Biggest / Smallest Flashcards
What is the smallest village in Côte de Beaune?
Saint-Romain
What is the largest wine-producing village in Côte d’Or?
Meursault
96.5% white
What AOC boast more white wine Grand Crus than any other?
Puligny-Montrachet - 4
What is the southern most AOC in Côte de Beaune?
Maranges AOC
What is the largest subregion in Bourgogne?
Mâconnais
What is the newest AOC in the Mâconnais?
Viré-Clessé
What is Loire’s largest red wine apellation?
Chinon AOC
What is one of the warmest areas in Touraine?
Chinon AOC
What is Middle Loire’s largest white wine producer?
Vouvray AOC
What AOC only allows Romorantin grape for white wines in Touraine?
Cour-Cheverny AOC
What King wanted Romotantin grapes planted?
King Francois I
Where is Romotantin only planted?
Cour-Cheverny AOC
Largest AOC vineyard area
Second largest AOC wine producer
Third largest AOC wine producer
Bordeaux
Rhone Rhône
Loire
Eastern most AOC on Right Bank Bordeaux
Sainte Foy Côtes de Bordeaux
Largest man made forest
Les Landes
Bordeaux
Pine forest
Most widely planted in Bordeaux
Merlot
Most classified growths in Medoc?
Pauillac
Northern most Graves AOC?
Pessac Leognan
Only AOC in Libournais that allows Petit Verdot as a primary grape?
Pomerol
Newest Maconnais AOC
Viré-Clessé
Only Languadoc AOC DCG that does not make only red.
Cabrières
What the oldest sparkling in the World
Blanquette de Limoux (Mauzac-primarily) Languedoc by the monks of Saint-Hilaire 1531, 150 years before Dom Perignon in Champagne began his career
Languedoc most westerly AOC?
Malapere
Oldest and Largest VDN in Languedoc?
Muscat de Frontignan
Most Easterly of Languedoc’s VDNs?
Muscat de Lunel
What AOC can have 45C diurnal swing in summer?
Terrasses du Larzac - Languedoc
What AOC produces more white than any other in Languedoc?
Picpoul de Pinet
Hottest, driest, sunniest AOC is France
La Clape
Largest non-regional AOC in Languedoc?
Corbieres
France’s 4th largest
What is the Southern most AOC is France?
Banyual & Colloire
Most widely planted Alsace
Riesling
Only place Sylvaner is a Grand Cru
Zotzenberg Grand Cru Alsace
Most important IGP in SW
Côtes de Gascogne IGP, 2nd in production to Pays d’Oc IGP of Languedoc and Roussillon
France’s largest inland lake
Lac du Bourget
Most planted grape in SW pre phylloxera
Malbec Côt
Largest volume in SW
Bergerac
Largest dessert wine appellation by size and volume in France
Monbazillac AOC (SW Dorgogne/Bergerac sub-region)
The southernmost AOC in SW
Irouléguy Iroulguy
France’s largest white wine production region
Loire
France’s second largest sparkling wine producer
Loire
First co-op founded when and where
1905 in Maraussan near Beziers Languedoc
1895 co-op in German Alsace
Largest winemaking region in Southern France
Languedoc-Roussillon
1972
Smallest Beaujolais Cru
Chenas Chénas
Largest Beaujolais Cru
Brouilly
Newest Beaujolais Cru
Regnie Régnié
Highest and coolest Beaujolais Cru
Chiroubles
Beaujolais’ most famous lieu-dit
The Côte du Py on the soil of roches pourries (rotted rocks) in Morgan AOC
Largest cru in Southern Rhône
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The largest production outside Cote du Rhone
Ventoux
France’s largest IGP in area
The Val de Loire
In Which region is First biodynamic vineyard in France
Alsace in 1969
First Demeter certification 1980
Coulee de Serrant in 1969 too.
Which AOC in Provence is the only AOC that produces more white wine than Rose/Red?
Cassis AOC (Clairette and Marsanne) Massif Des Calanques protects from Mistral
Which AOC in Provence has the oldest vine-growing region?
Bando AOC but the oldest AOC is Cassis AOC
Post Phylloxera Mourvèdre emerged.
Restanques (stone wall) support vineyards
The most (100%) organic AOC?
Les Baux de Provence AOC
Biodynamic or Lutte Raisonnée
Only AOC in Provence that allows Chardonnay?
Ballet
No other Bordeaux varieties.
Evenly produce red, rose, white.
Vermentino primary
Most rose: Braquet Noir
Most red Braquet Noir & Fuella Nera
Which region has more number of co-operatives than any other regions of France?
Champagne region
To compete with the big houses.
Which region is the most calculating forethought in France?
Champagne
Which AOC produces the largest volume in France?
Champagne
5 billion Euro sales
300 million bottles
Which region has more AOCs than any other region of France?
Bourgogne
7 regional
44 villages
33 Grand Cru
Which one is the largest Grand Cru AOC in Bourgogne?
Vougeot Grand Cru AOC
Which Grand Cru AOC in Bourgogne is the only GC resting on the bottom of the slope?
Vougeot Grand Cru AOC
Which Grand Cru AOC in Bourgogne is the only GC resting on the bottom of the slope?
Vougeot Grand Cru AOC
Which commune is the smallest one in Bourgogne?
Vougeot
Largest village appellation in Bourgogne ?
Gevery-Chambertin AOC
Which village appellation in Bourgogne produces the most volume?
Gevery-Chambertin AOC