Mississauga Creek
A.
C.
F.
In 1969, the owners of Tabor Hill Winery planted the first verified vinifera grapes in the state of _________.
Michigan
Approximately how many acres of vineyards are located in Mexico?
18,000 acres
Which of the following Texas wineries was in operation prior to Prohibition?
A. Val Verde
B. Texas Hills
C. Fall Creek
D. Grape Creek
A.
In the 1950s, Charles Fournier hired _____________, who led the drive to plant vinifera vines in New York State.
Konstantin Frank
Which state is the Monticello AVA located?
Virginia
Highest altitude vineyard in the world?
Altura Maxima
Jujuy, Calchaqui Valley
Brazil has how many acres of vines?
What are they most known for?
200,000 acres
Sparkling Wines
Where is Apalta located?
Colchagua Valley
The pink-skinned grape known in Argentina as “Cereza” is thought to be a natural crossing of what two grapes?
Listan Prieto & Muscat of Alexandria
What 1885 event had a huge impact on the wine industry of Argentina?
A railroad linking Mendoza and Buenos Aires was completed, creating access to a large market
for wine.
What are the parent grapes of Carmenère?
Cabernet Franc & Gros Cabernet
Willakenzie soil type?
Marine Sediment
Jory soil type?
Volcanic
Laurelwood soil type?
Loess
What is the maximum allowed concentration of sulfites allowed in a bottle of wine sold in the US?
350 parts per million
The first vinifera vineyards in Australia were planted in _________________.
Hunter Valley
What’s the term for an Australian Sherry style wine?
Apera
Who first planted CS in Coonawarra
John Riddoch
Where is Tamar Valley?
Tasmania
What is Riverina known for?
Botrytis-affected Semillon—made in the style of Sauternes
Who first planted vinifera in NZ?
Samuel Marsden
Approximately how much vineyard acreage is located in Australia?
361,000
The Kumeu River and its namesake winery are both located near the city of ___________.
Auckland
Which of the following grapes—sometimes referred to as Cabernet Blanc—was discovered in Swan Valley?
Cygne Blanc
Where are the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world?
Kalimna Block 42
Barossa
Penfold’s
Who is the father of Australian viticulture
James Busby
Where is Mission Estate (New Zealand’s oldest winery, established in 1851) located?
Hawke’s Bay
Approximately how much vineyard acreage is located in New Zealand?
98,000
