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Palladius?

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Sadie Family’s white blend. Chenin, Gren, Ciarette, Vio, Verdel… 2002 released

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Columella?

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Sadie Family’s first red blend 2000 est. Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Tinta Barocca, Cinsault, and Carignan

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Rubicon?

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Meerlust Cabernet Blend. Not produced in 1985, 1990, 2002, or 2011. Inaugural vintage 1980.

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Catena Single Vineyards

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Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae, Adrianna Vyd River Stones, Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec, Nicasia Vyd Malbec.

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Acheval Ferrar Single Vineyards:

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Finca Mirador, Finca Bella Vista, Finca Altamira, Quimera (Malbec based BDX blend)

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Colome Single Vineyards:

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Altura Maxima Malbec; Lote Especial Malbec (Colome, El Arenal, or La Brava)

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Who owns Cheval des Andes?

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Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes (Both actually LVMH)

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Who owns Clos Apalta?

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Dom. Bournet-Lapostolle - family behind Grand Marnier. Purchased in 1994, and revitalized 100 yo vineyard in Apalta Valley. Biodynamic. Michel Rolland consults on Clos Apalta.

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Clos Apalta?

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Lapostolle’s Colchagua (45-65)Carmenere/Cabernet (20-30) blend inaugural 1997. + CF, M, +-PV

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Don Melchor?

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Concha y Toro’s top Cab blend (90% + CF,M,PV) to honor the guy that brought BDX vines to Chile in the 19th C. 1987 inaugural

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Almaviva?

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CyT & Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s partnership - est. 1997. Namesake wine is blend of CS + Carm from Puente Alto 1996 first vintage.

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Sena?

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Chadwick/Errazuriz x Mondavi’s top bdx blend, 1st 1995; CS, Malbec, Carm, PV +-Cf/M, 2nd place at 2004 Berlin tasting. Vinedo Chadwich placed 1st.

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2004 Berlin Tasting?

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Vinedo Chadwick and Sena placed 1 & 2 beating Lafite, Margaux, Latour, and Solaia

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Vinedo Chadwick?

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Errazuriz’s top wine - Bdx planted in 1992. 1st 100 point Chilean wine. 1st in 1999 - CS, Carm +- PV

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Carmin de Puemo?

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Chile’s first iconic varietal Carmenere - CyT - in 2003. 95% Carmenere + CS/CF.

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VIGNO members?

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Garage Wine Co., Emiliana, Miguel Torres, Undurraga

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What is the difference between Penfold’s Grange, RWT, and St. Henri Shiraz when it comes to the use of wood aging?

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Grange ages in American oak barrels, RWT ages in French oak, and St. Henri matures in large old oak vats that contribute no wood flavor.

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Cyril Henschke, Abbott’s Prayer and Marble Angel are all made by which Australian producer? Name the respective GI’s for each Wine

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Henschke; Eden Valley, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley

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Where is the Rust en Vrede winery located?

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stellenbosch, South africa

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Which Australian producer makes the Maitre D Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Mollydooker in Mclaren vale

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What is Montes’s top of the line Cabernet Sauvignon-based Bordeaux blend?

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Alpha M

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Who is the chief winemaker at Chile’s Viña Errazuriz, Viñedo Chadwick, and Seña?

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Francisco Baettig

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Since 2012, iconic winemaker Chris Carpenter has traveled to Australia to oversee the winemaking for the Bordeaux-style varieties at what historic McLaren Vale vineyard?

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Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard

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What Iconic wine from Errázuriz took 1st place at the 2004 Berlin Tasting?

