Mainly Fortified - ST Questions 13.09.19

Question 1

What are the four styles of White Port?

Answer 1

Lagrima, Doce, Branco Meio Seco, Branco Leve e Seco

Question 2

What’s minimum alcohol for Branco Leve e seco?

Answer 2

16.5%

Question 3

What is the minimum RS for Lagrima?

Answer 3

130g/L

Question 4

Who makes Quinta do Tua?

Answer 4

Graham’s

Question 5

Who makes Quinta do Sagrado?

Answer 5

Calem

Question 6

Which company does Kopke belong to?

Answer 6

Sogevinus

Question 7

What size of Pipe is used for shipping Port?

Answer 7

534.24L

Question 8

To which other style of Madeira could one compare the sweetness levels of a Terrantez?

Answer 8

Verdelho

Question 9

Minimum age for Reserva Madeira?

Answer 9

5 years

Question 10

By what name are the terraces in Madeira known as?

Answer 10

Poios

Question 11

What is the Pergoda type vine trellising system known as in Madeira?

Answer 11

Latada

Question 12

What name is given to the style of vintage Madeira which is aged for a minimum 20 years in cask?

Answer 12

Frasqueira

Question 13

Give me two other names for Vinha da Roda.

Answer 13

Vinho da Torno and Vinho da Volta (Ocean journey across equator)

Question 14

What are the names of the two winds that effect the region of Jerez?

Answer 14

Levante and Poniente

Question 15

Which is the dry wind of Jerez and which is humid?

Answer 15

Levante dry, Poniente humid

Question 16

Name the nine towns of Sherry production.

Answer 16

• Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz)
• El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz)
• Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz)
• Chiclana de Frontera (Cádiz)
• Puerto Real (Cádiz)
• Rota (Cádiz)
• Chipiona (Cádiz)
• Trebujena (Cádiz)
• Lebrija (Seville)

Question 17

Jerez Superior is sandwiched between Sanlucar de Barrameda and which river?

Answer 17

Guadalete River

Question 18

What is the largest Pago in Jerez?

Answer 18

Macharnudo

Question 19

In Jerez what grape is cultivated in arenas soils near Chipiona?

Answer 19

Moscatel

Question 20

What is the maximum yield of juice from 100kg of grapes in Jerez?

Answer 20

72.5L

Question 21

What winemaking procedure is desfangado?

Answer 21

Racking

Question 22

Name three styles of wine produced in Sanlucar de Barrameda.

Answer 22

Manzanilla Fina, Manzanilla Pasada, Manzanilla Olorosa

Question 23

What sign would a fermenting sherry tank receive to denote a gordura classification?

Answer 23

A circle

Question 24

What grapes are used for Rubino Marsala?

Answer 24

Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), and Nerello Mascalese

Question 25

What is the name of the ‘Vergina’ wine that Marco Bertoli releases as Vino di Tavola instead of Marsala

Answer 25

“Vecchio Samperi”

Question 26

What year was Inglenook founded and by whom?

Answer 26

1880 Gustav Niebaum

Question 27

In which county would you find the Squaw Valley-Miramonte AVA?

Answer 27

Fresno

Question 28

Which two Dicks were Oregon pioneers?

Answer 28

Erath and Ponzi

Question 29

In which AVA in Washington State would you find Muller Thurgau?

Answer 29

Puget Sound

Question 30

Name the independent wards of the Northern Cape

Answer 30

Central Orange River, Prieska, Hartswater.

Question 31

Which producers make the following wines?

• Rubicon -
• Paul Sauer -
• The Mint -
• Pofadder -
• Series M -
• Edelkur -

Answer 31

• Rubicon - Meerlust
• Paul Sauer - Kanonkop
• The Mint - Thelema
• Pofadder - Sadie Family Wines
• Series M - Vilafonte
• Edelkur - Nederburg

Question 32

What are the districts of Klein Karoo?

Answer 32

Langeberg-Garcia and Calitzdorp.

Question 33

With which district is the teinturier grape Pontac linked?

Answer 33

Constantia

Question 34

Which whites are denoted Premiere Cuvee in the Lavalle classification?

Answer 34

Batard Montrachet, Perrieres, Corton

Question 35

Which 3 Savoie crus can produce 100% Mondeuse?

Answer 35

Bugey (Montagnieu), Arbin and St Jean de la Porte

Question 36

Who makes the 1er Cru Monopole Clos Napoleon and in which Village?

Answer 36

Pierre Gelin in Fixin

Question 37

Name three Brunello Fraziones.

Answer 37

Any three from Saint Angelo dell Colle, Torrenieri, Castelnuovo del Abate, Montosoli, Altesino, Pianezzine, Colle al Matrichese, Piandellorino

Question 38

Minimum Alcohol for Caluso DOCG - Bianco, Spumante and Passito?

Answer 38

11%, 11.5%, 17% respectively

Question 39

Minimum RS for Colli Euganei Fior d’Arcancio Dolce, Spumante and Passito styles?

Answer 39

50g/L for all three

Question 40

What are the dominant varieties for Tullum DOCG and what is its alternative name?

Answer 40

Montepulciano 95% for reds, Pecorino or Passerina 90% for whites. Minimum 60% Chardonnay for Spumante. Also known as Terre Tollesi.