MA MS Questions 17th Feb 2024 Flashcards
What is Orujo? Where would you find it?
Pomace distilled spirit. Northern Spain (Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y Leon)
Barbeito is a producer of which kind of wines?
Madeira.
In which region would you find the wine PSI? Who makes it?
Ribera del Duero. Pingus, Petter Sisseck.
Who is producing Vin de Laurence? In which region and from which grapes?
Mas de Daumas Gassac. VDL from Languedoc made from Sercial and Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
In which region would you find Chateau d’Arlay?
Jura
Where would you find Château de Lacquy?
Armagnac. Oldest family owned Armagnac producer.
What are the ageing terms for Sparkling wines in Trás-os-Montes DOP?
Reserva: 12-24 months aging prior to disgorgement
Extra Reserva: 24-36 months prior to disgorgement
Reserva Velha/Grande Reserva: Minimum 3 years prior to disgorgement
What is the minimum alcohol and minimum ageing for a Tino Nobre in Dao?
13%. 36 months.
What is the DOP of Terras de Cister?
Távora-Varosa DOP
Which DOP in Algarve doesn’t require Castelão as principal grape in its reds?
Lagoa DOP
How else is Roupeiro known in Portugal and in Spain?
Portugal - Siria
Spain - Doña Blanca
What is a synonym for Arinto in Northern Portugal?
Pedernã
Which variety is Peter Lehmann’s ‘Margaret’ cuvee?
Semillon
What are the standard sizes for a Hogshead and a Puncheon in Australia?
Hogshead – 300L
Puncheon – 500L
Who is producing the wines called Quintet and Triolet and in which region?
Mount Mary, Yarra Valley
Who is producing Basket Press Shiraz? What was the inaugural vintage?
Rockford, 1984.
Name 4 varieties commonly used in Rutherglen GI.
Brown Muscat, Shiraz, Durif, Muscadelle
Which wine would you associate with JJ Cohn? Name the AVA where is produced.
Scarecrow. Rutherford
Name two other wines produced by Scarecrow.
Toto’s Opium Dream Scene III
M. Etain
What are the unofficial regions of Southern Tasmania?
Derwent Valley
Huon Valley
Coal River/Richmond
The East Coast
What is the southernmost AVA in Willamette Valley AVA?
Lower Long Tom AVA
Name three vineyards on labels of Diamond Creek wines?
Any 3 of:
Gravelly meadow
Red Rock Terrace
Volcanic Hill
Lake
Name the two latest AVAs added in Lake County.
Upper Lake Valley - added in 2022
Long Valley Lake County - added in 2023
Name the Regional DOs of Chile from North to South
Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Central Valley
Sur
Austral
What are the zones of Valle del Maule?
Valle del Claro
Valle del Loncomilla
Valle del Tutuven
What is the most planted white grape in Argentina?
Pedro Giménez.
Who is producing the wine called Gala 1?
Luigi Bosca.
Who is producing Saurus Barrel Fermented Malbec? In which IG?
Familia Schroeder. Neuquén IG.
Give 2 productions areas in Baja California.
Any 2 of:
Guadalupe Valley
Ojos Negros Valley
San Vicente Valley
Santo Tomas Valley
Valle de la Grulla
Tecate
What are the two rivers in Tokaji?
Tisza and Bodrog.
What is the size of a “gonc”?
aprox 136 liters.
Where is Harsovo?
Struma River Valley, Bulgaria.
Where is VOC Znojmo? Which grapes can be used?
Moravia, Czech Republic. Riesling, Gruner Veltliner or Sauvignon Blanc.
What are the 4 major wine regions of Ukraine?
Crimea (Krim)
Odessa
Nikolayev-Kherson
Transcarpatian Region
What does the term Dűlő mean on a Hungarian wine label?
Single vineyard.
PDOs of Macedonia.
Amynteo
Goumenissa
Naoussa
Slopes of Meliton
Which is the most cultivated grape in Creta which is used in Peza and Sitia PDOs?
Vilana.
When and were was cold soak developed?
In Burgundy in the 1970s.
Who discovered that yeast is the agent of fermentation and when?
Louis Pasteur in the mid 1850s.
Which polyphenols are largely responsible for bitterness in wine?
Catechins.
