New World Wine Regions For Cert Sommelier

Front 1

State the major wine regions of California

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North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
Central Valley
Sierra Foothills

Front 2

State what agency regulates the U.S. wine industry

Back 2

Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

Front 3

State the USA required percentage for varietal and AVA labeling

Back 3

Varietal % = 75%
AVA % = 85%
(specific vineyard = 95%)

Front 4

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

Front 5

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

Front 6

Name 1 AVA in Mendocino

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Cole Ranch (smallest AVA in U.S.)
Redwood Valley
Anderson Valley

Front 7

Name 1 AVA in Lake County

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Red Hills

Front 8

State a synonym for Fume Blanc

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Sauvignon Blanc

Front 9

Name 3 California sparkling wine producers

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Gloria Ferrer
Mumm Napa
Chandon
Schramsberg

Front 10

State 2 AVAs of Monterey

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Santa Lucia Highlands
Arroyo Seco
Hames Valley
San Bernebe
San Lucas

Front 11

State 2 AVAs in Santa Barbara

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Santa Maria Valley
Sta. Rita Hills (spelled "sta.")
Santa Ynez Valley

Front 12

State 1 AVA in San Luis Obispo

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Paso Robles

Front 13

Define Meritage

Back 13

Bordeaux grape varietals

Front 14

State origins of Zinfandel

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Crljenak
(crotia)

Front 15

Name 3 California Pinot Noir specialists

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Williams Selyem
Kosta Browne
Seasmoke
Merry Edwards
Pisoni

Front 16

Name 3 top California Cabernet producers

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Caymus
Diamond Creek
Ridge
Stags Leap
Dunn

Front 17

Name 3 producers of Rhone varietals or blends

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Tablas Creek
Turley
Gregory Graham

Front 18

Name the first AVA

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Augusta, Missouri

Front 19

Name 3 AVAs of Washington

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Rattlesnake Hills
Columbia Gorge
Horse Heaven Hills
Red Mountain
Walla Walla
Columbia Valley
Yakima Valley

Front 20

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

Front 21

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)

Front 22

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

Front 23

Name the state where wine making started in the USA

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New York

Front 24

Name 2 important wine regions of Canada

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Niagara Peninsula (ice wine)
Okanagan Valley

Front 25

name the country where wine making began on the American continent

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Mexico

Front 26

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

Front 27

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)

Front 28

State what is unique about the vines in Chile

Back 28

NO phylloxera

Front 29

name the obscure bordeaux varietal that is important in Chile

Back 29

Carmenere grape

Front 30

State the minimum percentage for varietal labeling in Chile

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75%

Front 31

Name the most important region and grape of Argentina

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Region: Mendoza
Grape: Malbec

Front 32

name the 4 sub-regions of Valle Central in Chile

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Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule

Front 33

Name the most important grape of Uraguay

Back 33

Tannat

Front 34

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

Front 35

Name 3 wine regions on New Zealand's South Island

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Nelson
Marlborough (sauv blanc)
Canterbury
Central Otago
Otago

Front 36

Name the up and coming region for Pinot Noir in New Zealand

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Central Otago

Front 37

Name the most promising region in New Zealand for Cabernet blends and Syrah (hint on North Island)

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Hawke's Bay

Front 38

State what 2 grapes were crossed to created Pinotage

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Pinot Noir and Cinsault

Front 39

State the meaning of cultivar

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cultivated varietal

Front 40

Describe Vin de Constance

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south african naturally sweet wine from the muscat grape

Front 41

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

Front 42

Most important wine zones in South Island New Zealand

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Marlborough (Sauv blanc)
Otago (pinot Noir)

Front 43

State the minimum percentage for Australian wine varietal labeling

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85% varietal

Front 44

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

Front 45

Name the grape of Penfold's Grange

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Shiraz

Front 46

Name a GI within each:
1. So. Australia
2. Victoria
3. New South Wales
4. Western Australia

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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

Front 47

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

Front 48

Name an Australian GI that is well known for riesling

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Clare Valley

Front 49

name the state of Australia that produces promising sparkling wines

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Tasmania

Front 50

State the local name for the soil of Coonawarra

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terra rosa
or
red soil