Rest of the World: Russia, China, India, Japan, Morocco, Algeria

Question 1

China main grapes

Answer 1

Cabernet Sauviginon, Cabernet Gernischt (Carménère), Merlot, and Marselan (Cabernet x Grenache)

Question 2

Cabernet Gernischt

Answer 2

synonym for Carmenere in China

Question 3

Marselan

Answer 3

Cabernet x Grenache, grown in China

Question 4

China major grape growing regions

Answer 4

Shandong & Hibei - these two are about 50% of production. In eastern China- maritime

Ningxia - inland

Xinjiang

Yunnan

Question 5

Ningxia

Answer 5

subregion Helan Mountain, on eastern edge of Gobi Dessert in China.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Gernischt and Chardonnay

Ningxia is situated at an extremely high elevation (for wine growing), with vineyards at 4,000 feet (1,200 meters). This increases solar radiation and grapes produce more anthocyanin (the red color in wine). Most vines in Yellow River Valley. super cold winters- vines must be buried

Helan Mountain in northern Ningxia - near Yellow River. Most awarded appellation in country, first official wine region (not recognized by EU, just China)

producers: Silver Heights, Ch. Mihope, Ch. Changyu Moser XV, Jade Vineyard

Question 6

Shanxi

Answer 6

winemaking province in China- plateau between mountains to the west and coastal regions to the east

Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscat, Chardonnay and Merlot.

producers: Grace Vineyard

Question 7

Name 3 Chinese wine producers

Answer 7

Long Dai by Barons de Rothschild, in Penglai, Shandon

Silver Heights - Ningxia

Ao Yun Shangri-la, Yunnan, China

Question 8

Hebei

Answer 8

region on China’s east coast. spans from the floodplains of the Yellow River in the south to the Yan Mountains in the north. Surrounds the city of Beijing

CS, Cabernet Gernischt (Carmenere), Merlot, Chardonnay

vineyards planted up to 1000m in elevation. close to Bohai Sea, but continental climate

Question 9

Shandong

Answer 9

largest region in China, on the east coast, close to the Yellow Sea. city of Yantai, on the northern coast of the Peninsula is China’s wine capital.

Cabernet Gernischt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Chardonnay

maritime climate, and mostly flat coastal land.

producers: Barons de Rothschild ‘Long Dai’; Qingdao

Tsingtao beer is also made here

Question 10

What is Russia’s most important wine region? Climate?

Answer 10

Krasnodar, on the Black Sea coast

Moderate climate, maritime influenced

Question 11

Other Russian wine regions?

Answer 11

Dagestan & Stavropol - lots of grapes distilled into brandy. much colder, vines buried in winter

Rostov, Kabardino-Balkaria, and the war-torn Chechnya produce smaller amounts of wine.

Question 12

Russian grapes grown?

Answer 12

nearly half of the plantings are Cabernet Sauvignon.

other- for sparkling: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling.

Also Rkatsiteli

Question 13

India’s two major wine regions

Answer 13

Karnataka
Maharashtra

Question 14

Karnataka

Answer 14

state in SW India with some wine production. quite far south (11-18 N), but elevation makes wine growing possible. between the Western and Eastern Ghats mountain ranges.

Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz

Grover Vineyards (Michel Rolland consulting)

Question 15

Maharashtra

Answer 15

India’s third-largest state and its capital, Mumbai, is the country’s largest city. Most Indian wine is made here, especially in the area surrounding the Western Ghats mountain range. situated on the western coast of the country

Deccan plateau- on the eastern side of the mountains

Nashik is the largest grape producing district

Chenin, SB
Shiraz, CS, Zinfandel

producers: Fratelli J’Noon, Sula Vineyards (largest in India)

Question 16

Where are grapes grown for wine in Japan?

Answer 16

prefectures of Nagano, Yamagata and Yamanashi (most important)

Question 17

Main grapes japan

Answer 17

“native” Koshu, Europe’s Muscat of Alexandria, and Muscat Bailey, a Japanese hybrid

Question 18

tanazukuri

Answer 18

Japanese term for pergola / tendone training. humidity is a big threat to viticulture here

Question 19

Morocco Wine Regions

Answer 19

The East - Berkane AOG, Angad AOG and Beni Sadden AOG

Meknès/Fès - Guerrouane AOG, Beni M’tir AOG, Saiss AOG and Zerhoune AOG,

The Northern Plain - Gharb AOG

Rabat/Casablanca - Chellah AOG, Zemmour AOG, Zaër AOG, Sahel AOG and Zenatta AOG

El-Jadida - Doukkala AOG

most vineyards in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains

Question 20

Morocco grapes

Answer 20

mostly red grapes planted

Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

also: Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, Cinsaut and Grenache, and local indigenous varieties Abbou, Doukkali, Maticha.

Question 21

French projects in China

Answer 21

LVMH: Ao Yun, Chandon

Barons de Rothschild: Long Dai

Remy Cointreu, Moet Hennessy, Pernod Ricard,

Question 22

Baiju

Answer 22

Chinese distilled product. clear “white” liquor, generally distilled from fermented sorghum

Question 23

Huangjiu

Answer 23

“yellow wine”
Chinese fermented beverage (not distilled!) made from boiling rice, glutinous rice, other grains, with Qu, a starter culture (mix of yeast, mold, etc)

Mijiu is a type of Huangjiu- it is a generic term for rice wine

Question 24

Algeria appellations

Answer 24

created in 1970, west - east:

Coteaux de Tlemcen - 40km (25 miles) from the Moroccan border, a mountainous zone at around 700m (2,300ft) above sea level, this is the most inland zone of the seven, producing red, rosé and white wines

Monts du Tessalah - generally red and rosé wines from around 600m (1,960ft) above sea level, only 40km (25 miles) south of Oran and the coast

Coteaux de Mascara - grown on the mountains north of Mascara, around 80km (50 miles) southeast of Oran, this region produces white, rosé and red wines

Dahra - a coastal vineyard, producing reds and rosés, grown on hillsides close to the Mediterranean sea

Coteaux du Zaccar - situated on the slopes around Mount Zaccar, 120km (75 miles) west of Algiers, near the city of Miliana (700m above sea level) this hillside region produces mainly reds and rosés

Médéa - 70km (43 miles) south of Algiers, this is another mountainous zone sitting at over 1,000m (3,300ft) above sea level, producing whites, rosés and reds.

Aïn-Bessem-Bouïra - around 75km (47 miles) southeast of Algiers, this red and rosé region is better known for its olive trees and oil production. Culturally, this is in the Kabilye region