Wine and Beer

Question 1

Billecart-Salmon

Answer 1

Brut, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne NV
This non vintage champagne from the mareuil-sur village in vallee de la marne is a blend of pinot noire, pinot meunier and Chardonnay. Floral aromas with fresh fruit and ripe pear. Overall, a rich bouquet and fresh palate

Question 2

Gaston Chiquet,

Answer 2

1er Cru, Brut Rosé, Vallée de la Marne NV
Vallee de marne. No oak, instead malolactic fermentation lends to
roundness. Pinot meunier dominant, so supple and fruity

Question 3

Ruinart

Answer 3

Brut Blanc de Blancs, Cote des blancs NV

100 percent premier chardonnay grapes, first established champagne house.

Question 4

Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 4

Tement, Klassik, Sauvignon Blanc, Südsteiermark, Austria 2018
south most region of austrian wine growing regions. 12 months on lees. Sur lie aging: increases mouthfeel, body, aromatic complexity.. tell tale grapefruit with a touch of green

Question 5

Vermentino

Answer 5

Domaine Yves Lecchia, Vermentino, Patrimonio, Corsica 2016

Venerated corsican winemaker. Vermentino is an indigenous corsican varietal. Acid driven. Tropical fruit, floral aroma

Question 6

Chardonnay

Answer 6

Domaine Rémi Jobard, Chardonnay, Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy 20
Rich and fatty with great minerality (traditional mersault stye) nutty, creamy with 15% new oak

Question 7

Scheurebe Spätlese

Answer 7

Kruger-Rumpf, Scheurebe Spätlese, Nahe, Germany 2018
QmP rating reserved for single vineyard fruity wines. This wine has a spatlese rating (little bit of residual sugar). W. grapefruit aromas. Sweet and spicy with ++acid. From Nahe growing region. Scheurebe is a cross between riesling and silvaner varietals.

Question 8

Mourvèdre Blend

Answer 8

Domaine de Terrebrune, Mourvèdre Blend, Bandol, Provence 2018
Exotic, spicy, zesty, palate is passion fruit and minerality. Bandol is a Mediterranean climate wine growing region in s. france. GSM blend

Question 9

Pinot Noir

Answer 9

Domaine Pierre Guillemot, VV, Pinot Noir, Savigny-les-Beaune, Burgundy 2016
Vv stands for vieilles vignes which means it is a village wine. Cherry spice nose. Rustic and fuller bodied yet satiny and ripe acid

Question 10

Ramisco

Answer 10

Adega Viuva Gomes, Ramisco, Colares, Portugal 2012
Colares is the DOC. Sand vineyard and ungrafted roots. Cab franc/mencia character, lite, but firm tannin and bright acid displaying dark fruit. Complex. It has a briney character, so pairs well with seafood.

Question 11

Lager

Answer 11

Orion, Lager, Okinawa (10 oz)
Lager: bottom fermenting yeast results in a more delicate and cleaner beer. Ferment slower and at lower temps.
4.7%ABV Japanese rice style beer.. malty nose with clean and crisp flavor. Easy. Drinking

Question 12

White Ale

Answer 12

Kizakura, Lucky Cat, White Ale, Kyoto (10 oz)
5% ABV made with yuzu and sansho (sichlan pepper) wich adds to aroma. Addition of high quality japanese rice for lightness that balances Saaz hops

Question 13

IPA

Answer 13

Hakkaisan, Rydeen, IPA, Niigata (10oz)
6% fresh citrus notes and herbal/floral tones. Flavor: plump/hoppy with crisp//dry finish. Clea/aromatic/easy drinking american style IPA

Question 14

Stout

Answer 14

Echigo, Stout, Niigata (10 oz)
7% nose: roasted,, sweet, nutty
Flavor: deep, coffee, balanced.
100%malt