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What are the 4 Noble Grapes of Alsace?

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Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat

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Albarino must be what per cent grape if from Rias Baixas? Name a producer

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100%
Paco & Lola
La Cana

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What is Passito Grape?

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Partially dried grapes

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What does Appassimiento mean? Where is it from?

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The process of making wine from the Passito grapes. Grapes are allowed to dry on straw mats after harvest. means to dry or shrivel in Italian. Used to make Amarone. (Italy)

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5
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Amarone della Valpolicella is from where? Name a producer

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Veneto, Italy
Secoli
Bolla
Sartori

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Barossa Valley is in what country and known for what grape? Name a producer.

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South Australia
Shiraz
Yangarra
Two Hands

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7
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Bourbon Whiskey is made from what? Aged in what? Name 2 Bourbons

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51% minimum of corn
Aged in charred new oak casks
Makers Mark
Jim Beam
Buffalo Trace
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8
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Dessert wine from Tokaji is from where? Name a producer

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Hungary - made primarily from Furmint grape
The Royal Tokaji Wine Company
Vega Sicilia Oremus

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9
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What is flor?

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Spanish yeast from Andalucia used in the production of Sherry

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10
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What is Oloroso? Name a producer

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A dry to medium dry sherry

Bodegas Hidalgo

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Does flor grow on Manzanilla sherry?

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Yes, it has a higher yield of flor than others because of the cool temperature and high humidity in Sanlucar de Barrameda

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What grapes are used in Hermitage AOC white wines? Name a producer

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Marsanne & Roussanne
M. Chapoutier
E. Guigal

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13
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What is the famous grape of Austria? Name a producer

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Gruner Veltliner

Domane Wachau

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What is Grand Marnier? What is the flavor? Where is it produced?

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Cognac liqueur
Orange
France

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15
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What is Frangelico? Where it is made?

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Hazelnut Liqueur

Italy

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What is Ouzo? Where is it made? Name a producer

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Anise (black licorice) flavored liqueur
Greece
Metaxa (#1 selling)

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17
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What Chambord? What is the primary flavor?Where is it produced?

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Fruit flavored liqueur
Black Raspberry/Currant liqueur
France

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What is the primary grape of Ribera del Duero? Name a producer

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Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)
Dominio de Pingus
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What are the 2 grapes of Sancerre? Name a white wine producer

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Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir
Chateau de Sancerre
Michel Redde

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Where is Vacqueryras and what is the main grape varietal there? Name a producer

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Southern Rhone
Grenache
Perrin & Fils

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Where is Vouvray and what is the main grape varietal there? Name a producer

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Loire Valley, France
Chenin Blanc
Marc Bredif

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22
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Where is Hermitage and what is the main red grape varietal there?

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Northern Rhone
Syrah (Marsanne & Roussane whites for Hermitage only)
M. Chapoutier
E. Guigal

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23
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How many grand Cru in Chablis and what are they?

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7
Bougrot
Blanchot
Grenouille
Les Clos
Perseus
Valmir
Voudesir
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24
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Hydrogen sulfide smell like what?

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Rotten egg

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25
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Is Kabinett a QmP (pradikat) designation?

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Yes, it the first level of Pradikatswein

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What is the ascending order of pradikat designations?

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Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein
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27
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What does “joven” mean?

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wine that has not been aged and not seen oak

means “young” in Spanish

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28
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Where exactly is Languedoc-Roussillon?

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Southwest of Cote du Rhone and directly west of Provence

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29
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Traditional Method for making Champagne is also known as what?

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Methode Champenoise is used outside of Champagne it is referred to as Methode Traditionnelle, Classic Method, etc

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30
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What is the minimum percent to have a grape varietal printed on the label in the US? Vineyard designate?

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75% - grape varietal
85% - AVA
95% - vineyard

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31
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Where is the Montagne de Reims?

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Champagne region of France

others are Valley of the Marne, Cotes dus Blancs, Cote du Bar

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32
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What is a Sake Kura?

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A sake brewery

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33
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What is the Southern most AVA of Napa?

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Los Carneros

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34
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Where is Ribbon Ridge AVA?

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Yamhill county Oregon (100% contained within Chehalem Mountain AVA and the larger Willamette Valley AVA)

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35
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Where is Rattlesnake Ridge AVA?

