United Kingdom Flashcards by Lexy Harrod

What is the parentage of the Bacchus grape?

Müller-Thurgau crossed with a Silvaner x Riesling crossing

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In 2024 what champagne house will release its first bottle of British bubbles under the name Domaine Evremond?

Tattinger

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The early-ripening variant called Blauer Frühburgunder in Germany goes by what name in England?

Pinot Noir Précoce

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What are some service challenges you should be aware of if you are serving ‘Real Ale’?

It cannot be dispensed via carbon dioxide and it is kept unfiltered on the lees

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Name a hybrid grape grown in England:

Phoenix
Regent
Rondo
Seyval Blanc
Solaris

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Why does perry tend to have more residual sugar than cider?

Pears contain a relatively higher ratio of the sugar sorbitol to fructose, the former of which is not readily fermentable by yeast. This adds both RS as well

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Producing regions for English sparkling wines:

East and West Sussex
Kent
Cromwell
Hampshire

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Who owns Evremonde (Kent)?

Tattinger

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2 main regions of English Sparkling?

Sussex
Kent

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Latitude for English wine?

49.9 or above

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Authorized varieties for English still wine:

Acolon
Albalonga
Albarino
Arbane
Auxerrois
Bacchus
Black Hamburg
Blauer Portugeiser
Blauburger
Balufrankisch
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Is carbonation permitted in English wine? Acidification?

Carb = No
Acid = Yes, up to 1.5 g.L
Deacid = Yes, without limit

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Min atmospheric pressure for English sparkling?

3.5 atm

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Primary or Secondary?

Both styles

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Can you bottle Darnibole PDO under cork?

No, only screwcap, legal

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Can Darnibole PDO wines be chapitalized?

No
Nor acidified/deacidified

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What is Darnibole PDO?

May only be produced at the Camel Valley Winery in Cornwell County is Southeast England
- is a dry still wine made from 100% Bacchus
- training is simple/double guyot

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Soil type of Darnibole PDO?

Devonian slate, sandy alluvial soils, old path of the Camel River

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Producers of English Sparkling:

Nyetimber
Ridgeview Estate
Chapel Down
Digby
The Grange
Wiston
Charles Palmer
Fox & Fox
Came Valley

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Max elevation for UK Still/Sparkling wines:

220 m above sea level

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This region of England is famous for ”chalk of Champagne”?

White Cliffs of Dover

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What year was Darnibole PDO established?

2017

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England’s largest single wine estate?

Denbies in Surrey

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English sparkling producer with greatest acreage of owned vines:

Nyetimber
635 acres in West Sussex, Kent, Hampshire

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Most-planted English varieties:

Chardonnay PN Bacchus Meunier Seyval Blanc

Authorized varieties for English Sparkling:

Pinot Noir Chardonnay Pinot Noir Precoce Meunier Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris

Min ABV% after secondary fermentation and dosage?

10%

What is the main red grape grown in England?

Triomphe d'Alsace

PDO of the United Kingdom:

English Wine PDO Welsch Wine PDO

County of Darnibole PDO:

Cormwall

How many hectares in Darnibole PDO?

5 ha

Max total % ABV of English Sparkling?

15%

What is Bacchus a crossing of?

Silvaner x Riesling cross w/ Muller-Thurgau

In 2024 what champagne house will release its first bottle of British bubbles under the name Domaine Evremond?

Tattinger

The early-ripening variant called Blauer Frühburgunder in Germany goes by what name in England?

Pinot Noir Precoce

What are some service challenges you should be aware of if you are serving ‘Real Ale’?

It cannot be dispensed via carbon dioxide and it is kept unfiltered on the lees

Name a hybrid grape grown in England:

Phoenix Regent Rondo Seyval Blanc Solaris

Why does perry tend to have more residual sugar than cider?

Pears contain a relatively higher ratio of the sugar sorbitol to fructose, the former of which is not readily fermentable by yeast. This adds both RS as well as contributing to a fuller body and softer mouthfeel.

