Session #4. Red wines and blends. Chapters 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19.

Question 1

Identify two Australian regions famous for their Grenache.

Answer 1

Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale

Question 2

Identify two Australian regions famous for their Shiraz.

Answer 2

Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley

Question 3

Identify a region in the south west of France making wines similar to Côtes du Rhône.

Answer 3

Minervois

Question 4

Identify a Spanish region known for its high quality Grenache - outside of Rioja.

Answer 4

Priorat

Question 5

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is situated in which French region?,

Answer 5

Southern Rhône

Question 6

Identify the two main graoes used to make Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Answer 6

Grenache and Syrah

Question 7

Identify the grape used to make Côte Rôtie.

Answer 7

Shiraz/Syrah

Question 8

Identify the grape used to make Crozes-Hermitage.

Answer 8

Shiraz/Syrah

Question 9

Identify the red grape used in the Northern Rhône.

Answer 9

Shiraz/Syrah

Question 10

Identify two Bordeaux regions which make wine mainly from Merlot.

Answer 10

Saint Emilion and Pomerol

Question 11

Which region uses the quality label ‘Cru Bourgeois’

Answer 11

Bordeaux

Question 12

What might a wine maker do to soften the tannins of a Cabernet Sauvignon? x3 options

Answer 12

Blend in some Merlot, Age in oak to allow some oxygen to soften the tannins, Be less extractive in the wine making (less rigorous punching down and pumping over).

Question 13

Identify a South African region known for its Bordeaux blends

Answer 13

Stellenbosch

Question 14

Paulliac is made mainly from what grape?

Answer 14

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 15

Oakville and Rutherford are associated with what red grape?

Answer 15

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 16

Identify a New Zealand, North Island region famous for its Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 16

Hawke’s Bay

Question 17

Margaux is made mainly from what grape?

Answer 17

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 18

Identify a West Australia region famed for its premium Cabernet, Merlot, and Chardonnay wines?

Answer 18

Margaret River

Question 19

Identify a South Australian region famed for its Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 19

Coonawarra

Question 20

Identify the two red grapes associated with Bordeaux.

Answer 20

Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Question 21

Identify three famous Spanish regions known for their Tempranillo.

Answer 21

Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Catalunya

Question 22

Is this the correct order for Spanish wine labels, from youngest to eldest? Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

Typically makes wine with low tannin and low acidity x1. (clue: likes warm climate and so has low acidity)

Answer 23

Grenache/Garnacha

Question 24

Rioja is made from what two red grapes?

Answer 24

Grenache Tempranillo

Question 25

Ribera del Duero is made from what red grape?

Answer 25

Tempranillo

Question 26

Spanish labeling term Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva represent what?

Answer 26

Ageing in oak barrels. Not necessarily quality

Question 27

What three grapes typically makes wine with high tannin and high acidity. (ie, More defined and predictable styles - firm, structured and edgy (high acidity) wines.

Answer 27

Cabernet Sauvignon Nebbiolo Sangiovese

Question 28

As some red wines mature in the bottle they can result in what flavours? x3

Answer 28

Mushrooms, leather, meat (also wet leaves; and for sweet red wines, figs and prunes).

Question 29

Navarra is associated with what red grape?

Answer 29

Grenache

Question 30

Which regions in France use the labeling term, Grand Cru

Answer 30

Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace (The BBA)