New World and Port - ST Questions 01.02.20

Question 1

What are the zones of New South Wales?

Answer 1

8 zones – Northern Rivers, Northern Slopes, South Coast, Southern New South Wales, Western Plains, Central Ranges, Hunter Valley, Big Rivers

Question 2

When were the first vines planted in NSW?

Answer 2

1788 (bore fruit in 1791)

Question 3

What type of wine is Brokenwood ILR reserve?

Answer 3

Hunter Semillon

Question 4

What are the various age and residual sugar ranges for Rutherglen Muscat?

Answer 4

Rutherglen Muscat –3-5 years, 180-240 g/l RS
Rutherglen Classic Muscat – 6-10 years, 200-280 g/l RS
Rutherglen Grand – 11-19 years, 270-400 g/l RS
Rutherglen Rare – 20+ years, 270-400 g/l RS

Question 5

Name 2 producers from Northern Tasmania and 2 from Southern.

Answer 5

Northern – Pipers Brook, Tamar Ridge, Jansz, Bay of Fires, Rosevears Estate Southern – Tolpuddle, Domaine A, Elsewhere Vineyard, Stefano Lubiana

Question 6

What are the 4 provinces in Canada that produce wine commercially?

Answer 6

Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Quebec

Question 7

What are the sub appellations of Niagara on the Lake?

Answer 7

Niagara River, Niagara Lakeshore, 4 Mile Creek, St David’s Bench

Question 8

In which province would you find the Kootenays GI?

Answer 8

British Columbia

Question 9

In which VA would you find Norman Hardie?

Answer 9

Prince Edward County

Question 10

What is the minimum residual sugar level for Icewine from BC?

Answer 10

100 g/l

Question 11

Name the 2 types of yeast common to Lambic beer fermentation.

Answer 11

Brettanomyces Bruxellensis, Brettanomyces Lambicus

Question 12

What is the Ibu range for an English IPA?

Answer 12

40-60 Ibu

Question 13

Into what chamber would you pass the hot wort into for more aroma?

Answer 13

The Hopback Chamber

Question 14

What is the name of the Bavarian Purity Law and in what year was it passed?

Answer 14

Reinheitsgebot, 1516

Question 15

In which respective departments of France would you find the AOPs of Cotentin and Cornouailles and what do they produce?

Answer 15

Cotentin–La Manche
Cornouailles–Finistere
Cider

Question 16

Which governmental agricultural office oversees IGP regulations in France?

Answer 16

VINIFLHOR

Question 17

Which Regional IGP covers SW France?

Answer 17

Comté-Tolosan

Question 18

What are the maximum yields for IGP white, red and rosé?

Answer 18

90 hl/ha for white, 85 hl/ha for red and rosé

Question 19

In which communes would you find the following Cru Classé Sauternes? 
Doisy Daene – 
Guiraud – 
Suduiraut – 
Rieussec – 
Rayne Vigneau –

Answer 19

Doisy Daene – Barsac
Guiraud – Sauternes
Suduiraut – Preignac
Rieussec – Fargues
Rayne Vigneau – Bommes

Question 20

What is the second wine of Haut-Batailley?

Answer 20

Verso (as of 2019)

Question 21

In the Jura, what grapes can be used for Vin de Paille?

Answer 21

Chardonnay, Poulsard, Savagnin, Trousseau

Question 22

What are the communes of Chateau-Chalon AOP?

Answer 22

Chateau Chalon, Domblans, Menetru-Le-Vignoble, Nevy-Sur-Seille

Question 23

Which Savoie Cru contains a minimum 50% of the cepage Gringet?

Answer 23

Ayze (Vin Mousseaux/Petillant)

Question 24

What are the 3 subzones of Bugey?

Answer 24

Cerdon, Manicle, Montagnieu

Question 25

What are the subzones of a) Roussette de Bugey and b) Roussette de Savoie?

Answer 25

Roussette de Bugey = Montagnieu, Virieu le Grand

Roussette de Savoie = Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux

Question 26

What is the crossing of Bacchus?

Answer 26

(Riesling x Sylvaner) x Muller Thurgau

Question 27

What is the minimum must weight range for Eiswine in Oechsle?

Answer 27

110-128

Question 28

What is the name of the logo of the VDP and what does it mean in English?

Answer 28

Traubenadler, Grape Eagle

Question 29

What is the maximum yield for Erste Lage wines?

Answer 29

60 hl/ha

Question 30

What are the contiguous smaller crus that make up the Maximin Grunhaus alleinbesitz?

Answer 30

Bruderberg, Abtsberg, Herrenberg

Question 31

What is the maximum score available in the beneficio authorisation?

Answer 31

2,361 points

Question 32

What are the four styles of white Port?

Answer 32

Lagrima, Doce, Branco Meio Seco, Branco Leve e Seco

Question 33

Who makes Quinta da Corte?

Answer 33

Delaforce

Question 34

What does Envelhecido em Garrafa indicate?

Answer 34

An extra 3 yrs bottle aging for LBV

Question 35

At what alc. % is Aguardente?

Answer 35

77%

Question 36

What was the last ‘split’ vintage for Port?

Answer 36

2016/2017

Question 37

What is the exact size of a pipe used for shipping?

Answer 37

534.24L

Question 38

What are the troughs in which Port grapes are trod called?

Answer 38

Lagares

Question 39

What date should a vintage Port be bottled by?

Answer 39

July 1st of the 3rd year from harvest

Question 40

What are the respective names for the planting system that leads up in vertical rows and the terraces?

Answer 40

Vinhos ao Alta and Patamares