Misc

Question 1

What is passito/reccioto?

Answer 1

Grapes that have been dried.

Question 2

What is remontage?

Answer 2

AKA ‘pumping over’. Wine pumps from bottom to top of tank to keep skins/pips submerged

Question 3

What is an important grape in Madeira fortified wines

Answer 3

Sercial.

Question 4

Name 5 examples of fortified wines

Answer 4

Marsala, port, sherry, banyuls, malaga

Question 5

What are two wine regions in Aconcagua?

Answer 5

Casablanca and San Antonio. Known for pinot noir

Question 6

What is liqueur d’expedition?

Answer 6

Mix of wine and sugar used to top up champagne after degorgement

Question 7

What is liqueur de tirage

Answer 7

Mixture of yeast and sugar that is bottled with base wine for second fermentation process

Question 8

What is Franciacorta?

Answer 8

Sparkling wine in Lombardy made via metodo classico

Question 9

Banyuls is what type of wine from which country and made with which grape?

Answer 9

Sweet fortified wine from France made with Grenache

Question 10

Wine must contain a minimum % of what according to Chilean law?

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

Maipo valley is best known for which grape?

Answer 11

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 12

Anderson valley AVA is known for what type of wine?

Answer 12

Sparkling wines. Located in Mendocino county

Question 13

Gavi DOCG is made from which grape? Where is Gavi located?

Answer 13

Cortese. Dry white wine. Located in Piedmont.

Question 14

Soave DOC has what type of wine? Which grape is it made from?

Answer 14

Dry white wanes made from Garganega. Located in Veneto.