Mainly California - ST Questions 19.09.20

Question 1

In which counties are the following wine producers based?

a) Parducci
b) Hanzell
c) Calera
d) Fetzer

Answer 1

a) Parducci – Mendocino
b) Hanzell – Sonoma
c) Calera – San Benito County
d) Fetzer – Mendocino

Question 2

List the AVAs of Santa Clara County.

Answer 2

Santa Clara Valley, San Ysidro district

Question 3

Which two wines won the Judgement of Paris tasting in 1976 (include vintages).

Answer 3

Chateau Montelena Chardonnay 1973, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V Cabernet Sauvignon 1973

Question 4

Who owns Eisele vineyard?

Answer 4

Artemis (Francois Pinault)

Question 5

Which Napa AVA sits between Yountville and Atlas Peak?

Answer 5

Stag’s Leap District

Question 6

Which river flows through Rutherford AVA?

Answer 6

Napa River

Question 7

Which is the youngest AVA in Napa and what year was it established?

Answer 7

Coombsville, 2011

Question 8

What is the name of the most common soil type in Green Valley AVA?

Answer 8

Goldridge

Question 9

Goldridge soils are recognised as part of which geological formation?

Answer 9

Wilson Grove Formation

Question 10

List the AVA’s of the Sierra Foothills.

Answer 10

El Dorado, Fairplay, Fiddletown, North Yuba, Shenandoah

Question 11

Which wineries are famous for the following cuvees?
Camp Meeting Ridge 
Ma Belle Fille 
Georges de Latour 
Melbury 
Ambassador’s 1953

Answer 11

Camp Meeting Ridge – Flowers 
Ma Belle Fille – Peter Michael winery
Georges de Latour – Beaulieu Vineyard
Melbury – Bond
Ambassador’s 1953 – Hanzell

Question 12

In which county would you find the San Miguel and Creston District AVAs?

Answer 12

San Louis Obispo

Question 13

To qualify as Sonoma County Sustainable, vineyards must be certified from one of which four bodies?

Answer 13

Fish Friendly Farming, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (also known as Certified Sustainable), Sustainability in Practice (SIP), or LODI RULES

Question 14

In which AVA would you find Ridge’s Monte Bello vineyard?

Answer 14

Santa Cruz Mountains

Question 15

Which Carneros sparkling wine producer was founded by Cava producer Freixenet?

Answer 15

Gloria Ferrer

Question 16

In which AVA would you find Sonoma Mountain and Taylor Peak?

Answer 16

Bennett Valley

Question 17

Which Geological formation can best be described as a mixture of ocean floor sediment and volcanic rocks rich in iron?

Answer 17

Franciscan complex

Question 18

What percentage of a Californian wine must consist of Chardonnay to be varietally labelled as such?

Answer 18

75%

Question 19

What percentage of a particular vintage must be in the bottle of an AVA specific wine and wine labelled by County respectively?

Answer 19

95%, 85%

Question 20

Which institute instigated the Climate Adaptation Certification Program now adopted by many California wineries?

Answer 20

California Land Stewardship Institute

Question 21

List the Counties of the South Coast AVA.

Answer 21

(x5) Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernadino

Question 22

In which year were the following wineries established
Opus One 
Harlan 
Ridge 
Shafer

Answer 22

Opus One – 1979
Harlan – 1984 (first vintage 1990)
Ridge – 1962
Shafer – 1978

Question 23

In which AVA is the Kronos vineyard situated and who makes the best known example?

Answer 23

St Helena, Corison

Question 24

In which AVA would you find the Hirsch vineyard?

Answer 24

Fort Ross Seaview

Question 25

List the ‘Grand Crus’ of Bond and name its second wine?

Answer 25

– Pluribus, Melbury, Quella, St Eden, Vecina.

– Second wine is Matriarch

Question 26

What was the property formerly known as Gauer Ranch renamed as and by whom?

Answer 26

Alexander Mountain Estate, Jess Jackson

Question 27

Of the vintages 2013 to 2016 which was considered the best for Pinot Noir in California’s North Coast?

Answer 27

2014

Question 28

In which county would you find the Guenoc Valley AVA?

Answer 28

Lake County

Question 29

In which AVA would you find the Silverado, Pine Ridge and Fay vineyards?

Answer 29

Stag’s Leap

Question 30

In which AVA would you find the Sanford and Benedict vineyard?

Answer 30

Sta Rita Hills

Question 31

In which country would you find Pezsgő wines and what style are they?

Answer 31

Hungary, Sparkling

Question 32

List the 5 major regions of Bulgaria

Answer 32

Struma River Valley, Valley of the Roses, Thracian Lowlands, Danubian Plain, Cherno More (Black Sea) Region

Question 33

In which Gemeinde would you find the alleinbesitz Schloss Johannesberg?

Answer 33

Geisenheim

Question 34

List the Deutscher Wein Regions.

Answer 34

Bayern, Albrechtsburg, Rhein-Mosel, Oberrhein, Neckar, Neiderlausitz, Stargarder Land

Question 35

Name one DOCG from Sardinia.

Answer 35

Vermentino di Gallura

Question 36

Who makes the Super Tuscan l’Apparita and from which grape?

Answer 36

Castello di Ama, Merlot

Question 37

List the subzones of Cotes de Provence.

Answer 37

Frejus, Mont St Victoire, La Londe, Pierrefeu, Notre Dame des Anges

Question 38

List the French wineries owned by AXA Millesimes.

Answer 38

Pibran, Suduiraut, Pichon Baron, Domaine d’Arlot

Question 39

The team at which other Pomerol winery acquired Petit-Village from AXA?

Answer 39

Beauregard

Question 40

List the new black grapes approved for use in Bordeaux.

Answer 40

Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Arinarnoa