Untitled 3 Flashcards
Major producer of Waiheke Island? Where?
Auckland sud-region
Man O War
Producer of The Terraces wine?
Esk Valley winery in Hawke’s Bay from the oldest vines planted in the 1940’s
Name th smallest region out of the followings:: Nelson, Canterbury, Gisbourne, Auckland?
Auckland
Nelson
Canterbury
Gisbourne
Christchurch is a city surrounded by what wine region in New Zealand?
Canterbury GI
Flagship bordeaux blend of Ata Rangi?
Celebre
First VINTAGE: 1984
Name the sub-GI of the alluvial plains of Hawke’s Bay region?
Gimblett Gravel
Korokipo
Bridge Pa
Ohiti
Producer of Ironclad? What varieties?
Man O’ War winery - Auckland
Bordeaux Blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Malbec
First vintage: 2008
3 Official GIs sub-regions of Auckland?
Matakana GI
Waiheke island GI
Kumeu GI
+ Henderson, Huapai, Clevedon
Name some leading producers of Canterbury GI?
Pyramid Estate
Geisen
Pegasus Bay
Name some of the leading estates of Hawkes bay?
Trinity Hiill
Te Mata
Bridge Pa
Craggy Range
Esk Valley Estate
Sacred Hill
Sileni
Sub-regions of Central Otago?
Waitaki - North Otago GI
Alexandra Basin - Southern most
Bendigo
Bannockburn GI
Cromwell Basin
Gibbston
Wanaka - Highest in altitude
What is the name for oak aged Sauvignon Blanc of Greywacke?
Wild sauvignon
Official GI of Wairarapa GI?
Martinborough GI
Gladstone GI
+ Materstone
What is the minimum aging for Method Marlborough wines?
Aims for quality sparkling wines made by traditional method
🍇 Varieties: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier only
➙ 18 months of aging OTL
Prestige Syrah wine of Dry River in Martinborough?
Lovat Syrah
First VINTAGE: 1996
Minimum aging for Method Marlborough wine
18 months OTL
From all sub-regions of Central Otago GI, what is the southern & Eastern most one?
Alexandra Bassin
The Quarry, Le Sol, Sophia Gimblett Gravel wines are produced by who?
Craggy Range
Name the producer of Clos St Anne Pinot Noir ?
Millton winery in Gisborne
First vintage: 1985
Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Whangherei are sub-region of what Region of New Zealand?
Northland
Mountain range creating the rain shadow of Central Otago?
Southern Alps
New Zealand is surrounded by what 2 seas?
Tasman Sea on the West
South Pacific Ocean on the East
What is the cook straight?
The water body separation the both islands of New Zealand
What are the 3 restrictions to be labelled Gimblett Gravel?
The winery must be a member of the GG association
95% of the harvested grapes must come from the area delimitation of the region
95% of the grapes must be grown on the soil of Gimblett Gravel area
Where are the Redondo, Requengos & Evora sub-district located?
Alentejo
What is Quercus Suber related to?
Cork oak tree spicy
Minimum aging for Setubal DOP? Supérior?
18 months minimum
5 years for Superior
Principal red variety of Lafoes DOP?
40% Amaral
+ Jaen & Pilongo
Where is Anselmo Mendes & Luis Pato producers located?
Anselmo Mendes: Vinho Verde
Luis Pato: Bairada
What is the synomym of the Merenzao in Portugal? France?
Bastardo
Merenzao
Trousseau
Cova da Beira, Pinhel & Beira Castelo Rodrigo are sub-region of what DOP?
Beira interior DOP in Terra da Beira IGP - Portugal
What is the Portuguese name for grape Variety?
Casta
Red Grape of Palmela DOP?
Castelao: 66,7% Minimum
What are the sub-regions of Alentejo
(8)
Evora
Moura
Borba
Granja Amareleja
Portalegre
Vidiguiera
Redondo
Requengos
Minimum aging for Extra Reserva Vino Espumante in Tras-os-Montes DOC?
From 24 to 36 months
Grande Reserve: 36+ months
Reserva: 12-24 months
Name the 4 DOCs of Algrave region?
