MS Questions 27.05.2024

Question 1

What is the parentage of Gamay

Answer 1

Pinot Noir x Gouais Blanc

Question 2

What is MV6

Answer 2

It’s the name of the Pinot Noir Clone brought by James Busby from Clos Vougeot to Australia in 1831

Question 3

Who makes Hill of Roses

Answer 3

Henschke

Question 4

Which vineyard in the High Eden GI is owned by LVMH

Answer 4

Mountadam

Question 5

In which GI do ‘Scarce Earth’ wines highlight individual vineyard sites

Answer 5

McLaren Vale

Question 6

List the Grand Crus within Vosne-Romanee AOP

Answer 6

La Tache, La Romanee, Romanee-Conti, Romanee-Saint-Vivant, Richebourg, La Grande Rue, Echezaux, Flagey-Echezaux

Question 7

What is minimum RS for Clairette de Die Method Dioise Ancestrale

Answer 7

35g/l

Question 8

Which Croatian black grape variety is synonymous with a Slovenian PDO

Answer 8

Teran

Question 9

Who made Cuvee Marie Beurrier and reserve des Celestins

Answer 9

The late Henri Bonneau (CNDP)

Question 10

What does Tendone refer to

Answer 10

It’s a high training system like Pergola but whereas Pergolais a patchwork of small square structures that support the vines,Tendoneis a continuous and seamless series of pergolas

Question 11

Name 4 Pessac-Leognan communes

Answer 11

Pessac, Leognan, Cadaujac, Canejan, Gradignan, Martillac, Merignac, Saint Medard d’Eyrans, Talence, Villenave d’Ornons

Question 12

Name the commune and Cru
Giscours
Langoa Barton
La Tour Carnet
Lascombes
Cos Labory

Answer 12

Giscours – 3rd Growth Margaux
Langoa Barton – 3rd Growth Saint Julien
La Tour Carnet – 4th Growth Haut-Medoc
Lascombes – 2nd Growth Margaux
Cos Labory – 5th Growth St Estephe

Question 13

Which alleinbesitz belongs to Kloster Eberbach and in which commune

Answer 13

Steinberg in Hattenheim

Question 14

Which estate introduced the Auslese category and in which year

Answer 14

Schloss Johannisberg, 1787

Question 15

In which communes would you find the following Cru Classé Sauternes
Doisy Daene
Guiraud
Suduiraut
Rieussec
Rayne Vigneau

Answer 15

Doisy Daene – Barsac
Guiraud – Sauternes
Suduiraut – Preignac
Rieussec – Fargues
Rayne Vigneau – Bommes

Question 16

What is the second wine of Haut-Batailley

Answer 16

Verso (as of 2019)

Question 17

In the Jura, what grapes can be used for Vin de Paille

Answer 17

Chardonnay, Poulsard, Savagnin, Trousseau

Question 18

What does Vörös mean on a bottle of Hungarian wine

Answer 18

Red

Question 19

In which appellation would you find the commune of Domblans

Answer 19

Chateau Chalon

Question 20

Within which major Chablis Premier Cru would you find the Lieux dits of Beugnons and Secher

Answer 20

Vaillons

Question 21

Which two Premier Crus are directly East of Ruchottes Chambertin Grand Cru

Answer 21

Fonteny, Issart

Question 22

Which four Gevrey Chambertin Premier Crus border Clos Saint Jacques

Answer 22

Estournelles, Cazetiers, Lavaut, Crapillot

Question 23

What are the three levels of geographical classifications for the wines of Rioja

Answer 23

Vino de Zona, Vino de Pueblo (can include the term Viñedo en …… ) , Viñedo Singular

Question 24

In which Anbaugebeite would you find the village of Walporzheim

Answer 24

Ahr

Question 25

Which white grape variety which is permitted in Bordeaux AOC is not allowed in Bordeaux Superieur

Answer 25

Alvarinho

Question 26

Which terms are used for wines which are the product of refermentation with a) the pressed paste or b) spent lees, of Tokaji Aszú

Answer 26

a) Forditas b) Maslas

Question 27

In Slovenia, Šentlovrenka is a synonym for which grape

Answer 27

St Laurent

Question 28

Which major grape variety has the synonym Savagnin Noir

Answer 28

Pinot Noir

Question 29

What is the parentage of Tempranillo

Answer 29

Albillo Mayor x Benedicto

Question 30

In which country would you find the Rivierenland PDO

Answer 30

Netherlands

Question 31

Name the subs of Adelaide Hills GI

Answer 31

Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley

Question 32

Who produces the 100 yr old Para Liqueur

Answer 32

Seppeltsfield

Question 33

What was the first vintage of Penfold’s Grange

Answer 33

1951

Question 34

What are the subs of Great Southern

Answer 34

Mount Barker, Albany, Denmark, Porongorup, Frankland River

Question 35

Who makes the following wines Mount Edelstone Laird Coppermine Road Dry Red No. 2 Entity Shiraz ILR Freedom 1843 Shiraz

Answer 35

Mount Edelstone – Henschke Laird – Torbreck Coppermine Road – D’Arenberg Dry Red No. 2 – Yarra Yering Entity Shiraz – John Duval ILR – Brokenwood Freedom 1843 Shiraz – Langmeil

Question 36

Name the GI sub regions of Auckland

Answer 36

Kumeu, Waiheke Island, Matakana

Question 37

What are Bahia and Pernambugo

Answer 37

Brazilian wine producing States (along with Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande Do Sul)

Question 38

Which famous vineyard is owned by both Beckstoffer and Mondavi

Answer 38

To Kalon

Question 39

Through which county does the Navarro river run

Answer 39

Mendocino

Question 40

In which AVA would you find the Sanford and Benedict vineyard

Answer 40

Santa Rita Hills