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What is the least planted grape in Alsace Grand Cru?

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Silvaner

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Second Label of Lafite-Rothchild?

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Carraudes de lafite

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Second label of Cheval Blanc?

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Le Petite Cheval

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Name two other sweet wine appellations in Graves other than Sauternes and Barsac

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Cerons
Graves Superieures

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Where is Keidrich? Name top vineyard of Keidrich?

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Rheingau region

but off of the Rhine River inland in the foothills of the Taunus

Grafenberg:

warmer, well drained, less humid, no rot, achives ripeness easily each year. Rober Weil owns most

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What region houses Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? Who was instrumental to the elevation of the appellation to designation?

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Umbria
Giorgio Lungarotti

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What direction do the left bank premier crus of Chablis face?

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Southeast

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Name two soils of Cote du Py?

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Roche Pourrie- Decomposed schist
Blue Stone/ Granite

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What does Alte Reben mean?

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Old Vines (German)

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What are the grapes of Nuits-Saint-Georges?

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Pinot
chard
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc

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Duoro subregion with the poorest reputation for wine production?

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Baixo Corgo

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Maximum yield of Bonnezeaux?

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25 Liters/ hectare (vs. 20 hl/ ha for Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru)

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Three sub regions of Rioja? What are their main soil types that make them diverse?

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Rioja Alavesa: Calcareous clay

Rioja Alta: Iron Rich clay (Ferruginous)

Rioja Oriental: Alluvial & Clay

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What is the main soil type for Manzanilla? (Sanlucar de Barameda

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Albariza

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Where are you most likely to find limestone in Champagne?

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Cotes des blanc- pure limestone chalk

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Soil of Puerto Santa maria

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Albariza
bit sandier, making delicate, saline wines

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what town is close to Puerto de Santa Maria

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Cadiz

This notes that Puerto is more coastal, thus humid helping flor stay in place

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Where are you most likely to find limestone in Champagne?

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Limestone is found throughout Champagne,

two distinct forms: Cretaceous Chalk in the northern sub-regions (most notably the Côte des Blancs)

Kimmeridgian Limestone/Marl in the southern Aube (Côte des Bar).”

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What style of wine is San Antonio, Chile most known for?

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Sauvignon blanc

Open to coastal humbolt, low coastal mountians
maritime
Leyda, lo abarca, Rosario subreigons known for Sauv

vs. Casablanca valley: warmer, still SB but Cali style chard

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Producer in San Antonio

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Casa Marin, Lo Abarca closeest to coast

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Producer of Casablanca

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Ritual/ Veramonte
Kingston Family
Lapostalle Atalayas Chard

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What is the conversion from KMW to Oeschle

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KMW x 5 = Oeschle
75 Oeschle = 15 KMW

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Soils of Muscadet

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On Amoricain Massif
Volcanic
Gneiss, Gabbro, Granite

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Between 2007 and 2012, what was the rainiest year in Napa Valley?

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2011- “Split 1 good , 1 bad”
EU was cool so Southern appelations faired better

Napa- Usually warm was unseasonably cool with spring and winter rains. WORST in recent history!

