California
Washington/NY
Alsace/Loire
Germany/Austria
Italy
100
This man stimulated fine wine production in the US.
Who is Robert Mondavi?
100
The signature red varietal of Oregon.
What is Pinot Noir?
100
When was the French AOC system first instated?
What is 1935?
100
The signature white grape varietal of Germany.
What is Riesling?
100
This is the acronym for the Italian version of the French AOC system.
What is DOC?
200
If a vineyard is listed on the label, this percentage of the grapes came from that vineyard.
What is 95%?
200
The signature red varietal of Washington.
What is Merlot?
200
The kind of wine indicated by the phrase 'Appelation Cremant d'Alsace'.
What is sparkling?
200
The English translation of 'Weingut'.
What is (wine-growing) estate?
200
The signature grape of Piedmont.
What is Nebbiolo?
300
This is the signature white varietal of California.
What is Chardonnay?
300
These types of labels are not allowed in Washington.
What is generic?
300
The signature grape varietal of Alsace.
What is Riesling?
300
The Napoleonic inheritance laws in the 1800s broke up vineyards and led to the creation of these.
What is cooperatives?
300
The signature grape of Tuscany.
What is Sangiovese?
400
If a county is listed on the label, this percentage of the grapes come from that county.
What is 75%?
400
Wines with a Washington AVA on the label require this percentage of the grapes to come from that AVA.
What is 95%?
400
'Sur lie' indicates that this happened during wine production.
What is left on the yeast?
400
This level of the German wine classification system does not allow chaptalization.
What is Prädikatswein?
400
The term 'Superiore' on the label indicates this about the wine.
What is more alcohol, longer aging, or lower yields?
500
This group of people first planted vitis vinifera in California.
Who are Spanish missionaries?
500
In Oregon, the percentage of wine that must come fom the varietal on the label, if the varietal is not excepted.
What is 90%?
500
The 5 AOCs of the Loire that we need to know (50 points if you can give the acronym given to us).
What is NASTE: Pays Nantais, Anjou, Saumur, Tourraine, East/Upper Loire?
500
This level of the German wine classification system includes wines made from Botryised grapes.
What is Beerenauslese?
500
The minimum percentage of grapes coming from an IGP listed on the label.
What is 85%?
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