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2000 Viñedo Chadwick

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Which Napa Valley winemaker identified a cattle farm in Margaret River as an ideal future vineyard site for Leeuwin Estates? Name Leeuwin’s top tier bottling for Cabernet Sauvignon?
Robert Mondavi, “Art Series”
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Name appelation and producer of following wines? Don Melchor? Vina Seña?
Maupo(Puente Alto) Concha y Toro | Aconcagua-Errazuriz
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GI and producer of the following Australian wines: John Riddock Quintet Cabernet Blend Diana Madeline Cab/Merlot
Wynns-Coonawarra GI Mount Mary- Yarra Valley GI Cullen- Margaret River GI
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Who are the producers for Trilogy and Rubicon respectively? Which region are they both located in?
Warwick Estate and Meerlust, Stellenbosch South Africa
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The Quarry is an iconic Cabernet-based wine of which New Zealand producer?
Craggy range
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Which Aussie producer makes "the signature" Cabernet Sauvignon?
Yalumba
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________ was the winemaker who followed Max Schubert's tenure at Penfold's who was responsible for bringing back the BIN 707 Cabernet Sauvignon into the portfolio
Don Ditter, Head Winemaker for Penfold's from 1975-1986
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The which Chilean winery (located in Maipo) was founded as a collaboration between Concha e Toro and the Mouton Rothschild Family?
Almaviva
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What is the Colchagua estate owned by Barons de Rothschild in Chile?
Los Vascos
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What is the Mendoza collaboration between the Catena family and the Rothschild Family (barons de Lafite)
CARO (combination of the two names)
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When was the inaugural vintage for Brokenwood's "Graveyard" Shiraz?
1983
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What is the range of the average vine age for Torbreck's RunRig Shiraz?
120-160 year-old vines
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What size barrel is used for the production of Yalumba's Octavius Shiraz?
Custom made 100 Liter "Octaves" made in their on-site cooperage
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Who are the producers of famous Shiraz labels respectively and where? Astralis? RunRig? Graveyard Vineyard?
Clarendon Hills-Mclaren Vale; Torbreck-Barrosa Valley; Brokenwood-Hunter Valley
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Who produces Vat 47 Chardonnay? Art Series?
Tyrrell's in Hunter Valley, Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River
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Who is the producer of the following wines? Springvale Riesling? 100 Year Old Para Tawny? 1860 Vines Shiraz?
Grosset, Seppeltsfield, Tahbilk
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Name the GI's of the following producers? By Farr? Best's? Bass Phillip?
Geelong, Grampians, Gippsland
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Where Jansz and Clover Hill craft their traditional method bubbles?
Pipers River, Tasmania
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Where is Gioconda Estate located and what is their most famous wine?
Beechworth, Victoria. Chardonnay
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What is another name for Penfolds Bin 95?
Grange
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What famous Margaret River Estate is owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)?
Cape Mentelle
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What was the innagural Vintage of Penfold's "Grange"? Who was the winemaker at that time?
1951?- Max Schubert
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What was the innagural vintage of Henscke's "Hill of Grace"?
1958
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Which South Australia producer makes RunRig?
Torbreck. 1995 1st released. Named for the Highland clan's land distribution system. Produced from 120-160 year-old vines. Blended with Viognier prior to bottling. Inaugural vintage 1995.
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Who makes and what is Decendent?
Torbreck. Produced from a single vineyard planted in 1994 from RunRig cuttings. Co-fermented with Viognier. Aged in 2nd use barrels for 18 months.
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Which South Australia Producer makes John Riddoch
Wynns
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Which South Australia Producer makes First Growth
Parker Estate
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Which South Australia Producer makes Dead Arm
D'Arenberg
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What is Graveyard Shiraz?
Brokenwood's Langton's Exceptional Shiraz. First vintage 1983 as a single vineyard. Planted in 1978
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What is ILR?
Brokenwood's Reserge Semillon, named for Iain Leslie Riggs, their chief winemaker. 5 years bottle age released in 1992
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What's significant about Freedom vineyard?
Langmeil's 1843 planted Shiraz. Oldest shiraz alive.
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What is Armagh?
Jim Barry's Langton's Exceptional wine. 1985 1st vintage, planted in 1968.
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What was Henschke's first single vineyard wine?
Mount Edelstone Shiraz - 1952. HoG was 1958
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Who makes Mount Edelstone?
Henschke - 100% own-rooted Shiraz planted in 1912 on deep sandy loam over clay. Purchased in 1974. First produced in 1952
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Casella Wines owns which major Australian wine brand based out of the Riverina GI
Yellow Tail
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Which Riverina Producer is known for their Botrytised Semillon Dessert wine, "Noble One"
De Bortoli
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Lindeman's Bin 3110 Special Reserve Hunter River Burgundy was made primarilly from which Grape
Shiraz - the one of the few Australian wines included in Decanter's "Wine Legends" list
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What is the top Semillon wine produced by Tyrrell's in the Hunter Valley
Vat 1 - the 1994 vintage was included in Decanter's "Wine Legends" list.
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How many years is Tyrell's "Vat 1" Semillon aged before release
5 years
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Tim Kirkton is the Winemaker of which notable New South Wales Winery
Clonakilla
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Which Tasmanian winery trademarked the term "Method Tasmanoise" for their sparkling wines
Jansz
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Who was the first to commercially produce wines in the Margaret River GI? Bonus: what was the grape?*
Vasse Felix, 1970’s; first wine was a Riesling
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Which producer was the first to commercially produce Red Margaret River wine?
Vasse Felix 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec Blend
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What three wineries make up the “Golden Triangle” of Margaret River?
Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle and Voyager Estate
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Top Chilean Recent Chilean vintages
2018 was spectacular in both q & q. Winter rain + dry slow ripening season. Best for many years
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El Nino Years in Chile
2016
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What happens in an la nina year in Chile?
Cooler
72
Top Argentenian vintages recently?
2019 - small excellent crop from long ripening season, 2016 (RP - 96pts, JR disagrees) 2017 (JR) - one of the best (RP disagrees) // 2018 - classic (drought), 2013
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Top recent vintages of South Africa?
2017 - dry, with smaller concentrated crops, 2015 - Nice weather, earliest harvest to date; 2009 - universally good
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Worst recent vitntages of South Africa?
2011 - drought, 2008 - cold, 2005 - meh, 2002 - horrible rot and rain
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When was the most recent drought in South Africa?
2018 - 2021

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