Quiz No. 14

Question 1

California: What is the smallest wine producing county in the north coast?

Answer 1

Lake County

Question 2

What was the first sub-appellation wholly within Napa AVA to receive its own AVA?

Answer 2

Howell Mountain AVA

Question 3

The Aconcagua DO follows the _____ river as it flows from the _____ to the Pacific.

Answer 3

1. Aconcagua

2. Andes

Question 4

The dark period of wine in Spain, 1930s-1975, was under the rule of _____.

Answer 4

Francisco Franco

Question 5

What was Spain’s first region to obtain DOCa status?

Answer 5

Rioja DOCa

Question 6

What is the minimum KMW of trockenbeerenauslese?

Answer 6

30º KMW

Question 7

What is KMW?

Answer 7

Klosterneuburger Mostwaage

The Austrian must weight scale

Question 8

On what two islands may madeira DO wines be produced?

Answer 8

Madeira and Porto Santo

Question 9

What is marc?

Answer 9

Dry skins, pips, stalks, and stems recovered from the early part of the vinification process.

This is usually returned to the vineyard to be used as a fertilizer, but may be steeped in water, fermented again. and distilled to produce a brandy.

Question 10

What type of soil is found in Beaujolais?

Answer 10

Schist and granite in the north, sandstone and clay in the south

Question 11

What is Beaujolais Nouveau?

Answer 11

Early drinking red wines released the third Thursday in November following harvest and should be drunk soon after

Question 12

For what is reverse osmosis used?

Answer 12

To reduce the alcohol content in wine

Question 13

What is the main style of wine produced in Rías Baixas?

Answer 13

Albariño

Question 14

What is the main red grape of Rioja?

Answer 14

Tempranillo

Question 15

What is the smallest AOP in France?

Answer 15

La Romanée AOP

Question 16

What is the Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOC?

Answer 16

A blend of a minimum 1/3 Pinot Noir and the rest Gamay

Red and rosé

Question 17

Name two sparkling wine AOPs of Burgundy.

Answer 17

Crémant de Bourgogne and Bourgogne Mousseux

Question 18

What does malolactic fermentation produce and what does it do to the acidity of the wine?

Answer 18

Diacetyl; reduces the overall acidity of the wine

Question 19

Why and how would you cool fermentation vats?

Answer 19

Cooling fermentation vats occurs most often in warm wine growing regions. Vats are cooled either by running cold water between the two skins of a double-skinned stainless steel vat or running cold water over the vat.

Question 20

What is the difference in aging ruby vs tawny port?

Answer 20

Ruby port is bottle aged and tawny port is cask aged