Lagos
Tavira
Portimao
Lagoa
What grape is referred to Jaen in Spain?
Mencia
Name the most important red varieties of Beira Interior DOP?
Minimum 80% combined:
Aragonez
Rufete
Touriga Nacional
Trincadeira
Name the sub-regions of Tras-Os-Montes DOC?
Planalto Mirandes
Chaves
Valpaços
What is the northern most sub-region of Alentejo?
Portalegre, high up in the mountain
Synonym of Roupeiro?
Siria
DOP of Terra de Cister IGP region?
Távora Varosa DOP
3 still table wines of Niepoort?
Redoma
Batuta
Charme
Coche (White)
Grapes allowed for Lafoes DOP?
White: 85% comb Arinto & Cercial
Tinto: minimum 40% Amaral
3 red Grapes of Vinho Verde DOP?
Alvarelhao
Vinhao
Espadeiro
Padeiro
Amaral
Borracal
Pedral
Name 4 subregion from DoTejo DOP?
Coruche, Cartaxo, Chamusca, Tomar
Which island of the Azores is UNESCO World Heritage?
Pico
In which island is located Biscoitos DOP?
Terceira
Minimum aging for Tinto do Dao Nobre?
36 months
What is the ageing for Tinto/Rosado Nobre Reserva in Dao?
42 months
Aging requirement for Dao Tinto Nobre Garrafeira in Dao?
48 months of aging including 12 months in bottle
Name 3 sub-regions of Dao DOP?
Alva
Besteiros
Castendo
Serra da Estrela
Silgueiros
Terras da Azurara
Terras de Senhorim
Signature / Autochtone white variety of Dao DOP?
Encruzado
Minimum aging for Douro Tinto Reserva?
12 months mini
Minimum ABV for Porto DOP
18% Mini to catch the French taxes
For how long time minimum must an LBV Port wine be aged in cask?
4 years minimum
Must be bottle before the 6th year after harvest
Cask requierement for a Tawny Reserva?
7 years minimum in oxidative matter
Residual sugar for Doce Porto DOC?
85g to 130 g/L
Producer of Quinta do Arnozelo?
Calem
Who produce Quinta da Acqua Alta ?
Churchills
Who produce Quinta Do Tua
Cockburn’s
Who introduced the rosé port to the market?
When did it came alive?
Croft winery
Back to 2000’s
First & current vintage of Barca Velha wine
First: 1952
Current: 2015 (Released in 2024)
Who produce Quinta do Panascal
Fonseca
Name the 2 mountain ranges shaping the Douro wine region?
Marão & Montemuro mountains
Name the main single Quinta of Taylor Fladgate?
Quinta do Vargellas
Name the most traditional & smallest terrasses shapes of the Douro region?
Socalcos
Minimum ABV for Lourinha DOP?
38%
Only produce aguardiente for fortification
What are the 2 soils type of Colares?
What is the most important grape for Chao di Rija?
What type of soil it is?
Chao di Rija & Chao de Arena (Sandy = Ramisco variety)
80% Castelao
Hard rock based, off the coast, mostly inland
What is the dominant white grape of Colares DOC?
Malvasia
What is Vinho Abafado?
Partially fermented must for the production of Carcavelos wines in Portugal
Where is Medieval de Ourem a local speciality?
What are the 2 allowed varieties?
Does the wine receive any specific treatment before been bottled?
Speciality of Encontras d’Aires in Lisboa region - Portugal
80% Fernao Pires + Trincadeira (vinified as red)
The wine is blended all together to finish the fermentation in cask, then bottled from the cask, throughout the lees & grape skin as filtration
Name the sweetening & fortification agent for Carcavelos DOP?
Vino Abafado
Mistelle ➙ Partially fermented juice preserved with alcohol
Name the DOP for fortified wines of Lisbon
Carcavelos
What are the 2 islands for the Madeira wine production?
Madeira itself
Porto Santo
Aging for Madeira Special Reserve?
10 to 15 months of aging
➙ Only produced from noble grapes
How long time must be a Frasqueira Madeira Aged for?
20 years in wood minimum (oxydatif way)
What is the Pipe size in Madeira?
