MS Questions 2nd March 2024 Flashcards
Which 3 villages are covering Marsannay and Marsannay Rose AOPs?
Chenove, Marsannay la Cote and Couchey.
From which communes can the grapes for Cote de Nuits Villages AOP be sourced from?
Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Comblancien and Corgoloin.
In which commune is Queue de Hareng Fixin Premier Cru located?
Brochon
What are the AOPs under which the wines produced in the commune of Brochon can be bottled?
Fixin Premier Cru
Gevrey-Chambertin
Cotes de Nuits Villages
Bourgogne
Which Grand Cru borders Clos de Tart Grand Cru to the North? How about to the South?
Clos des Lambrays to the North
Les Bonnes Mares to the South
Caluere and Maison Brulee are Lieux-dits of which Grand Cru?
Clos St Denis
Which 1er Cru in Chambolle is also a lieu dit in Musigny Grand Cru?
La Combe d’Orveau
Which Grand Cru borders Clos Vougeot Grand Cru to the West?
Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru
Which lieu dit in Echezeaux Grand Cru has the same name as one of the Grand Crus in Morey-St-Denis?
Clos-Saint-Denis
Which two 1er Crus border Richebourg Grand Cru to the West?
Cros Parantoux
Les Petits Monts
What is the only AOP that the communes of Comblanchien and Corgoloin can use for their wines?
Cote de Nuits-Villages
What is the maximum % of Cesar allowed as assemblage in Bourgogne AOP Rose and Rouge?
49%
Who owns the Clos des Perrières monopole in Meursault?
Albert Grivault
Which style of wine does Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP allow?
Red and Rose.
Séchet’ is a lieu dit in which Chablis 1er Cru? Which producer is associated with?
Vaillons. Vincent Dauvissat.
Who owns the monopole Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussière Premier Cru?
Georges Roumier
Who owns the monopole Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos de la Maréchale Premier Cru ?
Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
What are the red wine only AOPs in Cote de Beaune?
Cote de Beaune Villages AOP
Volnay AOP
Pommard AOP
Blagny AOP
Which Chateau has purchased Chateau Cos Labory in March 2023?
Chateau Cos d’Estournel.
What is the second wine of Chateau Pavie? When was it launched?
Aromes de Pavie, 2005.
Name the white and the red Haut-Medoc wines produced by Chateau Lagrange.
Les Arums de Lagrange, Bordeaux Blanc AOP.
Pagus de Lagrange, Haut-Medoc AOP.
What style of wines do Cotes de Bordeaux AOP and Blaye AOP produce?
Reds only.
What style of wines does Entre-Deux-Mers AOP allow?
Blanc sec. Rouge as well as of 2023 pending EU approval.
Who is producing the wines called Dark Ark CS and Few and Far Between CS?
Hundred Acre
What is the minimum ageing on the lees for Classic Penedes and what is the range that can be used on the label to indicate a longer ageing?
15 months.
Starting at 36 months of ageing Reserva 3, Reserva 4, Reserva 5, Reserva 10, Reserva 15
What is Vino Aguja?
Semi-sparkling wine from Catalunya, 1-2.5 bars of pressure
What is the minimum ageing for Garnatxa de Tarragona?
min 2 years
Where would you find Abona DO?
Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Which Vinos de Pago were added in 2022?
Dehesa Peñalba in Castilla y León
Bolandin in Navarra
Abadía-Retuerta in Castilla y León
Who is producing Les Vignes de Vrigny Brut Premier Cru and from which grape?
Egly Ouriet.
100% Meunier
Who is producing the single parcel called Grande Sendrée and where?
Drappier in Urville, The Aube.
Where would you find the Premier Cru villages of Hautvillers, Dizy and Champillon?
Vallée de la Marne
How are the terraces called on Madeira?
Poios
What is the ageing requirement for Manzanilla Pasada?
7 years of oak aging
Manilva, Norte, Serrania de Ronda and Axarquía are all subzones of which DO?
Malaga DO
Contraviesa-Alpujarra is a subzone of which DO? What is the principal grape in its Espumoso wine?
Granada DO. Vijiriego min 70%.
What is the size of a Sherry butt?
600 ltr
In which two categories are Sherry wines divided once fermentation is concluded?
Palo (marked with a vertical slash) - fortified to 15-15.5 % abv and with the help of flor are destined to become Manzanilla or Fino.
Gordura (marked with a circle) - fortified to 17-18% abv and will become Oloroso Sherries.
Name 2 PGI for Vermouth.
Vermouth de Chambéry (Savoie)
Vermouth di Torino (Piedmont)
What is desfangado?
A system of racking in Jerez to clarify the must before the fermentation begins.
