Wine Quiz Challenge All the Young Crus: A New Appellations Quiz Mar 27, 2020 1 of 11 RIGHT! WRONG! Over the past few years, the Nashik Valley has become increasingly known for its wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz. It was officially recognized as an appellation in 1999 in which of these subcontinental wine regions? India China Jamaica Kansas Several sparkling wine producers in Spain are currently pushing to label their wines under a new appellation, Conca del Riu Anoia, to distance themselves from which of these well-known designations for Spanish bubbly, so that they can produce and age their wine under more rigorous standards in a more specific geographical area? Pedro Ximénez Toro Cava Franciacorta Cape Town is one of South Africa’s newer appellations, intended to be a more recognizable name encompassing the areas of Constantia and Durbanville. Vintners here specialize in wines like Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and this regional hybrid grape noted for its distinctive banana and tar aromas … Malbec Carignan Bananarama Pinotage Starting in the 2010s, winemakers in the Gamay-heavy region of Beaujolais have (at times controversially) been allowed to label their Pinot Noirs as part of the greater Burgundy area, under which of these names? Montrachet Côteaux Bourguignons Bojo Burgo Petit Chablis Since its official recognition in 2012, wineries including Burly, Farella and DuMol have been able to produce and label Cabernet Sauvignon with which of these appellations at the southeastern corner of Napa, the valley’s 16th American Viticultural Area? Mighty Duck Mountain Coombsville Stags Leap District Rice-a-Roni In 2018, the Van Duzer Corridor became the seventh AVA to be recognized in which of these Pacific Northwest wine regions, well-regarded for its Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays? Columbia Valley Willamette Valley Applegate Valley Santa Ynez Valley With the region’s 2015 vintage, Languedoc’s La Clape area, on France’s southern coast, was given AOC status. How would this appellation’s climate be described? Mediterranean, with hot summers Cool and damp, with foggy mornings Incredibly arid, with neither wind nor rainfall Continental, with marked seasonal shifts Ribera del Júcar is one of Spain’s newer appellations, yielding wines from Bobal, Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon within this larger region known for its windmills and literary notability … Galicia Castilla y León Granada La Mancha Italy’s Nizza appellation was recognized as a Piedmont D.O.C.G. in 2014; it was previously just a prestigious subzone of a larger appellation that makes reds from this traditional local grape: Barbera Sangiovese Barbaresco Aglianico As of 2010, dry red wines formerly labeled as Rasteau Côtes du Rhône Villages can be labeled under the shorter designation Rasteau, a title previously reserved for the region’s wines produced in which of these styles? Mulled Sparkling Orange Fortified Producers such as Adobe Road and Keller Estate grow Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in California’s Petaluma Gap appellation, which was recognized in 2017 as a distinctive subregion within the extensive Sonoma Coast. The latter region is well-served by division into smaller areas because … It spans more than 500,000 acres of terroirs It encompasses a series of hundreds of coastal islands Sonoma Coast is a designation that can only be used for Zinfandel-based wines Until 2017 the region had never been used for grapegrowing, so was fresh for definition and division Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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