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Washington State, USA

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36
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What 3 AVA’s cross over Washington & Oregon

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Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla

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37
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What are 3 white grapes in Sauternes? Name a producer

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Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle
Chateau Climens

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38
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Was 2009 a great vintage in Bordeaux?

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Yes for left and right bank and Graves and Sauternes

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39
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Was 2013 a good vintage Burgundy?

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No it was cold and wet

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40
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What do Alsace France and Columbia Valley, WA have in common?

A

Climate (close in latitude)

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41
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What does Classico mean in Chianti?

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The vineyards are in the historical district in Chianti

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42
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What does Grosses Gewachs mean? How many are there?

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German “Grand Cru” system established in 2002

160

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43
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What is a Anbaugebeit?

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term to describe the 13 German wine growing regions

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44
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What does the term Spumante mean? Name a Spumante producer

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Italian sparkling wine

Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante

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45
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What grape is widely grown at high altitude in Mendoza, Argentina? Name a producer

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Malbec
Alamos
Susana Balbo

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46
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What is Bonnezeaux? And where is it located? Name a producer

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Sweet white wine made from Chenin Blanc in the Anjou, Loire Valley, Coteaux du Layon AOC
Rene Renou

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47
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What wine is made from Parrellada, Macabeo and Xarel-lo? Name 2 producers

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Cava
Frexienet
Codorniu

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48
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What is main grape from Friuli-Venezia Giulia? Name a producer in the region

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Pinot Grigio
Benvolio
Ecco Domani
Santa Margarita

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49
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What is the famous grape of Willamette Valley? Name a producer from the region

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Pinot Noir
Adelsheim
Ponzi

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50
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Where is Chinon and what is the main red grape varietal there? Name a producer

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Cab Franc

Bernard Baudry

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51
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What is the soil of Vouvray?

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Tufa

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52
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What kind of grape is used to make Cognac? Name 2 producers

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White wine made from Ugni Blanc
Remy Martin
Courvoisier

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53
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What grape regions of S. America get hailstorms?

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Mendoza, Argentina

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54
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What is it in wine that smells like Band-Aid or barnyard?

A

Brettanomyces

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55
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What is the grape of Barolo? Name a famous producer

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Nebbiolo
Vietti
Giacomo Conterno

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56
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Where is the region Cornas and what is the grape varietal there? Name a producer

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Northern Rhone
100% Syrah
Paul Jaboulet

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57
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What is the red grape of Barbaresco? Name a producer

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Nebbiolo

La Spinetta

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58
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Where does grape Agiorgitiko come from?

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Greece (red grape)

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59
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Where is Bernkastel? Name a producer

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Mosel, Germany

Dr Loosen

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60
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Where is Carbonic Maceration used? Name a producer

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Beaujolais
Georges Duboeuf
Moillard-Grivot

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61
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Where is Chateau Haut-Brion?

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Bordeaux

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62
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Where is Le Montrachet Grand Cru?

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Cote de Beaune, Burgundy

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63
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Where is Penfold’s from?

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South Australia

64
Q

Where is the Margaret River GI?

A

Western Australia

65
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Where is Stellenbosch?

A

Cape Town, South Africa

66
Q

Where is Wachau and Kremstal?

A

Lower Austria
Wachau - Weingut Emmerich Knoll
Kremstal - Weingut Winzer

67
Q

Which is a warmer area, Sancerre or Chateauneuf du Pape?

A

CDP

68
Q

What White grapes are aged in oak?

A

Chardonnay

69
Q

What is Estufagem used for? Name a producer that makes this?

A

Method of making Madiera, where the wine is placed in a heated tank for 3 months
Blandy’s

70
Q

Where is Otago and what grape varietal is grown there?

A

Southernmost wine region in New Zealand

Pinot Noir

71
Q

Where is Bourbon County? What is Bourbom aged in? Name 2 producers

A

Kentucky
American oak
Jim Beam
Bookers

72
Q

Where is the Russian River Valley?

A

Sonoma

73
Q

Where is Wein?

A

Vienna, Austria

74
Q

Where are the Vosges Mountains?

