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50 Cards in this Set
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State the major wine regions of California
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North Coast
Central Coast South Coast Central Valley Sierra Foothills |
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State what agency regulates the U.S. wine industry
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Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
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State the USA required percentage for varietal and AVA labeling
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Varietal % = 75%
AVA % = 85% (specific vineyard = 95%) |
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Name 3 AVAs in Napa
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Los Carneros
Wild Horse Valley Mt. Veeder Atlas Peak Oakville Rutherford Howell Mountain Stags Leap Spring Mountain Calistoga |
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Name 3 AVAs in Sonoma
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Alexander Valley
Dry Creek Valley Chalk Hill Russian River Valley Sonoma Coast Sonoma Mountain Sonoma Valley |
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Name 1 AVA in Mendocino
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Cole Ranch (smallest AVA in U.S.)
Redwood Valley Anderson Valley |
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Name 1 AVA in Lake County
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Red Hills
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State a synonym for Fume Blanc
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Sauvignon Blanc
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Name 3 California sparkling wine producers
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Gloria Ferrer
Mumm Napa Chandon Schramsberg |
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State 2 AVAs of Monterey
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Santa Lucia Highlands
Arroyo Seco Hames Valley San Bernebe San Lucas |
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State 2 AVAs in Santa Barbara
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Santa Maria Valley
Sta. Rita Hills (spelled "sta.") Santa Ynez Valley |
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State 1 AVA in San Luis Obispo
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Paso Robles
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Define Meritage
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Bordeaux grape varietals
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State origins of Zinfandel
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Crljenak
(crotia) |
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Name 3 California Pinot Noir specialists
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Williams Selyem
Kosta Browne Seasmoke Merry Edwards Pisoni |
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Name 3 top California Cabernet producers
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Caymus
Diamond Creek Ridge Stags Leap Dunn |
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Name 3 producers of Rhone varietals or blends
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Tablas Creek
Turley Gregory Graham |
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Name the first AVA
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Augusta, Missouri
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Name 3 AVAs of Washington
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Rattlesnake Hills
Columbia Gorge Horse Heaven Hills Red Mountain Walla Walla Columbia Valley Yakima Valley |
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Name 3 AVAs of Oregon
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Willamette Valley
- Dundee Hills -McMinnville -ribbon Ridge -Yamhill-Carlton district -Eola-amity hills -chehalem Mtns. Columbia Valley -columbia gorge - overlaps WA -Walla Walla - overlaps WA Southern Oregon -Umpqua Valley -rogue Valley -Snake river Valley |
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State the Oregon requirement for varietal AVA labeling
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90% for grape variety of Pinot Noir
100% from state AVA (75% for cab sauv and others) |
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Name 1 AVA of New York
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Long Island
Finger Lakes Niagara Escarpment Lake Erie the Hamptons, Long Island Hudson River Region |
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Name the state where wine making started in the USA
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New York
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Name 2 important wine regions of Canada
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Niagara Peninsula (ice wine)
Okanagan Valley |
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name the country where wine making began on the American continent
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Mexico
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name the region that Casablanca is within and what wines the area is known for
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region: Aconcagua
Wines: Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay |
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Name the region Maipo is within and what wines the area is known for
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Region: Valle Central
Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon (or bordeaux varietals) |
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State what is unique about the vines in Chile
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NO phylloxera
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name the obscure bordeaux varietal that is important in Chile
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Carmenere grape
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State the minimum percentage for varietal labeling in Chile
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75%
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Name the most important region and grape of Argentina
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Region: Mendoza
Grape: Malbec |
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name the 4 sub-regions of Valle Central in Chile
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Maipo
Rapel Curico Maule |
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Name the most important grape of Uraguay
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Tannat
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Name 3 wine regions on New Zealand's North Island
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Northland
Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Gisborne Hawke's Bay (cabernet) Martinborough (up and coming) Wellington |
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Name 3 wine regions on New Zealand's South Island
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Nelson
Marlborough (sauv blanc) Canterbury Central Otago Otago |
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Name the up and coming region for Pinot Noir in New Zealand
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Central Otago
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Name the most promising region in New Zealand for Cabernet blends and Syrah (hint on North Island)
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Hawke's Bay
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State what 2 grapes were crossed to created Pinotage
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Pinot Noir and Cinsault
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State the meaning of cultivar
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cultivated varietal
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Describe Vin de Constance
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south african naturally sweet wine from the muscat grape
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Name 2 WOs of the coastal region and 1 WO of Breede
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Coastal: Stellenbosch WO and Paarl CO
Breede: Breedkloof Worcester robertson Swellendam |
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Most important wine zones in South Island New Zealand
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Marlborough (Sauv blanc)
Otago (pinot Noir) |
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State the minimum percentage for Australian wine varietal labeling
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85% varietal
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State the significance of the order grapes are listed on a wine label of Australia
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listed in descending order
most varietal first to least |
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Name the grape of Penfold's Grange
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Shiraz
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Name a GI within each:
1. So. Australia 2. Victoria 3. New South Wales 4. Western Australia |
1. Barossa Valley, Clare Valley
McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Eden Valley 2.Mornington Peinsula, Geelong, Rutherglen, Yarra Valley 3. Hunter Valley, Orange, Mudgee 4. Swan Valley, Margaret River |
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Name the Australian Super Zone
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Southeastern Australia
which includes: New South Wales, Victoria and tasmania and parts of South Australia and Queensland |
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Name an Australian GI that is well known for riesling
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Clare Valley
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name the state of Australia that produces promising sparkling wines
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Tasmania
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State the local name for the soil of Coonawarra
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terra rosa
or red soil |
