MS Questions 07.05.2024

Question 1

In which DO would you find ‘Tinto del Monte’ from the Negro Commun grape

Answer 1

Gran Canaria

Question 2

What is the dominant grape variety in Cigales Blanco

Answer 2

Verdejo

Question 3

What is the dominant grape of the Moseltor bereich

Answer 3

Elbling

Question 4

What is the name for a second crop that rarely ripens and is left on the vine in Champagne

Answer 4

A bouvreux crop

Question 5

Name the Champagne Grand Cru villages that were added in 1985

Answer 5

Chouilly, Verzy, Oiry, Oger, Le Mesnil sur Oger

Question 6

In which Champagne sub-region would you find Billy-le-Grand and Trepail Premier Crus

Answer 6

Montagne de Reims

Question 7

What are the subs of Valle d’Aosta

Answer 7

Arnad-Montjovet, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, Chambave, Donnas, Enfer d’Arvier, Nus and Torrette

Question 8

Which river flows through Valle d’Aosta

Answer 8

Dora Baltea

Question 9

What is Supurados

Answer 9

Sweet late harvest white/rose/red wine from Rioja, historically made from grapes dried through the winter in lofts and made into dessert wines for special occasions

Question 10

Which DO is located directly to the North of Ribera del Duero

Answer 10

Arlanza DO

Question 11

What are the aging requirements for the following Malaga categories
Malaga Palido
Malaga
Malaga Noble
Malaga Anejo
Malaga Transanejo

Answer 11

Malaga Palido – 6 months max
Malaga – 6-24 months
Malaga Noble – 2-3 years
Malaga Anejo – 3-5 years
Malaga Transanejo – minimum 5 years

Question 12

What is a speciality grape of Lanzarote

Answer 12

Malvasia Volcanica

Question 13

What are the subs of La Palma

Answer 13

Norte de la Palma, Hoyo del Mazo, Fuencaliente

Question 14

What is the area of production for Charanda DO and what is it made from

Answer 14

Michoacan, Mexico – Sugarcane

Question 15

What are the permitted varietals for all three colours of Cote de Toul AOP

Answer 15

White - Auxerrois, Aubin , Rose - Pinot Noir, Gamay , Red – Pinot Noir

Question 16

Which AOP in Lorraine can produce varietally labelled Muller Thurgau

Answer 16

Moselle

Question 17

What is the minimum aging for Vin de Paille in the Jura

Answer 17

3 years including 18 months in used oak casks

Question 18

What grapes can be used in a Vin Jaune from Etoile and what is the maximum residual sugar allowed

Answer 18

Savagnin (same as any Vin Jaune from Jura) and 3 g/l

Question 19

Which AOPs in the Jura can produce red wine

Answer 19

Arbois, Cote de Jura, Macvin

Question 20

What grapes can be used for Macvin Rosé

Answer 20

Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau, (same as red)

Question 21

What is the range of residual sugar allowed for demi-sec Champagne

Answer 21

32-50 g/l

Question 22

How many Litres in a Melchior

Answer 22

18 L

Question 23

Who make the following prestige cuvees
Charles de Gaulle
Noble Cuvee
Rare
Substance
Fiacre

Answer 23

Charles de Gaulle – Drappier
Noble Cuvee – Lanson
Rare – Piper Heidseck
Substance – Jacques Selosses
Fiacre – Chartogne Taillet

Question 24

Would a vin clair usually be approximately 7, 9 or 11% abv, What is the legal minimum

Answer 24

usually 11%, minimum 9%

Question 25

The Vin de Taille consists of how many litres

Answer 25

500

Question 26

Which PDO lies on the Sithonia Peninsula

Answer 26

Slopes of Meliton PDO

Question 27

The following Tokaji producers are owned by groups with multiple holdings Name one non-Hungarian winery that is owned by each Oremus Château Pajzos Királyudvar Disznoko

Answer 27

Oremus – Vega Sicilia, Macan, Alion Château Pajzos – Chateau Clinet Királyudvar – Domaine Huet Disznoko – Pichon Baron, Pibran, Quinta do Noval, Suduiraut

Question 28

What are Pezsgo in Tokaj

Answer 28

Sparkling wines

Question 29

What is the minimum alcohol for a Single Vineyard Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

Answer 29

12.50%

Question 30

What is the maximum percentage of any single variety in Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC

Answer 30

50%

Question 31

Who makes the Unendlich and M cuvees, what does the M stand for

Answer 31

FX Pichler, Monumental

Question 32

In which AVA would you find the Eisele, Larkmead and Chateau Montelena vineyards

Answer 32

Calistoga

Question 33

In which AVA would you find the nested AVAs of Borden Ranch, Alta Mesa and Clements Hills

Answer 33

Lodi

Question 34

Which AVA sits between Yountville and Rutherford

Answer 34

Oakville

Question 35

Which winery hired Paul Draper in 1969 who eventually turned it into a California icon

Answer 35

Ridge

Question 36

Who produces the 100 yr old Para Liqueur

Answer 36

Seppeltsfield

Question 37

What was the first vintage of Penfold’s Grange

Answer 37

1951

Question 38

What are the subs of Great Southern

Answer 38

Mount Barker, Albany, Denmark, Porongorup, Frankland River

Question 39

What are the sub-zones of Malaga

Answer 39

Montes de Malaga, Manilva, Serrania de Ronda, Axarquia, Norte

Question 40

What is the minimum percentage of arrope a Malaga Negro would contain

Answer 40

15%