random theory 4 Flashcards
Max yields in Austria
75 hl/ha (previously 67.5)
Define “mistelle”; name 2 other than Pineau des Charentes
Floc de Gascogne and Ratafia, Macvin du Jura (Francois Rousset Martin, Jean Bourdy, Tissot)
Campari comes from where?
Milano (Lombardy)
1) Oldest wienery in the America’s? 2) Mexico’s 1st boutique winery 3) Mexico’s largest winery?
1st in America: Casa Madero; 1st Boutique: Monte Xanic; largest: LA Cetto
Communes of production Chassagne-Montrachet
Chassagne & Remigny
What are 3 top Premiers Crus in Chambolle-Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
What is the climate of Yarra Valley? Describe the Upper vs Lower Yarra and resulting wines
Cool Maritime (Reg I); Lower Yarra (N): warmer / valley floor / sandy loam - wines plumper; Upper Yarra (S): cooler, higher elevation / basalt - > defined / mineral
Sagemoor, Cold Creek & Stillwater Creek are all examples of what?
Large vineyards in WA - huge fruit source
What is Burklin Wolf’s monopole?
Rupperstberg Gaisbohl
Name two ways to permanently prevent MLF? (temperature)
1. Adding sulfur dioxide to kill the bacteria that cause it.
Mtns that form the eastern boundary of Margaret River
Whicher Range ***don’t confuse w/ Wither Ranges in Marlborough
What is field grafting and why is this method utilized?
Grafting a scion to an existing vine (rootstock); aka “field budding”; Used when wanting to alter the grape variety of an existing vineyard / vine (which already has a developed root system), without uprooting and replanting the vines. a) allows roots that already thriving to be basis for a new scion b) economical option of changing the variety of a vineyard without replanting
What is orgeat? What famous cocktail is it used in?
Almond-flavored syrup; Mai Tai
Who ranks 1st and 2nd in the Berlin Tasting of 2004?
1) Vinedo Chadwick 2) Seña (Chadwick + Mondavi)
What is the most recent Vino Pago of Spain?
Chozas Carrascal 2020 (Utiel Requena)
Federspiel minimum abv
Steinfeder: max. 11.5% abv; min 15° KMW Federspiel: 11.5-12.5% abv; min 17° KMW Smaragd: min. 12.5% abv; min 19° KMW
3 Langton’s Exc from Marg River
Leeuwin, Cullen D-M, Mosswood
What is the steepest vineyard in the Rheingau? What other 2 vineyards are in this village?
Berg Schlossberg; (Berg Roseneck, Berg Rotland, Berg Schlossberg)
The following clos are a continuation of which Grand Crus?
Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawhir) - Rosacker
Clos Windsbuhl
Clos Jebsal (Turkheim) - Brand
Clos Jebsal
Clos Hauserer - Hengst
2 sub-GIs of Canterbury
Waipara GI & Northern Canterbury GI ***Waipara within N Canterbury
Poitin
Ireland
How long does Vino de Canteiro have to age for?
3 yrs (2 yrs wood); ***Vinho de Canteiro: may not be bottled for 36 months after the final fortification
Name 3 classified growths that have > MRT than CS
Haut Brion, Palmer, Lascombes
What river separates Coteaux d’Aix en Provence AOC from Luberon AOC?
Durance R
Please name the monopole for the following producers:
Eitalsbach Karthauserhofberg
Karthauserhof
Kanzem Horecker
Von Hovel
Wiltingen Braune Kupp
Egon Muller
Haardt Burgergarten
Muller Catoir
Rauenthal Nonnenberg
George Breuer
Ruppertsberg Gaisbohl
Burklin Wolf
Kiedrich Turmberg
What are the only two Burgundian Domaines that produce all of their wines with Grand Cru fruit?
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
Greek PDO that mandates reds to be co-fermented w/ white grapes; %?
Paros PDO (min 35% Mandilaria + Monemvasia)
What is the Greek term for table wine?
Oinos
Name 3 anise-flavored liqueurs outside of France; 3 from France?
Ouzo, Galliano, Sambucca, Raki (Turkey - yes it’s sweet); Pernod, Ricard, Pastis 51
Raki
“Raki: anise-flavored liqueur from Turkey
Arak
Arak: distillate / spirit (unsweetened) of grape must & anise from Levante (Lebanon, Israel…)
Rakia
Rakia: fruit EDV from E Europe”
Ouzo?
Ouzo: (sweet) anise-flavored liqueur made from a brandy base produced in Greece & Cyprus
Producer of “Madonna delle Grazie”
Il Marroneto
What is Apfelwein?
German cider
What is Cabernet Gernischt a synonym of?
