Guildsomm Expert Flashcards
Where is the town of Haro?
Rioja Alta
What is Grand Roussillon?
AOP for VDN wines in Roussillon
What is the most southerly AOP of the Northern Rhône?
St. Péray
In what year of the 20th century did terrible frost destroy nearly 3/4 of the Malbec vines in Bordeaux, leading to its decline in the region?
1956
What is the principal grape variety of Verdea?
Skiadopoulo
What is Josephshöfer?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt’s monopole vineyard in Graach an der Mosel
What is the Italian term for noble rot?
Muffa
What are the two island DOCs in Campania?
Ischia and Capri
What domaine owns the largest parcel within Musigny?
De Vogüé (They own about three-quarters of the vineyard!)
What is Suze?
A French liqueur flavored with Gentian root.
According to Barossa’s Old Vine Charter, what is the minimum age a vine must reach in order to be labeled as an Ancestor vine?
125 years
What is Vimblanc?
A fortified style of wine produced from over-ripe grapes in Montsant and Tarragona
In what winemaking process is the wine divided into Permeate and Retentate?
Reverse Osmosis
What county is Vare Vineyard located within?
Napa County
Vidiano and Vilana are indigenous to what island?
Crete
What is the Zonda?
A hot, dry northwestern wind that blows over the eastern Andean slopes in northern Argentina
Where is Famatina Valley?
La Rioja, Argentina
What is anreicherung?
The German term for chaptalization
What commune is Château La Lagune located within?
Ludon
What are the two principal grapes for Cassis blanc?
Marsanne and Clairette
What is Rauchbier?
Smoked beer, in which the malted barley is smoked before being brewed, a specialty of Franken
What country is second to Italy in plantings of Nebbiolo?
Argentina
How is Merlot Blanc related to Merlot?
Merlot Blanc is a crossing of Merlot x Folle Blanche
What domaine’s vines provided much of the original stock for the Bernard (Dijon) clones of Pinot Noir?
Ponsot
Who produces Unendlich and what is the variety?
FX Pichler, Riesling
Rocky Knob is an AVA in what state?
Virginia
From 1970-1975, the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?
Merlot, due to its susceptibility to frost.
What three grapes are most commonly used for Marsala production?
Grillo, Inzolia, Catarratto
Where is Sonoita AVA?
Arizona
In what region is the Cagliari DOC located?
Sardegna
Who currently produces Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Clos des Réas?
Michel Gros
Where is the Para River?
Barossa Valley
What three villages compose the Maranges AOP?
Dezize-Les-Maranges, Sampigny-Les-Maranges, Cheilly-Les Maranges
What are the two major winemaking regions of the Czech Republic?
Bohemia and Moravia
What is Rubin?
Bulgarian grape crossing (Nebbiolo x Syrah)
Name a hybrid grape variety authorized for Armagnac production.
Baco Blanc
Which Alsatian Grand Crus allow blending?
Kaefferkopf and Altenberg de Bergheim
Where is Torrette?
Valle d’Aosta
Where is Puente Alto?
Maipo Valley, Chile
Which Graves classified growth produced its final vintage in 2005?
Château Latour Haut-Brion
What two communes constitute Soave’s Classico zone?
Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone
What is Carricante?
A white grape used for the white wines of Etna DOC in Sicily.
What is the principal red grape of Binissalem DO?
Manto Negro
Where is Les Monts Damnés?
Sancerre AOP
The Grand Enclos, or l’Enclos is the source of what famous classified growth’s grand vin?
Château Latour
What is Enforcado?
A traditional vine training method similar to a pergola system used in Vinho Verde.
What two grapes may be used for the production of Mavrodaphne of Patra PDO wines?
Mavrodaphne and Korinthiaki
In 1998 scandal erupted in Bordeaux as a classified growth was accused of adding Haut-Médoc wine to their second label and flavoring it with oak chips. What was the estate?
Château Giscours