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New Zealand, Alsace, Bordeaux 2 Flashcards

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When did 6pm closing finish in New Zealand?

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1967

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When was the first vineyard in Marlborough, who planted it?

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1973 - Montana

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What % of vineyards in NZ are:
1) planted to SB
2) in Marlborough

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1) 60%
2)70%

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What climatic factor influences the South of New Zealand?

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A Rain shadow effect by the Southern Alps. Weather systems that move Eastwards deposit moisture high in the mountains, this as well as long sunshine hours leaves growing areas very dry

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Generally what mitigates New Zealands climate

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Proximity to the ocean - growing areas concentrated on the East coast of country

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What wine law governs New Zealand?, what year was it instituted?

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2006 - Geographical Indications (Wines and Spirits) Registrations Act

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What does a New Zealand GI ensure?

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Geographical boundaries
85% must be stated grape and vintage
85% must be from stated GI

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Not including Sub regions, what are the main North Island GIs

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Northland
Auckland
Gisbourne
Hawkes Bay
Wairarapa

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Not including Sub Regions, what are the main South Island GIs

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Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Waitaki/North otago
Central Otago

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What are the GI sub regions of Auckland

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Matakana
Kumeu
Waiheke

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What are the GI sub regions of Hawkes Bay

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Central Hawkes Bay

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What are the GI sub regions of Wairarapa

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Gladstone
Martinborough

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What are the GI sub regions of Canterbury

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North Canterbury
Waipara Valley

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Where would you find the unofficial subzones of Hexton Hills and Ormond?

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Gisbourne

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Where would you find the unofficial subzones of Esk River Valley, Havelock North and Gimlett Gravels

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Hawkes Bay

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Put these producers in region
1) Milton
2) Babich
3) Craggy Range

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1) Gisbourne
2) Auckland
3) Hawkes Bay

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What is Gimlett Gravels?

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A deep shingle soil in Hawkes Bay that has been trademarked for labelling

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Where would you find Ata Rangi and Dry River

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Martinborough

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Where would you find the unofficial subzones of Motueka and Moutere Hills

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Nelson

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What are the subzones of Marlborough, are they GI, which produces the most herbaceous SB and why?

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Awatere Valley, Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys
They are unofficial. Awatere produces the most herbaceous style as has a sand and gravel soil that is lest water retentive.

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Where would you find Pyramid Valley and Mud House

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Canterbury

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What are the subregions of Central Otago, are they GI?

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Bannockburn
Alexandra Basin
Bendigo
Cromwell Basin
Gibbston
Wanaka

All unofficial except Bannockburn which is GI

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Who makes Calvert and Cornish Point Pinot Noir, where are they located?

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Felton Road, Bannockburn, Central Otago

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Who makes Coddington Chardonnay