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On a scale of 1-5, how does the 2012 Vintage rank in Napa?
5! Perfect! The "golden crop" 2012- "1, 2 punch" Split EU cool, Napa warm. Overall cool weather weather In Northern Hemp moderated and Napa had a "golden crop"
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Aside from 2012 what were the best years for Napa in the last 25 years??
2007: A "perfect" year. best of the 2000s. 2012: The "Golden Crop." 2013: The Critic’s Favorite. "powerhouse" wines. 2016: Extraordinary balance. Often compared to 2013 but with more elegance 2018: A "dream" vintage. Very long, cool growing season. moderate alcohol compared to the early 2000s.
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What process of aging is Josko Gravner known for?
Amphora Georgian Qvevri
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Boiling point of Ethanol? Why is this important
173 F (78.4C) It enables distillation Alchohol turns into vapor at lower temp than water
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Name 2 IGPs of the Languedoc/ Rousillon
IGP Pays d'oc IGP Cotes de Catalanes IGP Gard IGP Aube
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Whats the difference bt. the style of wine is grown in Malpere vs. Cabardes?
Malpere: Reds- Merlot w/ Bord. Varities Rose: Cab Franc w/ Bord. Varieties + syrah Cabardes: Reds: min. 40% Bord. Varietals & min. 40% Rhone
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Reds of Limoux AOC are based on
Merlot + Brod and Rhone
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Blanquette de Limoux vs. Cremant de Limoux vs. Blanquette Methode Ancestrale AOC
Cremant de Limoux: Chard based Supporting: Chenin Accesory: Mauzac and / or Pinot Noir Lees: 12 mos. Blanquette de Limoux: Mauzac 90% Suppor: Chard, Chenin Lees: 9 mos. "oldest style in world" Blanquette Methode Ancestrale: Mauzac 100% Ancestrale: let must chill down in December, bottle in March unfiltered Modern: Bottle w/ yeast, then disgorge after 2-3 mos.
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What is the Red wine assemblage of Corbieres
50 Carignan 20 G, S, M, Lladoner, Cinsualt
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What is the Cru of Corbieres
Boutenac
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Name 2 of the Languedoc Crus
Corb- Boutenac (Carignan) Mivervois- La Liviniere (Rhone) St. Chinian- Berlou St. Chinian - Roguebrun (GSM + Lladoner, Rhone white) Faugeres (Rhone) Pic Saint-Loup: (GSM) The most recent Terrasses du Larzac: (Red only GSM)
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What is the sytle of Fitou
Red wine only Max 60 Carignan/ Grenache Support: S, M
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Unique White wine of La Clape
Bourboulenc
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Rivers North to South in the Rousillon
Agly Tet Tech
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Names attached to Rivesaltes indicating Oxidative vs. Reductive
Riveslates Ambre
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Dr. Konstantin Frank, Ravines, Element- Chris Bates would be produced where
Finger lakes Forge Cellars also
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Gigondas Blanc is what dominat grape ? What is min. %
Clairette 70%
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What are 3 grapes of Cremant Limoux
Chard, Mauzac, Pinot, Chenin
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What is DO nests Leyda Valley
San Antonio
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by State
CA 100% WA: 95% OR: 100%
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What is southern most ward in South Africa?
Elim
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by County
CA: 75% WA: 75% OR: 100%
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by AVA
CA: 85% WA: 85% OR: 95%
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by Vareital
CA 75% WA 75% OR 90% (Pinots/ Chard) 75% (other)
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by sub-ava
Same as AVA CA: 85 WA 85 OR 95
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by Single vineyard
All the same CA 95 WA 95 OR 95
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CA, OR, WA: What is the % of grapes needed to label by Vintage (State vs. AVA)
All the same CA 85/ 95 WA 85/ 95 OR 85/ 95
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What Hors d'age mean on a Rivesaltes, Maury or Banyuls?
aged for 5 years Oxidativly
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Grenat or Rimage would mean what on a french VDN label
Reductive aging Grenat: Rivesaltes, Maury Rimage: Banyuls
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VDN from Rousillon can be red, white, Rose, oxidative or reductive. What are the exceptions?
Muscat de Riv: No Oxidative Riv. Blanc: No Reductive, but have "Ambre" Rive & Banyuls Rose: Only Reductive Maury: No Rose period Banyuls Grand Cru: ONLY ROUGE ONLY OXIDATIVE All have vintage or NV
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Brineish located
Thermenregion
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What is Spatrot?
Spätrot is the traditional name for the Zierfandler grape variety making high acid white still wine in Thermenregion. "late red" "Spätrot-Rotgipfler" Blend is common
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Johanneshof Reinisch produces wine in what region?
Thermenregion, Austria
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What is the sweetest type of Sherry
PX Min. 212 grams
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Diff. in sugar for Med. Dry and Sweet Sherry?
Medium Dry 45g Medium Sweet 45 to 115
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What does the Circle mean on sherry barrel
Gordura- circle indicates rich wine
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Most famous sweet DAC in Austria
Rust Ausbruch 30 KMW = TBA Botrytis Hand harvest vintage date
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Name a Rust Ausbruch producer
Heidi Schrock
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Mosel min. must wieghts per category
73 80 88 110 110 150
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How long Colheita port aged
7 years in cask
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Old Pal
