Review Deck #2: Random

Question 1

Conditions that can lead to a drop in malic acid (in grapes/on the vine)

Answer 1

1. Warm/hot conditions 2. The ripening phase (respiration) 3. Overripe grapes

Question 2

Leading soil type of the Côte des Bar

Answer 2

Kimmeridgian marl

Question 3

Main grape of Taurasi DOCG

Answer 3

Aglianico

Question 4

Spanish classification for PGI Wines

Answer 4

Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)

Question 5

Washington AVA (registered in July 2021) located along the north bank of the Columbia River

Answer 5

The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA

Question 6

Four subregions of Salta

Answer 6

1. Cachi 2. Cafayate (Valley) 3. Molinos 4. San Carlos

Question 7

IGP (Vin de Pays) title used for the wines of Corsica

Answer 7

L’Île de Beauté IGP (Isle of Beauty)

Question 8

Austrian dried-grape wine

Answer 8

Strohwein (Schilfwein)

Question 9

Annual authorization determining the amount of wine allowed to be used in the production of Port

Answer 9

Beneficio

Question 10

Chasselas: Place of Origin

Answer 10

Switzerland

Question 11

Label term indicating an amber (or light red) version of Vin Santo

Answer 11

Occhi di Pernice (“eye of the partridge”)

Question 12

AVA shared between Sonoma and Marin Counties

Answer 12

Petaluma Gap AVA

Question 13

Typical assemblage of Northern Rhône red wines

Answer 13

Based on Syrah; most allow for a small percentage of white grapes

Question 14

Grapes of Valpolicella

Answer 14

1. Corvina 2. Corvinone (optional) 3. Rondinella 4. Molinara (optional)

Question 15

German sparkling wine produced via carbonation

Answer 15

Schaumwein

Question 16

French term for the blending stage of sparkling wine production

Answer 16

Assemblage (note: the term can be used for other types of wine as well)

Question 17

Multi-state GI that combines New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania

Answer 17

South Eastern Australia (multi-state zone)

Question 18

Moutain range to the west of Alsace

Answer 18

Vosges Mountains

Question 19

Location of Priorato DOCa

Answer 19

In Catalonia, just inland from Barcelona, mountainous region about 18 miles/29 km from the Mediterranean

Question 20

Number of Grands Crus in Burgundy

Answer 20

33