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Palladius?

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Sadie Family’s white blend. Chenin, Gren, Ciarette, Vio, Verdel… 2002 released

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Columella?

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Sadie Family’s first red blend 2000 est. Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Tinta Barocca, Cinsault, and Carignan

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Rubicon?

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Meerlust Cabernet Blend. Not produced in 1985, 1990, 2002, or 2011. Inaugural vintage 1980.

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Catena Single Vineyards

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Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae, Adrianna Vyd River Stones, Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec, Nicasia Vyd Malbec.

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Acheval Ferrar Single Vineyards:

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Finca Mirador, Finca Bella Vista, Finca Altamira, Quimera (Malbec based BDX blend)

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Colome Single Vineyards:

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Altura Maxima Malbec; Lote Especial Malbec (Colome, El Arenal, or La Brava)

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Who owns Cheval des Andes?

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Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes (Both actually LVMH)

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Who owns Clos Apalta?

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Dom. Bournet-Lapostolle - family behind Grand Marnier. Purchased in 1994, and revitalized 100 yo vineyard in Apalta Valley. Biodynamic. Michel Rolland consults on Clos Apalta.

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Clos Apalta?

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Lapostolle’s Colchagua (45-65)Carmenere/Cabernet (20-30) blend inaugural 1997. + CF, M, +-PV

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Don Melchor?

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Concha y Toro’s top Cab blend (90% + CF,M,PV) to honor the guy that brought BDX vines to Chile in the 19th C. 1987 inaugural

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Almaviva?

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CyT & Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s partnership - est. 1997. Namesake wine is blend of CS + Carm from Puente Alto 1996 first vintage.

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Sena?

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Chadwick/Errazuriz x Mondavi’s top bdx blend, 1st 1995; CS, Malbec, Carm, PV +-Cf/M, 2nd place at 2004 Berlin tasting. Vinedo Chadwich placed 1st.

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2004 Berlin Tasting?

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Vinedo Chadwick and Sena placed 1 & 2 beating Lafite, Margaux, Latour, and Solaia

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Vinedo Chadwick?

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Errazuriz’s top wine - Bdx planted in 1992. 1st 100 point Chilean wine. 1st in 1999 - CS, Carm +- PV

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Carmin de Puemo?

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Chile’s first iconic varietal Carmenere - CyT - in 2003. 95% Carmenere + CS/CF.

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VIGNO members?

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Garage Wine Co., Emiliana, Miguel Torres, Undurraga

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What is the difference between Penfold’s Grange, RWT, and St. Henri Shiraz when it comes to the use of wood aging?

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Grange ages in American oak barrels, RWT ages in French oak, and St. Henri matures in large old oak vats that contribute no wood flavor.

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Cyril Henschke, Abbott’s Prayer and Marble Angel are all made by which Australian producer? Name the respective GI’s for each Wine

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Henschke; Eden Valley, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley

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Where is the Rust en Vrede winery located?

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stellenbosch, South africa

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Which Australian producer makes the Maitre D Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Mollydooker in Mclaren vale

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What is Montes’s top of the line Cabernet Sauvignon-based Bordeaux blend?

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Alpha M

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Who is the chief winemaker at Chile’s Viña Errazuriz, Viñedo Chadwick, and Seña?

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Francisco Baettig

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Since 2012, iconic winemaker Chris Carpenter has traveled to Australia to oversee the winemaking for the Bordeaux-style varieties at what historic McLaren Vale vineyard?

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Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard

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What Iconic wine from Errázuriz took 1st place at the 2004 Berlin Tasting?

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2000 Viñedo Chadwick

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Which Napa Valley winemaker identified a cattle farm in Margaret River as an ideal future vineyard site for Leeuwin Estates? Name Leeuwin’s top tier bottling for Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Robert Mondavi, “Art Series”

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Name appelation and producer of following wines?
Don Melchor?
Vina Seña?

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Maupo(Puente Alto) Concha y Toro

Aconcagua-Errazuriz

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GI and producer of the following Australian wines:
John Riddock
Quintet Cabernet Blend
Diana Madeline Cab/Merlot

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Wynns-Coonawarra GI
Mount Mary- Yarra Valley GI
Cullen- Margaret River GI

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Who are the producers for Trilogy and Rubicon respectively? Which region are they both located in?

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Warwick Estate and Meerlust, Stellenbosch South Africa

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The Quarry is an iconic Cabernet-based wine of which New Zealand producer?

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Craggy range

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Which Aussie producer makes “the signature” Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Yalumba

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________ was the winemaker who followed Max Schubert’s tenure at Penfold’s who was responsible for bringing back the BIN 707 Cabernet Sauvignon into the portfolio

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Don Ditter, Head Winemaker for Penfold’s from 1975-1986

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The which Chilean winery (located in Maipo) was founded as a collaboration between Concha e Toro and the Mouton Rothschild Family?

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Almaviva

33
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What is the Colchagua estate owned by Barons de Rothschild in Chile?

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Los Vascos

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What is the Mendoza collaboration between the Catena family and the Rothschild Family (barons de Lafite)

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CARO (combination of the two names)

35
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When was the inaugural vintage for Brokenwood’s “Graveyard” Shiraz?