A

Between Alsace, France and Germany - creates a rain shadow effect

75
Q

Where are the villages of Fixin and Vosnee-Romanee

A

Cote de Nuit, Burgundy

76
Q

What is the white grape of Macon? Name a producer

A

Chardonnay

Louis Latour

77
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What is grape of Chablis? Name a high and low end producer

A

Chardonnay
High end - Raveneau
Low end - Albert Bichot

78
Q

What is the grape of Chateauneuf-du-Pape? Name a producer

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Grenache but can be made with a blend of 13 varietals
Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault
Chateaux Rayas
Chateaux de Beaucastle
Domaine du Pegau
79
Q

What is the grape of Chianti? Name a producer

A

Sangiovese
Tenuta di Arceno
Ruffino
BANFI

80
Q

What is the grape of Barbaresco?

A

Nebbiolo

81
Q

What is the primary grape of Pomerol and St Emillon?

A

Merlot

82
Q

What is a fortified wine?

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When neutral grape brandy is added to still wine to increase the wines alcohol content

83
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What is the grape of Rioja?

A

Primarily Tempranillo, also Garnacha and Viura for white

84
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What is the grape of Soave?

A

Garganega from Veneto

85
Q

What is the grape of Brunello di Montalcino? Name a producer

A

100% Brunello (AKA Sangiovese Grosso)

Casanova di Neri

86
Q

What is Tia Maria primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

rum/coffee/vanilla

Jamaica

87
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What is the flavor of Framboise?

A

raspberry; can also refer to a Belgian style Lambic beer

88
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What is Drambuie?

A

Scotch liqueur, honey/herb/spices

89
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What is Carpano?

A

A brand of sweet vermouth

90
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What are 3 types of sweet vermouth?

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Cinzano, Cokee, Carpano, Martini & Rossi

91
Q

What is LBV? Name a producer and good vintages

A 
Late bottled vintage port; 4-6 years in cask; single vintage
Cockburn
Dow
2007
2003
2000
1997
1994
92
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What is Lillet and where is it from?

A

aperitif from Podensac, France; citrus flavors, made of 85% Semillon (Blanc) and Merlot (Rouge)

93
Q

Name 2 Irish Whiskey’s

A

Jameson

Bushmills

94
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What is Pernod? Where is it from?

A

anise flavored liqueur

France

95
Q

Name 2 Scotch Whiskey’s

A

Macallen

Glenfiddich

96
Q

What is the liquor in a sidecar?

A

Brandy (Triple sec and sour)

97
Q

What is the liquor in a Moscow Mule?

A

vodka (lime and ginger beer)

98
Q

What is the liquor in a Dark & Stormy?

A

Rum (Goslings and ginger beer)

99
Q

What is the liquor in an Old Fashioned?

A

Bourbon or Rye Whiskey (muddled sugar with Angostura bitters)

100
Q

What is the liquor in a Negroni?

A

Gin (vermouth and Campari)

101
Q

What is the liquor in a Manhattan?

A

Whiskey (Sweet vermouth & bitters)

-Canadian or Bourbon

102
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What is Cynar? What is the primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

Herbal liqueur (Amaro digestif)
Artichoke - 13 herbs and spices; buttery honey, tobacco
Italy

103
Q

Why is Bolgheri significant?

A

is a region in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, original area for Super Tuscans, home of Sassicaia (first and only DOC to be named for a single estate)

104
Q

Where is Naoussa and what wine do they make there?

A

a city in Macedonia, Greece; Boutari makes Xinomavro (red grape)

105
Q

Who is the producer for “Dom Perignon”?

A

Moet & Chandon

106
Q

Who is the producer for “Comtes de Champagne”?

A

Taittinger

107
Q

Who is the producer for “Cristal”?

A

Louis Roederer

108
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Who is the producer for “Le Grande Dame”?

A

Veuve Cliquot

109
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Who is the producer for “Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill”?

A

Pol Roger

110
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Where is Prosecco from? Who are 2 Italian Prosecco producers?

A

Veneto, Italy, Glera grape

Solletico and Zonin

111
Q

2 Chablis producers

A

Raveneau
Albert Bichot
Andre Trembly

112
Q

2 Burgundy producers

A

Louis Jadot

Henri Jayer

113
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2 right bank Bourdeaux producers

A 
Chateau Lassegue (St Emillon)
Petrus (Pomerol)
114
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2 Northern Rhone producers

A

M Chapoutier

E Guigal

115
Q

2 CDP producers

A

Domaine du Pegau
Chateau Rayas
Chateau du Beaucastel

116
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2 German Riesling producers

A

Keller (Rheinhessen)

Burklin-Wolf (Pfalz)

117
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2 Alsacian shippers

A

Trimbach
Marcel Deiss
Leon Beyer

118
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Who produces “Belle Epoque”?

