Test 2 Left Bank Bordeaux, New Zealand, Romania
Name 3 vintages in which Chateau D'Yquem has not produced Sauternes.
1910, 1915, 1930, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1992 and 2012
Name 3 good vintages for the Left Bank of Bordeaux from 1940 to 1979
1970, 1966, 1961, 1945
In what year did estate bottling become required for classified estates in the Médoc?
1972
What was the best vintage for Sauternes in the 1970s?
1975
Name 3 good vintages for the Left Bank of Bordeaux in the 1980s
1982, 1988, 1989
When was Pessac Leognan AOP created?
1987
Name 3 good vintages for the Left bank of Bordeaux in the 1990s
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996
Which vintages might you avoid from the Left Bank of Bordeaux in the 1990s?
1993 1997
From 1996 to 2003, name a vintage of the Right Bank that out-performed the Left Bank
1998
Please name 4 of the 6 main regional IGPs of France
Atlantique Comté Tolosan Comté Rhodanienes Méditerranée Pays d'Oc Val de Loire
Name the 7 wine regions of Romania
Banat Hills of Dobrogea Crisana and Maramures Hills of Moldova Hills of Muntenia and Oltenia Transylvania Plateau Danube Terraces
Chateau Clerc-Milon and D'Armailhac are owned by what classified growth?
Baron Phillipe de Rothschild- Ch Mouton Rothschild
Besides Sauternes, name 3 sweet wine producing appellations of the Left Bank of Bordeaux
Barsac Cérons Graves Supérieures
What are the 5 communes of Sauternes?
Barsac Sauternes Fargues Preignac Bommes
What body of water separates the North Island of New Zealand from the South Island?
Cook Straight
Which classified estate makes "La Goulee" white and red wines?
Cos d'Estournel
What famous Moldavian DOC produces sweet wines considered by many to be on par with Hungarian Tokaji?
Cotnari
What is the difference between coulure and millerandage?
Coulure: a viticultural hazard that is the result of metabolic reactions to weather conditions that causes a failure of grapes to develop after flowering. Millerandage: (or shot berries, hens and chicks and pumpkins and peas) is a potential viticultural hazard problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and, most importantly, maturity.
In what region would you find the following sub-regions: Esk Valley, Awatere Valley, and Banks Peninsula
Esk Valley- Hawkes Bay Awatere Valley- Marlborough Banks Peninsula- Canterbury
Name 3 grape varieties native to Romania
Fetească Albă Fetească Regală Feteasca Neagra Burgund Mare Băbeasca Neagră
What are the three major white grapes of Romania?
Fetească Albă Fetească Regală Riesling Italico (Welschriesling) Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Muscat Ottonel Pinot Gris
If a wine states Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2013 on the label; what percentage of grapes must be: from Gimblett Gravels? From Merlot? From 2013?
Gimblett Gravels- 95% Merlot- 85% 2013- 85%
In what department is Bordeaux located?
Gironde
Name 3 geographical features which help to moderate the climate of the Medoc.
Gironde Estuary Atlantic Ocean Coastal pine forests protect from harsh winds
What is the name of the estuary AND the 2 main rivers of Bordeaux
Gironde Estuary Garonne River Dordogne River
Which sub-appellation's vines in the North Island of New Zealand are 'the first to see the sun every day?'
Gisbourne
Name 3 good vintages for the Left Bank of Bordeaux from (and including) 2000 to (and including) 2012. Which vintage from the previous span of dates would you avoid?
Good: 2010, 2009, 2005, 2000 Avoid: 2007
Where is the Ngaruroro River?
Hawke's Bay
Which region is New Zealand's largest producer of red wine? What is the most widely planted red grape there?
Hawke's Bay Merlot
What is unique about the climate of Central Otago?
It is continental
Why is Semillon the preferred grape for Sauternes style wines?
It's thin skin allows for easy puncturing by the fungus
Define the following terms: Jalles, Chai, Courtiers, Croupes
Jalles- drainage channels Chai- a shed for storing casks Courtiers- wine brokers Croupes- unearthed gravel mounds
What are the second labels for the 1st growths of the Left Bank?
Lafite-Rothschild- Carruades de Lafite Latour- Les Forts de Latour Mouton-Rothschild- Petit Mouton Margaux- Pavillon Rouge, Margaux du Château Margaux Haut-Brion- Le Clarence de Haut-Brion (as of 2007, previously Château Bahans Haut-Brion
What is the LIV-EX classification?
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Which appellation of the Haut-Medoc has the most acreage under vine?
Margaux
What are the communes of Margaux?
Margaux Soussans Cantenac Labarde Arsac
List from coolest - warmest Marlborough, Hawkes Bay, Martinborough.
Marlborough Martinborough Hawkes Bay
If a wine states Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2015 on the label; what percentage of grapes must be: from Marlborough? From Sauvignon Blanc? From 2015?
