Practice CMS Certified Exam #3 Flashcards
Which region of Austria utilizes a unique naming system for its wines?
The terms Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd have been commonly found on bottles of white Wachau wine. This three-tier classification was developed by the region’s producers as a way of communicating the style of their wines, beyond region and grape variety.
What do the letters RM on a bottle of Champagne mean?
Récoltant-Manipulant (RM): A grower/producer who makes and markets champagne under their own label, produced from grapes exclusively sourced from their own vineyards and processed on their own premises. Most “Growers” belong in this category.
Arrange these Prädikats in order from lowest to highest must weight: Eiswein, Kabinett, Trockenbeerenauslese and Spätlese.
Kabinett (67-82 Oechsle), Spätlese (76-90 Oechsle), Eiswein (110-128 Oechsle), Trockenbeerenauslese (150-154 Oechsle)
Constantia is historically famous for wines from what varietal?
Constantia, a South African dessert wine, is made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Muscat de Frontignan) grapes grown in the district of Constantia, City of Cape Town.
Name two AOCs of the Entre-Deux-Mers other than Entre-Deux-Mers.
Cadillac AOC and Loupiac AOC. Entre-Deux-Mers accounts for nine AOCs, which also include: Entre-Deux-Mers AOC, Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC, St-Macaire AOC, Graves de Vayres AOC, and Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOC.
Name one synonym for Nebbiolo. Name one for Sangiovese.
Nebbiolo: Spanna, Sangiovese: Brunello
Pinotage is a crossing of which varietals?
Pinotage was created in South Africa by Professor Abraham Perold in 1925 by crossing the two French grape varieties Pinot Noir and Cinsault (the latter was traditionally called Hermitage in South Africa, hence the name Pinotage).
Name three red and three white varietals permitted for Rioja.
Since its foundation in 1925 Rioja has permitted seven grape varieties; four red and three white: Red varieties: Tempranillo, Garnacha tinta, Mazuelo (also known as Cariñena) and Graciano. White varieties: Viura (also known as Macabeo), Malvasía and Garnacha blanca.
The Rapel Valley sits within which larger region?
Rapel Valley is a large wine-producing region in Chile’s Central Valley. Made up of the Colchagua and Cachapoal valleys, the area produces roughly a quarter of all Chilean wine.
Which village of the Côte Chalonnaise produces wine with Aligoté instead of Chardonnay?
While Chardonnay is the white grape of choice for the rest of Burgundy, Bouzeron, a village in Côte Chalonnaise is the only appellation to focus on producing wines with the Aligoté grape.
To qualify for Prädikatswein system, a wine must be made from grapes with a minimum must weight (ripeness) of:
67 degrees Oechsle
Name the Prädikats level for grapes picked at 76-90 Oechsle.
“Spätlese” means ‘late harvest’, denoting that (theoretically) the grapes were picked at least a week after the start of harvest, at 76-90 Oechsle. Spätlese wines are slightly richer, more concentrated and typically sweeter than Kabinett.
What is Grosses Gewächs?
Grosses Gewächs denotes a dry wine from a Grosse Lage (Grand Cru designated) vineyard. A Grosses Gewächs may be white or red, depending on the vineyard in question.
What is vin doux naturel (VDN)?
These wines are made by the “mutage” method, which involves the addition of grape spirit to stop fermentation – thereby retaining natural sugar. Grenache and Muscat are the most common grape varieties used. According to French appellation laws, these wines should have an alcoholic strength of 15% to 18%, and a potential alcohol of at least 21.5%. A famous region for VDN is Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise.
Mantinia (Mantineia) a Protected Designation of Origin appellation on the eastern side of the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece, specialises in which grape variety?
Mantinia PDO wines must be made of at least 85 percent Moschofilero, though in practice many are made entirely from this variety, producing floral, aromatic white wines with low alcohol and high acidity.
Neméa, an important red-wine appellation located in the northeast corner of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, specialises in which grape variety?
Neméan wines are required under the appellation law to be composed entirely of Agiorgitiko, and it is the only PDO-level appellation in Greece that utilizes this grape variety.
