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What white grape represents nearly ten percent of Montefalco DOC production?
Grechetto
Red wine dominates Italy's Montefalco production. Of the twelve percent of the area's white wines production, the Montefalco Grechetto DOC accounts for nine percent.
True or False: In the 25 years since its official DOCG status, plantings of Italy's Montefalco Sagrantino have increased over tenfold?
True
The growth of Italy's Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG has been extraordinary; since being granted DOCG status in 1992, plantings (as of 2017) have increased from 66 hectares to 760 hectares, increasing in size over eleven times.
True or False: Prior to the end of the 19th Century, nearly all Sancerre wines were red?
True
According to Blason-Louis, Sancerre - now famous for white wines made from Sauvignon Blanc - produced primarily red wines before the close of the 19th Century (those being made with Pinot Noir, which now accounts for around ten percent of the region's total wine production). Interestingly, despite the area's history with red wines, white Sancerre as an appellation predates the official red and rose Sancerre appellation by nearly 25 years.
Which Israeli wine region has the country's most vineyard plantings by hectare?
Galilee
The Galilee contains over forty percent of Israel's vineyards by hectare, making it the largest of that country's wine regions by plantings. Most of the vines from the area are concentrated in the Upper Galilee and Golan Heights.
In 1932, what is now Spain's Montsant was recognized informally as a subzone of what other wine producing region?
Tarragona
In 1932, the first official Spanish wine appellations were recognized by the state in the "Estatut del Vi" ("Wine Statute") document. Tarragona was one of the first such wine regions mentioned in the document, and it contained the "Falset subzone," which was located in what is now the Montsant DO.
True or False: Garnacha vines - both red and white - dominate the plantings in Spain's Montsant DO?
True
Garnacha accounts for almost 36 percent of the red wine grape plantings in Spain's mountainous Montsant DO. For white grapes, Garnacha Blanca makes up a whopping 55 percent of the plantings be hectare.
True or False: Chile's Puente Alto vineyard was established by Concha y Toro co-founder Don Melchor in 1890.
True
Meaning "high bridge," the Puente Alto was the work of Concha y Toro's Don Melchor (after whom the company's flagship red wine is now named), who established the vineyard with cuttings from vines imported from France. Today, the Puente Alto D.O. is almost a monopole, with Concha y Toro controlling over sixty percent of the area's 864 acres.
In what year was Alsace's Schlossberg granted Grand Cru status?
1975
Schlossberg was officially granted Grand Cru status in 1975. It has been referenced in ground rents documents dating back to the 15th Century, and as far back as 1928 was the focus of local winegrowers who sought to reduce vine productivity and increase wine quality.