Marlborough- 0% (regions aren't legally defined) SB- 85% 2015- 85%
List from North to South: Transylvania, Moldova, Mutenia
Moldovia Transylvania Mutenia
In what larger regions would you find the following sub regions: Motueka, Cromwell Basin, Waipara Vallley, Awatere Valley, Bannockburn
Motueka- Nelson Cromwell Basin- Central Otago Waipara Valley- Canterbury Awatere Valley- Marlborough Bannockburn- Central Otago
Which of the following wine regions is most similar to the climate of Bordeaux: North Fork, Burgenland, or Geelong
North Fork
What is the commune label for the following wines? Ormes de Pez, Chateau Gloria, Lafon-Rochet
Ormes de Pez- St Estephe Chateau Gloria- St Julien Lafon-Rochet- St Estephe
Which Appellation in the Medoc has the deepest gravels?
Pauillac
Name 4 communes of Pessac-Leognan
Pessac Léognan Cadaujac Canéjan Gradignan Martillac Mérignac Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans Talence Villenave-d'Ornon
What are the geographical features that mitigate the climate in Marlborough?
Richmond Range (divides Marlborough and Nelson), Wither Hill Range, Kaikoura Ranges, Wairau River, Awatere River
Other than Gimblett Gravels, please name 2 sub regions of Hawke's Bay.
River Valleys: Mohaka, Esk River Valley, Tutaekuri River Valley, Ngaruroro River Valley Coastal Areas: Te Awanga, Northern Esk Valley Alluvial Plains: Korokipo, Bridge Pa, Gimblett Gravels, Ohiti Hillsides: Havelock North
Which of the Left Bank's premier growing regions features a larger proportion of clay soils? How does this affect its encépagement?
St-Estephe
Why does Cos d'Estournel use a high percentage of Merlot in their blends versus Cht. Montrose?
The hill that Cos d'Estournel is situated on has exposed limestone that merlot does very well on
Why are sweet wines more typically produced on the Left Bank rather than the Right Bank?
The sweet wine regions on the left bank lie at the conflux of the Ciron and Garonne rivers, and in promising years cool morning mists blow off the Ciron and encounter the warmer waters of the Garonne, producing autumn afternoon humidity perfect for incubating the Botrytis spores.
Describe the Place de Bordeaux.
The system of selling Bordeaux through merchants and brokers (or courtiers) that has its origins in the Middle Ages En premier system is apart of this
Why were the large Châteaux of the Médoc spared from fractured ownership due to Napoleonic inheritance law?
To avoid the loss in size and scope of the vineyards, the owners began developing a system of share holders for their estates instead of single owners. The shareholders were not subject to the Napoleonic code of succession law.
Why do vignerons on the Left Bank tend to train their vines low to the ground?
To take advantage of heat radiating off of the gravel soils
Which is the coolest (Climate) growing region in Romania
Transylvania
What was Dr. Richard Smart's biggest contribution to the wines of New Zealand?
Vine canopy management in New Zealand during the 1980s
Arrange the following from N-S: Waipara, Waiheke Island, Wellington, Wairau, Waikato, Wairarapa
Waiheke Island Waikato Waiarapa Wellington Wairau Waipara
What styles of wine are produced in the Bordeaux Superieure AOC?
White and red only
What trellising system is used in Bordeaux?
guyot
What mountain range separates Nelson from Marlborough?
Richmond Range
What is the min. alcohol for Chateau Margaux?
11%
What is the dry wine of Chateau d'Yquem? Under what AOP are they classified?
"Y" or "Ygrec" Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superieur label
What is the min. time spent on the lees for Cremant de Bordeaux?
9 months
Where is Waiheke Island?
A subregion of Auckland
What is a super second? Please give an example
A wine classified as a second growth but outperforming it's classification Cos d'Estournel
Name 13 Anbaugebiete
Ahr Mosel Nahe Rheinhessen Pfalz Baden Wurttemberg Hess-Bergstr Franken Rheingau Mittelrhein Sachsen Saale-Unstrut
What do the following Chateaux share in common? Ormes de Pez, Chasse-Spleen, de Pez, Poujeaux?
All Cru Bourgeois classified
Name three wineries in the New World that are partnerships/owned by a Bordeaux winery.
Almavira in Chile- a partnership with Ch Mouton Rothschild and Concha y Toro Opus One- Baron Phillipe de Rothschild and Robert Mondavi
What are the three best vintages for Bordeaux from 1990 to 2000? Worst? Describe the character of each in a favorable manner.
