Review Deck #5: Random

Question 1

Grape variety of Asti DOCG

Answer 1

Muscat (Moscato)

Question 2

(3) appellations of Touraine approved for Cabernet Franc-based red wines

Answer 2

1. Chinon AOC 2. Bourgueil AOC 3. St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC

Question 3

Leading red grape variety of New Zealand

Answer 3

Pinot Noir

Question 4

Caused by 2,4,6-Trichloranisole

Answer 4

Cork taint

Question 5

Three main white grapes of Rīas Baixas

Answer 5

1. Albariño 2. Loureira 3. Treixadura

Question 6

Coastal wind of South Africa’s Western Cape

Answer 6

Cape Doctor

Question 7

Leading grape variety of Napa Valley

Answer 7

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 8

At the beginning of the growth cycle of the vine – tiny shoots emerge

Answer 8

Bud Break

Question 9

Decomposition of yeast cells (during sur lie aging)

Answer 9

Autolysis

Question 10

Austria’s leading grape variety

Answer 10

Grüner Veltliner

Question 11

Grape variety of Condrieu

Answer 11

100% Viognier

Question 12

The lower, flatter eastern portion of the Rioja DOCa; the hottest and driest of the zones

Answer 12

Rioja Oriental (formerly known as the Rioja Baja)

Question 13

Wine region located north of Alsace

Answer 13

Pfalz

Question 14

Three wine-making provinces of Argentina’s Cuyo (Central) Regions

Answer 14

1. Mendoza 2. San Juan 3. La Rioja (La Rioja Argentina)

Question 15

Beaujolais Nouveau release date

Answer 15

Third Thursday in November

Question 16

Category added in 2014 to represent the “top tier” of Chianti Classico

Answer 16

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Question 17

Leading grape used in most (dry) Sherries

Answer 17

Palomino

Question 18

Washington State AVA named for the Ringold Formation

Answer 18

White Bluffs AVA

Question 19

What is Chambertin?

Answer 19

A Grand Cru vineyard in the Côte de Nuits

Question 20

DOCG wine in Sicily

Answer 20

Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG