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Master Sommelier Theory 2025

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Decks in this class (57)

Argentina
General argentinian climate,
Top two red grapes argentina,
Top two white grapes argentina
135  cards
Australia
Major producers in western australia,
Margaret river soils,
Where are most premium producers ...
103  cards
Austria
What is the name of the viticultu...,
In which two weinbaugebiete is 90...,
Top white grapes austria
145  cards
CA: Napa, Sonoma, Northern
List 5 producers sonoma coast,
List 3 rrv producers,
List 2 producers knights valley
99  cards
CA: Central & Southern
List the avas in the northern end...,
Avas within monterey county,
Important avas in san benito county
21  cards
Canada
Bc climate and influencing factors,
British columbia vqa regulations,
First commercial vintage of innis...
30  cards
Chile
List chile s regional dos from no...,
Chile do regional hierarchy,
Describe the general climate of c...
73  cards
Eastern Europe
List the major regions of wine pr...,
Major grapes ukraine,
Main grapes georgia
101  cards
Eastern Mediterranean
Describe what makes a wine kosher,
Who invented drip irrigation,
What is the major wine region in ...
37  cards
FR: Bordeaux
Best vintages of rb bordeaux 2000...,
3rd growths haut medoc,
Communes of lalande de pomerol
97  cards
FR: Champagne
Extra dry champagne rs,
Sec champagne rs,
Demi sec champagne rs
204  cards
FR: Alsace, Lorraine
What is a vin de liqueur,
What is a vin doux naturel,
What german wine region runs para...
71  cards
FR: Jura, Savoie
Savoie climate and influencing fa...,
Vin de savoie main grapes,
What is chignin bergeron
31  cards
France: Burgundy Côte d'Or
Cote de nuits villages aop style ...,
Where is dujac based,
Where is rousseau based
115  cards
FR: Chablis, Beauj, Macon, Challonais
What are the child grapes of the ...,
Chardonnay synonym in yonne depar...,
Pinot gris synonym in burgundy
86  cards
FR: Northern Rhone
List the 4 la la vineyards,
Name 5 producers in cote rotie,
Important vineyards cote rotie
64  cards
France: Southern Rhone
Chateauneuf du pape important vin...,
Appellations for vin doux naturel...,
Rasteau aop grapes and styles
66  cards
FR: Southern
Corbieres aop wine styles,
Fitou aop grapes,
What corbieres subzone has appell...
87  cards
FR: Loire
What are the four appellations fo...,
Which muscadet appellation allows...,
Coteaux d ancenis grapes and region
110  cards
Germany: Mosel + Ahr + Sachsen + Saale Unstrut
German term for estate bottled,
German term for noble rot,
German term for old vines
96  cards
Germany: Rheingau + Nahe + Rheinhessen
On what lattitude is the rheingau,
Bereich of rheingau,
Grapes allowed for vdp gl in rhei...
91  cards
Germany: Franken + Pfalz + Southern
Franken main grapes planted,
Franken geographical features,
Franken grapes approved
65  cards
Greece
What is retsina what grapes is it...,
What are the traditional appellat...,
List pdos within macedonia pgi
88  cards
Italy NW: Valle d'Aoste, Emilia Romagna, Liguria
List the sub appellations of the ...,
What synonym for nebbiolo is used...,
What is the grape of la salle
19  cards
Italy NW: Piedmont
Piedmont general soil type,
What is sori in italy,
Which grape in piedmont is earlie...
128  cards
Italy NE: Lombardy, Friuli, Alto Adige, Veneto
List 5 producers from friuli,
Main white grapes friuli venezia ...,
Main red grapes friuli venezia gi...
101  cards
Italy: Tuscany
What is the name for the traditio...,
List major white grapes in tuscany,
Chianti docg subzones
79  cards
Italy: Central
Umbria important docs and docgs,
Orvieto doc where is it grapes,
Orvieto docgeography
49  cards
Italy: Southern, Sicily, Sardegna
Who first manufactured marsala,
Marsala updates 1984,
What is mosto cotto
83  cards
New York / Other US
What is the most planted grape in...,
Why are new york s vineyards domi...,
What two avas are nested within f...
9  cards
Oregon, Washington
List the avas shared between oreg...,
Rocks of milton freewater ava whe...,
Which two mountain ranges is the ...
84  cards
New Zealand
List the main gis north island ne...,
Gis within auckland,
Gisbourne climate grapes
56  cards
Portugal: Northern + Port
Which treaty between portugal and...,
When did the english discover por...,
What spurred the creation of the ...
79  cards
SQVP
Sqvp of warre s,
Sqvp of taylor fladgate,
Sqvp of smith woodhouse
13  cards
Portugal: Southern + Madeira
3 notable dops in lisboa igp grapes,
Bucelas dop where is it grapes an...,
Colares dop where is it grapes an...
56  cards
South Africa
When were vines first planted in ...,
What contributed to the decline o...,
What is the kwv
85  cards
Spain: Atlantic: Rias Baixas, Basque
List the do in galicia,
List the subzones of rias baixas ...,
Main white grapes in rias baixas
42  cards
Spain: Catalonia
What is the soil type of priorat,
Subzones of priorat,
List the original clos wines of p...
78  cards
Spain: Mediterranean Coast
List the dos in valencia,
Valencia do grapes and styles,
What is fondillon
13  cards
Spain: Duero River Valley
Ribeira del duero important grapes,
Ribeira del duero important produ...,
Ribeira del duero vine training
35  cards
Spain - Ebro River Valley
What are the general spanish agin...,
What are the general spanish agin...,
What are the general spanish agin...
93  cards
Spain: Central
What is europe s largest demarcat...,
Main red and white grape la manch...,
Describe vineyards of la mancha
25  cards
Spain: Southern
In what province is jerez what ar...,
What is the climate like in jerez...,
List the 3 soil types in sherry
107  cards
Switzerland
Major wine producing cantons swit...,
Most produced wines in valais,
Red grapes in valais
39  cards
Spirits
List the 5 regions for scotch pro...,
Scotch min abv,
Scotch allowed additives
140  cards
Spirits - French
What is the target abv for cognac...,
List the areas of production for ...,
What is the preferred soil type i...
31  cards
Amari, Bitters, Cordials, Liqueurs
Briefly describe how vermouth is ...,
What is mistele,
List brands of vermouth and where...
38  cards
Beer, Cider, Sake
What 3 ingredients did the bavari...,
What are the major steps in the b...,
What is sparge in beer production
77  cards
Rest of the World: Russia, China, India, Japan, Morocco, Algeria
China main grapes,
Cabernet gernischt,
Marselan
24  cards
Coffee, Tea, Cigars
What are the main categories of tea,
What are the 4 main steps in tea ...,
What is the tea plant called
14  cards
Viticulture
Describe cane pruning,
Describe spur pruning,
Benefits of basket training
102  cards
Vinification
How is potential alcohol measured,
1 kmw is equivalent to approximat...,
What does the oeschle scale measure
72  cards
Cards for Practical
Napa cabernet vintages 2000 2022 ...,
Napa cabernet vintages 2000 2022 ...,
2021 napa vintage
30  cards
Fun Wine News
Italy 2023 vintage summarize,
Spain 2023 vintage summarize,
In 2023 this port company purchas...
7  cards
Other South America
Brazil wine regions,
Brazil s first appellation,
Uruguay main grape
10  cards
FR: Bdx Classifications
5th growths haut medoc,
5th growths margaux,
5th growths pauillac
18  cards
UK
What wine appellations currently ...,
English wine pdo,
Sussex pdo
9  cards

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