MS Questions 20.04.2024 Flashcards
Question
Answer
What is the maximum % allowed in the Bordeaux AOP Blanc for Alvarinho and Liorila?
Max 10% combined.
How is Malbec known on the right bank in Bordeaux?
Pressac Noir.
Following the 2022 classification, how many Cru Artisan were approved in 2023?
33
Which 2 Chateaux were absorbed by Chateau La Mission Haut Brion?
Chateau La Tour Haut-Brion - final vintage 2005
Chateau Laville Haut-Brion - final vintage 2008
Name the two most recent years when Yquem was not made.
1992, 2012
Which 1er Cru from Sauternes is located in Preignac?
Château Suduiraut
With which estate/wine would you associate the name Loic Pasquet?
Liber Pater
Which St Emilion Grands Cru Classés withdrawn from the 2022 classification?
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)
Where can you find Chateau Roc de Cambes?
Cotes de Bourg AOP.
Who is the largest vineyard owner in Clos de la Roche Grand Cru?
Domaine Ponsot
Where would you find the monopole Clos Napoléon 1er cru? Who owns it?
Fixin, Domaine Pierre Gelin.
Where is the monopole of Clos des Maréchaudes 1er Cru located and who owns it?
Aloxe Corton. Albert Bichot, Domaine du Pavillon.
Which 3 lieux-dits can be labeled with Montee de Tonerre?
Chapelot
Côte de Bréchain
Pied d’Aloup
Where would you find Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois? What style of wines does it produce?
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.
Which commune produces both Pouilly-Fuisse and Saint-Veran?
Solutré-Pouilly
What style of wine does Coteaux de Saumur produce?
Blanc liquoreux from 100% Chenin Blanc
In which region of the Loire would you find the Masif Armorican?
Pays Nantais
Damien Laureau and Domaine Eric Morgat are both famous producers in which AOP?
Savennières AOP
Who is producing the wine called ‘Le Pied de Samson’? From which grape?
Domaine Georges Vernay, Viognier. Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes.
List the communes of Hermitage AOP?
Crozes-Hermitage
Larnage
Tain l’Hermitage
What is the main grape for Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestrale and minimum residual sugar in g/l?
min 75% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
min 35g/l
Who is producing La Plume du Peintre? Where?
Domaine de la Mordorée, CDP produced in outstanding vintages only.
Which of the Muscat VDN AOPs in Languedoc has the highest minimum RS required?
Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOP. 125 gr/l
What style does Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP allow?
Reds only.
What is the minimum and maximum alcohol for Pineau des Charentes AOP?
min 16%
max 22%
List the principal varieties of Tursan AOP.
White: Baroque and Gros Manseng
Red: Cabernet Franc and Tannat
In which region would you find the producer Roagna?
Piedmont. Barbaresco and Barolo.
From what grape would a Trentino Vin Santo be made off?
Nosiola, min 85%
Who owns the Monprivato Cru and in which commune is it located?
Giuseppe Mascarello, Castiglione Falletto
Who is producing Lamaione and from which grape?
Castelgiocondo Frescobaldi, 100% Merlot.
Who is producing Flaccianello della Pieve and from which grape?
Fontodi, 100% Sangiovese.
What is the most Southerly sub-region of Central Otago?
Alexandra
In which region would you find the Kaikoura Ranges as a major natural feature?
Marlborough
Where would you find the producer Giesen?
Canterbury
Which DOP has the highest yield in Portugal and what is it?
Madeira, 150hl/ha
What are the 2 estuaries of Peninsula de Setubal?
Tagus and Sado
What is Bagaceira?
Grape marc spirit. Made from grape skins, pips and other residuals after pressing.
What type of beer is Kristall Weizen?
Filtered, crystal clear wheat beer
What is the minimum alcohol content for Gin following the EU regulations?
37.50%
What is the minimum wood ageing for Welsh Single-Malt Whisky?
3 years
