Asia Flashcards

1
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Approximate number of acres of vineyard in China

A

2 million acres

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2
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First winery in China, name, year, and province

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Changyu Pioneer Wine Company, 1892, Shandong

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3
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Founder of Changyu winery

A

Zhang Bishi, diplomat

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4
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Largest winery in China

A

China Great Wall Wine Company, Hebei

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5
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Which two wine companies produce more than 50% of Chinese wine

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Changyu Pioneer Wine Co and China Great Wall Wine Co

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6
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Where is oldest evidence of fermented grape drink found and how old

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Jiahu in central China, South of Yellow River, 7000-6000 BCE (Neolithic)

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7
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What was this Neolithic ‘grog’ found in Jianhu made off?

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Fermented rice, honey, hawthorn, and grape

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8
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During communist era of China (starting 1949) it became common practice to blend grape with….

A

Other fruits and grains

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9
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When did the new mandate that wine is strictly made from grapes start

A

2004

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10
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Which desert takes up much of North China

A

Gobi

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11
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Which desert is in the NorthWest

A

Takla Makan

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12
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What mountain range is in the west

A

Kunlun Shan Mountain Range

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13
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Mountain range in SouthWest

A

Himalayas

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14
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Overall climate of China

A

Continental Monsoon, but varies widely

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15
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top three varieties planted in China

A

Kyoho, Thompson seedless, Muscat

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16
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Native Vitis of China

A

Vitis armata, Vitis sinocinerea, Vitis amurensis

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17
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When were first Vitis vinifera brought to China

A

1892

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18
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Name a cross developed in the 1950s breeding program

A

Yan 73. Muscat Hamburg X Alicante Bouschet —strengthen color of red wine

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19
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Name a hybrid developed during 1950s breeding program

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Gongniang 1. Muscat Hamburg / Vitis amurensis hybrid — cold resistant

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20
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Most planted wine grape in China

A

Cabernet Sauvignon, 50%

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21
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Other name for Cabernet Gernischt

A

Carmenere

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22
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Other name for Longyan

A

Dragon Eyes

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23
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Describe Longyan

A

Been around for a couple of hundred years. Not sure were from. Gewurztraminer like

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24
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Which bureau set the standard for ‘estate’ wine in Shandong

A

Shandong Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision (SBQTS)

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25
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Which administration set geographical indications / appellations

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General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ)

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26
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First appellation in China and when

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Eastern Foot of Helen Mountain (Ningxia) 2012

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27
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Second appellation of China and when

A

Heshuo/Hoxud (Xinjiang) 2015

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28
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Pending GI of China (the 3rd)

A

Turban (Xinjiang)

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29
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Region name requires __% from that region

A

75%

30
Q

Name the 6 main wine regions of China

A

Hebei, Ningxia, Shandong, Shangxi, Xinjiang, Yunnan

31
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Meaning of Hebei

A

North of River

32
Q

Climate of Hebei

A

Warm monsoon summers (hot humid wet), cold dry winters

33
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Where are most vines grown in Hebei

A

Northern section, high altitude where it is cooler and drier (requires irrigation, vines to be buried in winter)

34
Q

Which famous winery is in Hebei

A

China Great Wall Wine Company

35
Q

What famous structure is in Hebei

A

Great Wall

36
Q

Name of joint venture in 1990s between French and Chinese government for wine growing

A

Domaine Franco Chinois

37
Q

Type of soil in Ningxia

A

Loess

38
Q

Climate of Ningxia

A

Continental. Hot summer, very cold winter (vines must be buried), irrigation

39
Q

Name of first appelation in Ningxia

A

Eastern Foot of Hulan Mountain, one of china’s most promising vineyard areas

40
Q

Province of Chinas most prosperous wineries

A

Shandong

41
Q

Climate of Shandong

A

Hot and humid and wet summers, milder winters than north

42
Q

First modern Chinese winery and where

A

Changyu Pioneer Wine Company, Shandong

43
Q

Home province of Grace Vineyards

A

Shanxi

44
Q

Shanxi climate

A

Continental, buried vines in winter, summers are dry, but inconsistent rains

45
Q

China’s most renowned winery for quality and reputation

A

Grace Vineyards, 1997, in Shanxi

46
Q

Largest region in China

A

Xinjiang

47
Q

GI in Xinjiang

A

Heshuo/Hoxud

48
Q

How is vine growth moderated in Yunnan

A

High altitude (5000+feet)

49
Q

Who brought vines to Yunnan

A

French missionaries

50
Q

French variety that grows in Yunnan but is extinct in France

A

Rose Honey

51
Q

Two distinctive hybrids in Yunnan

A

Crystal and French Wild

52
Q

Largest winery / producer in Yunnan

A

Yunnan Red Wine Company

53
Q

Describe the Shangri La Winery Company

A

In NW Yunnan, along slopes of Mekong River , some at 8200ft, some of highest in the world

54
Q

Main grape variety in Japan

A

Koshu

55
Q

Acreage in Japan dedicated to wine grapes

A

5000 acres (very small)

56
Q

When did wine production start in Japan

A

718CE, by Buddhist monk, Gyoki, after having vision of Buddha holding grapes , at Daizenji Temple , Yamanashi, 65mi west of Tokyo

57
Q

First European wine in Japan?

A

As gifts from Portuguese missionaries in 16th Century

58
Q

What happened in the 17th and 18th centuries

A

Isolationism, no foreign import

59
Q

What is chintasu

A

Chinta - Portuguese for Tinta, red
Su - Japanese for liquor

60
Q

Meiji restoration in 1870s restored viticulture. T/F

A

True

61
Q

Firs modern Japanese wine when and were

A

Kofu, Yamanashi prefecture, 1874

62
Q

Main island for wine production

A

Honshu

63
Q

3 main regions in Honshu

A

Nagano, Yamagata, Yamanashi

64
Q

Two other significant wine regions outside of Honshu

A

Hokkaido and Miyazaki (Kyushu)

65
Q

What are tanazukuri

A

Overhead trellises or pergolas used to train vines to cool them down in Kyushu

66
Q

Describe Muscat Bailey A

A

Red hybrid, created by Zenbei Kawakami in 1927, Bailey / Muscat Hamburg . Blended to make sturdy reds or to make sweet wine

67
Q

What is Delaware

A

A European / American Hybrid

68
Q

What is Yamasachi

A

A Japanese hybrid

69
Q

What is Koshu

A

Main Japanese grape. Though to be indigenous but now found to be 90% Vitis vinifera descendent and hybrid . Pink skinned, like gewurtztraminer

70
Q

Varietal label and region label in Japan must be __%

A

85%

71
Q

Name the first 5 GI in Japan

A
  1. Yamanashi (2015), 2. Hokkaido (2018), 3. Nagano, 4. Yamagata, 5. Osaka. (2021)
72
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What Japan GI is know for Delaware

A

Osaka