A

Perrier Jouet

119
Q

2 producers of Brunello d’Montalcino

A

Banfi

La Torre

120
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2 producers from Beaujolais

A 
Moillard-Grivot (Fleurie)
Guy Breton (Morgon)
121
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2 producers of Barolo/Barbaresco

A

Giacomo Conterno

Vietti

122
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2 producers of Chianti

A

Tenuta d’Arceno

Antinori

123
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2 producers of Australian Shiraz

A

Yangarra

Penfold’s

124
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2 producers of New Zealand Sauv Blanc

A

Kim Crawford

Cloudy Bay

125
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2 brand names of Cognac

A

Courvoissier

Remy Martin

126
Q

Where is Grey Goose produced?

A

France

127
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Name 3 Gin brands that are “London Dry” style

A

Beefeater
Tanquerey
Bombay Sapphire

128
Q

What is whiskey made from?

A

Barley/rye/wheat

129
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What are the only 2 Tennessee Whiskeys? What must they be filtered with?

A

Jack Daniels
George Dickel
Maple Charcoal

130
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What is Fernet Branca? What is the primary flavor of Fernet Branca? Where is it from?

A

Herbal Liqueur (Digestif)
Herbs/Roots/Spices
Italy

131
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What is Aperol? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

Herbal liqueur
Orange/Rhubarb
Italy

132
Q

Where is Jaegermeister from?

A

Germany

133
Q

What is Cointreau? What is the primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

fruit liqueur
Orange
France

134
Q

What is Curacao? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

Fruit Liqueur
Laraha Citrus (bitter and sweet orange)
Island of Curaçao (South Caribbean)

135
Q

What is Grand Marnier? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

Fruit Liquer
Orange
France

136
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What is Creme de Cassis? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

fruit liqueur
Blackcurrant
France

137
Q

What is Midori? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

fruit liqueur
Melon
Japan

138
Q

What is is Malibu? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

coconut based rum

Barbados

139
Q

What is sloe gin? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A 
sloe berries (blackthorn) from a sweetened gin base
England
140
Q

What is Amarula? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

Liqueur
Cream & Marula fruit (fruity caramel)
South Africa

141
Q

Where is Kahlua from?

A

Mexico

142
Q

What is the primary flavor of Amaretto? Where is it from?

A

Apricot and almond

Italy

143
Q

What is Sambuca? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

anise and elderberry liqueur

Italy

144
Q

What is Galliano? Where is it from?

A

Anise/herb/vanilla flavored liqueur

Italy

145
Q

What is Licor 43? Where is it from?

A

vanilla/herb/spice liqueur

Spain

146
Q

What is Strega? Primary flavor? Where is it from?

A

Saffron/Herb/Spices

Italy

147
Q

What is the primary flavor of St Germain? Where is it from?

A

Elderflower liqueur

France

148
Q

What is the main ingredient in a Rob Roy?

A

Scotch Whiskey

149
Q

Name 2 Canadian Whiskey producers

A

Crown Royal
Seagram’s VO
Candian Club

150
Q

What is B&B?

A

blended Benedictine and Brandy

France (cocktail originated in NY)

151
Q

Left Bank Bordeaux producers (value)

A

Chateau Gloria St Julien Red Blend
Chateau Lascombes Margaux
Chateau de Pez St Estephe

152
Q

What is the main ingredient in a Singapore Sling?

A

Gin (Cointreau + lime)

153
Q

What is Franciacorta? Where it is from? Name 2 producers

A

Sparkling wine made from CH, PN, PINOT BLANC
Lombardy, Northern Italy
Berlucci
Antica Fratta

154
Q

What liqueur is in a Sazerac? Where did it originate?

A

Cognac

New Orleans

155
Q

What is absinthe? Where did it originate?

A

Anise and fennel flavored green liqueur

France

156
Q

What are 5 excellent Champagne vintages?

A 
2004
2002
1996
1990
1989

Wine - Court Test Certified Internal Quiz (3 decks)

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