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What are the rules for Klassik and Reserve Sekt?

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Klassik is aged 9 months on the lees and released 10/22 or after of the year following harvest.
Reserve is traditional method only, 18 months on the lees. Can be made in Brut, Extra Brut or Brut Nature style and must be hand harvested.

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What is the highest level of quality for Austrian Sekt?

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Grosse Reserve- it’s aged for 30 months on the lees. Must come from a single municipality or village or registered vineyard. Must be pressed with a pneumatic press.

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What is the minimum amount of pressure required for Austrian Sekt?

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3.5 bars

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What are the four major regions of Austria?

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Burgenland
Niederosterreich
Steirmark
Wein

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What is winzersekt?

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Traditional method Sekt made from a single vineyard or estate in Germany

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What are the 5 DACs of Burgunland?

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Eisenburg DAC
Leithaberg DAC
Neusiedlersee DAC
Rosalia DAC
Mittleburgenland DAC
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Neusiedlersee DAC produces wines from which grape?

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Classic and Reserve from Zweigelt. Reserve wines must be 60% Zweigelt. 12/13% alcohol.

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Name the red wine only DACs of Austria

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Both are in Burgunland. Neusiedlersee, Mittleburgenland, and Eisenberg DAC.

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Name two DACs in Austria that can produce rose wines.

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Rosalia DAC in Burgunland, and Schilcherland DAC

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What is Rosolo and Rosalita?

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These are both non-DAC wines produced in Rosalia. Made from dried grapes. Blaufrankish and Zweigelt grapes are dried. Rosolo is a dry wine and Rosalita is sweet.

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What is Grand Rosalia?

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A non- DAC style of wine made in Rosalia DAC. This is 13.5% alcohol and also is aged in oak. Made from Zweigelt and Blaufrankish.

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What is the main grape of Eisenberg DAC?

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Blaufrankish. This DAC is within Burgunland.

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What are the regions of Niederosterreich? How many DACs?

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The regions are 
Carnuntum 
Wagram
Thermenregion
Wachau
Kremstal DAC
Kamptal DAC
Traisental DAC
Weinvertal DAC
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The 4 DACS of Niederösterreich are permitted to make wines of which color/colors?

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All four are white only.

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Where would you find the Erste Lage sites of Renner, Lam, and Gaisberg?

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Kamptal

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A reserve wine from Kremstal DAC is required to have what percentage of minimum alcohol?

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13%

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What are the requirements for Gemischter Satz DAC?

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Must be a blend of 3 varieties, no one can be more than 50%, and each variety must be at least 10%. As of 2013 Single Vineyard wines are not required to be trocken.

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What wine style is permitted in Cotes du Jura AOP?

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Red/ Rose/ white/
Vin de Paille/ Vin Jaune
White: 80% combined Chardonnay and Savagnin, Pinot, Poulsard and Trousseau
Red/Rose: 80% PN, Trousseau, Poulsard, 10% Chardonnay and Savagnin
Vin de Paille: Chardonnay, Trousseau, Poulsard.
Vin Jaune: 100% Savagnin

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How long must Vin Jaune be aged before release?

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Aged until December 15th the 6th year of harvest. Must be aged for 60 months under the “Voile” with no topping.

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What are the regulations for Vin de Paille?

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May be made from Chardonnay, Trousseau and Poulsard. Must be aged for 18 months in oak. Released the 3rd year of harvest. Grapes must be dried for 6 weeks to a must weight of 320-420g/l.

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What is “Nature” a synonym for in the Jura?

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Savagnin

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What grapes are permitted in the production of Cremant du Jura?

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Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau, Chardonnay, Savagnin

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What styles may be produced under the Cremant du Jura AOP?

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Blanc and Rose Mousseaux.

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Can Pinot Noir be used in the production of Vin de Paille in Jura?