Carmenere (China)
Casella-owned brands (2)
Yellow Tail, Peter Lehman
Frangy, Marestel, Monthoux and Monterminod are sub-zones of what AOC?
Roussette de Savoie
What do “Riserva” and “Vin de Vinoteka” indicate on a bottle of Romanian wine?
Rsva: 6 mo oak / 6 mo bottle
What is the minimum % alcohol and aging for Chianti Classico Annata?
Annata (normale): 12% abv & Oct 1, 1st yr
2 founding members of Vinea Wachau
Prager, Hirtzberger
Which of the 4 original communes of Chianti Classico fall within the provence of Siena?
Firenze: Greve
Highest elevation AVA of Napa
Atlas Peak AVA
3 new Cru Communeaux
Clisson: Granite Gorges: Clay and gabbro (igneous rock) Le Pallet: Gneiss, quartz, and gabbro Goulaine: Gneiss, schist Mouzillon-Tillières: Gabbro Monnières-Saint-Fiacre: Gneiss Château-Thébaud: Gneiss
What is the minimum % Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero? What other grapes are permitted?
75% Tempranillo (+ Grenache / CS / MRT / MBC & max 5% Albillo M) ***think min 75% Assyrtiko in Santorini PDO
Define the term “passification”
Drying of grapes ( = “appassire”)
What does “Marco de Jerez” refer to?
Sherry wine region
1st PN planted in OR - when? Willamette Valley?
OR: Richard Sommers, 1961; WV: David Lett, 1965 - 1975 S Block Rsv 10 yrs later
2 reasons for terraces in the Wachau
a) retain water b) prevent erosion of TS
Name 3 Barossa Ancestor Vine bottlings
Langmeil “Freedom V” (1843) Henschke “Hill of Grace V” Penfolds “Block 42” CS Cirillo E “1850” Grenache; Turkey Flat “The Ancestor”
Clonakilla is in what GI?
Canberry GI
2 producers that ferment base wine for Champagne in oak? Use a high % reserve wines?
Krug, Bollinger; Krug
What is the size for the following barrels: Douro Valley/ Villa Nova de Gaia/ shipping pipe/ Madeira
Douro Valley: 550L
Please name the region in which Swartland is located; what are 3 wards of Swartland?
Coastal Region; Paardeberg, Riebeekberg, Riebeekskriver, Malmsbury, St Helena Bay
3 Napa vineyards owned by Andy Beckstoffer?
To Kalon, Las Piedras, Dr Crane, George III (Rutherford)
Australia’s First Families of Wines - name 3 producers & 2 requirements
Tyrrels / Tahbilk, d’Arenberg, Henschke; min 20 vintages of production, family-owned, at least 1 Langton Exceptional wine, 2nd generation
Padthaway GI is located in what zone?
LS Coast Zone (inland)
Name 3 vineyards that Domaine Leflaive has on labels
Montrachet, Chevalier Montrachet, Batard Montrachet, Bienvenue Batard Montrachet, Mrst Sous le Dos d’Ane ***think Grand Crus
What are the soils of condado do Tea?
Granite & Slate
Hohenmorgan is in what village; aunbaugebiete?
Deidesheim (Pfalz)
Name 3 GCs of the Bas Rhin
Muenchberg, Steinkloz, Zotzenberg
Name 2 GIs in the Victorian Alps; the Snowy Mountains?
Victorian Alps (Northeast Victoria): Alpine Valleys GI, Beechworth GI, King Valley GI
Who produces Ne Oublie Tawny?
Graham’s
3 producers of Message in a Bottle
Keller, Wittman, Wagner-Stempel, Kuhling-Gillot
Name 3 GCs of Alsace with granite soils
Brand, Schlossberg, Sommerberg
How long does Calvados Vieilles Reserve have to age for?
Minimum 4 yrs (same as VO / VSOP) ***no term for 5 year!!!
When does Drouhin purchase Dundee Hills property?
1987 (1988 1st V)
Soil of rust
Ruster Schotter = Gravel
Min / max % abv in (finished) Champagne
min 10% / max 13%
What is the grape of Louvois?
Pinot Noir (GC in MdR)
What is the grape of the following vineyard: Javerniere
Gamay (viney in Morgon)
What region of Brazil produces 90% of the country’s wine? What is the first official appellation of Brazil?
Serra Gaucha (Rio Grande do Sul); Vale dos Vinhedos DO
3 FLX producers
…Red Newt, Ravine, Forge
“The follow are synonyms for what grapes?
“Muscat Canelli (MBaPG in Cali)
Muscat Canelli
Szürkebarát (PG in Hungary)
Szürkebarát
Sipon (Furmint in Slovenia)
Sipon
Graševina (Welschriesling in Croatia)”
Graševina”
Savagnin Noir (PN in Jura) ***for more: https://www.guildsomm.com/research/compendium/w/grape_varieties/75/grape-synonyms
In what PDO will you find the Nagy-Eged Hill?