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1983

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What is the range of the average vine age for Torbreck’s RunRig Shiraz?

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120-160 year-old vines

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What size barrel is used for the production of Yalumba’s Octavius Shiraz?

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Custom made 100 Liter “Octaves” made in their on-site cooperage

38
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Who are the producers of famous Shiraz labels respectively and where? Astralis? RunRig? Graveyard Vineyard?

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Clarendon Hills-Mclaren Vale; Torbreck-Barrosa Valley; Brokenwood-Hunter Valley

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Who produces Vat 47 Chardonnay? Art Series?

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Tyrrell’s in Hunter Valley, Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River

40
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Who is the producer of the following wines? Springvale Riesling? 100 Year Old Para Tawny? 1860 Vines Shiraz?

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Grosset, Seppeltsfield, Tahbilk

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Name the GI’s of the following producers? By Farr? Best’s? Bass Phillip?

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Geelong, Grampians, Gippsland

42
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Where Jansz and Clover Hill craft their traditional method bubbles?

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Pipers River, Tasmania

43
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Where is Gioconda Estate located and what is their most famous wine?

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Beechworth, Victoria. Chardonnay

44
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What is another name for Penfolds Bin 95?

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Grange

45
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What famous Margaret River Estate is owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)?

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Cape Mentelle

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What was the innagural Vintage of Penfold’s “Grange”? Who was the winemaker at that time?

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1951?- Max Schubert

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What was the innagural vintage of Henscke’s “Hill of Grace”?

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1958

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Which South Australia producer makes RunRig?

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Torbreck. 1995 1st released. Named for the Highland clan’s land distribution system. Produced from 120-160 year-old vines. Blended with Viognier prior to bottling. Inaugural vintage 1995.

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Who makes and what is Decendent?

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Torbreck. Produced from a single vineyard planted in 1994 from RunRig cuttings. Co-fermented with Viognier. Aged in 2nd use barrels for 18 months.

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Which South Australia Producer makes John Riddoch

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Wynns

51
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Which South Australia Producer makes First Growth

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Parker Estate

52
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Which South Australia Producer makes Dead Arm

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D’Arenberg

53
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What is Graveyard Shiraz?

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Brokenwood’s Langton’s Exceptional Shiraz. First vintage 1983 as a single vineyard. Planted in 1978

54
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What is ILR?

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Brokenwood’s Reserge Semillon, named for Iain Leslie Riggs, their chief winemaker. 5 years bottle age released in 1992

55
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What’s significant about Freedom vineyard?

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Langmeil’s 1843 planted Shiraz. Oldest shiraz alive.

56
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What is Armagh?

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Jim Barry’s Langton’s Exceptional wine. 1985 1st vintage, planted in 1968.

57
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What was Henschke’s first single vineyard wine?

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Mount Edelstone Shiraz - 1952. HoG was 1958

58
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Who makes Mount Edelstone?

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Henschke - 100% own-rooted Shiraz planted in 1912 on deep sandy loam over clay. Purchased in 1974. First produced in 1952

59
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Casella Wines owns which major Australian wine brand based out of the Riverina GI

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Yellow Tail

60
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Which Riverina Producer is known for their Botrytised Semillon Dessert wine, “Noble One”

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De Bortoli

61
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Lindeman’s Bin 3110 Special Reserve Hunter River Burgundy was made primarilly from which Grape

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Shiraz - the one of the few Australian wines included in Decanter’s “Wine Legends” list

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What is the top Semillon wine produced by Tyrrell’s in the Hunter Valley

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Vat 1 - the 1994 vintage was included in Decanter’s “Wine Legends” list.

63
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How many years is Tyrell’s “Vat 1” Semillon aged before release

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5 years

64
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Tim Kirkton is the Winemaker of which notable New South Wales Winery

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Clonakilla

65
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Which Tasmanian winery trademarked the term “Method Tasmanoise” for their sparkling wines

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Jansz

66
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Who was the first to commercially produce wines in the Margaret River GI? Bonus: what was the grape?*

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Vasse Felix, 1970’s; first wine was a Riesling

67
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Which producer was the first to commercially produce Red Margaret River wine?

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Vasse Felix 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec Blend

68
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What three wineries make up the “Golden Triangle” of Margaret River?

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Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle and Voyager Estate

69
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Top Chilean Recent Chilean vintages

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2018 was spectacular in both q & q. Winter rain + dry slow ripening season. Best for many years

70
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El Nino Years in Chile

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2016

71
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What happens in an la nina year in Chile?

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Cooler

72
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Top Argentenian vintages recently?

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2019 - small excellent crop from long ripening season, 2016 (RP - 96pts, JR disagrees) 2017 (JR) - one of the best (RP disagrees) // 2018 - classic (drought), 2013

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Top recent vintages of South Africa?

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2017 - dry, with smaller concentrated crops, 2015 - Nice weather, earliest harvest to date; 2009 - universally good

74
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Worst recent vitntages of South Africa?

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2011 - drought, 2008 - cold, 2005 - meh, 2002 - horrible rot and rain

75
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When was the most recent drought in South Africa?

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2018 - 2021

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