13. France

Question 1

What is the term for French PDO wines?

Answer 1

AOC or AC, Appellation d’Origine Controlee

Question 2

What is the term for French PGI wines?

Answer 2

Vin de Pays which is now referred to as IGP (Indication Geographique Protegee)

Question 3

Where and when was the first attempt in France after phylloxera made to establish a rigorous set of rules controlling viticulture and viniculture?

Answer 3

1923, CdP (Chateauneuf-du-Pape)

Question 4

What is goal of the label term Vin De France?

Answer 4

replaces Vin De Table, allowing multi-regional, varietally labelled wines

Question 5

What is the most important French IGP?

Answer 5

Pays d’Oc IGP, accounts for 60% of all IGP production

Question 6

Is France the birth place of wine?

Answer 6

No. Georgia (between Russia and Turkey) is probably the oldest wine region in the world.

Question 7

Appellation laws deal with which main topics?

Answer 7

Production area, varieties, ripeness and alcohol levels, viticulture practices, yields, viniculture practices. [mneumonic: YMMV3A: yield, must m(w)eight, variety, vini, viti, area]

Question 8

What two countries are the dominant forces in the world of wine for the last several centuries?

Answer 8

France and Italy

Question 9

What country is the center of fine wine production?

Answer 9

France (debatable)