Eger’s top vineyard / GC
Size of a :”Bota Jerezana” & a “Bota Chica”
Bota Jerezana: 600L
Province of Franciacorta
Brescia
as of what year must single malt be bottled in Scotland?
2012 (separate from 2009 Scotch Whisky Regulations)
Ponca / Flysch de Gormons
Sandstone with marl
What is the flavoring and base ingredient of Chambord? Grand Marnier?
Chambord: black raspbery liqueur; Cognac
Seven Hills is part of what portfolio of vineyards? Name an owner
a) Seven Hills (WA Walla Walla side part of Sevein portfolio) b) Gary Figgins
Soils of Tequila; resulting style in finished spirit?
Lowlands / Tequila Valley: volcanic (“Tierra Negra”); Highlands / Los Altos: iron-rich clay (“Tierra Roja”)
Golden Triangle Producers?
Cape Mentelle, Leeuwin, Voyager
ERD for Clisson, Gorges & Pallet
Pallet, Goulaine: April 1, 2nd yr
What are 2 examples of Biodybamic compost preparations?
(6) 502-507; chamomile flowers, dandelion flowers, yarrow flowers, valerian flowers, stinging nettles, oak bar
2 Australian “critter wines”
Casella “Yellow Tail”, MadFish
Please describe how Muscat of Rutherglen is produced
a) partial raisonation on vine
1st V of Clos des Groisses
1935
Most-planted grape of BC
Merlot
6 classified chx of Graves that produce both W / R
Chx Malartic-Lagraviere, Chx La Martillac, Chx Olivier, Chx Carbonnieux, Chevalier, Chx Bouscaut
How long does Austrian Sekt Grosse Rsv have to age for?
36 months (30 mo lees); ***can’t be released until Oct 22, 3rd yr after H
What is a Tappit-Hen?
2.25L bottle used for Port (3 750mL bottles)
Who owns Sassicaia? What is the second wine? What is the assemblage?
Tenuta San Guido; Guidalberto; (60 / 40) Cab + MRT
Name 2 examples of Cherry liqueurs & respective countries
Luxardo (Italy!), Cherry Heering (Denmark)
What is Midori and what country is it from?
Melon liqueur from Japan
Give 2 brands of Triple Sec
Cointreau, Bols ***Grand Marnier is simply triple sec + brandy
Name 3 single-vineyard Brunellos
Altesino “Montesoli”
What is Governo all’Uso Toscano? Which DOCG/s permit its use?
Refermenting wine with juice of dried grapes; Chianti DOCG
What is Seishu?
Sake; Seishu & Nihinshu are both legal names for sake
Min / max abv (A) for Moscato d’Asti
min 4.5% abv / max 6.5% abv
What are the 2 red-only subzones of Friuli Colli Orientali DOC?
Refosco di Faedis
What are the 3 categories of Genever? What is the main flavoring for all of them?
Jonge, Oude, Moutwijn ***Corenwyn is unofficial style; Juniper must be main flavor
First Champagne House to produce a Vintage Champagne? Brut Champagne? Rosé Champagne?
1st Vintage Ch: Veuve Cliquot (1810)
2 benefits of whole cluster for white wine
1) stems aid in minimizing skin contact (stems act as a filter) 2) > delicate
What are regional wines of Austria called? How are they labeled?
Riedenwein
What are the dry AOCs of Bergerac?
Bergerac (dry W / Ro / R)
Terres des Templiers, L’Etoile & D du Mas Blanc are producers in what AOC?
Banyuls
Mtns that make up Stellenbosch’s “Golden Triangle”
Simonsberg, Stellenbosch, Helderberg
3 Japenese beers
Asahi, Kirin, Saporo
Bernard Baudry & Couly-Dutheil is in what AOC?
Chinon (Couilly-Dutheil “Clos de l’Echo”)
Gran Rsva aging for Argentinian red wines
2 yrs (6 mo / 12 mo; 12 mo / 24 mo)
What is a “schlegel”?
Traditional long-necked bottle for German Rieslings
Who produces “Cuvee du Baron”?
Chx Fortia ***think Baron le Roy
3 wines labeled Lujan de Cuyo
Catena Zapata, Luigi Bosca, B Nortom, Vina Cobos “Bramare” Catena Zapata, Luigi Bosca, Cheval des Andes, Vina Cobos
3 producers of Gimblett Gravels
Mission E, Craggy Range, Church Road, Trinity Hill
What is palinka?
EDV from Hungary
Colors permitted under Fronton AOC
ROSÉ & Red
Which crémant AOCs of France only permit white?
Cremant de Die & Cremant de Savoie