Best: 2000- Nature's benevolence coincided with the commercial imperative to have a good vintage in this numerically exceptional year. Great consistency and balance. The petits châteaux represented some of Bordeaux's best value for many years though most are ready to drink or even starting to decline. The best wines should last well into their second or even third decades. 1995- Hot, dry summer resulted in early harvest of healthy Merlot grapes. Relatively tannic Cabernet Sauvignon was picked after a week of mid-September rain. Generous crop levels, best in Pomerol and Pauillac. 1990- Second scorching year in a row. Very ripe, alluring wines at all levels, many outstanding. The vintage character of velvety texture and luscious, almost overripe fruit is one of the easiest to spot and tends to impose itself over any geographical characteristics. Worst: 1997- Far from dramatic and early developers, these wines were ludicrously overpriced initially but provided some easy drinking in the early years of this century. Few show any possibility of improvement. 1993- Another wet harvest. Picked earlier, the right bank a better bet than the left. 1991- The start of Bordeaux's run of bad luck. Spring frosts decimated the right bank, but the top Médocs are not bad.
What does DOC-CIB indicate on a Romanian wine bottle?
Botrytis affected grapes
What is the main mountain range of Romania?
Carpathian Mountains
In what AOP of the Left Bank would you find the majority of the "Grand Enclos" vineyard?
Cerons
What is the northernmost classified chateau in Pauillac? Which chateau is across the border from it in the neighboring commune?
Ch Lafite Rothschild Ch Lafon Rochet
Which 1st growth in Bordeaux is famous for having gravel slopes and uses a very high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in its blends?
Ch Lafite-Rothschild
Who produces Clos du Marquis?
Ch Leoville las Cases
Which Château made headlines in 2012 for announcing they would no longer take part in the en primeur campaign going forward?
Chateau Latour
Which 1st growths do not currently make a dry white wine?
Chateau Latour Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
List from most expensive to least expensive based on the 2010 vintage: Cht. Lynch-Bages, Cht. Palmer, Cht. Giscours
Cht. Palmer Cht. Lynch-Bages Cht. Giscours
Name two Graves Chateaux classified for both red and white wines under the Graves Classification.
Château Bouscaut (Cadaujac) Château Carbonnieux (Leognan) Domaine de Chevalier (Leognan) Château Latour-Martillac (Martillac) Château Malartic-Lagravière (Leognan) Château Olivier (Leognan)
Name the Second Labels of: Château Lynch Bages, Château Montrose, Château Cantenac-Brown, Cos d'Estournel, Palmer
Château Lynch Bages- Echo de Lynch Bages (as of 2008 vintage, previously Chateau Haut-Bages Averous) Château Montrose- La Dame du Montrose Château Cantenac-Brown- BriO de Cantenac-Brown Cos d'Estournel- Les Pagodes de Cos Palmer- Alter Ego
Name 4 estates in Pessac-Leognan that are classified for their red wines only
Château de Fieuzal (Leognan) Château Haut-Bailly (Leognan) Château Haut-Brion (Pessac) Château La Mission Haut-Brion (Talence) Château Pape-Clément (Pessac) Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte (Martillac) Château La Tour-Haut-Brion (Talence)
What champagne producer teamed up with Montana wine co. in NZ in 1988?
Deutz
For what reasons does Bordeaux blend its wines rather than use pure varietals?
Different speeds of ripening with the grapes is economic assurance that they will have a product yearly
In what Romanian region would you find Murfatlar?
Dobrogea
What countries border Romania?
Hungary Ukraine Bulgaria Serbia Moldova
Name the AOP for the following chateaux: Pibran, Poujeaux, Phélan-Segur, Sociando-Mallet
Pibran- Pauillac Poujeaux- Moulis-en-Medoc Phélan-Segur- St Estephe Sociando-Mallet- Haut-Medoc
Upon what criteria was the 1855 classification based?
Price of the wines at the time
In what wine region would you find the following producers: Pyramid Valley, Trinity Hill, Peregrine, Craggy Range, Mud House, Felton Road, Cloudy Bay
Pyramid Valley- Canterbury Trinity Hill- Hawke's Bay Peregrine- Central Otago Craggy Range- Hawke's Bay Mud House- Marlborough Felton Road- Central Otago Cloudy Bay- Marlborough
Pessac-Leognan AOP produces what styles of wine?
Red and White only
What would the Left Bank's Climate be rated as on the Winkler Scale?
Region II
What are the communes of Saint-Julien AOP?
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle Cussac-Fort-Médoc Pauillac Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Name the larger region for the following DOCs: Tarnave, Murfalter, Cotnari
Tarnave- Transylvania Murfalter- Dobrogea Cotnari- Moldavia
What are 2 water influences in Romania?
The Black Sea Mures River
What is the Family of Twelve? Name four producers.
The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of New Zealand's most prestigious and enduring artisanal wineries. Founded in 2005, the Family's vision is to nurture long term relationships with an emphasis on education both at home and in our key export markets. Kumeu River Ata Rangi Lawson's Dry Hills Villa Maria Palliser Estate Fromm Winery The Millton Vineyard Neudorf Vineyards Pegasus Bay Craggy Range Nautilus Estate Felton Road
What is the predominant soil type in Central Otago?
broken schist and clay, heavy silt loam, gravel, light sand