418 Liters, used for shipping
What are the main differences between a Estufagem & Cateiro process for the Madeira wine production?
Estufagem: cheap, faster axydative aging in warmed tanks for 3 months before been aged as short as 2 years
Canteiro: Long, slow high quality aging process, leaving the wine for 20 years mini in cask prior bottling
What are the sweetness level for a Madeira labelled Malmsey?
From 96 to 135 g/L residual sugar
Name 5 Wine producing wineries in Madeira?
Henrique & Henrique
Justino Henrique
Barbeito
Madeira Wine Company
Pereira d’Oliveira
H.M Borges
Faria & Filhos
Madeira Vintners (cooperative)
Who’s the largest indépendant vine owner of Madeira?
Henrique & Henrique: 12 Ha
What are the main soils of Madeira? Name 2 of Them?
Saibro: decomposed red Tufa
Cascalho: Stony soil
Pedra Molle: decomposed yellow tufa
Massapes: Clay from red tufa
Explain the term Colheita on a Madeira wine?
What is the minimum aging?
Single vintage origin wine
Must be at least 5 years old aged in wood
Name a grape that can’t be label if used entirely to produce Madeira
Tinta Negra
What is the most planted variety of Madeira?
Name the noble varieties from the sweeter to the dryer?
Tinta Negra Moll
Malsmey, Boal, Verdelho, Sercial
Minimum aging for a Colheita Madeira?
5 years mini
Name 2 areas from Madeira which are more suitable for Sercial and Verdhelo? Why?
Porto Moniz and Sao Vincente: Better quality in higher altitude
What is the allowed grape of Moncao e Melgaco sub-region?
100% Alvarinho only
Minimum ABV for Vino Verde?
8% ABV
Name 3 Red varieties for the production of Vinho Verde?
Amaral
Espadeiro
Pedral
Padeiro
Rabo de Anho
Vinhao
Name of the pergola system in Vinho Verde?
Esforcado / Ramadas
Enforcado is related to what? And where?
Pergola like trellising system of Minho region.
Name the producer of:
Quinta de Malvedos
Quinta de Canais
Grahams
Cockburn
Synonyms of Touriga Nacional?
Bical Tinto
Mortagua Preto
What are there 2 SQ of Churchill’s ?
Quinta do Agua Alta
Quinta do Grincha
What is the mini residual sugar for any style of Port?
17,5 g/L
Who’s producing Quinta do Grincha?
Chirchill’s
Give the pipe sizes for Port production?
Douro Valley: 550 liters
Villa Nova di Gaia: from 580 to 630L
For Shipping: 534,24L
➙ = 21 mesures called Almudes
Single Quinta of Grahams?
Quinta do Malvedos
What is the maximum yield for white Port?
65 Hl/Ha
First producing Port house?
Kokpe
Give the 3 terraces names for the Douro Region?
Patamares
Socalcoes
Vinhao ao Alto
When does the Beneficio occurs usually in Port Production?
When 1/3 of the sugar have been fermented
Name 4 subregion from Tejo ?
Coruche
Cartaxo
Chamusca
Tomar
Senhorim
Almeirim
Coruche, Cartaxo & Chamusca are sub-region of what area of Portugal?
Do Tejo DOP
In which french AOP is Furmint allow?
Palette AOP
What are the main region of Roumania?
Transylvania plateau (tarnave)
Danube terraces
Banatului (bang & recas)
Hills of Dobrogea ( cotesti, cotnari, delea bujoruli, nicoresti, obesti)
Crisana and maramures
Hills of Moldova
Muntenia and Oltenia ( dealeu mare, stefanesti)
Give 4 Romanian native grapes?
Plavai, Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Régala, Francusa
Name 4 wine region of Russia?
Krasnodar
Stavropol
Dagestan
Rostov
What is Nama-zake?
Unpasteurised sake
Explain the term Honjonzo Shu?
70% or less polishing with pure distilled alcool
What is Koshu?
Aged sake
What is the most common wood used to aged Sake in Japan?
Cedar Wood
What is Ogushu?
extra aged sake
What is the newest Sake GI approved the 2/01/2021?
