MA MS Questions 2nd Feb 2024 Flashcards
Question
Answer
Sommos, Obergo, Blecua and Vinas del Vero, are all producers located in which region?
Somontano, Spain.
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
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
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
Name from North to South the IG Provinces of Cuyo.
La Rioja
San Juan
San Luis
Mendoza
Where would find the districts La Consulta, Paraje Altamira and El Cepillo?
San Carlos department of Uco Valley, Mendoza.
What is the multi-department IG of San Juan?
Valle de Tulum
What variety was Cabernet Franc crossed with to create Carmenere?
Gros Cabernet
How is the pergola system called in Argentina?
Parral
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 Sauvignon. 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
In which GI is the Scarce Earth project located and what is it?
McLaren Vale. Scarce Earth (originally known as ‘Rare Earth’) is a project that aims to highlight the impact of site on the flavor of McLaren Vale wines. It utilizes a resource known as the McLaren Vale Geology Map, which divides the region up into 19 ‘districts’, to help ascertain whether similar geologies can indeed make for similar (or perhaps very different) wines.
Namely, the wine must be produced from a single, 10 year old plus McLaren vineyard; it must be produced in a fruit driven, expressive style (so excessively oaky wines were out) and there must be at least 225 litres of the wine produced.
What are the Greek generic terms used for white and red grapes respectively?
Asproudi for white grapes (aspro means white)
Mavroudi (mavro means black)
To which wines would the term Grand Cru refer to in Greece?
Sweet wines, made via the vin doux naturel process, that are sourced from select vineyards of a given region, typically from higher elevation sites.
Who is producing the wine called ‘Le Pied de Samson’? From which grape?
Domaine Georges Vernay, Viognier. Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes.
What is the main grape for Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestrale and minimum residual sugar in g/l?
min 75% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
min 35g/l
Who is producing La Plume du Peintre? Where?
Domaine de la Mordorée, CDP produced in outstanding vintages only.
Who is producing the wine called La Pialade? In which region?
Chateau Rayas, Rhone Valley, CDR Rouge.
