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Last Day Catch Up Flashcards

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What do you recommend for an apertif?

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  • Fernet Branca from Milan, Italy
  • bitter, aromatic spirit, myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom
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What are the types of quality classifications from Austria?

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  • Steinfelder (11.5% max alc)
    • lightest
    • fresh and fruity
  • Federspiel (11.5-12.5% alc)
    • lots of character
    • low alcohol
  • Smargd (12.5 min. alc)
    • rich body
    • emerald lizard (name origin)
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Grape Varietals of Austria

  • White
  • Red
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  • White: Gruner Veltliner, Riesling
  • Red: Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch
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4
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Pinot Noir in Austria is called…

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Blauburgunder

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QmP levels in Austria

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  • Kabinett
  • Spatlese
  • Auslese
  • Beerenauslese
  • Ausbruch
  • Trockenbeerenauslese
  • DAC dry wines
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Zotzenburg

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  • AOC Grand Cru in Alsace, France
  • Known for Sylvaner
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7
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Noble Varieties of Alsace

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  • Riesling
  • Gewurtz
  • Muscat
  • Pinot Gris
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What are the Dolomites?

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Italian Alps in NE Italy - Trentino Alto Adige

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9
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What is special about Amarone?

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It’s made from 100% dried graes

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10
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What is the Appassimento Process?

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  • Grapes dried and harvested for several weeks
  • Used to produce passito, recioto, and Amarone wines
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What are Recioto wines?

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Sweet wines made from passito grapes in Veneto

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12
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What’s the primary grapes in Valpolicella?

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  • Veneto
  • Corvina and Rondinella
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13
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What is the grape from Soave?

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  • Garganega (gahr-geh-NEG-gah)
  • Some Trebbiano
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14
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Chiavennasca

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The local name for Nebbiolo in Lombardy’s Valtellina region

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15
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What are the 1855 Classification 1st Growths?

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  • Chateau Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
  • Chateau Latour (Pauillac)
  • Mouton (Pauillac)
  • Chateau Margeaux (Margaux)
  • Haut-Brion (Pessac Leognan)
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16
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What is the most famous wine from Pomerol?

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  • Petrus
  • 99% Merlot
  • $1,000 a bottle
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17
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What makes up Kimmeridgian soil?

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Chalk and Limestone

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18
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Why is the soil so diverse in Washington?

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Missoula floods

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19
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What type of vines make the best quality wine?

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Vitis Vinifera

20
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What types of wine are produced in Gisbourne?

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  • NZ
  • N. Island
  • Chardonnay
21
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What is the percentage of wine that must be from the varietial stated on the bottle?

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75%

Except in OR (90%)

22
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How much of a US wine has to be from the year stated on the bottle?

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  • 95% from year stated on bottle
  • 85% if the appellation is state or county
23
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How much of a US wine must be from the stated AVA on the bottle?

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85%

24
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How much of a US wine must be from the stated vineyard on the bottle?

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95%

25
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If a wine is estate bottled, what are the requirements?

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  • Winery and vineyards must be located in the same AVA
  • Winery must own or control the vineyards where the grapes are grown
26
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What are the main grape varietals in Sonoma County?

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Chardonnay

Zinfandel

27
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What AVAs are shared between Washington and Oregon?

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  • Columbia River
  • Walla Walla Valley
  • Columbia Gorge
28
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What are the primary grape varieties in Washington?

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Riesling
Cab Sauv

29
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What was the famous pilgrim advocating for Vitis Vinifera in NY?

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Dr. Konstantin Frank

30
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Where was the first AVA in the US?

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Augusta, Missouri

31
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What grape is used in Tokaj?

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Furmint

32
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What is the VQA?

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Vintners Quality Alliance for Canada and British Columbia. It’s similar to the French AOC system

33
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What is the primary grape of Switzerland?

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Chasselas

34
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What influences the climate of Oregon and Washington?

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The Cascade Mountains

35
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What is Shot-Wente?

A

The best clone of Chardonnay in the USA

36
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What are the grape varieties of CAVA?

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PMX (sport)

  • Paralada
  • Macabeo
  • Xarel-lo
37
Q

What are the grapes in Madeira and put the sweetness levels in order

A

SOME VERY BAD Men

  • Serial
  • Verdejo
  • Boal
  • Malmsey (Malvasia)
38
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What is the primary grape varietal of Cornas?

A

100% Syrah

Northern Rhone

39
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What is the primary grape varietal of Chateau-Grillet?

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  • Northern Rhone
  • White wines from Viognier
  • Single Small estate
40
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What are the primary grape varietals of Hermitage?

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  • N. Rhone
  • Syrah blended with:
    • Roussanne
    • Marsanne
41
Q

Where is Mezcal produced?

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Mexico

Smoky version of Tequila

42
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What is the primary grape variety of Apulia?

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Negro Amaro

43
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What is the primary grape variety of Sicily?

A

Nero d’Avolo

44
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Primary white grape variety of Sardinia?

A

Vermentino

45
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Marsala

  • Grape Varieties
  • Location
A

Marsala, Sicily

  • Grillo
  • Inzolia
  • Catarratto
46
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Grauburgunder

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Pinot Gris in Germany

47
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  • Einzellage
  • Grosslage
  • Bereich
  • Anbaugebiet
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Germany

  • Einzellage: single vineyard
  • Grosslage: collection of vineyards
  • Bereich: district of villages & vineyards
  • Anbaugebiet: a major growing region

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