MS Questions 20.04.2024

Question 1

Question

Answer 1

Answer

Question 2

What is the maximum % allowed in the Bordeaux AOP Blanc for Alvarinho and Liorila?

Answer 2

Max 10% combined.

Question 3

How is Malbec known on the right bank in Bordeaux?

Answer 3

Pressac Noir.

Question 4

Following the 2022 classification, how many Cru Artisan were approved in 2023?

Answer 4

33

Question 5

Which 2 Chateaux were absorbed by Chateau La Mission Haut Brion?

Answer 5

Chateau La Tour Haut-Brion - final vintage 2005
Chateau Laville Haut-Brion - final vintage 2008

Question 6

Name the two most recent years when Yquem was not made.

Answer 6

1992, 2012

Question 7

Which 1er Cru from Sauternes is located in Preignac?

Answer 7

Château Suduiraut

Question 8

With which estate/wine would you associate the name Loic Pasquet?

Answer 8

Liber Pater

Question 9

Which St Emilion Grands Cru Classés withdrawn from the 2022 classification?

Answer 9

Château Angélus (Former Premier Grand Cru Classe A)
Château Ausone (Former Premier Grand Cru Classe A)
Château Cheval-Blanc (Former Premier Grand Cru Classe A)
Château La Gaffelière (Former Premier Grand Cru Classe B)

Question 10

Where can you find Chateau Roc de Cambes?

Answer 10

Cotes de Bourg AOP.

Question 11

Who is the largest vineyard owner in Clos de la Roche Grand Cru?

Answer 11

Domaine Ponsot

Question 12

Where would you find the monopole Clos Napoléon 1er cru? Who owns it?

Answer 12

Fixin, Domaine Pierre Gelin.

Question 13

Where is the monopole of Clos des Maréchaudes 1er Cru located and who owns it?

Answer 13

Aloxe Corton. Albert Bichot, Domaine du Pavillon.

Question 14

Which 3 lieux-dits can be labeled with Montee de Tonerre?

Answer 14

Chapelot
Côte de Bréchain
Pied d’Aloup

Question 15

Where would you find Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois? What style of wines does it produce?

Answer 15

South of Côte de Beaune and Hautes Côtes de Beaune on the left bank of river Dheune which separates it to the East from Côte Chalonnaise.

Reds only from Pinot Noir.

Question 16

Which commune produces both Pouilly-Fuisse and Saint-Veran?

Answer 16

Solutré-Pouilly

Question 17

What style of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?

Answer 17

Blanc liquoreux from 100% Chenin Blanc

Question 18

In which region of the Loire would you find the Masif Armorican?

Answer 18

Pays Nantais

Question 19

Damien Laureau and Domaine Eric Morgat are both famous producers in which AOP?

Answer 19

Savennières AOP

Question 20

Who is producing the wine called ‘Le Pied de Samson’? From which grape?

Answer 20

Domaine Georges Vernay, Viognier. Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes.

Question 21

List the communes of Hermitage AOP?

Answer 21

Crozes-Hermitage

Larnage

Tain l’Hermitage

Question 22

What is the main grape for Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestrale and minimum residual sugar in g/l?

Answer 22

min 75% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains

min 35g/l

Question 23

Who is producing La Plume du Peintre? Where?

Answer 23

Domaine de la Mordorée, CDP produced in outstanding vintages only.

Question 24

Which of the Muscat VDN AOPs in Languedoc has the highest minimum RS required?

Answer 24

Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOP. 125 gr/l

Question 25

What style does Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP allow?

Answer 25

Reds only.

Question 26

What is the minimum and maximum alcohol for Pineau des Charentes AOP?

Answer 26

min 16%
max 22%

Question 27

List the principal varieties of Tursan AOP.

Answer 27

White: Baroque and Gros Manseng

Red: Cabernet Franc and Tannat

Question 28

In which region would you find the producer Roagna?

Answer 28

Piedmont. Barbaresco and Barolo.

Question 29

From what grape would a Trentino Vin Santo be made off?

Answer 29

Nosiola, min 85%

Question 30

Who owns the Monprivato Cru and in which commune is it located?

Answer 30

Giuseppe Mascarello, Castiglione Falletto

Question 31

Who is producing Lamaione and from which grape?

Answer 31

Castelgiocondo Frescobaldi, 100% Merlot.

Question 32

Who is producing Flaccianello della Pieve and from which grape?

Answer 32

Fontodi, 100% Sangiovese.

Question 33

What is the most Southerly sub-region of Central Otago?

Answer 33

Alexandra

Question 34

In which region would you find the Kaikoura Ranges as a major natural feature?

Answer 34

Marlborough

Question 35

Where would you find the producer Giesen?

Answer 35

Canterbury

Question 36

Which DOP has the highest yield in Portugal and what is it?

Answer 36

Madeira, 150hl/ha

Question 37

What are the 2 estuaries of Peninsula de Setubal?

Answer 37

Tagus and Sado

Question 38

What is Bagaceira?

Answer 38

Grape marc spirit. Made from grape skins, pips and other residuals after pressing.

Question 39

What type of beer is Kristall Weizen?

Answer 39

Filtered, crystal clear wheat beer

Question 40

What is the minimum alcohol content for Gin following the EU regulations?

Answer 40

37.50%

Question 41

What is the minimum wood ageing for Welsh Single-Malt Whisky?

Answer 41

3 years