Portugal and Various - ST Questions 13.07.19

Question 1

Name 4 subzones of Vinho Verde.

Answer 1

Monção e Melgaço, Lima, Cávado, Basto, Ave, Amarante, Sousa, Baião, Paiva

Question 2

What would be the minimum alcohol for a varietal Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço?

Answer 2

11.5%

Question 3

Which DOP borders Dao to the West?

Answer 3

Bairrada

Question 4

Give me a synonym for Aragonez in Portugal.

Answer 4

Tinta Roriz

Question 5

Minimum aging for Grand Reserva Douro reds?

Answer 5

1 year

Question 6

Minimum alcohol for Grand Reserva Douro reds?

Answer 6

12%

Question 7

Name a subzone of Beira Atlantico IGP?

Answer 7

Terras do Sico

Question 8

Which 2 grapes that you might find as varietally labelled wines in Alsace, might you also find in wines from Tavora Varosa DOP?

Answer 8

Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc

Question 9

Authorised varieties for Pico DOP?

Answer 9

Verdelho, Arinto, Terrantez

Question 10

Synonym for Arinto?

Answer 10

Pedernã

Question 11

First vintage of Hillside select?

Answer 11

1983 as reserve, renamed the following year

Question 12

What year did Robert Mondavi establish his eponymous winery?

Answer 12

1966

Question 13

What are the two main roads that traverse the Napa valley?

Answer 13

Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail

Question 14

In which AVA would you find the Fay vineyard?

Answer 14

Stag’s Leap District

Question 15

What is the minimum percentage of Sauvignon Blanc required for an Oregon single varietal Sauvignon Blanc?

Answer 15

75%

Question 16

What are the new grape varieties set to be permitted in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur?

Answer 16

Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Arinarnoa (red). Alvarinho, Petit Manseng, Liliorila, (white).

Question 17

What are the parents of Marselan?

Answer 17

Cabernet Sauvignon x Grenache noir

Question 18

In which village would you find the Steinmassl vineyard?

Answer 18

Langenlois

Question 19

In which village is Markus Huber based?

Answer 19

Reichersdorf, Traisenthal

Question 20

Which grape is Nostrano Del Ticino based on?

Answer 20

Bondola

Question 21

What is another name for the Swiss wine region Graubunden?

Answer 21

Grisons

Question 22

What is the most planted red variety in the Graubunden region?

Answer 22

Pinot Noir

Question 23

What’s maximum aging for Malaga Palido?

Answer 23

6 months

Question 24

What is the minimum time on lees for Corpinnat wines?

Answer 24

18 months

Question 25

Who makes the prestige cuvee Champagne ‘Charles de Gaulle’?

Answer 25

Drappier

Question 26

In Champagne, who makes cuvee Les Chetillons?

Answer 26

Pierre Peters

Question 27

What is the northernmost village in the Montagne de Reims?

Answer 27

Gueux

Question 28

Give 2 Prestige Cuvees from 2 different CMs.

Answer 28

Nicolas Feuillatte - Palmes d'Or Brut and Rose, Jacquart - Cuvee Alpha, Mailly Grand Cru - Les Echansons, L'Intemporelle Brut and Rose

Question 29

What is the name of the top Gewurztraminer from Leon Beyer?

Answer 29

Comte d’Eguisheim

Question 30

From which Grand Cru does Comte d'Eguisheim Gewurztraminer come?

Answer 30

Eichberg

Question 31

Which 3 grapes can be used in the Vin Mousseux from the cru of Ayze?

Answer 31

Gringet, Altesse, Roussette d’Ayze

Question 32

Which commune in Arbois AOP may add its name to the label?

Answer 32

Pupillin

Question 33

Berdiot and Beauroy 1er Crus, which is left bank and which is right bank?

Answer 33

Berdiot Right, Beauroy Left

Question 34

Which 1er Cru sits just South of Le Montrachet?

Answer 34

Blanchot Dessus

Question 35

Which 1er Cru is sandwiched by the Grand Crus of Echezaux and Romanee Saint Vivant?

Answer 35

Les Suchots

Question 36

What are the three communes of production for Givry AOP?

Answer 36

Dracy-le-Fort, Givry, Jambles

Question 37

Give me two 1er Crus from the commune of Mercurey.

Answer 37

Les Saumonts, Les Puillets, Les Croichots, La Cailloute, Les Combins, Les Champs Martin, Clos des Barraults, Les Crêts, Clos Voyens, Les Naugues, Clos des Grands Voyens, Clos des Myglands, Le Clos l'Evêque, Grand Clos Fortoul, Clos Marcilly, Clos Tonnerre, Les Vasées, Les Byots, Sazenay, La Bondue, La Levrière, Le Clos du Roy, La Mission, Griffères, Les Velley, Les Ruelles

Question 38

Cros Parantoux and Les Petits Monts sit just West of which Grand Cru?

Answer 38

Richebourg

Question 39

Which Fig eau-de-vie is the National drink of Tunisia?

Answer 39

Boukha

Question 40

Which leafy vegetable is included in the recipe of both Campari and Aperol?

Answer 40

Rhubarb