Wine Regions for D1

Question 1

• 3 examples of cool
• 2 examples of moderate
• 2 examples of warm

Answer 1

• Mosel, Alsace, Burgundy
• Bordeaux, Northern Rhone
• Southern Rhone, Priorat

Question 2

• 2 examples of maritime
• 2 examples of Mediterranean
• 3 examples of continental

Answer 2

• Bordeaux, Margaret River
• Southern Rhone, Tuscany
• Mosel, Priorat, Northern Rhone

Question 3

3 examples of high altitude regions

Answer 3

• Uco Valley
• Salta
• Eden Valley in Barossa Zone (600m - warm region that grows cool varieties)

Question 4

2 examples of low altitude regions

Answer 4

• Burgundy
• Loire

Question 5

1 example for 5 different beneficial effects of water on temperature & sunlight

Answer 5

• Reflection: Mosel
• Cooling effect: Carneros (San Pablo Bay) - grow Pinot and Chard
• Reduce winter freeze: Finger Lakes
• Warming ocean current: Margaux - Cab and Merlot
• Cooling ocean current: Oregon - Pinot and Chard

Question 6

Good quality

Answer 6

• Bordeaux
• Mendoza

Question 7

Poor quality

Answer 7

• Mendoza
• Central Valley, California

Question 8

4 examples of regions with lack of rainfall in growing season

Answer 8

• Argentina (rain shadow of Andes)
• California
• South Africa
• Australia

Question 9

Example of region with too much water in growing season

Answer 9

• Bordeaux

Question 10

2 examples of areas with slopes facing equator

Answer 10

• Northern Rhone
• Mosel

Question 11

2 examples of areas planting on slopes facing away from equator

Answer 11

• Priorat
• Stellenbosch - white varieties

Question 12

2 examples of coasts to the West that may alleviate hotter temperatures

Answer 12

• California (Carneros)
• Western Australia

Question 13

3 lower latitude regions and 2 higher latitude regions

Answer 13

• NSW / Mendoza / South Africa
• Northern France / Germany

Question 14

5 effects of wind and an example of each

Answer 14

• Cooling Wind: Northern Rhone (Mistral)
• Damaging Wind: Southern Rhone (Mistral)
• Heating Wind: Mendoza
• Drying: Mendoza
• Cooling sea breeze - Carneros

Question 15

3 examples of regions with mist and fog & effect

Answer 15

• Sonoma - slow sugar accumulation and acid degradation
• Napa - As above
• Sauterne - Botrytis

Question 16

2 examples of regions with lighter soils and 1 with darker

Answer 16

• Sancerre / Champagne
• Etna

Question 17

2 examples of training on individual stakes due to steep slopes

Answer 17

• Northern Rhone
• Mosel

Question 18

2 examples of bush vines

Answer 18

• La Mancha
• Southern Rhone

Question 19

3 areas with high diurnal range

Answer 19

• Uco Valley
• Central Otago
• Washington State

Question 20

1 example each of very high / high / low drainage

Answer 20

• Hawke’s Bay (Gimblett Gravels)
• Haut-Medoc
• Jerez (Albariza)

Question 21

Flat, fertile, warm, dry

Answer 21

Chile Central Valley

Question 22

2 regions suffering from hail

Answer 22

Mendoza
Burgundy

Question 23

3 regions where Eutypa is prevalent

Answer 23

South Australia
South-west France
California

Question 24

2 regions where Esca is prevalent

Answer 24

Southern Europe
California

Question 25

Region where Pierce’s disease is prevalent

Answer 25

California

Question 26

5 areas where Grapevine Yellows prevalent

Answer 26

Germany
Southern Europe
New York State
Australia
France