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Basics Flashcards

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Regions

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Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon, Beaujolais, Alsace, Champagne, Burgundy, South-West, Loire Valley, Provence

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Label Basics

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Order is usually:
* country origin
* winery name
* wine name/location
* where grapes came from
* official region name (appellation), vintage

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Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP)/Appellation d’Origine Controlee (AOC)

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Most rigid classifications; 329 appellations with strict guidelines

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Indication Geographique Protégée (IGP) (VIN de Pays)

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Everyday French wine; 74 geographical areas that include 150 unique designations

Less restrictions in terms of allowed grape varieties, but also more variability in quality

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Vin de France

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Basic table wine with no regional specificity.

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Chateau

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A winery

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Clos

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A walled vineyard or vineyard on the site of an ancient wall. Common in Burgundy

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Cotes

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Wines from a slope or hillside - usually along a river

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Cru

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Translates to growth and indicates a vineyard or group of vineyards typically recognized for quality

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Cuvée

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Translates to “vat” or tank but is used to denote a specific wine blend or batch

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Doug

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Sweet

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Demi-Sec

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Off-dry, slightly sweet

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Domaine

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Winery estate with vineyards

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Eleve en futs de chene

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Aged in oak

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Grand Cru

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Great Growth - and is used in Burgundy and Champagne to distinguish the region’s best vineyards

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Grand Vin

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Used in Bordeaux to indicate a winery’s first label or best wine they produce

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Mousseux

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Sparkling

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Premiere Cru

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Translates to First Growth and is the top tier designation for producers in Bordeaux and the second best vineyards in Burgundy and Champagne

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Superieur

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A regulatory term commonly used in Bordeaux to describe a wine with higher minimum alcohol and aging requirements than the base

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Vignoble

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Vineyard

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Vieille Vignes

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Old vines

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