May 30 Challenge Deck Flashcards

MS Kick Ass

1
Q

What is meant by the term Hermine d’Or

A

quality statement in Muscadet

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2
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nagambie lakes Gi is a subregion of what GI?

A

Goulburn Valley GI

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3
Q

what is the difference between the Yamahai and sokujo method of making sake?

A

sokujo has lactic acid added instead of being cultured

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4
Q

what is the French synonym for tai Rosso?

A

grenache

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5
Q

what is the min potential alcohol for Muscat BDV?

A

21.5%

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6
Q

how much of a house’s port inventory can be sold annually?

A

one third (lei do terço) law of the third

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7
Q

explain flash detente

A

temp raised to 180 then put into vacuum

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8
Q

in what AVA would you find the Seneca Lake AVA?

A

Finger Lakes

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9
Q

Who Makes the Vintage Port ‘Nacional’

A

Quinta do Noval

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10
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besides alsace, where would you find two examples of AOC wines allowed to put SGN on the label?

A

Montbazillac, Coteaux de Layon, coteaux de l’aubance

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11
Q

in what Napa Ava would you find the eisele vineyard?

A

calistoga

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12
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Name all 3 AVA’s shared between Oregon and Washington

A

Walla Walla, Columbia valley, Columbia gorge

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13
Q

in what country is the subregion of the Golan heights?

A

israel

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14
Q

what is vin des glaciers?

A

made in perpetual soleras, farmed in the valais and then vinified in the mountains- traditionally reze, but now malvoise and Marianne and petite ARVINE

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15
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what is the synonym for gutedal in alsace

A

chasselas

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16
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what is the only region in burgenland allowed to produce white DAC wines

A

leithaberg

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17
Q

what are the most widely used species of coffee?

A

coffee arabica, coffee canephora

18
Q

How many AVA’s are shared between Oregon and Washington?

A

3

19
Q

who owns the pieve Santa restituta estate in Montalcino?

A

Gaja

20
Q

where would you find a bottle stating ‘chaume 1er cru?”

A

coteaux de layon

21
Q

what is the only German region without a VDP grosselage

A

Heissiche Bergstrasse

22
Q

Where would you find the ward of Bottelary

A

Stellenbosch

23
Q

What is the Parral training system?

A

Pergola trellising system widely used in argentina

24
Q

what are the requirements for an alsace wine to be labelled ‘gentil?’

A

50% noble varieties, AOP varietals for the rest, all base wines vinified seperately

25
Q

where is Germany’s driest wine growing climate?

A

Nahe

26
Q

what river forms Germany’s border with Luxembourg?

A

Moselle

27
Q

what chilean subregion encompasses all 3- A/EC/Co

A

Colchagua

28
Q

What problems are caused by a lack of nitrogen in a fermentation?

A

fermentation goes slowly and yeast will start producing H2S, leading to mercaptans and reduction

29
Q

the province of salta surrounds which Argentinian province?

A

jujuy

30
Q

what is the main river of the Sachsen Anbaugebiete?

A

Elbe

31
Q

about how many degrees Oeshle compare to 1 degree KMW?

A

5

32
Q

what is schillerwein?

A

rose from wurttenberg

33
Q

what were the first two Napa valley sub AVA’s?

A

Los Carneros, Howell Mountain 1983

34
Q

where would you find the colli novaresi DOC

A

alta piemonte

35
Q

what premier cru vineyard extends over the border of st. aubin into chassagne Montrachet?

A

En Remilly 1er Cru

36
Q

how many villages qualify for the rive designation in proseco conegliano valdobiaddene

A

43

37
Q

in what region would you find the Brundlmayer winery?

A

Langenlois, Kamptal

38
Q

where is the bekaa valley?

A

Lebanon

39
Q

what type of soil characterizes Rioja Alta and Alavesa

A

Calcareous Clay

40
Q

Cuvee Frederic Emile is a blend of what two GC’s

A

Geisberg and Osterberg