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Court of Master Sommeliers/Certified

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Decks in this class (101)

Rioja & Priorat
What is the principal grape for w...,
What is rioja generico,
What is red rioja crianza
19  cards
Spain- Quality levels
What means vino d espagna,
What means vino de la tierra,
What means vino de calidad con in...
10  cards
Aging criteria red/whire/rose Spain
Joven,
Crianza red,
Reserva red
10  cards
Districts/grapes/regions SPAIN
Jumilla,
Most widely planted white grape i...,
Which 2 red wine estate receive d...
38  cards
PORTUGAL/DOCs AGPs
How many dops and igps there are ...,
What vinhos de portugal stands for,
What indicacao geografika protegi...
9  cards
MINHO IGP/ TRASMONTANO IGP-PORTUGAL
Which is the predominant wine pro...,
Name 3 sub areas of vinho verde,
What is the style of wine produce...
11  cards
PORTUGAL: DOURO/DAO
Name the 3 sub regions in douro,
How many grape varieties are perm...,
Which 6 grapes produce quality re...
10  cards
PORTUGAL/BAIRRADA/COLARES
Name the soils in bairrada that s...,
Name the soils and most imported ...,
Name a producer that produce only...
10  cards
PORTUGAL/SETUBAL
What is setubal dop,
How old is young setubal dop wine,
Older wine setubal dop
7  cards
GERMANY/WINE LOW
What means deutscher wein,
What means oechsle in germany,
What means landwein gga
10  cards
GERMANY/PRADICAT LEVELS
Describe kabinett 70 85 oechsle,
Describe spatlese 80 95 oechsle,
Describe auslese 88 105 oechsle
19  cards
GERMANY/SOILS/GRAPES
Why most of germany s vineyards a...,
Name the 13 anbaugiebete in germany,
Name the wost importand white gra...
10  cards
GERMANY/PHALZ/NAHE/FRANKEN
What is the main grape variety in...,
What means liebfraumilch,
Which are the 2 main areas in pfalz
10  cards
GERMANY/MOSEL
Name the grape varieties of franken,
Where the vineyards of mosel are ...,
In how many bereiche is divided m...
10  cards
GREECE
Name the best local grape varieti...,
Which grape variety is the most i...,
Name a well known producer from t...
10  cards
CENTRAL GREECE/PELOPONNESE
Name the grape varieties regions ...,
Name a producer for quality retsina,
Nemea pdo
9  cards
GREEC ISLANDS
Which islands of greece are in ae...,
Which islands are within cyclades...,
Which island is within dodecanese...
10  cards
GREEC ISLANDS 2:
Samos vin doux,
Samos vdn,
Samos grand cru vdn
10  cards
AUSTRI/ WINE LOW
How many classification categorie...,
How is kabinett classified in aus...,
How much is the max permitted yie...
10  cards
AUSTRIA/WEINVERTAL
Which are the 3 main distinct win...,
What are the requirements for gru...,
Describe the characteristics of g...
10  cards
AUSTRIA/BURGENLAND/STK
What you know about weststseirmar...,
What you know about styrian terro...,
What means welschriesling stk
5  cards
HUNGARY
Which river is within balaton pgi...,
What style of wine is balatoni fu...,
How is pinot gris called in hungary
10  cards
AUSTRIA/WACHAU
Name the 5 sub regions of burgenl...,
How the outstanding ruster ausbru...,
In which year neuisedlersee recie...
10  cards
HUNGARY/ TOKAJ
Full bodied white wine tokaji sza...,
How is tokaji aszu produced,
How is tokaji eszencia produced
8  cards
EASTERN EUROPE/Bulgaria/Slovakia
Name the grape varieties for toka...,
What are the main regions of bulg...,
What are the principal wine distr...
10  cards
USA/LOW/AVAs
What is the percentage for state ...,
What is the percentage for califo...,
What is the percentage for all de...
10  cards
USA-CALIFORNIA/NAPA
What meritage means in california...,
What trilogy stands for in napa v...,
Name a well known style produced ...
10  cards
USA/ SONAMA/NAPA
Where is sonama county located in...,
Which ava is shared between napa ...,
How is carneros influenced name t...
10  cards
USA/OREGON
Name an ava within monterey county,
Which are the main grape varietie...,
What you know about santa barbara...
10  cards
USA/WASHINGTON
Which are the avas divided betwee...,
Name the 2 avas that are shared w...,
Describe a common winemaking and ...
7  cards
ASTRALIA/New South Wales
In which year the label integrity...,
What means a zone in australia,
Describe a region in australia
10  cards
ASTRALIA/Victoria
Name some of the most important r...,
What you know about barossa valley,
What you know about coonawarra re...
