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MS Questions March 9th 2024 Flashcards

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As of 2021, Methode Cap Classique (MCC) wines are required to have a minimum lees contact period of how long?

A

12 months

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From which European vineyard did the MV6 clone originate?

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Clos Vougeot

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Leiterchen and Felsenkopf are both alleinbesitz of which producer ? Where are they located ?

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Weingut Josef Milz. Trittenheim, Bernkastel, Mosel.

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What are the 3 regions in Slovenia?

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  1. Primorska (Primorje)
  2. Podravje
  3. Posavje
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What are the additional requirements for Asolo Prosecco Sui Lieviti?

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*Wines from a single harvest
*Must be bottle fermented and left undisgorged
*Minimum 90 days on the lees.

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What are the ageing requirements for Franciacorta?

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18 months - Franciacorta

24 months - Franciacorta Rose and Saten

30 moths - Franciacorta Millesimato

60 months - Franciacorta Riserva

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What are the AVAs of Lake County?

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  1. Clear Lake AVA
  2. Benmore Valley AVA
  3. Big Valley District Lake County AVA
  4. Guenoc Valley AVA
  5. High Valley AVA
  6. Kelsey Bench Lake County AVA
  7. Red Hills Lake County AVA
  8. Upper Lake Valley AVA
  9. Long Valley Lake County AVA
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8
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What are the Cuvee de Prestige of:

  1. Pommery
  2. Joseph Perrier
  3. Bruno Paillard
  4. Duval-Leroy
  5. Drappier
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  1. Cuvee Louise
  2. Cuvee Josephine
  3. Nec-Plus-Ultra
  4. Femme de Champagne
  5. Charles de Gaulle
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What are the districts of Klein Karoo?

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  1. Calitzdorp
  2. Langeberg-Garcia
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What are the official subzones of Okanagan Valley?

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  1. Golden Mile
  2. Okanagan Falls
  3. Naramata Bench
  4. Skaha Bench
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What are the parents of Dornfelder ?

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Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe.

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What are the PDOs of Thessalia?

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  1. Anchialos
  2. Messenikola
  3. Rapsani
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What are the Sub-regions of Mendoza?

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  1. South Mendoza
  2. Uco Valley
  3. Primera Zona
  4. North Mendoza
  5. East Mendoza.
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What are the two rivers in Mendocino County?

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Russian River and Navarro River.

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What are the unofficial regions of Northern Tasmania?

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  1. Pipers River
  2. Tamar Valley
  3. North West Coast
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What are the zones of Valle del Maule?

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  1. Valle del Claro
  2. Valle del Loncomilla
  3. Valle del Tutuven
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What is Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery?

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Beringer, founded in 1876.

18
Q

What is Rauli in Chile?

A

A green beechwood traditionally used for barrels in Chile. Now rarely used.

19
Q

What is the 2nd wine of Chateau Leoville Poyferre?

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Pavillon de Poyferre.

20
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What is the Chilean winery co-owned by Louis Michel Liger-Belair and Pedro Parra?

A

Aristos

21
Q

What is the country of origin for Ikon vodka?

A

Russia

22
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What is the grape used for Limoux Methode Ancestrale?

A

100% Mauzac

23
Q

What is the minimum ageing required for Gran Reserva wines in Argentina?

A

1 year for whites and 2 years for reds.

24
Q

What is the most planted red grape in Pfalz?

A

Dornfelder.

25
Q

What is the synonym for Mission grape in Chile? How about Argentina?

A

Pais in Chile. Criolla Chica in Argentina.

26
Q

What is the word used for clay amphoras in Chile?

A

Tinajas

27
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What is USA’s first AVA?

A

Augusta AVA in Missouri in the late 1980s.

28
Q

Where is Zitsa PDO? Wines and styles?

A

Epirus, Greece.

Dry, semi-sweet and sparkling from Debina grape.

29
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Where would you find Carmel Winery? Which famous wine figure is behind its founding?

A

Israel, Edmond James de Rothschild.

30
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Which mountain range protects Ahr terrased vineyards from cold winds?

A

Eifel mountains.

31
Q

Which river flows through Barossa Valley?

A

North Para River

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Which river originates in the mountains of Franschhoek before passing through Paarl on its way to the coast at St Helena Bay?

A

Bergrivier

33
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Which villages are permitted to use the term “Bikaver” on the label? Name 2 grapes allowed in the production.

A

Eger and Szekszard.

Kadarka and Kekfrankos.

34
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Who is producing “Grand Vin des Princes” Blanc de Blancs and Louis XV?

A

De Venoge

35
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Who is producing Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon and Thorevilos Cabernet Sauvignon? In which AVA?

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Abreu in Napa Valley.

36
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Who is producing The Judge Chardonnay?

A

Kongsgaard.

37
Q

Who makes the Quantum Cabernet Sauvignon and from which regions?

A

Penfolds, Napa (Oakville and Diamond Mountain) and 13% Shiraz from South Australia

38
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Who produces East Ridge, West Ridge and Block 8? And where?

A

Hirsch, Sonoma Coast

39
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Who produces Paradoxe Brut Vintage?

A

Pierre Gimonnet et Fils

40
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With what variety was Cabernet Franc crossed with to create Carmenere?

A

Gros Cabernet

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