MA MS Questions 21st Sept 2024 Flashcards
Where would you find the producer Chateau de Charmes?
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
What does the term Auszeichnungen refer to in Germany?
The German Wine Sealand/or regional awards that may appear on the bottle.
These seals follow a colour-coding system outlined above to identify trocken or halbtrocken wines:
a yellow seal denotes trocken or dry,
lime green indicates halbtrocken or off-dry and
a red seal usually indicates a wine which is somewhat sweeter, but with a balanced fruity acidity.
Where would you find the below producers:
Bodegas Altanza
Bodega Protos
Barbadillo
Astobiza
Rioja
Ribera del Duero
Andalucia/Sherry
Basque Country/Txakoli de Alava
Where would you find Roebuck Estate and The Grange producers?
Roebuck Estate - West Sussex
The Grange - Hampshire
Who owns?
Quinta da Roeda
Quinta do Bomfim
Quinta da Gricha
Croft
Dow’s
Churchill’s
Where would you find the producer called Rutini?
Mendoza, Argentina
In which regions would you find the following distilleries?
Kilkerran
Glenmorangie
Alisa Bay
Kilchoman
Campbeltown
Highlands
Lowlands
Islay
Kannan Valley Winery, Jade Winery, Silver Heights Winery and Nine Peaks Winery are all located in which country?
China, Helan Mountain
What are the zones of Valle de Curico?
Valle del Lontue
Valle del Teno
What is the most Southerly sub-region of Central Otago?
Alexandra
In which region would you find the Kaikoura Ranges as a major natural feature?
Marlborough
Where would you find the producer Giesen?
Canterbury
In which region would you find the producer Roagna?
Piedmont. Barbaresco and Barolo.
From what grape would a Trentino Vin Santo be made off?
Nosiola, min 85%
Who owns the Monprivato Cru and in which commune is it located?
Giuseppe Mascarello, Castiglione Falletto
Who is producing Lamaione and from which grape?
Castelgiocondo Frescobaldi, 100% Merlot.
Who is producing Flaccianello della Pieve and from which grape?
Fontodi, 100% Sangiovese.
What is the minimum and maximum alcohol for Pineau des Charentes AOP?
min 16%
max 22%
What type of beer is Kristall Weizen?
Filtered, crystal clear wheat beer
What is the minimum alcohol content for Gin following the EU regulations?
37.5%
What is the minimum wood ageing for Welsh Single-Malt Whisky?
3 years
Which wines came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Berlin Tasting ?
1st - Viñedo Chadwick 2000
2nd - Seña 2001
3rd - Château Lafite 2000
Where would you find Bodega Garzón ?
Uruguay.
What is the name of the region in Brazil’s tropical North?
São Francisco Valley
Which country has some of the world’s highest vineyards at Potosi and Tarija?
Bolivia
Which region and grape variety would you associate with Penfolds Bin 620. What were the only two vintages released of this wine?
Coonawarra, Cabernet Shiraz 1966, 2008.
In which GI would you find Word of Mouth and Borrodell on the Mount wineries?
Orange
Which GI would you find further North than Brisbane?
South Burnett
In which country would you find the producer Kayra?
Turkey
Which two white varieties are not allowed in any of the AOC communale?
Muscat and Chasselas
List the principal varieties of Tursan AOP.
White: Baroque and Gros Manseng
Red: Cabernet Franc and Tannat
Which AOC communale allows Savagnin Rose?
Klevener de Heiligenstein
Which three AOC communale allow Pinot Noir only?
Saint-Hippolyte
Ottrott
Rodern
Which AOC communale allows Pinot Blanc?
Val St Gregoire
Who produces Quintessences de Grains Nobles?
Domaine Weinbach, only produced in outstanding vintages
Where would you find Chateau La Pointe?
Pomerol
With which Champagne houses would you associate the names:
Julie Cavil
Severine Frerson
Alice Tetienne
Krug, Chef de Cave
Perrier-Jouet, Chef de Cave
Henriot, Chef de Cave
Where would you find the producer Moulin Touchais? After how many years is the wine released?
Loire Valley, Coteaux du Layon, France. Released after 10 years.
Which region in the Loire valley was the first one to receive AOC status?
Quincy, 1936.
Which villages are allowed to add their names to the basic appellation in Touraine AOP?
Amboise
Mesland
Azay-le-Rideau
Oisly
Chenonceaux