9  cards
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
In how many zones is divided west...,
Name the grape varieties of marga...,
Name the designated gls of quenns...
10  cards
NEW ZEALAND/NORTH
Run trough northland in the north...,
What you know about auckland in t...,
Name the most white and red plant...
9  cards
NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH
Which region is the largest produ...,
How is marlborough protected from...,
Name the 3 sub regions within mar...
8  cards
CHIILE 1
How is chile wine regions influen...,
Is it phyloxera or oidium powdery...,
How the regions of aconcagua and ...
10  cards
CHILE 2
Describe casablanca valley grape ...,
Describe san antonio,
Which region produce the most win...
9  cards
ARGENTINA 1
Name a crossing grape from argent...,
Name the 2 native grape varieties...,
Which irrigation method is used a...
10  cards
ARGENTINA 2
State the most important sub regi...,
Describe how argentina s vineyard...,
Describe the climate of mendoza
7  cards
SOUTH AFRICA, Coastal Region
In which year was the crossing be...,
In which year was the first bottl...,
What stands for wo and in which y...
10  cards
SOUTH AFRICA, Cape South Coast
Describe cape agulhas district of...,
Describe overberg district in cap...,
Describe walker bay district in c...
9  cards
CHAMPAGNE 1
Name the soils of champagne,
How the chalk soil is suitable fo...,
State the number of growers hecta...
10  cards
CHAMPAGNE 2
Name the other 4 grapes that the ...,
State the villages within champag...,
What the civc stands for in champ...
20  cards
SPARKLING WINES
Describe cremant ac in france,
Give an examples of cremant from ...,
Describe tank method or charmat m...
7  cards
CHAMPAGNE 3
What cm on champagne bottle indic...,
What nm on champagne bottle idicates,
What rm on a bottle of champagne ...
7  cards
SHERRY 1
Where sherry takes its name from,
Where sherry district is located ...,
Name the permitted grape varietie...
11  cards
SHERRY 2
Name the 2 other soils describe,
What you know about muscatel grap...,
What you know about levante ponie...
10  cards
SHERRY 3
What type is used for sherry prod...,
Which is the town that benefits f...,
What is the min ageing for sherry
13  cards
PORT
Name the 3 sub regions that river...,
Where are the best vineyard found...,
Name the best worst soils for por...
10  cards
PORT/ STYLES
Describe ruby port style,
Describe ruby reserva port style,
Describe towny white reserva port
9  cards
PORT/STYLES 2
Describe tawny port,
Describe aged tawny port,
How would you serve aged tawny port
4  cards
MADEIRA
Where the vines of madeira island...,
What makes the soils excellent in...,
Name the classic grape varieties ...
16  cards
SPIRITS/GIN
How are spirits produced,
How are liqueurs produced,
Describe how the pot still works
10  cards
SPIRITS/VODKA/WHISKY
What you know about vodka,
How whisky whiskey rye bourbon ar...,
What are the 5 regions that scotc...
8  cards
WHISKEY/RUM
Describe bourbon whiskey,
What you know about tennessee whi...,
What you know about islay
10  cards
BRANDY
What is brandy describe,
Name the 3 best sub regions for c...,
Which soil is best for cognac pro...
11  cards
ARMAGNAC
Name the 3 regions for armagnac p...,
Name the 3 main grape varieties f...,
How armagnac obtains all its flav...
6  cards
Eaux-De-Vie de Fruits
What means eau de vie,
What you know about calvados,
Apricot
9  cards
OTHER SPIRITS
What are bitters,
Describe angostura bitters,
Name other well known bitters
9  cards
LIQUEURS
What is liqueur and how is produced,
What is cointreau,
What is grand marnier
9  cards
OTHER LIQUEURS
What is creme de cacao,
What is kalhua,
What is tia maria
10  cards
Whisky-based liqueurs
What is drambuie,
What is southern comfort,
What is advocat
3  cards
FOOD & WINE PAIRING
Roasted oyster with anchovy mouss...,
Sweet potato terrine roasted eggp...,
Grilled tuna belly fried corn and...
13  cards
Wine glasses
In what glass would you serve she...,
What is the normal measure for wi...,
At what temperature would you ser...
6  cards
Cocktails
What is americano,
What is daiquiri,
What is mai tai
15  cards
VITICULTURE
Give an example of grape varietie...,
What soil are best for grape growing,
How late spring frost affect the ...