GI Tone-Numata
Name the 3 techniques of starting fermentation Sake
Kimoto-moto (Traditional ortodox)
Yamahai-Shikomi (Traditional)
Sokujo-moto (newest / Modern)
All ingredients of Sake?
Rice
Water
Koji
Yeasts
What is Oseto / Tamazakae?
Rice variety for production of sake
What means Shiboritate
Sake freshly press and bottle straight away
3 rice for Sake?
Yamada Nishiki
Omachi
Ginginga
What is the exact term for Non filtered sake?
Nigori Saké
Maximum legal % ABV for Sake ?
22% ABV
Higher than that, is considered as liquor or spirit
3 villages of the Slovakian region of Tokay
Bara
Cerhov
Cernochov
Treminec in Slovenija is refering on what?
Gewurztraminer
Name the 4 sub-regions of Primorska?
Goriska Bdra
Vipava Dolina
Kras // Teran (for Refosk)
Slovenska Istra
What is Sivi Pinot in Slovenia?
Pinot Gris
Name of the largest sub-region of Podravje in Slovenia?
Stajerska Slovenia
Who released the first varietal Pinotage and in which year?
Lanzerac in 1959
Where are the grapes of Capensis Silene Chardonnay sourced from?
Stellenbosch / South Africa
Producer of John x Merriman wine?
Rustenberg - Stellenbosch
Cabernet Sauvignon + Merlot
Minimum % of grape to be labelled by origin under the WO rules?
100%
Date of creation of Wine of Origin?
1973
Where are the following wards located:
Polkadraai Hills
St Helena Bay
Durbanville
Groenkloof
Bottelary
Malmesbury
Stellenbosch
Swartland
Cape Town
Darling
Stellenbosch
Swartland
Minimum aging for MCC?
12 months OTL minimum
Maximum Sweetness level for MCC?
15 g/L
Maximum superficie for Single vineyard classification in South Africa?
6 Ha
Name the wards of Wellington
Blouvlei
Bovlei
Limietberg River
Mid-Berg River
Groenberg
Name the 3 district of Breede River Valley?
Breedekloof
Robertson
Worcester
Southern most region of South Africa?
Cape Agulas, and more specifically the ward of Elim
Where is located Lutzville Valley?
Coastal Region - Western Cape
Ward: Koekenaap
Explain what is Cape West Coast? Date of Creation?
Created in 2020
Created to enhance vineyards close to the coast, with the strongest maritime influence like Darling, Lutzville & western half of Swartland
Crossing of Pinotage & its date of creation?
Crossing of Pinot Noir & Cinsault in 1924
Name the wards of Overberg - Cape south Coast
Elandskloof
Greyton
Klein River
Theewater
Name all the district of Cape South Coast
Elgin
Cape Agulas
Walker Bay
Overberg
Swellendam
Plettenberg Bay
Lower Duivenhoks River
Who is Simon Van Der Stel?
Governor of South Africa in 1679. First to plant vine near Constancia. He created was will become the Vin de Constance today
Name the Pioneer of Walker Bay wine production
Hamilton Russell
Bouchard Finlayson
Name the wards of Walker Bay?
Hemmel-En-Aarde Valley
Hemmel-En-Aarde Ridge
Upper Hemmel-En-Aarde Valley
Bot River
Springfountain Rims
Standford Foothils
Sunday’s Glen
Who’s producing Paul Sauer wine? First vintage?
Kanonkop
1981
Calitzdorp is a district of what region?
Klein Karoo Region
Langeberg Garcia is the other one
Within what region are the following district located?
Central Drakensberg
Lions River
KwaZulu-Natal
What style of wine is Graham’s Beck winery focusing and mastering?
MCC.
From far, this is the largest quality producer of sparkling wine in SA
Where is Nederberg Winery located?
Paarl
Was know as KWV
Synonym of Chenin Blanc in South Africa?
Steen
Synonym of Palomino Fino in South Africa?
Fransdruif
Top end cuvée of Meerlust?
Rubicon: Bordeaux Blend
First vintage: 1980
3 wards of Klein Karoo Region without District
Outeniqua
Montagu
Tradouw
Tradouw Highland
Upper Langkloof
Cango Valley
Name the Districts of the Breede River Valley
Robertson, Worcester and Breedekloof
what are the wards within Breedekloof district?