Take on Negroni Rye Campari Dry vermouth Boulavardier
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Penincilin
whiskey scotch honey Ginger Lemon peated scotch over top
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Aging requirements
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Punt a mes
point and a half sweet and bitter Blend of point swt vermouth and .5 point a bitter amaro
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Van Der Hum
SA South African liqueur Brandy , tangerine, spice
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Tiers of Rutherglen muscat
R. Muscat: 3-5 yr Classic : 6-10 Grand: 11- 19 Rare : 20 +
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Australia produced like Sherry
Apera
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Match Producer to region Ocipinitti Feluga Tibario Picrello
Abruzzo- tibario Campania- Picarello Fruili- feluga (collio) Sicily- occihpinti
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Conterno 3 bottlings
Arione Monfortino- Cascina Francia Francia
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Who makes Clos du Papillon
Domiane de Beau Marde Closel
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Jean Trimbach what is classification of Clos st. Hune
Vin d'Alsace AOP
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What is classification of Le Pergole torte
Montevertine Radda Toscana IGT Barrique and Tonneau
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Current release Brunello
in 2026, 2021 arriving
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Beaune name 3 1er Cru
Clos du Roi Les Epenots Greve Clos de Mouches
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What are the communes of Pouilly Fuisse
1. Chaintré 2. Fuissé 3. Pouilly (Part of Solutré-Pouilly) 4. Vergisson
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What is Vire Clesse
North stretch more Marl soils give aroma, floral, no oak, ready to drink
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Les Héritiers in Macon, Vire Clesse is owned by whom?
Comte Lafon
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2 things special about Vire Clesse
Limestone hillsides Levroute late harvest wine
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Name 4 1er cru of Vosne Romanee
Aux Malconsorts Cros Parentoux Les Suchots Aux Brulees Les Beaux Monts Les Petits Monts
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Name 3 1er cru of Nuits Saint Georges
Aux Boudots- borders Aux Malconsorts Les Saint Georges- just before Premeaux border, furthest South in NSG Les Vaucrains- just up the hill, west of Les Saint Georges- Tannic
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What villages can use the name NSG
Premeaux Prissey
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Name 4 1er cru of Beaune
Les Greves Clos du Roi Le Clos des Mouches Les Epenottes
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Name 3 1er Cru of Pommard
Les Grands Epenots Les Petits Epenots Clos Blanc Les Combes Dessus Les Rugiens
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Name 5 1er cru of Volnay
Clos de Ducs Clos de Chateau des Ducs Clos de la Cave des Ducs Clos de la Chappelle Taillepieds En Champans En Cailleret Le Cailleret- Clos de 60 Ouvrees Le Village
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Name a 1er cru shared by Monthelie and Auxey Duresses
Les Duresses
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What 1er cru produces red wine in Meursualt and can name it Volnay
Les Santenots
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Name 4 1er cru from Meursault for white wine
Clos des Perrieres Les Perrieres Les Genevrieres Les Gouttes d'or (drops of gold) Les Santenots Les Charmes
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Name 5 1er cru of Puligny Montrachet
Les Pucelles Le Cailleret Clavaillon Les Combettes Champ Canet Champ Gain- accessible young La Truffierre Les Folatieres- largest La Garenne
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Which Grand cru are in Puligny
Chevalier Montrachet Batard Bievenues Batard
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Which Grand cru are in Chassagne
Le Montrachet Batard Criots
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Name 3 producers of Montrachet
Dom. Leflaive Domain Ramonet DRC Henri Boillot Jean Marc Boillot
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Name 5 premier cru of Chassagne
Les Caillerets Les Grandes Ruchottes La Romanee Morgeot- largest En Remilly Dent a Chenes Les Vergers Vide Bourse- next to Batard
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What are 2 GG crus of Westophen
Westophener Morestein &Kirschspiel
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Subregions of Niagara Penninsula
Niagra Escapartment Twenty Mile Bench Short hills bench Niagara on the lake Niagara lakeshore Niagara river
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Konnsgard produces what white grapes in addition to Chardonnay
albarino Rousanne
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Average rainfall for Yakima Valley
6-10in
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George de Vogue owns majority of what vineyard
Le Musigny
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Clover Club
gin Raspberry Egg white
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Hanky Panky
Negroni sub fernet for Campari Gin Sweet vermouth Dash Fernet
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Name 3 lambruco
Grasparrosso (Di Castelvetro) Salamino (di Santa Croce ) Sobara Type Lambrusco before each
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1st Vintage of Grand Dame ? and Rose?
1962 1988
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What are the 3 tete de cuvee of Bollinger
Recoltant Degorment VV francais Grand Anee
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Bruno Paillard tete de Cuvee?
Nec plous ultra "Nothing greater" "beyond awesome!"
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Applelation Chateau les Conseillante
Pomerol
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Name for Pomace in sake
Kasu
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What does nama mean? Genshu?
Nama- unpasteurized Genshu- undiluted with water