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No

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Where does the name “l’Etoile” come from int he Jura?
It is named for the five-pointed fossil shaped like a star that is found in that region.
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What are the 6 AOPs of the Jura?
``` Cotes du Jura Cremant du Jura Arbois L’Etoile Chateau Chalone Macvin du Jura ```
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How long must Chateau Chalone be aged before release?
Aged 60 months under Voile, and released the 7th year of harvest.
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What wine styles can be produced in L’Etoile | AOP?
Blanc only, Vin de Paille and Vine Jaune.
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Where would you find scree soils?
In Savoie
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What is the most planted grape in Savoie?
Jacquere
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How much Gringet still remains panted in Savoie?
54 acres total
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What styles of wine are permitted in the Vin de Savoie AOP?
Blanc, Rose, Rouge, Vin Mousseaux/Vin Mousseaux Rose
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What are the subzones of Savoie?
``` Abymes Apremont Arbin Ayze Chautagne Chignin Chignin-Bergeron Crépy Cruet Jongieux Marin Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte ```
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What is another name for Altesse?
Rousette
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What wines may be produced in Seyssel AOP?
Blanc= 100% Altesse Varietal Molette Vin Mousseaux Blanc (10% altesse plus Chasselas and Molette)
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What is the major grape in the subzone Crépy in Savoie?
Chasselas
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Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte in Savoie is what color and which grape?
Red wine from 100% Mondeuse
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Bugey AOP can produce what style of wines?
Blanc, Rose, Rouge and Mousseaux
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What are the subzones of Bugey?
Manicle Montagnieu Cerdon
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What style of wine comes from Bugey-Cerdon?
Methods Ancestrale from Gamay and Poulsard. This is aged 2 months before release. 3 atmospheres of pressure.
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Bugey Montagnieu is what grape?
100% Mondeuse
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If a bottle said “Bugey Manicle” what type of wine/wines could it be?
100% Chardonnay or Pinot Noir still wine
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What grapes are permitted in Bugey AOP?
Chardonnay, Altesse, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Jacquere, | Gamay, Mondeuse, Pinot Noir
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What is the capital of Savoie?
Chambery
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What are the lakes in the Savoie region?
Lake Bourget and Lake Geneva
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What are the IGP of Savoie?
Regional: Comtes Rhodanniens (Northern Rhone and Savoie) Zonal: Isère IGP Coteaux de l’Aine IGP Vin des Allobroges IGP is the most local to Savoie
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Dubbonet and Byrrh are flavored with what?
Quinine
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What is the river that runs through Bugey?
The Isère River
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What is the IGP that covers the Rhone valley and Provence?
Mediterranee
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What is the IGP that covers Southwest France?
Comte Tolosan
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What are the regulations fro Cremant de Savoie?
As of 2014 bottles may say “Cremant de Savoie.” Must be made in the traditional method. 60% blended with local grapes. 40% Jacquere.
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Jacques Puffeney’s last vintage before selling off most of his land was what year?
2014- sold all but a few acres of old vine Trousseau to the d’Angerville Family.
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Puffeney’s Cuvee Sacha is made from which grape/grapes?
This is a white wine, one of two that he made, from Savagnin and Chardonnay.
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What are the two grand crus of Vaud?
Calamin and Dezaley
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What is Dole?
Dole is a Swiss red wine which is 85% Pinot Noir and Gamay plus Garanoir, Gamaret, Ancellotta, Diolinoir, Merlot, Syrah, Carminoir
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What are the cantons of Switzerland?
``` Valais Vaud Ticino Neuchatel Geneva ```
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What is Vin de Glacier?
A rare Valais specialty. It is maderized wine aged in high altitude Solera made from the Reze grape.
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What is Sylvaner called in Switzerland?
Johannisberg
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What is Fendant?
Chasselas in Switzerland
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What is the name of the wind in Switzerland?
The Foehn
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Which grape is known as Ermitage in Switzerland?
Marsanne
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What is the most planted white and red grape in Switzerland?
Chasselas and Merlot
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In which canton of Switzerland would you find Mt. Ceneri?
in Ticino. The subregions are Sopreceneri and Sottocenieri which mean “‘north” and “south” of Mt. Ceneri.
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Which is the driest of all of the Swiss Cantons?
Valais
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Which canton produces 1/3 of all Swiss wine?
Valais
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What is Amigne de Vetroz?
Sweetness indicator used in the Grand Cru of Vetroz from 2005 on. On bee is 0-8g/l, two bees is 9-26g/l, and three bees is 25 plus g/l.
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What is the sweetness level for a Schloss Johannisberg Riesling with a pink capsule?
Auslese ripeness
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A red capsule on a bottle of Schloss Johannisberg is what sweetness?
Kabinett
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A gold capsule indicated what for Schloss Johannisberg?
TBA
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Blue capsule is what sweetness for Schloss Johannisberg?
Eiswein
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A silver capsule indicates what level of sweetness on a bottle of Riesling from Schloss Johannisberg?
Erstes Gewachs
72
Name three producers of Kremstal
Stadt Krems Mallat Salomon Nigle
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Hunter Valley producers
Yalumba Tyrells De Bortoli Brokenwood
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Name three producers from Kamptal
Gobelsburg Weszeli Hiedler Hirsch
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What river carved out the Valle d’Aosta?
The Dora Bakers River
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What are the subzones of Valle D’Aosta that produce wines from Petite Rouge?
Torrette Chambave Enfer d’Arvier
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Which subzones of Valle d’Aosta are known for Nebbiolo based wines?
Donnas | Arnad-Montjovet
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What is the subzone of Valle d’Aosta that produces sparkling wines?
Blanc de Morgex or Prie is the grape that is used in La Salle on the slopes of Mont Blanc
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What is the sweet wine DOCG of Lombardy?
Moscato di Scanzo- sweet passito Wines from the red moscato grape. Aged two years before release
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What is the DOCG of Emilia Romagna that produces dry whites from the Grechetto grape?
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto
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What is the Lambrusco DOCG that is in Lombardy?
Lambrusco Montovano DOC

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