Quiz No. 10 Flashcards
Name the five village AOPs of Mâconnais.
Pouilly-Fussé, Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Saint-Véran, Viré-Clessé
Widow Clicquot pioneered the process of _____.
Remuage/riddling
Name the six regional DOs of Chile.
Atacama, Conquimbo, Aconcagua, Valle Central (Central Valley), Sur, Austral Region
What is Australia’s most important region for premium Shiraz?
Barossa
Over half of New Zealand’s total acreage is planted to _____.
Sauvignon Blanc
Define Carbonic Maceration.
Tanks are filled with whole berries, berries on the bottom crush and ferment normally, they release CO2 which blankets the top of the tank and the other grapes ferment from the inside out (intracellular fermentation)
What is Australia’s coolest winemaking region?
Tasmania
What does spicy heat in food do to the palate’s perception of alcohol?
Heightens the perception of alcohol
Where was gin developed?
Holland
What is sekt?
German sparkling wine
Armagnac: What are the aging requirements of VS, VSOP, and XO?
VS: In barrel 1-3 years
VSOP: in barrel 4-9 years
XO: in barrel 10+ years
What is Charbono?
Bonarda (Argentina)
Corbeau (Savoie)
What is Edelzwicker?
Wine made from the Gentil varieties; may or may not be a blend
Name the four major winemaking regions on Austria.
Niederösterreich, Wein, Burgenland, Styria (Steiermark)
Where is the Margaret River GI located?
Western Australia
What is Diethylene Glycol?
The colorless, odorless, poisonous chemical used in the antifreeze scandal
What region of Chile typically produces distilled wines?
Atacama
What is Eutypa?
Dead Arm Disease
A fungal disease that causes the wood of the vine to die slowly
Define cryoextraction.
Winemakers freeze grapes to 20ºF (-7ºC), then press them
New Zealand: The South Island is divided along the spine of the _____ alps.
Southern
