MA MS Questions 24th August 2024

Question 1

In which department would be most of the Champagne’s vineyards located?

Answer 1

Marne 66%; Aube (23%), Aisne (10%), Haute-Marne (0.002%), and Seine-et-Marne (1%)

Question 2

The Champagne Apellation consists of which 3 zones? How many communes is each composed of?

Answer 2

the zone de l’élaboration - 637 communes
the zone de production - 319 communes
the zone parcellaire de production de raisins - 319 communes

Question 3

What are the parents of Petit Meslier?

Answer 3

Gouais Blanc x Savagnin Blanc

Question 4

What is a synonym for Pinot Gris in Champagne?

Answer 4

Fromenteau

Question 5

What do Cuvée des Fondateurs (Dérot-Delugny) and Trop M’en Faut (Drappier) have in common?

Answer 5

They are both pure Fromenteau cuvées.

Question 6

Name two cuvees produced entirely from Arbane.

Answer 6

Arbane Pure Olivier Horiot
Cepage Arbane Moutard

Question 7

Name two cuvees produced entirely from Pinot Blanc.

Answer 7

Any two of:
Colas Robin (Piollot)
Cuvée des Lys (Philippe Fontaine)
Cuvée Heritage (Emmanuel Tassin)
Le Champ du Clos (Charles Dufour)
L’Originale (Pierre Gerbais)
Pinot Blanc Extra Brut (Chassenay d’Arce)
Roses de Jeanne La Bolorée (Cédric Bouchard)

Question 8

Name the lesser known districts of Champagne.

Answer 8

Coteaux du Morin
Vitryat
Mongueux

Question 9

Grande Montagne, Massif de Saint-Thierry, Monts de Berru, Ardre Valley and Vesle Valley are all what?

Answer 9

Subdistricts of Montagne de Reims.

Question 10

How many times are the Special Club wines tasted by the panel?

Answer 10

Twice. Once as vin clair and again after 3 years of ageing.

Question 11

Place the below 1er Crus in the region they belong to:
Sacy
Taissy
Cumieres
Vertus
Cuis

Answer 11

Sacy - Montaigne de Reims
Taissy - Montagne de Reims
Cumieres - Valee de la Marne
Vertus - Cote de Blancs
Cuis - Cote de Blancs

Question 12

Who is producing Volupte Brut?

Answer 12

René Geoffroy

Question 13

What are the most recent releases for Krug Grande Cuvee and Krug Rose? Which harvests are they composed around?

Answer 13

Krug Grande Cuvee - 172nd Edition composed around 2016 harvest
Krug Rose - 28th Edition composed around 2016 harvest

Question 14

Who is producing Clos des Bouveries? From which grape?

Answer 14

Duval Leroy. Chardonnay.

Question 15

What is a synonym for Síria in Portugal?

Answer 15

Roupeiro.

Question 16

What are the ageing requirements for Bairrada Branco Classico and Bairrada Tinto Classico?

Answer 16

Branco “Classico”: 12 months total with minimum 6 in bottle
Tinto “Classico”: 30 months total with minimum 12 in bottle

Question 17

What does the term “garrafeira” mean on a vintage Port label?
Who pioneered the style?

Answer 17

Vintage Port aged in cask for a minimum of 4 years and maximum 8 years with an additional minimum 15 years in a glass container.

Niepoort.

Question 18

What does the term “Envelhicido em garrafa” mean? Which category of Port uses it?

Answer 18

Bottle matured. LBV can use the designation if the wine is additionally aged for 3 years in the bottle .

Question 19

Which styles does Lourinhã DOP allow? What is the min ABV and ageing requirement?

Answer 19

Aguardente (brandy). 38%. Min 24 months.

Question 20

Which DOP in Lisboa allows Branco and Branco Espumante only?

Answer 20

Bucelas DOP

Question 21

What is the DOP for Vinho Licoroso in Lisboa? What is the minimum ageing?

Answer 21

Carcavelos DOP. 24 months in wood and 6 months in bottle.

Question 22

What is the minimum residual sugar for Vindima Tardia in Vinho Verde?

Answer 22

min 45 g/l

Question 23

How is amphora locally known in Alentejo?

Answer 23

Talha

Question 24

What’s the synonym for Godello in Portugal?

Answer 24

Gouveio

Question 25

In which region of China is Ao Yun produced?

Answer 25

Yunnan

Question 26

Which region in China is known to have produced the first dry wines?

Answer 26

Hebei. China’s second largest region.

Question 27

Give two sub-regions of Ningxia.

Answer 27

Any 2 of:
Shizuishan
Jinshan
Shenbeibu
Yuquanying
Quingtongxia
Hongsipu

Question 28

Which region is home to China’s first producer? Can you name the producer?

Answer 28

Shandong. Changyu founded in 1892.

Question 29

What kind of disease is Anthracnose? What is causing it?

Answer 29

Fungal disease caused by the fungus Elsinoe ampelina.

Question 30

Which fungal disease is instigated by Guignardia bidwellii?

Answer 30

Black Rot

Question 31

Which fungus causes Powdery Mildew?

Answer 31

Erysiphe necator AKA Uncinula necator

Question 32

What is the name of the fungi that can have a symbiotic relationship with the roots of many plants?

Answer 32

Mycorrhizae

Question 33

What is the parentage of the following grape varieties?

Marselan

Lilorila

Arinarnoa

Answer 33

Marselan – Cabernet Sauvignon x Grenache

Lilorila – Baroque x Chardonnay

Arinarnoa – Tannat x Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 34

Explain flotation

Answer 34

A method of clarification, in which gas is pulsed through the juice, and the solids float to the top of the liquid. The solids may be skimmed off or the tank may be drained, leaving the solids behind.

Question 35

State whether each of the following are either Fungal or Viral diseases.

Eutypa

Leaf Roll

Esca

Anthracnose

Legno Riccio

Answer 35

Eutypa – Fungal

Leaf Roll – Viral

Esca – Fungal

Anthracnose – Fungal

Legno Riccio – Viral

Question 36

Which fining agent can be used to remove yeast including Brettanomyces ?

Answer 36

Chitosan, derived from the exoskeleton of crustaceans.

Question 37

Which Asian vitis species was crossed with vinifera to obtain the Koshu grape ?

Answer 37

Vitis Davidii.

Question 38

What is Xiphinema index ?

Answer 38

The dagger nematode which vectors fanleaf degeneration virus.

Question 39

Le Clos, Les Poyeux, Le Bourg and Brézé are all wines produced by? Which one is white?

Answer 39

Clos Rougeard. Brézé.

Question 40

Name 2 PGIs of Cyprus.

Answer 40

Any 2 of:
Pafos
Lemesos
Larnaka
Lefkosia