MS Questions July 6th 2024 Flashcards
What is Chouchen?
Chouchen is an alcoholic beverage native to Brittany. A form of mead, it is made from the fermentation of honey in water.
What is Izarra?
IZARRA Vert is made from a distillate of various plants and spices, and a double maceration of walnut husks and prunes.
After passing through a copper still, Armagnac Clé des Ducs, the brand’s historical supplier, is added to the distillates.
IZARRA Jaune is the result of the distillation of several plants and spices. Its final blend includes honey, added after the different macerations in alcohol and Armagnac. From the French Basque Country.
Where would you find Domaine Hauvette?
Baux de Provence, Les Alpilles.
Districts of the Northern Cape
Central Orange River
Douglas
Sutherland-Karoo
What is the largest cooperative winery in South Africa?
Orange River Wine Cellars
In which disctrict of South Africa would you find the producers Oak Valley and Kershaw?
Elgin, Cape South Coast, Western Cape.
Where in Argentina would you find the Department IG Quebrada de Humahuaca?
Jujuy IG, North Region.
Where in Argentina would you find Trevelin IG and Sarmiento IG ?
Chubut Province, Patagonia.
What is Secano Interior?
Special DO for wines made from Pais or Cinsault in the non-irrigated areas of southern Chile between the Mataquito and the Bío-Bío rivers. (Rauco, Romeral, Molina, Sagrada Familia, Talca, Pencahue, San Clemente, San Rafael, San Javier, Villa Alegre, Parral, Linares, Cauquenes, Chillán, Quillón, Portezuelo, Coelemu or Yumbel)
What are the subregions of Coquimbo?
Valle del Elqui DO
Valle del Limarí DO
Valle del Choapa DO
What is the Chilean winery co-owned by Louis Michel Liger-Belair and Pedro Parra?
Aristos
What does geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung stand for? What are the gUs in Mosel?
Protected Denomination of Origin.
Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay gU
Uhlen Laubach gU
Uhlen Roth Lay gU
What other gUs are there in Germany?
Bürgstädter Burg (in Franken)
Würzburger Stein-Berg (in Franken)
Monzinger Niederberg (in the Nahe)
Which Anbaugebieten allow Chardonnay in their VDP Grosse Lage wines?
Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen
What does the term Steillage mean in Germany?
Literally, steep site. A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%
What does the term Vorlese mean in Germany?
A pre-harvest before the main harvest to eliminate rotten or defective bunches.
What does the term Biologische Säureabbau mean in Germany?
MLF
What are the VCIGs of Castilla y Leon?
- Valles de Benavente
- Sierra de Salamanca
- Valtiendas
- Cebreros
Which local red grapes apart from Mencia are used in Leon DO?
Prieto Picudo and Negro Sauri.
How long would a Vino Espumoso “Gran Añada” be aged on the lees prior to disgorgement in Rueda DO?
36 months starting with the 2020 vintage
What are the ageing requirement for Rueda Dorado and Rueda Palido?
Rueda Dorado - 4 years, including at least 2 years in oak
Rueda Palido - biologically aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak
What differentiates Tinto from Tinto Tradicional in the Valdepenas DO?
Tinto requires a min. of 85% red varieties while Tinto Tradicional only requires 50%.
Where would you find the producer Clonakilla?
Canberra District, NSW, Australia.
What are the regions of Big Rivers Zone in NSW?
Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
Perricoota GI
Riverina GI
PDOs of Ionian Islands.
Robola of Cephalonia PDO
Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia PDO
Muscat of Cephalonia PDO
What is the RS range for the semi-sweet wines of Nemea PDO?
17.5 - 45 g/l.
What is the synonym for Muscat Blanc à Petite Grains in Hungary?
Sárgamuskotály
Narince and Emir are grapes of which color? Where can they be found?
White grapes, Turkey.
What is the parentage of Argaman?
A cross of Carignan and Souzão developed in Israel.
What are the parents for Emerald Riesling?
Riesling and Muscadelle.
What are the grapes used for Commandaria wines?
Mavro and Xynisteri.
Where would you find Carmel Winery? Which famous figure is behind its founding?
Israel, Edmond James de Rothschild.
Dizy, Hautvillers and Champillon are all 1er Cru villages in which subregion of Champagne?
Vallee de la Marne
Give two Coteaux Champenois Cuvees produced from Meunier.
Any 2 of:
Charles Heidsieck ‘Coteaux Champenois’ in Ambonnay
Roger Coulon ‘Le Mont Moine’ in Vrigny
Benoit Dehu ‘La Rue des Noyers’ in Fossy
What is the Coteaux Champenois produced by Larmandier-Bernier in Cotes de Blancs?
Vertus Rouge in Vertus from Pinot Noir.
Who is producing Coteaux Champenois Blanc Perpetuité? What’s special about it and from which grape is made?
Drappier. Perpetuity is derived from a “perpetual reserve”. A barrel that receives a proportion of new wine each year to refresh the blend of previous vintages. This solera contains 13 wines, from 2002 to 2018. Here, the insolence of the young wine converses with the wisdom of the old, like cellmates for whom time is no longer counted. The imprint of perpetuity is comparable to a photo taken with a shutter open for a long time: it prints several temporalities, that of the hundred-year-old oak tuns of the Tronçais forest, and that of the multiple wines, some of which have been imprisoned for nearly 20 years. Still 100% pinot noir vinified as white, it is the descendant of the 17th century vins gris.