Slanghoek
Goudini
What is the Wards of Darling?
Groenkloof
What are the wards of Cape Town?
Constancia
Hout Bay
Philadelphia
Durbanville
What is Cape Coast?
Is an overarching region of Cape South Coast ans Coastal Region
District of Bovlei?
South Africa - Cape South Coast - Wellington District
In what Ward wil you find S.Africa’s highest elevation vineyards?
The unincoportated Ward of Cederberg.
Name the producer of Hannibal? What are the varieties?
Bouchard Fynalson
Blend of 20% Nebbiolo & 41% Sangiovese
Where is Crystallum winery located? For what grapes are they know for?
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Walker Bay
Name the producer and location of Luddite Shiraz
Niels Verburg - Bot River with natural winemaking in Bot River / Walker Bay
Producer of Paul Sauer
Kanonkop
Who’s making this famous Bdx blend in South Africa?
1- Trilogy
2- Rubicon
Both located in Stellenbosch
1- Trilogy: Warwick Estate
2- Rubicon: Meerlust
Who’s producing Rubicon?
Meerlust Estate
Minimum aging for Vino de la Tierra Viejo Tinto?
36 mth mimimim including 12 mth in oak
Portugueise name for Bruñal variety?
Alfrocheiro
What is the first vintage of Pingus
1995
Where is located the following Vino de Pago:
Guijoso
Prado de Irache
El Terrerazo
Castilla La Mancha
Navarra (Tierra Estella)
Valencia (Utiel Requena)
Newest DO of Spain (2024)?
Campo de Calatrava
Castilla la Mancha
What is Finca Elez?
Do Pago, from Castilla-La Mancha
Principal variety of Grenada DO?
Vijiriego
What is the latest Vino de Pago (2021)
Vera Estenas
Minimum aging for an Añejo wine in Generic rules?
24 months aging in cask no more than 600L
18 months for Noble & 36 for Viejo
Minimum aging for Reserva Red in classic rules of Spain?
36 months aging including 12 months in wood
Majority grapes for Binnissalem
at least 30% Monta Negro
Name 3 Pagos in Sherry region?
Macharnudo
Carrascal
Añina
Miraflores
Balbaina
Pastrana
What is the amont of remaining fermentescible sugar in a PX in Sherry wine production?
212 g/L
How are the Vino Dulce Natural in Sherry made? What the name of the process?
What is the residual sugar content for a Moscatel Vino dulce Natural di Sherry?
Soleo Process: Grape at dried over a grass mat under the direct sunshine for 24h mini then fortified after a short FA
160 g/L mini
Name the DO’s of Andalousia?
- Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
- Manzanilla de Sanlucar de Barrameida
- Montilla Moriles
- Cantado do Huelva
Malaga
Sierra de Malaga
Grenada
What is the aging of Malaga Añejo?
3 to 5 years
Grape & restriction for Grenada DO Espumoso?
70% Minimum Vijiriego
What 2 Sub-zone of Rias Baixas follow the Miño River?
Candado do Tea
O Rosal
What is Malaga Pajarette?
Malaga made without Arrope
45-140 g/L RS
Malaga Transanejo aging?
5 years in total
Give the largest Pago in Sherry?
Macharnudo
Aging for Catalayud DO Vino de Liquor
2 years aging in total
➙ including 18 months in wood
Red varieties for Somontano DO?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
White driven by Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Riesling
Name the 4 DOs of Aragon autonomia?
Cariñena DO
Catalayud DO
Campo de Borja DO
Somontano DO
Name the Vino di Pago of Carinena?
Finca Ayles
Give 3 synonym of Carignan grape in Spain?
Mazuelo
Samso
Mollard
Crujillon
Where do you find the following variety: Parralete ?
Red grape of Somontono DO - Aragon
What grape for Catalayud Superior DO?
Red wine only,
85 % Garnacha minimum
6 months aging in barrique mini
Name the 2 principal growing method in Lanzarotte?
What make them different from one to another?
Hoyo: Tradicional method: deep hole in the ground
Zanjas: Trenches protected by a dry stone wall - More modern