Review Deck #10: Random

Question 1

2 sub-appellations of the Umpqua Valley AVA

Answer 1

1. Elkton Oregon 2. Red Hill Douglas County

Question 2

Province surrounding the city of Naples and Mount Vesuvius

Answer 2

Campania

Question 3

Location of the Rioja DOCa

Answer 3

North-central Spain, inland from the Cantabrian Mtns; Mostly in the autonomía of La Rioja; some vineyards in the Navarra and Basque Country

Question 4

Five subzones of the Côtes de Provence AOC

Answer 4

1. Sainte-Victoire 2. Fréjus 3. La Londe 4. Pierrefeu 5. Notre-Dame des Anges

Question 5

Style of Cava requiring vintage-dating, organic farming, and (min.) 10-year-old vines

Answer 5

Cava de Guarda Superior

Question 6

Vine-training system that does not use supports nor trellises

Answer 6

Head training (Bush training) (Goblet)

Question 7

VDP

Answer 7

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates)

Question 8

Production method for very pale rosé, such as those made in Provence

Answer 8

Direct Press

Question 9

Term used in Veneto to refer to sweet wines made using the apassimento process

Answer 9

Recioto

Question 10

Seven AVAs of Lake County

Answer 10

1. Benmore Valley 2. Clear Lake 3. High Valley 4. Red Hills Lake County 5. Big Valley District Lake County 6. Kelsey Bench Lake County 7. Guenoc Valley

Question 11

EU labeling laws: If a single grape variety is used on a wine label, what minimum % must be the stated grape?

Answer 11

85%

Question 12

Graves: 6 AOCs

Answer 12

1. Graves AOC 2. Graves Supérieures AOC 3. Pessac-Léognan AOC 4. Cérons AOC 5. Barsac AOC 6. Sauternes AOC

Question 13

Chile’s cold ocean current

Answer 13

Humboldt Current

Question 14

Typical range of pH for most wines

Answer 14

2.9 to 3.9

Question 15

Three towns of the Sherry Triangle

Answer 15

1. Jerez de la Frontera 2. El Puerto de Santa María 3. Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Question 16

3 DOCs for Lambrusco based in Emilia-Romagna

Answer 16

1. Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC 2. Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC 3. Lambrusco di Sorvara DOC

Question 17

What is Montrachet?

Answer 17

A Grand Cru vineyard in the Côte de Beaune

Question 18

Austrian Grüner Veltliner: typical attributes

Answer 18

Aromas/flavors: citrus, white pepper, mineral; When young: fresh fruit, vibrant acidity; Outstanding examples may be age-worthy

Question 19

Leading red grape of Piedmont, by acreage

Answer 19

Barbera

Question 20

Four appellations of Muscadet

Answer 20

1. Muscadet AOC 2. Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire AOC 3. Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOC 4. Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC