Welcome to September 5 th , 2020
House Keeping Rules • Keep your microphone on mute • 4 Rounds of 10 questions each • Honor system marking – if you cheat, you’re only cheating yourself • Don’t type the answers out in the chat • Dry Note Blind Tasting Tiebreaker • If you have a wine and want to be on camera giving a tasting note, send a private chat message to Amber expressing your interest and what the wine is • After the game, the question slides will be uploaded to FlashcardWineTrivia.com for review.
Round 1 – Chardonnay around the World (D3 & D4 – all 2019/2020 book) Q1 – True or False. Chardonnay is not permitted in any Alsace AOC Q2 – The Sonoma Mountain AVA is well known for red varieties like Cab & Zin, but also has significant plantings of Chardonnay. Are you more likely to find these Chard plantings on the East or West side of the AVA? Q3 – What North Coast California AVA, known for Chardonnay & Pinot, is heavily influence by ocean fog carried along by the Navarro River? A. Anderson Valley B. Bennett Valley C. Chalk Hill D. Fort Ross-Seaview Q4 – Name a Côte de Nuits Village that is allowed to produce a AOC Chardonnay at the Village or 1er level? Map source: WSET Diploma text
Round 1 – Chardonnay around the World (D3) Q5 – Chardonnay is very sensitive to salinity in the soil (often caused by lack of rainfall needed to wash away salt deposits from irrigation). What Southern Hemisphere country is this a particular issue with — requiring special rootstocks to avoid declining growth & vine death? Q6 – Which New Zealand wine region, known for gravelly soils, produces a range of Chardonnays including barrel fermented, premium wines that often have a struck match, reductive character? Q7 – What Australian wine region, dominated by Bordeaux varieties, is still well known for premium Chardonnays produced in its maritime climate in a med+ to full body style with concentrated stone fruits and high acid that usually sees MLF blocked? Drip irrigation in a vineyard. Photo by Jeff Vanuga, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Public Domain,
Round 1 – Chardonnay around the World (D3) Q8 – What district in the Breede River Valley, with limestone soils, was historically known for brandy production but is now seeing great promise in Chardonnay thanks to the pioneering work of producers like De Wetshof & Graham Beck? A. Breedekloof B. Robertson C. Darling D. Worcester Q9 – Which Chilean wine region can successfully grow Chard because of its calcareous soils that help retain moisture in its desert-like climate? A. San Antonio B. Bio Bío C. Elqui Valley D. Limarí Q10 – Which of these Chablis producers is historically known for using new oak? A. William Fèvre B. Jean-Marc Brocard Photo by self. C. Raveneau D. Dauvissat
Round 1 – Answers (D3 & D4) Q1 – True or False . Chardonnay is not permitted in any Alsace AOC Only allowed in Crémant d’Alsace (D4 5.1) Q2 – The Sonoma Mountain AVA is well known for red varieties like Cab & Zin, but also has significant plantings of Chardonnay. Are you more likely to find these Chard plantings on the East or West side of the AVA? (D3 23.2) Cooler more exposed to ocean breezes Q3 – What North Coast California AVA, known for Chardonnay & Pinot, is heavily influence by ocean fog carried along by the Navarro River? A. Anderson Valley (D3 23.1) None of the rest are fog influenced B. Bennett Valley C. Chalk Hill D. Fort Ross-Seaview Q4 – Name a Côte de Nuits Village that can produce an AOC Chard at the Village or 1er level? (D3 3.2) Vougeot, Fixin, Marsannay (village only), Map source: WSET Diploma Text Morey-Saint Denis, Nuits-St-Georges ½ point for Chambolle-Musigny for GC Musigny Blanc
Round 1 – Answers (D3) Q5 – Chardonnay is very sensitive to salinity in the soil (often caused by lack of rainfall needed to wash away salt deposits from irrigation). What Southern Hemisphere country is this a particular issue with — requiring special rootstocks to avoid declining growth & vine death? Australia (D3 31.1) Exacerbated by drought issues. Not noted in text, but the Breede River Valley in SA can have similar issues so ½ point if you said South Africa. Q6 – Which New Zealand wine region, known for gravelly soils, produces a range of Chardonnays including barrel fermented, premium wines that often have a struck match, reductive character? Hawke’s Bay (32.3) Marlborough also noted for struck match notes but, like Gisborne and Auckland area, more alluvial soils. Q7 – What Australian wine region, dominated by Bordeaux varieties, is still well known for premium Chardonnays produced in its Map from Australian wine and brandy corporation – maritime climate in a med+ to full body style with concentrated http://www.wineaustralia.com Attribution, Wikimedia Commons stone fruits and high acid that usually sees MLF blocked? Margaret River (31.9)
