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Decks in this class (62)

Bordeaux: Key Growing Regions
Which properties are first growth...,
In sauternes which two bodies of ...,
Can barsac be labelled as sauternes
93  cards
Chablis
Describe the climate in chablis,
What is the average rainfall in c...,
What are the main threats to viti...
27  cards
Burgundy
Describe the climate in the cote ...,
What is the name of the hills to ...,
What is the average rainfall in b...
67  cards
Beaujolais
Describe the climate in beaujolais,
What is the average rainfall in b...,
What is the name of the river in ...
35  cards
Alsace
Describe the climate and sunshine...,
Alsace s northerly latitude promo...,
What is the average rainfall in a...
39  cards
Pay Nantais
Describe the climate in pays nantais,
What two weather hazards are a th...,
What canopy management techniques...
29  cards
Anjou- Saumur & Touraine
Working east from the coast what ...,
What is the climate of anjou saumur,
What is the climate of touraine
63  cards
Central Vineyards: Loire Valley
Name the five principle appellati...,
Describe the climate in the loire...,
What weather hazards are common i...
26  cards
Northern Rhone
What is the most northerly appell...,
What is the maximum yield for cot...,
What grapes are permitted in cote...
81  cards
Southern Rhône
Describe the climate in southern ...,
Describe rainfall in the southern...,
Is land in the southern rhone fla...
69  cards
Jura
What of all land under vine in fr...,
What setbacks reduced wine produc...,
What are the grape varieties in t...
31  cards
Languedoc
Describe the general topography o...,
What is the climate in languedoc,
What two key events led to an inc...
69  cards
Roussillon
How many hectares are under vine ...,
Many vineyards in roussillon are ...,
What percentage of roussillon win...
23  cards
Provence
Describe the climate in provence,
What is the name of the wind in p...,
What are the two most planted gra...
52  cards
South West France
Describe the climate in south wes...,
Describe the general topography o...,
Which two appellations experience...
84  cards
Germany: Introduction, Growing Environment, and Winemaking
What percentage of german vineyar...,
By 1980 what percentage of german...,
By the 16th century german wines ...
41  cards
Germany: Wine Laws and Regulations
Name the four levels of german wi...,
What wines come under the deutsch...,
What are the minimum and maximum ...
57  cards
Germany: Principle Wine Regions
Which german wine region is the l...,
Which german wine region has the ...,
What is the most planted white gr...
68  cards
Austria
What is the climate in austria ho...,
What is the climate consideration...,
What is the climate consideration...
128  cards
Tokaji
How many hectares are under vine ...,
How big is the average vineyard h...,
What is the name of the producer ...
61  cards
Greece
The height of greek wine culture ...,
In the golden age what did greeks...,
What happened to greeces wine exp...
119  cards
Introduction to Italy
When does italian wine history da...,
Etruscans exported wine culture t...,
What did the expansion of the rom...
27  cards
Trentino - Alto Adige
What is the main style of white w...,
What is the climate in trentino w...,
Why are daytime summer temperatur...
62  cards
Friuli - Venezia Giulia
What percentage of production in ...,
Where is the friuli region in italy,
Describe the climate and growing ...
33  cards
Veneto
Where in italy is the veneto region,
In general describe the climate i...,
Name the two main cooling influen...
86  cards
North West Italy
How would you describe the climat...,
What effect do the alps have on t...,
What effect do the apennine mount...
71  cards
Tuscany
In 1872 baron bettino ricasoli la...,
In which year did the dalmasso co...,
Why did the dalmasso commission e...
165  cards
Marche
Which other italian wine regions ...,
What red grapes dominate in marche,
Is more red or white wine produce...
58  cards
Umbria
How long would extraction periods...,
What are the best sites for sagra...,
Sweet wines can be made in orviet...
30  cards
Lazio
Which major city is located withi...,
During which eras was lazio histo...,
What percentage of lazio wines ar...
33  cards
Abruzzo
Where is abruzzo located,
What is the most planted black va...,
What is the name of the main whit...
