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| Question | Answer |
| At the end of the 19th century, a plague called _____________ arrived to France, and destroyed almost the entire vineyard in Europe. | PHYLLOXERA (filoxera) |
| The red wine flagship grape of Argentina | MALBEC |
| The red wine flagship grape of Chile | CARMENÉRE |
| The highest wine region in Argentina | SALTA (3111m above the sea level at "El Arenal" Vineyard on the Colomé State) |
| The southermost wine region in Argentina | PATAGONIA (Chubut 45° 60´) |
| Coastal Valleys in Chile | Zapallar Casablanca San Antonio Leyda |
| The Most important Wine Regions in Argentina | Mendoza Salta La Rioja San Juan Patagonia |
| Mendoza most important valleys | Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo |
| Malbec original name in France | COT |
| The native spanish grapes for Cava production are: | Macabeo, Xa.rello, Parellada |
| The most widely grapes that may be used to produce Champagne are: | Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier |
| The Central Valley is the largest wine region in Chile and is divided in 4 sub-regions: | Maipo Rapel Curicó Maule |
| The most important white grape in Rías Baixas DO is: | ALBARIÑO |
| In Spain, DO means: | Denomination of Origen |
| In Spain, DOCa means: | Qualified Denomination of Origen (Denominación de Origen Calificada) |
| The two DOCa regions in Spain are: | Rioja and Priorat |
| The spanish Wine Classification is divided in 4 main levels: | Joven / Roble Crianza (2 years) Reserva (3 years) Gran Reserva (5 years) |
| Spanish red wine flagship grape is: | TEMPRANILLO |
| Rioja DOC is divided in three wine sub-regions: Fuente: www.vineyards.com | 1. Alavesa 2. Alta 3. Baja |
| Galicia has 5 Denomination of Origen: | 1. Rias Baixas (most important) 2. Ribeiro 3. Ribeira Sacra 4. Monterrei 5. Valderroas |
| Rías Baixas most important white grape is: | ALBARIÑO |
| The 5 most important DO in Castilla y León are: | 1. Ribera del Duero (Tinta Fina) 2. Rueda (Verdejo) 3. Toro (Tinta de Toro) 4. Bierzo (Mencía) 5. Cigales (Tempranillo y Garnacha) |
| 95% of all the cava DO is produced in the ____________ area in ______________ (Spain). | PENEDÉS, CATALUÑA |
| The village of __________________ is home to many of Spain's largest production houses: _____________ and _____________ | Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Codorníu and Freixenet |
| The most important DO in Castilla - La Mancha is: | VALDEPEÑAS (Cencibell ó Tempranillo) |
| For sparkling wine production, Charmat Method is also known as: | TANK METHOD Second fermentation in a large closed pressure tank. is the most used method worldwide. |
| For Champagne, Cava and Franciacorta, the used method is: | TRADITIONAL or CHAMPENNOISE Method Second fermentation in the bottle. |
| Is a beneficial form of a grey fungus. Positive for white grapes. Infestation by Botrytis requires moist climate conditions. For natural sweet wine production. | Noble Rot or Botrytis Cinerea |
| Parts of the Grape | 1. Skin (tannins, color) 2. Pulp (sugar, acids, water, aromas) 3. Seed (green tannins, oil) |
| 3 important facts of malolactic fermentation: | 1. Also known as "second fermentation" 2. Malic acid, naturally present in grape must, is converted to softer-tasting lactic acid, thanks to the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) 3. Is standard for red wines and common for some white grape varieties such as Chardonnay |
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