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Kumeu River

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What three regions make up the grand est
Alsace, Lorraine and champagne
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What sites are favoured in Alsace
South and South East facing slopes, to maximize long sunlight hours
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What are the soils of Alsace?
A complex mix of Granite, Limestone, Schist, Clay, Gravel and Chalk. As well as specific pink sandstone called gres de vosges
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Outside of the noble grapes, what other varieties can be bottled varietally in Alsace
Pinot Blanc/Auxerrois (Klevener) Chasselas (Gutedal) Sylvaner Pinot Noir
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What would a wine labelled 'Pinot' be in Alsace
Can be one or all of: Pinot Noir Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Auxerrois
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What % of a grape must be included for a varietally labelled wine in Alsace
100
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What is specific to Heiligenstein in Alsace? What communes are included?
Klevener de Heiligenstein (Pink skinned variant of traminer/Savagnin) Communes: Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai
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What does Edelzwicker mean? What are the wines made like this
It means "Noble mixture" Although usually inexpensive blends not necessarily noble grapes No requirement for blend or vintage date
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What producers is famous for field blends in Alsace?
Marcel Deiss
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What does Gentil mean?
It's a non-legal term meaning 50% noble grapes plus any other Alsace AOP grape. Must be vinifed separately and blended at the end.
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Subzones of A;lsace AOP that are red only
Ottrot, Rodern, St Hippolyte
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Alsace AOP subzones for white and red
Cote de Roffach
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Must weights and min alc for ries at VT and SGN
mw-VT 244g/l SGN - 276g/l ma - VT 14.5% SGN - 16.4%
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Must weights and min alc for pg and gewurtz at VT and SGN
mw - VT 270g/l SGN - 306g/l ma - VT 16% SGN - 18.2%
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Max RS Riesling Alsace AOP
Chaptalised - 6g/l 9g/l (if tartaric less than 6g/l) 12g/l (if tartaric greater than 6g/l)
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Yield for Alsace AOP
ww 80hl/l (subzones 72 hl/h, lieu-dit 68hl/h) Rw 60hl/h VT 55 hl/h SGN 40hl/h
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How many Alsace GC are there
51
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Outside of cepage, Min alc, Must weights and yield what other requirements are placed on Alsace GC
Hand harvest only Must declare intent to produce GC by Mar 1 Vintage dated Bottled in Flute d'Alsace bottle
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Yields for Alsace GC
ww 50hl/h rw 40hl/h VT 50hl/h SGN 40hl/h
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Aging for Alsace GC
No release until June 1st after harvest
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Min alc for Alsace GC Rie/Musc and PG/Gewurtz
RM - 11% PG - 12.5%
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Min must weights for Alsace GC
Ries/Musc 168g/l PG/Gewurtz 193g/l
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What alteration do Kaefferkopf and Altenberg de Bergheim share
Prescribed blending permitted (although mono-varietal no longer a requirement at most GC)
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What do Zotzenberg and Kirchberg de Barr add to GC noble grapes
Z - Sylvaner KDB - PN
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What grape do Hengst and Vourberg add to the Alsace GC noble grapes
Both PN
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Yield of Cremant d'Alsace
80hl/h (Press Yield 100l/150kg)
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Permitted grapes for Cremant d'Alsace
Riesling, PB, PN, PG, Auxerrois, Chard (Rose: PN only)
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Criteria for VT and SGN
Single noble variety Tasting panel Hand harvest No enrichment Per variety min must weight VT - Varietal character, may have botrytis SGN must have botrytis, harvest in tries
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AOP that produces white from Auxerrois and Aubin, red from PN and Vin Gris style rose based on PN and Gamay
Cotes de Toul
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What does Moselle AOP make
White min 70% Auxerrois, MT and PG (Varietal MT and PG permitted) Rose: 70% Pn plus Gamay Red PN only
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What GC do Trimbach now label
Schlossberg, Brand, Geisberg, Mandelberg (formerly Cuvee M)
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Two top wines of Trimbach and what they are
Clos st hune - Riesling from 50yo vines on limestone within Rosaker GC Cuvee Frederic Emile - Riesling from blend of Geisberg GC and Osterberg GC
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Who makes Clos Jesbel and Clos Windsbuhl, what are they
Zind Humbrecht CJ PG CW Riesling
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Tiers of wine made by Hugel
Varietal Tradition Jubilee - Top wines Hommage a Jean Hugel - produced in top vintages
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How are soils in St Emilion broadly categorised?
Cotes - Steep limestone slopes Graves - Gravelly limestone plateau
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What is Cab Franc known as on the right bank
Bouschet
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Why did some top chateau withdraw from 2022 St Emilion classification.
The controversy over promotions and demotions in 2006 as well as the generous INAO list of 2012 meant that they felt it tarnished their reputation
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When did the St Emilion Classification take place