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what is a kura and kurabito
sake brewery Brewery workers
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Where are Heilingenstein and Lamm, what village
Langelois
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% min per variety for Gemichter Satz
50% of any one variety 3 grapes
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What SA producer makes Rubicon
Meerlust
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Kanonkop produces what SA "first growth"
Kanonkop — Paul Sauer Simonsbeg- Stellenbosch
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Name five producers of Clos de beze
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Who produces Iron Syrah and who produces Palladius in South Africa
Mullenieux Eben Sabie
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Difference between Sena and Vinedo Chadwick
Aconcogua vs. Maipo Blend vs. Cab Mondavi vs. tribute to chadwick elegant vs. power
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Who Makes FMC and The gypsy in Souther Africa
Ken Forrester
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5 producers of Clos st. Jacque
Armand Rousseau Sylvie Esomin Domaine Fourrier Domaine Bruno Clair Louis Jadot
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5 producers of Clos de Beze
Armand Rousseau Pierre Damoy Domaine Faiveley Domaine Prieure-Roch Domaind Bruno Clair
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5 producers of Chambertin 1 Charmes for good measure
Armand Rousseau Domaine Leroy Domaine Dugat Py Domaine Ponsot Dom. Dujac Dom. Louis Latour Dom. Claud Dugat Charmes & Lavaux
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2 producers of Aux Combottes
Dom. Dujac Dom. Leroy
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4 producers of Clos st. Denis
Dom. Dujac Dom. Ponsot Dom. George Lignier Dom. Bertagna
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4 producers clos de la roche
Dom. Ponsot Dom. Dujac Dom. Armand Rousseau Hubert Lignier
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Lambray producer other than Clos de Lambrays
Dom. Jean Taupenot- Merme
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2 producers of Clos de Vougeot
Dom. de la Vougeraie dom. Anne Gros Dom. Leroy Meo Camuzet
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top Lieux dits of Chavignol (Kimm/ Terres Blanches)
Les Monts Dame Les Grand Cote Cul de Beaujeau
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Name 2 producers of Les Mont Dames other than Dagueneau
Francois Cotat Pascal Cotat
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Name 2 lieux dits near Sancerre village (East Silex)
Les Romains Le Chene Marchand (Bue)
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Name a producer fo Les Romains
Vacheron
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of the 6, Name the 3 major regions for English sparkling wine
Kent Surrey Sussex
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Name 2 English sparkling producers
Nyetimber Ridgeview
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How many states produce wine in Mexico? Name 2?
8 Northern Baja- Valle de Guadalup Sonora Coahuila- Valle de Parras Queretaro
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What is the largest winery in mexico
L.A. Cetto
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How many DVA in BC? Name 2 DVA other than Okanagan valley
Fraser Valley Vancouver Island Gulf Islands
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Name 2 Okanagan Producers?
Mission Hill Estate CheckMate Winery
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2 subregions of Okanagan
Golden Mile Bench Golden Mile Slopes
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2 subregions of Niagara on the Lake
4 Mile Creek Niagrara River Niagara Lakeshore
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3 Regions of Ontario
Lake Erie Niagara Penninsula Prince Edward County
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How many regions in Quebuec? Name 2
9 Centre de Quebec Captiale- National
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How many regions in Nova Scotia? Name 1?
4 South Shore Cape Breton Island
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3 other Canada producers ousdie of BC
Hidden Bench Estate Winery (Niagara Peninsula, Ontario) Specialty: Char, Pinot, Riesling Benjamin Bridge (Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia) Specialty: Méthode Classique Sparkling Wines. Cave Spring Vineyard (Niagara Peninsula, Ontario) Specialty: Riesling (specifically the CSV Estate Bottling).
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What is the deepest and largest lake of finger lakes where most production occurs? Name another
Seneca lake Cayuga Lake
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2 AVA's of virginia
Shenandoah Valley Monticello AVA
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Name 3 MGA of Mt. Etna
Calderara Sottana Rampante- highest on Etna Santo Spirito Piettarizzo
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Producer of Rampante contradda
Passopisciaro Piertadolce
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Name 2 fiano de avellino producers
Mastroberardino Ciro Picariello
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Gaglippo can be found where? Compared best to what grape?
Ciro DOCG Nebbiolo Librandi Winery
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How many states produce Mezcal? name 2?
Oaxaca Durango
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What are the 4 keys to Ancestral Mezcal production
Pit oven Cooking Mallet Milling Wood box Fermentation Clay pot still distillation
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Sake producers
Dassai Kuboto Toko
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2 regions where sake is produced
Osaka Nagano Kyoto
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Sake terms Kimoto and yamahai
Mix starter (moto) with bamboo poles Simple modern version of kimoto, less desirable
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What is the word indicating age sake? Special rice variety and over polished?
Koshu Tokubetsu
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