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Mainly California - ST Questions 19.09.20 Flashcards

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1
Q

In which counties are the following wine producers based?

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

A

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

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2
Q

List the AVAs of Santa Clara County.

A

Santa Clara Valley, San Ysidro district

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3
Q

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

A

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

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4
Q

Who owns Eisele vineyard?

A

Artemis (Francois Pinault)

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5
Q

Which Napa AVA sits between Yountville and Atlas Peak?

A

Stag’s Leap District

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6
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Which river flows through Rutherford AVA?

A

Napa River

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7
Q

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

A

Coombsville, 2011

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8
Q

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

A

Goldridge

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9
Q

Goldridge soils are recognised as part of which geological formation?

A

Wilson Grove Formation

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10
Q

List the AVA’s of the Sierra Foothills.

A

El Dorado, Fairplay, Fiddletown, North Yuba, Shenandoah

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11
Q 
Which wineries are famous for the following cuvees?
Camp Meeting Ridge 
Ma Belle Fille 
Georges de Latour 
Melbury 
Ambassador’s 1953
A 
Camp Meeting Ridge – Flowers 
Ma Belle Fille – Peter Michael winery
Georges de Latour – Beaulieu Vineyard
Melbury – Bond
Ambassador’s 1953 – Hanzell
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12
Q

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

A

San Louis Obispo

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Q

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

A

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

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14
Q

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

A

Santa Cruz Mountains

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15
Q

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

A

Gloria Ferrer

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16
Q

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

A

Bennett Valley

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17
Q

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

A

Franciscan complex

18
Q

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

A

75%

19
Q

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

A

95%, 85%

20
Q

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

A

California Land Stewardship Institute

21
Q

List the Counties of the South Coast AVA.

A

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

22
Q 
In which year were the following wineries established
Opus One 
Harlan 
Ridge 
Shafer
A

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

23
Q

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

A

St Helena, Corison

24
Q

In which AVA would you find the Hirsch vineyard?

A

Fort Ross Seaview

25
Q

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

A

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

– Second wine is Matriarch

26
Q

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

A

Alexander Mountain Estate, Jess Jackson

27
Q

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

A

2014

28
Q

In which county would you find the Guenoc Valley AVA?

A

Lake County

29
Q

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

A

Stag’s Leap

30
Q

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

A

Sta Rita Hills

31
Q

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

A

Hungary, Sparkling

32
Q

List the 5 major regions of Bulgaria

A

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

33
Q

In which Gemeinde would you find the alleinbesitz Schloss Johannesberg?

A

Geisenheim

34
Q

List the Deutscher Wein Regions.

A

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

35
Q

Name one DOCG from Sardinia.

A

Vermentino di Gallura

36
Q

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

A

Castello di Ama, Merlot

37
Q

List the subzones of Cotes de Provence.

A

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

38
Q

List the French wineries owned by AXA Millesimes.

A

Pibran, Suduiraut, Pichon Baron, Domaine d’Arlot

39
Q

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

A

Beauregard

40
Q

List the new black grapes approved for use in Bordeaux.

A

Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Arinarnoa

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