10  cards
VITICULTURE/diseases & pests
Describe esca,
Describe millerandage,
Describe nematodes
6  cards
VINIFICATION
Describe the process tirage,
Describe pre fermentation macerat...,
Describe white wine making
10  cards
WINEMAKING/terminologies
What means cuvasion,
What means debourbage,
Describe microclimate mesoclimate...
10  cards
FRANCE/CLASSIFICATION
What the inao stands for in france,
What means vin de france,
What means igp or pgi in france
10  cards
France/Alsace
Describe the climate of alsace,
How is alsace sub divided and whe...,
Name the 2 best vineyard towns in...
13  cards
Alsace
What are the requirements for win...,
What you know about riesling in a...,
What you know about gewurztramine...
18  cards
Bordeaux/Medoc/Graves
State the climate of bordeaux,
Describe medoc aoc aop,
Name the top 6 communes within ha...
10  cards
Sauternes/Barsac
Describe suternes,
Name the 5 communes in the sauter...,
What is minimum alcohol level for...
8  cards
Saint- Emilion
Where is saint emilion located,
What are the soils of saint emilion,
On what soils are chateau cheval ...
8  cards
Bordeaux/right Bank/Pomerol
What are the soils of pomerol aoc...,
Name 3 top quality produced in po...,
What you know about cadillac cote...
5  cards
BORDEAUX/ MIX
Describe the medoc classification...,
What are the factors that moderat...,
Stade the 1th growth wines in 185...
13  cards
SENSORY EVALUATION/CONDITION OF WINE
How warm temperature affects a wine,
How cool temperature during servi...,
Describe the scale for alcohol
9  cards
BURGUNDY/Classification
State the climate of burgundy,
State the 5 areas within burgundy,
What is the percentage for wine w...
10  cards
CHABLIS
Where is chablis located,
What are the soil of chablis,
What is the local name for chardo...
10  cards
Cote de Nuits (Grand Crus)
Where is cote de nuits located,
What are the soils of cote de nuits,
What stiles of wines are produced...
11  cards
Cote de Nuits/Cote de Beaune
Name the communes within cote de,
Where is cote de beaune located i...,
How the red wines from cote de be...
10  cards
Cote Chalonnaise/Maconnais
How many cuvees are owned by the ...,
What wine can be produced under t...,
Name the premier cru communes of ...
8  cards
LOIRE/Central Vineyards
Name the 4 main sub districts of ...,
What are the soils of pouilly fum...,
From where that fume is derived
8  cards
LOIRE/Touraine
What is the climate of touraine a...,
What are the soils of touraine aoc,
What you know about vouvray aoc
5  cards
LOIRE/Anjou
What you know about anjou aoc,
What you know about saumur aoc su...,
Name the 2 aocs for traditional m...
8  cards
LOIRE/ Nantais
Name the main grape variety of na...,
What means sur lie on a bottle la...,
What means the new appellation cr...
5  cards
Northern Rhone:
What is the climate of northern r...,
Describe the vineyards of cote ro...,
Which grape variety is permitted ...
8  cards
Southern Rhone
List the climate of southern rhone,
Describe mistral wind,
What are the effects of mistral w...
10  cards
Chateauneuf-du-Pape/Gigondas/Vacqueras
Give example of chateauneuf du pa...,
What you know about gigondas,
What you know about lirac a0c
8  cards
South of France
Which aoc within provence produce...,
List the 5 regions of the south o...,
Describe south of france in general
10  cards
South of France/Limoux/
What you know about terrasses du ...,
List the leading grape varieties ...,
What you know about fitou aop
9  cards
South of France/Roussillon
Where is the region of roussillon...,
List the white red grapes of cote...,
What style of wine is permitted w...
12  cards
Bergerac/Jura/Cahors & others
Describe bergerac aoc,
Describe pecarmant aoc,
Describe monbazillac
11  cards
White wines to recommend
Recommend sauvignon blanc from lo...,
Recommend sauvignon blanc other t...,
Recommend pinot grigio from north...
18  cards
Red wines to recommend
Recommend a red wine from spain,
Recommend a red wine from norther...,
Recommend a red wine from south a...
14  cards
Champagne to recommend
Recommend 11 vintage champagnes,
Recommend nv champagnes,
List some of the best vintages of...
4  cards
JURA
Cotes du jura aop,
List the 3 red grapes allowed for...,
List the grape varieties allowed ...
14  cards
Savoie
List the 2 lakes within savoie,
List the white grapes of savoie,
List the grapes for red and rose ...
5  cards
ASI Tasting Grid
What you need to mention on the a...,
What you need to mention on the t...,
What you need to mention on the n...
24  cards
Wine and food
Which are the 2 food components t...,
Give an example of products that ...,
List the 5 main taste elements
5  cards

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