May 30 Challenge Deck

Question 1

What is meant by the term Hermine d’Or

Answer 1

quality statement in Muscadet

Question 2

nagambie lakes Gi is a subregion of what GI?

Answer 2

Goulburn Valley GI

Question 3

what is the difference between the Yamahai and sokujo method of making sake?

Answer 3

sokujo has lactic acid added instead of being cultured

Question 4

what is the French synonym for tai Rosso?

Answer 4

grenache

Question 5

what is the min potential alcohol for Muscat BDV?

Answer 5

21.5%

Question 6

how much of a house’s port inventory can be sold annually?

Answer 6

one third (lei do terço) law of the third

Question 7

explain flash detente

Answer 7

temp raised to 180 then put into vacuum

Question 8

in what AVA would you find the Seneca Lake AVA?

Answer 8

Finger Lakes

Question 9

Who Makes the Vintage Port ‘Nacional’

Answer 9

Quinta do Noval

Question 10

besides alsace, where would you find two examples of AOC wines allowed to put SGN on the label?

Answer 10

Montbazillac, Coteaux de Layon, coteaux de l’aubance

Question 11

in what Napa Ava would you find the eisele vineyard?

Answer 11

calistoga

Question 12

Name all 3 AVA’s shared between Oregon and Washington

Answer 12

Walla Walla, Columbia valley, Columbia gorge

Question 13

in what country is the subregion of the Golan heights?

Answer 13

israel

Question 14

what is vin des glaciers?

Answer 14

made in perpetual soleras, farmed in the valais and then vinified in the mountains- traditionally reze, but now malvoise and Marianne and petite ARVINE

Question 15

what is the synonym for gutedal in alsace

Answer 15

chasselas

Question 16

what is the only region in burgenland allowed to produce white DAC wines

Answer 16

leithaberg

Question 17

what are the most widely used species of coffee?

Answer 17

coffee arabica, coffee canephora

Question 18

How many AVA’s are shared between Oregon and Washington?

Answer 18

3

Question 19

who owns the pieve Santa restituta estate in Montalcino?

Answer 19

Gaja

Question 20

where would you find a bottle stating ‘chaume 1er cru?”

Answer 20

coteaux de layon

Question 21

what is the only German region without a VDP grosselage

Answer 21

Heissiche Bergstrasse

Question 22

Where would you find the ward of Bottelary

Answer 22

Stellenbosch

Question 23

What is the Parral training system?

Answer 23

Pergola trellising system widely used in argentina

Question 24

what are the requirements for an alsace wine to be labelled ‘gentil?’

Answer 24

50% noble varieties, AOP varietals for the rest, all base wines vinified seperately

Question 25

where is Germany's driest wine growing climate?

Answer 25

Nahe

Question 26

what river forms Germany's border with Luxembourg?

Answer 26

Moselle

Question 27

what chilean subregion encompasses all 3- A/EC/Co

Answer 27

Colchagua

Question 28

What problems are caused by a lack of nitrogen in a fermentation?

Answer 28

fermentation goes slowly and yeast will start producing H2S, leading to mercaptans and reduction

Question 29

the province of salta surrounds which Argentinian province?

Answer 29

jujuy

Question 30

what is the main river of the Sachsen Anbaugebiete?

Answer 30

Elbe

Question 31

about how many degrees Oeshle compare to 1 degree KMW?

Answer 31

5

Question 32

what is schillerwein?

Answer 32

rose from wurttenberg

Question 33

what were the first two Napa valley sub AVA's?

Answer 33

Los Carneros, Howell Mountain 1983

Question 34

where would you find the colli novaresi DOC

Answer 34

alta piemonte

Question 35

what premier cru vineyard extends over the border of st. aubin into chassagne Montrachet?

Answer 35

En Remilly 1er Cru

Question 36

how many villages qualify for the rive designation in proseco conegliano valdobiaddene

Answer 36

43

Question 37

in what region would you find the Brundlmayer winery?

Answer 37

Langenlois, Kamptal

Question 38

where is the bekaa valley?

Answer 38

Lebanon

Question 39

what type of soil characterizes Rioja Alta and Alavesa

Answer 39

Calcareous Clay

Question 40

Cuvee Frederic Emile is a blend of what two GC's

Answer 40

Geisberg and Osterberg