Round 1 – Answers (D3) Q8 – What district in the Breede River Valley, with limestone soils, was historically known for brandy production but is now seeing great promise in Chardonnay thanks to the pioneering work of producers like De Wetshof & Graham Beck? A. Breedekloof B. Robertson (D3 30.4) C. Darling D. Worcester Darling is in Coastal Region, Breedekloof & Worcester both in Breede RV & were known for brandy but do not have as favorable soils for Chardonnay as Robertson Q9 – Which Chilean wine region, known for Chard, can successfully the grape because of its calcareous soils that help retain moisture in its desert-like climate? A. San Antonio B. Bio Bío C. Elqui Valley D. Limarí (28.4) San Antonio known more for SB, Elqui for Syrah & SB and Bio Bío isn’t desert -like Q10 – Which of these Chablis producers is historically known for using new oak? A. William Fèvre (3.1) B. Jean-Marc Brocard C. Raveneau D. Dauvissat Has scaled back on new oak in recent years. Brocard known for stainless steel & concrete even with GC. Raveneau & Dauvissat barrel ferment but always in old oak (same w/ aging)
Round 2 – Aging Requirements (D4 & D5) Q1 – Non-vintage Champagne must be aged a minimum of 15 months before release. At least how many of those months must be on the lees? Q2 – True or False. Reserve Ruby Port must spend a minimum of 1 year in bottle before release. Q3 – Name 2 of the 4 categories of Sherry that are eligible for VOS, VORS, 12- and 15-year aging designations. (Bonus point for naming all 4) Q4 – Between White Colheita Port and Colheita Madeira, which has the longest aging requirement in wood barrels? Photo taken by self
Round 2 – Aging Requirements (D3 & D4) Q5 – Name 1 of the 3 crus of Muscadet that mandates sur lie aging for at least 18 months? (Bonus pt for naming all 3) Q6 – Which top quality Crémant designation bumps the minimum aging on lees from 9 months to 24 months but also requires the wines to be Vintage-designated, Brut or drier and that the producers adhere to certain environmental standard? A. Crémant d’Alsace Emotion B. Crémant de Bourgogne Grand Eminent C. Prestige de Loire Q7 – Which sparkling designation has the highest minimum aging on the lees? (Bonus pt for listing the min) A. Trentodoc Riserva B. Cava de Paraje Calificado C. VDP Vintage Sekt D. Franciacorta Vintage Riserva Cava de Paraje Calificado logo on a bottle of Llopart. Photo taken by self
Round 2 – Aging Requirements (D3) Q8 – Which of these wines require the longest total aging? (Bonus for naming both oak & bottle req of it) A. Taurasi Riserva B. Barolo Riserva C. Brunello di Montalcino Riserva D. Rioja Gran Reserva Q9 – During the 60+ months that Vin Jaune needs to age under flor (le voile) , can the wines be topped up and refreshed with new wine to sustain the flor? Q10 – Following a 2016 rule change, which style of Tokaji now only requires 6-month aging in oak? By Anthony Nicalo - Flickr: Nebbiolo, CC BY 2.0, A. Aszú B. Szamorodni Wikimedia Commons C. Late Harvest Tokaji D. Eszencia
Round 2 – Answers (D4 & D5) Q1 – Non-vintage Champagne must be aged a minimum of 15 months before release. At least how many of those months must be on the lees? 12 months (D4 3.2) The extra 3 months are to give time for the dosage to “marry” w/ wine. Technically, this is the same minimum lees aging for vintage Champagne as well with the obviously longer 36 months total aging before release. Q2 – True or False . Reserve Ruby Port must spend a minimum of 1 year in bottle before release. (D5 3.3) No aging min for basic or RSV ruby. Just has to “taste like it” for IVDP Q3 – Name 2 of the 4 categories of Sherry that are eligible for VOS, VORS, 12- and 15-year aging designations. (Bonus point for naming all 4) (D5 2.3) By BerndtF at German Wikipedia - Public Domain, Amontillado, Palo Cortado, Oloroso and PX Wikimedia Commons Q4 – Between White Colheita Port and Colheita Madeira, which has the longest aging requirement in wood barrels? (D5 3.3 & 4.3) Both white and tawny Colheita Ports require 7 years aging in wood while Colheita Madeira req 5 years
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