1954 (publication in 1955)
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Which Chateau are Premier Grand Cru Classe A, which one of them is newly promoted, and what chateau withdrew whilst holding this classification
Ch Pavie Ch Figeac (promoted in 2022) Withdrawn: Ch Ausone Ch Angelus Ch Cheval Blanc
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What Premier Grand Cru Classe B chateau withdrew in 2022
Ch La Gaffeliere
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Premier Grand Cru Classe B Chateau (12)
Ch Beausejour Ch Beausejour Becot Ch Belair Monange Ch Canon Ch Canon-La-Gaffeliere Clos Fourtet Ch Larcis Ducasse La Mondotte Ch Pavie Macquin Ch Troplong Mondot Ch Trotte-Vielle Ch Valandraud
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What is different from St Emilion AOP to St Emilion Grand Cru AOP
Higher min alc - 11 to 11.5% Lower Yield 53-46hl/h Longer min aging April 15 after harvest to May 15th on 2nd year after harvest
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Satellite villages of St Emilion
Lussac St Emilion St George St Emilion Montagne St Emilion Puisseguin St Emilion
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What is the iron pan rich clay subsoil of Pomerol
Crasse de Fer
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Where is Pomerol in relation to other right bank AOP
NW of St Emilion (adjoining) on the Dordodgne, Fronsac/Canon adjoining to its North West
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Where would you find Ch Trotonoy and Ch Lafleaur
Pomerol
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Where would you find Ch Laroze and Ch La Fleur Morange
St Emilion
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What do Fronsac and Canon Fronsac make? where do the better wines come from
Both red only min 80% CF, Merlot, CS Better wines come from the higher elevation zone away from the river in Canon Fronsac
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What is made in Bourg?
White from SB, SG, Semillon, Muscadelle and Colombard Red from CS, CF, Cot and Melrot
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What is made in Blaye?
Red only min 50% CF, CS, Merlot
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Where are the oldest vineyards in Bordeaux, where are they?
Bourg - directly across from Margaux (over Gironde)
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What is made in Cote de Blaye?
Dry White only 60-90% Colombard/Ugni Blanc plus SB, SG, Semillon and muscadelle
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When was Cote de Bordeaux established
2008
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Subzones of Cote de Bordeaux?
Francs, Castillon, Cadillac, Blaye, Sainte-Foy
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What Cote de Bordeaux subzones permit white wine production, which ones permit sweet whites
Blaye, Francs, Sainte-Foy Francs and Sainte Foy allow sweet whites
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If a Cote de Bordeaux is labelled Castillon, Cadillac or with no subzones, what is made there?
Red only
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Subzones of Entre Deux Mers, permitted styles and cepage
Subzone - Haut Benuage Dry White Only Min 70% SB, SG, Muscadelle and Semillon. Plus Colombard and Ugni Blanc (Must contain at least two principal varieties)
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Four sweet wine AOP located across the Garonne from Sauternes, Barsac
Loupiac St Croix Du Mont Cadillac Premieres Cote de Bordeaux
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Largest sweet wine AOP on right bank of Garonne
Premieres Cote de Bordeaux
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What is made in Cote de Bordeaux St Macaire
White only (Dry, Molleaux and Liquoreux)
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What AOP is opposite Pomerol and Canon-Fronsac on Dordogne and what does it make?
Graves de Vayres Dry and sweet whites plus reds
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What two celebrated St Emilion Chateau were originally part of Ch Figeac
Ch Cheval Blanc La Conseillante
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Why do Cheval Blanc and Figeac have a great % of CS
Both sites (particularly Figeac) have Gravelly ridges suited to CS
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Other wines made by Cheval Blanc, other than Grand Vin
Le Petit Cheval - 2nd Wine Le Petit Cheval Bordeaux Blanc
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2nd wine of Chateau Pavie
Aromes de Pavie
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Who are the owners of Petrus, what makes the site suited to Merlot
JP Mouiex and family. Dense blue clay soils
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Who owns Ch Le Pin and Vieux Chateau Certan
Thienpont famiily
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What is the 2nd wine of Le Pin, what is it?
Trilogies. A three vintage blend 100% Merlot
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2nd and 3rd wine of Ch Angelus
2nd - Le Carillon de l'Angelus 3rd - 3 d'Angelus
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2nd wines of Ausone and Lafleur
Ausone - Chappelle d'Ausone Lafleur - Les Pensees de Lafleur
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What ties these vintages together: 05, 09,10,16
All great for Red bordeaux
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Best red Bordeaux vintage if Noughties
'09
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What tiers these vintages together: 03, 07, 08, 13
All poor for Red Bordeaux
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Keep three, drop two from these vintages for Red bordeaux: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019
keep 2009, 2010 and 2019
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Keep three, drop two from these vintages for sweet Bordeaux: 1992, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2014
Keep 2001, 2011 and 2014
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Best sweet Bordeaux vintage since 2000
2014
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Best red Bordeaux vintage since 2000
2009
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