In contemporary American craft beverage circles the term has come to be applied to all stone fruits but in Worcestershire and the north Cotswalds the traditional local beverage is like a cider or a perry but fermented from plums. What is the name for this beverage category?

jerkum

Name either of the PDOs contained within England:

Darnibole Sussex

How does the taste of Tanqueray 10 differ from that of their London Dry Gin?

It is distilled with grapefruit, orange, lime, & chamomile and is intended for martini drinkers

Name a Welsh whisky:

Penderyn Aber Falls Coles

What are the PDO categories of UK?

**English PDO** (2017) (**Darnibole PDO**; 100% Bacchus, still dry white **Sussex PDO**) **Welsh PDO**

Who is the largest producer? And who owns the largest vineyard areas?

Chapel Down Nytimber, 635 acres in West Suss

Where is Darnibole PDO located?

Cromwall

What styles of sparkling are allowed?

Traditional Charmant

Who was the first Champagne producer to jump on the English sparkling boom?

Tattinger

What are the soil types of Sussex?

South down chalk and green sand (calcareous chalk & marine sediment)

What are the allowed grapes varieties of Sussex sparkling wines?

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier, Arbane, Pinot Gris

T/F Sussex PDO Blanc de Blanc must be 100% Chardonnay.

False- min. 90% Chardonnay

What is the percentage of vintage required when stated in Sussex PDO Sparkling wine?

85%

What are the aging requirements for Sussex PDO Sparkling wine?

12 mo. on less/ 15 mo. total before release

What is the English synonym for Pinot Gris?

Rulander

T/F Champagne is at a higher latitude than English Wine PDO?

False- Champagne sits at 49°, English Wine PDO sits at 49.9° and higher

This producer is named after the original estate owner, established 1410. This producer is the only 3 time winner of the International Wine & Spirits Challenge for English Wine Producer of the Year This producer’s wines are not widely distributed, focusing on high-end on-premise locations including being served at the Royal Households This producer focuses on Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier from their own vineyards only This producer is ?

Gusborne, original owner was John de Goosebourne

Which producer’s plantings in 1988 marked the beginning of the ambitious modern English sparkling wine movement?

Nyetimber “I’d mark the 1988 planting of vines at Nyetimber as being the foundational act of the modern era of English sparkling wine,” says Donald Edwards, head sommelier at London’s La Trompette. “Obviously there had been wineries before who made sparkling wine, notably Camel Valley, but Nyetimber marked the moment when proper ambition was applied to the task of making great, Champagne-style sparkling wine in the U.K.”

Name the 3 counties with the majority of hectares under vine and finest reputation for English Sparkling wine?

Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire

What is the minimum ABV for still wines (with enrichment and without)?

8.5% w/o enrichment and 9% with enrichment (there is a max of 15%...bahahah)

What is the only winery authorized to produce **Darnibole PDO wine**?

Camel Valley Winery

What is the minimum achieved ABV of Sussex PDO still and SPK?

10% for still and 11% fro sparkling

What is the characteristic soil of the Darnibole PDO?

Denovian slate marked by sandy-alluvial soils deposited by the Camel River

What is the dominant soil type of Sussex PDO?

South Downs Chalk and Greensand (Calcareous Chalk and Marine Sedim

What are the varieties authorized for Welsch Wine PDO?

for both sparkling and still: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Précoce, Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris

What is the name of the producer in Wessex under AXA Millésimes ownership?

Coates & Seely; founded by Christian Seely of Pichon-Longuevill Baron Quinta do Noval and others along with his friend Nicholas Coates from the finance industry. Their NV rosé was the inaugural release in 2011 and continues to be the star of the range.

What is the name of the single vineyard wine produced by Nyetimber?

Tillington- 79% PN and 21% Chardonnay

What is the sole trappist producer of the United Kingdom? What is Liv-ex? Name 3 cocktails that originated in London. Name 3 London Dry Gins. How many ounces are in an Imperial Pint? Domaine Evremond has ties to what Champagne house? Name 3 requirements of Darnibole PDO? In what county would I find Camel Valley Winery? Who produces 1086 Rosé Prestige Cuvée? Who produces Fifty One Degrees North?