39  cards
Campania
Where is campania located,
At what altitude does most viticu...,
What is the climate in campania w...
36  cards
Basilicata
What is the most important doc in...,
Where is basilicata what types of...,
What type of soils would you expe...
11  cards
Puglia
Where is puglia,
What is the climate in puglia is ...,
Give the key characteristics of t...
20  cards
Sicily
What is the climate in sicily is ...,
Give the key characteristics of t...,
Give a typical tasting note for a...
30  cards
Sardinia
Where is sardinia what is the cli...,
Describe rainfall patterns in sar...,
What is the main cooling effect i...
26  cards
Introduction to Spain
When did the phoenicians found th...,
What evidence is there of early w...,
Which invading forces helped spai...
59  cards
Spain: Galicia
Where is galicia,
Name the dos within galicia,
What is the largest do in galicia
54  cards
Spain: Castilla y Leon
What climates would you find in c...,
Where is castilla y leon,
Where is bierzo
115  cards
Spain: Rioja
Which dos surround rioja,
Which river flows through rioja do,
How big is rioja km
110  cards
Spain: Navarra
Where is navarra,
How much of the autonomous commun...,
Hectares planted in navarra do
39  cards
Spain: Aragon
How many wine regions are there i...,
Name the 4 wine regions in aragon,
Which aragon regions are in the w...
40  cards
Spain: Catalunya
Where is catalunya,
What defines the eastern border o...,
What are the two biggest environm...
134  cards
Portugal
Historians believe that wine in p...,
What was the name of the treaty b...,
Name some key events in the 19th ...
153  cards
California: Introduction
How many hectares are there under...,
What percentage of usa wine is ma...,
When was the californian wine ass...
42  cards
California: Mendocino and Lake Counties
What is the largest ava in califo...,
Which areas does the north coast ...,
In mendocino county how do avas o...
17  cards
California: Sonoma County
Name the three overarching avas c...,
If a wine comes from an ava that ...,
Which ava separates northern sono...
51  cards
California: Napa County
What percentage of california win...,
Napa valley ava encompasses the w...,
What type of wine is napa valley ...
39  cards
California: Central Coast
The central coast ava runs 280 mi...,
Which mountain range runs from no...,
Describe the soils found in liver...
61  cards
California: Central Valley
Where is the central valley usa,
What are the names of the two val...,
Describe the typical growing cond...
22  cards
California: Sierra Foothills and South Coast AVA
The majority of plantings in the ...,
What grapes are commonly grown in...,
What are the daytime temperatures...
9  cards
Oregon
Who first planted pinot noir in o...,
Name two prominent pinot noir pro...,
What type of wine businesses tend...
73  cards
Washington
Washington is the ___ largest sta...,
What role do the cascade mountain...,
When were the first grapes plante...
38  cards
New York State
The new york state area is in the...,
Describe the general climate in n...,
How many wineries in the new york...
39  cards
Canada
What are the main two areas under...,
When did icewine production begin...,
Is germany or canada the worlds l...
65  cards
Chile
Settlers from spain brought vitis...,
The earliest chilean vineyards we...,
Why were european producers drawn...
102  cards
Argentina
When were the first vineyards pla...,
What event happened in 1816 in ar...,
Many important varieties arrived ...
111  cards
South Africa
What happened in 1994 in south af...,
Which organisation controlled the...,
What were the most planted grape ...
107  cards
Australia
When did the first vines arrive i...,
Who is credited with spreading co...,
Has phylloxera been an issue in a...
208  cards
New Zealand: Intro + North Island
Describe the general climate in n...,
Between what latitudes do you fin...,
When were the first vines planted...
69  cards
New Zealand: South Island
When were the first vines planted...,
The modern era of marlborough s w...,
Why did marlborough s wine indust...
51  cards
Bordeaux Extra
Name all five first growths,
Name the second growths of margaux,
Name the second growths of st julien
18  cards

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