MS Questions 12.04.2024 Flashcards
Which commune was added for Sherry DO in 2023?
San José del Valle
What is the ageing requirement for Manzanilla Pasada?
7 years of oak ageing
What is the maximum residual sugar for Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda DO?
4 gr/l
The term encabezado has been replaced by which synonymous term in the 2023 update on Sherry DO?
Fortificacion
Which two categories can allow unfortified wines and under which conditions, in Sherry/Manzanilla?
Fino and Manzanilla given they achieve a min of 15% abv, min 2 years ageing as well as all the other reqs.
In Sherry what is Vino Generoso de Licor? Name the categories and their RS levels.
Basically is Vino Generoso blended with VDN or concentrated must.
Pale Dry: 4-45 g/l residual sugar
Medium: 4-115 g/l Usually produced from Amontillado
Pale Cream: 50-115 g/l residual sugar, usually produced from Fino
Cream: 115-140 g/l residual sugar, usually produced from Oloroso
Name the Generoso styles of Sherry.
Fino
Amontillado
Palo Cortado
Oloroso
In which DOs we can find the white Malvar grape?
Mondejar and Vinos de Madrid.
In which region would you find Bodegas Valduero?
Ribera del Duero, Spain.
Name the deep rose/light red wine popular in the Valdepenas DO that was traditionally made by blending red and white wines and bears the synonym Clarete.
Aloques
What is a speciality grape of Lanzarote?
Malvasia Volcanica
Where would you find Domaine Belargus?
Anjou
Where would you find Domaine de la Borde and Domaine Labet?
Jura
Name 3 villages that can append their name to Bourgogne AOP in the Yonne department.
Any 3 of:
Chitry
Epineuil
Tonnerre
Cote d’Auxerre
Coulanges la Vineuse
Name an AOP in Provence with a min. 60% combined Braquet and Fuella Nera?
Bellet AOP Red & Rose.
Name the Fourth Growth of St Estephe and its second wine.
Chateau Lafon Rochet.
Pelerins de Lafon Rochet.
In which GI would you find Treeton, Wallcliffe and Karridale?
Margaret River (They are unofficial subs)
Name the 4 winemakers that made Grange to date.
- Max Schubert
- Don Ditter
- John Duval
- Peter Gago
Name the unofficial region in Queensland.
Darling Dows.
In which IG would you find the El Arenal vineyard, one of the highest in the world?
Cachi, Salta
In which region of Italy would you find the producer Pala?
Sardinia
Name a DOP within the Terras de Cister IGP what are the styles produced?
Tavora Varosa DOP
- Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto.
- Espumante: Branco, Tinto.
Name 3 grapes used for rosado and red wines in Vinho Verde.
Vinhao, Espadeiro, Boraccal, Alvarelhao
What is “vinho abafado”? Where is it used?
Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol used to fortify the wines of Carcavelos DOP.
- white: Arinto, Galego Dourado and Ratinho
- red: min 75% combined Castelao and Preto Martinho * aged min 2 years in barrel and min 6 months in bottle
Name 3 zones of production in Georgia.
Any 3 of:
- Kakheti
- Kartli
- Imereti
- Racha-Lechkhumi
Name the 3 major regions of Hungary.
- Duna
- Dunantul
- Eszak Magyarorszag
Name the communes where Prosecco Superiore di Cartizze can be produced?
San Pietro di Barbozza
Santo Stefano
Saccol
What does the term Col Fondo mean in Prosecco?
Bottle fermented without disgorgement, cloudy with yeast sediments.
What does the term Vigna signify in Barolo?
Single Vineyard wine 100% of grapes must come from named vineyard.
What does the term Feinherb indicate on a German wine label?
Indicates a a slightly off-dry style;
no legal definition
What is “Message in a Bottle”? Which region in Germany is associated with?
An association of young growers in Rheinhessen committed to raising the quality throughout the region.
What does the term Liastos indicate in Greece?
Sweet wine from dried grapes.
What does the word Stein mean in relation to South African wine?
A semi-sweet white wine, usually a blend.
In Sake, what is kiki-choko?
A standard 180ml tasting vessel used by the Japan National Research Institute for the formal assesment of sake. Is made from white ceramic and has two blue circles at the bottom of the cup. The circles highlight the subtle green and yellow tinge that naturally occurs in sake.
In Sake, what is Seimaiki?
Rice milling machine.
What is a Tokkuri?
360ml carafe in which Sake is served
What is a Kiddush wine?
Sacramental sweet kosher wine which is enjoyed on the Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
