MS Questions 17th June 2024 Flashcards
Who is producing the wine called “Palazzi”, where and from which grape?
Tenuta di Trinoro, Tuscany, 100% Merlot.
What is the minimum ageing for Garnatxa de Tarragona?
min 2 years
What is Garnacha del Emporda?
Vi de Licor, designated “rubí” if made with Garnatxa Negre, or “ambre” if made with Garnatxa Blanca
What are the ageing requirements for Garnacha del Emporda?
Crianza: min 3 years including min 1 year in oak
Reserva: min 5 years including min 4 years in oak
Gran Reserva: min 8 years including min 6 years in oak
Give 3 subzones that can be used on labels for Corpinnat wines.
Any 3 of:
Alta Penedès
Alta Camp
Anoia
Baix Llobregatz
Baix Penedès
Garraf
Tarragonès
What is the RS range for Vino Dulce de Frio in Penedes DO?
70-150 gr/l
What is Rosalejo?
Vino de Pago in La Mancha added in 2024.
What are the regions of Limestone Coast Zone?
Mount Benson GI
Robe GI
Mount Gambier GI
Coonawarra GI
Wrattonbully GI
Padthaway GI
Names and age for old vines according to the Barossa Old Vine Charter.
Old Vines - 35+ years
Survivor Vines - 70+ years
Centenarian Vines - 100+ years
Ancestor Vines - 125+ years
Who is producing “Block 6 Shiraz”?
In which GI is the producer located?
Kay Brothers Amery Vineyards
McLaren Vale GI, Fleurieu Zone, South Australia, Australia.
What does “Palaiomenos se vareli” indicate on a Greek wine label?
Oak ageing beyond the required minimum.
What are the grapes used in Goumenissa PDO?
Xinomavro with at least 20% Negoska. Lighter style.
Which other 2 grapes are blended with Xinomavro in Rapsani in order to soften it?
Krassato and Stavroto.
Which grape is used in the red wines of Sitia and Daphnes?
Liatiko
What style of wine does Gyöngyözőbor indicate in Hungary?
Frizzante
What is the maximum RS allowed for Bikaver?
5 gr/l
What style of wine would Jégbor indicate in Hungary?
Ice Wine
Which tannic red grape is widely grown in Struma River Valley region?
Melnik
What is “vin de cuvee” “ in Champagne?
The first 2050 liters of juice from the 4000kg of grapes
What is “vin de taille” in Champagne?
The following 500 liters after the first 2050 liters extracted from 4000kg of grapes.
What is “rebeche” ?
The third extraction following the vin de cuvee and vin de taille representing 1 to 10% of the total, used for distillates.
How many liters in a Nebuchadnezzar?
15
What are the Cuvee de Prestige of:
Pommery
Joseph Perrier
Bruno Paillard
Duval-Leroy
Drappier
Cuvee Louise
Cuvee Josephine
Nec-Plus-Ultra
Femme de Champagne
Charles de Gaulle
What is the main grape in Cremant de Die?
min 55% Clairette, min 10% Aligote, 5-10% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
What are the ageing requirements for Franciacorta?
18 months - Franciacorta
24 months - Franciacorta Rose and Saten
30 moths - Franciacorta Millesimato
60 months - Franciacorta Riserva
What are the additional requirements for Asolo Prosecco Sui Lieviti?
*Wines from a single harvest
*Must be bottle fermented and left undisgorged
*Minimum 90 days on the lees.
What is the min residual sugar for Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancenstrale?
35 g/l
Clos St Jacques and Chaudes Terres are 2 plots for which famous champagne?
Bollinger Vielles Vignes Francaise
What is the size of a pipe?
550 liters. In Vila Nova de Gaia they often hold 620 liters.
How long does LBV port spend in cask?
What does it means if a LBV port is labeled as Envelhecido em Garrafa?
4 to 6 years.
Additional minnimum 3 years of bottle ageing.
How long does Tawny Reserve spend in cask prior to bottling?
min 7 years.
What is the “estágio” in the Madeira making?
The rest period of minimum 90 days for the wine after the Estufagem process is complete, before being transferred to cask for ageing.
How is the process of sweetening and blending the Sherry before bottling known as?
Cabeceo
What are the sugar levels indicated on the label for Marsala?
secco - max 40 gr/l RS
semisecco - 40 to 100 gr/l RS
dolce - min 100 gr/l RS
What is the most important pago in Sanlúcar?
Miraflores.
What is the minimum ageing for Madeira Frasqueira?
Min 20 years
What are the three stages of quality that the must is divided in Sherry?
Primera yema – free run juice
Segunda yema – press wine
Mosto prensa – poorer quality press wine used for distillation.
Which communes are allowed to bottle Klevener de Heiligenstein varietally?
Heiligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai
Which crus in Savoie mandate a minimum of 80% Chasselas?
Marignan
Ripaille
Crepy
Which Alsace AOP subzones can be stated on the label for red wines only?
Ottrott
Rodern
Saint-Hippolyte
