MA MS Questions 20th Jan 2024

Question 1

What is the minimum ageing required for:
Gattinara Riserva DOCG
Valtelina Superiore DOCG
Amarone Riserva DOCG

Answer 1

Gattinara Riserva - 47 months including 36 months in wood
Valtelina Superiore - 24 months including 12 months in wood
Amorone Riserva - min 4 years starting Nov 1st year of the harvest

Question 2

Name the Alsace Grand Crus located in Riquewihr

Answer 2

Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg AOP
Alsace Grand Cru Sporen AOP

Question 3

Which mountain range is a major natural feature in Rutherglen GI?

Answer 3

Victorian Alps

Question 4

Name the classification and commune of Chateau Latour Blanche

Answer 4

Premier Grand Cru Classe, Bommes.

Question 5

Minimum ageing on lees for Austrian Sekt Charmat method?

Answer 5

min 6 months.

Question 6

When can a GG Riesling be released?

Answer 6

September 1st, one year after harvest

Question 7

Name the producer and the appelation for the wine called Sanctus Sanctorum.

Answer 7

Clos Saint-Jean, Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOP

Question 8

In which district would you find the producer Boschendal?

Answer 8

Franschhoek Valley

Question 9

What is Cartagène? In which region would you find it?

Answer 9

VDL from Languedoc-Roussillon

Question 10

What is the RS in a Gaillac Blanc Sec Perle? Name the principal grapes.

Answer 10

Mauzac, Loin de l’œil, Muscadelle

Question 11

Where is Clos des Epeneaux? Who owns it?

Answer 11

A portion of 5 hectares in the center of the Les Epenots 1er Cru in Pommard. Monopole of Comte Armand.

Question 12

Which appellation covers vineyards planted with Pinot Noir in Meursault that are adjacent to Volnay?

Answer 12

Volnay-Santenots 1er Cru.

Question 13

What is the maximum % of Pinot Gris allowed in Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 13

30%

Question 14

Where would you find the soil called “roche pourrie”?

Answer 14

Beaujolais, Morgon. Meaning rotten rock, a mixture of volcanic rock, schist, and soft crystalline rock.

Question 15

In Burgundy who makes the Premier Cru Monopole ‘Clos St Paul’ and in which appellation?

Answer 15

Domaine Silvestre du Closel, Givry

Question 16

Who owns the monopole Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussière Premier Cru?

Answer 16

Georges Roumier

Question 17

Clos de Tavannes is a top premier cru in which AOP?

Answer 17

Santenay

Question 18

Who produces Vosne-Romanée “Cuvée Duvault-Blochet” Premier Cru?

Answer 18

DRC; Produced in certain vintages from the domaine’s small holdings in Gaudichots, Petits Monts, and Au-Dessus de Malconsorts as well as second crop from the grand crus. Inaugural vintage 1999.

Question 19

Who is producing the wine called Cerro Sur and where?

Answer 19

Favia, Napa Valley.

Question 20

Which wine is the first Spanish wine to make it to La Place de Bordeaux?

Answer 20

Yjar, Telmo Rodriguez, Rioja

Question 21

Who is producing Fieramonte Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva?

Answer 21

Allegrini

Question 22

What is the name of the spirit distilled from Muscat of Alexandria which is Bolivia’s answer to Pisco?

Answer 22

Singani

Question 23

What is the name of the volcano that is still active in Mendoza?

Answer 23

Tupungatito.

Question 24

Which Cru Classé Bordeaux produces a non-sulfite added, biodynamically certified, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 24

Durfort Vivens (la Nature de Durfort Vivens)

Question 25

What is the 2nd wine of Chateau Batailley? When was it introduced?

Answer 25

Lions de Batailley. 2016.

Question 26

Where would you find the producer Moulin Touchais?

Answer 26

Loire Valley, Coteaux du Layon, France.

Question 27

In which AOP would you find Domaine Guiberteau?

Answer 27

Saumur AOP

Question 28

List the communes of Cote Rotie.

Answer 28

Ampuis
St Cyr-sur-Rhone
Tupin-Semons

Question 29

Name the important pagos in El Puerto de Santa María.

Answer 29

Balbaina
Los Tercios

Question 30

Where can you find Futo Wines?

Answer 30

Napa Valley.

Question 31

Who is producing Tanbark Hill Cabernet Sauvignon and in which AVA?

Answer 31

Philip Togni Vineyard, Napa Valley.

Question 32

Who was the first American to work as a winemaker and vineyeard manager in Burgundy? Which winery did he establish upon returning to US?

Answer 32

Ted Lemon, Littorai. In 1982 he bacame the winemaker fro Domaine Guy Roulot. He also studied winemaking and apprenticed with Domaine Dujac, Georges Roumier and Bruno Clair.

Question 33

Who and where is producing the wines called One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon and Relentless Syrah?

Answer 33

Shafer. Stags Leap District and Napa Valley.

Question 34

Who is producing San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir and where?

Answer 34

Hirsch, Sonoma Coast.

Question 35

Who is producing the wine called Trilogie in Pomerol?

Answer 35

Le Pin. A three vintage blend from declassified lots.

Question 36

Where would you find Château Grand-Renouil and Château Gaby?

Answer 36

Canon-Fronsac

Question 37

What type of disease is Eutypa Dieback? How does it affect the vine?

Answer 37

Fungal disease. The spores are carried by rain and enter the vine through the pruning wounds. It releases toxins and eventually the infected cane dies (the dead arm).

Question 38

What is Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio?

Answer 38

A limited production, premium Vintage Port Bottling from Quinta do Vesuvio produced only in exceptional vintages. As of now only 2007 and 2011 have been produced.

Question 39

Which enzyme produced by botrytis is responsible for rapid oxidation?

Answer 39

Laccase

Question 40

What is débourbage?

Answer 40

Settling of the must followed by racking.