Bordeaux 1-50

Question 1

How many appellations are in Bordeaux?

Answer 1

60

Question 2

What is INAO?

Answer 2

Institut National des Apellations d’Origine
–
wine law system from 1935

Question 3

Name the Generic Bordeaux appellations?

Answer 3

1) Bordeaux AOP
2) Bordeaux Superior AOP
3) Cremant de Bordeaux AOP

Question 4

How long must Cremant de

Bordeaux stay on its lees?

Answer 4

9 months

Question 5

Name the permitted red varieties?

Answer 5

Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenere

Question 6

Name the permitted white varieties?

Answer 6

Semillon, Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Merlot Blanc, Mauzac.

Question 7

Chateau Clerc Milon, a fifth growth of Bordeaux is on of the few retaining one of the grape
varieties. Which variety?

Answer 7

Carmenere

Question 8

How is Merlot related to Merlot Blanc?

Answer 8

It is a crossing of Merlot x Folle Blanche

Question 9

Medoc is influenced by harsh west and

nortwestern winds. What protects the area?

Answer 9

Costal Pine forest

Question 10

What are „Jalles”?

Answer 10

Drainage channels that prevent medoc from reverting to swampland.

Question 11

What is the 1855 classification?

Answer 11

Classification ranked the top properties of Bordeaux by the average price
of past 100 years,
prior to Universal Exposition in Paris, covering Medoc and Sauternes

Question 12

Name the soil type
a)
Left Bank–
b)
Right Bank–
c)
Between rivers-

Answer 12

a)
Gravel
b)
Clay, limestone ( Some gravel and sand in some areas)
c)
Clay, sand

Question 13

Name usual training styles in bordeaux?

Answer 13

Gordon and Guyot

Question 14

How is Bordeaux blending called?

Answer 14

Assemblage

Question 15

How is an appellation for white wines called in Medoc?

Answer 15

Medoc makes only red wine

Question 16

Name 4 appellations known mostly for producing sweet wines?

Answer 16

1) Sauternes AOP
2) Barsac AOP
3) Laupiac AOP
4) St. Croix-du-Mont AOP

Question 17

Most benefitial climatic condition for Sauternes?

Answer 17

Mist from Giron (part of Garonne ) river–allows Botrytis to form

Question 18

What type of Fermentation vats is used in Ch Petrus?

Answer 18

Concrete

Question 19

Name the rivers of Bordeaux?

Answer 19

Garonne, Dordogne, Gironde

Question 20

Name 3 famous Bordeaux

dishes?

Answer 20

1) Foie Gras
2) Gigot d’Agneau–loin of lamb
3) Camprey de Bordelaise–eels in wine

Question 21

What is Château Calon-Ségur’s symbol?

Answer 21

Heart, Marquis de Segur liked to say: “I make my wine at Lafite and Latour, but my heart is in Calon”

Question 22

What is bontemps?

Answer 22

A wooden bowl, which is made to hold
beaten egg whites that are used for fining
wines

Question 23

What is the most common pruning and trellising system in Bordeaux?

Answer 23

Guyot, with single guyot being more prevalent on the Right Bank, and the double
guyot being more prevalent on the Left Bank.

Question 24

What is the

official AOC classification for Chateau Pétrus?

Answer 24

The region of Pomerol does not have a classification system, and therefore
Pétrus remains unclassified.

Question 25

Which appellation is the site of communes such as Cadaujac, Tallac, Martillac, and Villenave d’Ornon?

Answer 25

Pessac-Léognan

Question 26

What are the general soil characteristics of the Left Bank versus the Right Bank?

Answer 26

The Left Bank-features mostly gravel. | The Right Bank-is a mixture of limestone and clay

Question 27

Which Bordeaux property is known for having a famous artist design a different label for each vintage?

Answer 27

Château Mouton Rothschild

Question 28

What two rivers contribute to the unique climate of Sauternes?

Answer 28

The Garonne and the Ciron

Question 29

What region is the home to the appellations of Fronsac, Néac, and Côtes-de-Castillion and Pomerol?

Answer 29

Libourne

Question 30

Who developed | Chaptalization?

Answer 30

French chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal

Question 31

In 2006 44 producers from Médoc area were created nomination–Cru Artisans. What is the main criterion of being a member of this nomination?

Answer 31

Area of vineyard of these producers should not exceed 6 ha

Question 32

There is different "wine day"-s celebrated worlwide. In wich day is celebrated International Sweet Wine Day ?

Answer 32

8ht of May

Question 33

What is the latitude of Bordeaux?

Answer 33

Bordeaux located in 45°latitute

Question 34

On which year the Appellation Controlee AC was established in Bordeaux?

Answer 34

1936

Question 35

For which vintage Ch. Mouton Rothschild | chose two different labels?

Answer 35

1978

Question 36

Name all IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) nominations in Bordeaux wine region.

Answer 36

NO IGP nominations in Bordeaux

Question 37

Name the Chateau Angelus second wine and first vintage?

Answer 37

Le Carillon d’Angélus. It was first made in 1987

Question 38

Name two main rivers in Bordeaux region , which is on the left and which is on the right bank! What river they make as they unite?

Answer 38

Garonne (left bank) Dordogne (right bank) (Ühinevad Gironde’iks)

Question 39

What are main soiltypes for left bank, right bank and Entre-DeuxMers? Left bank-various types of gravel (pebbles mixed with clay, alluvial deposits, or sand) Right bank-clay and limestone Entre-Deux-Mers-clay and gravel

Answer 39

Left bank-various types of gravel (pebbles mixed with clay, alluvial deposits, or sand) Right bank-clay and limestone Entre-Deux-Mers-clay and gravel

Question 40

What does a term “chateau” is Bordeaux mean o r what it takes to use the term?

Answer 40

A chateau implies a vineyard owned by a sole proprietor cultivating their own vines and making their own wine.

Question 41

What does a term “en primeur” mean?

Answer 41

Yearly offering Bordeaux wines as futures

Question 42

Under what appallation | can rosé be produced in Bordeax?

Answer 42

Bordeaux rosé, Bordeaux clairet

Question 43

What is the classification of Chateau d’Yquem, and what is the name of their dry white wine?

Answer 43

Premier cru supérieur, “Y”

Question 44

Name three sweet wine appellations located within Graves Supérieur AOP?

Answer 44

Cérons, Barsac, Sauternes

Question 45

How many grams of residual sugar must Sauternes wines contain? Name Sauternes grapes?

Answer 45

45g, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle

Question 46

How is Bordeaux blend called in USA?

Answer 46

Meritage

Question 47

What is the Place de Bordeaux?

Answer 47

An exchange through which wineries work with brokers to sell their wine as futures to négociants, who then distribute it worldwide.

Question 48

Name the Saint-Emilion Premiers Grands CrusClassesA - after with 2012 revision in October?

Answer 48

Château Angélus, Château Ausone, Château Cheval Blanc, Château Pavie

Question 49

Chateau Cheval Blanc original vineyards are purchased from other famous St Emilion producer in 1832. Name the chateau?

Answer 49

Chateau Figeac

Question 50

Name the AOC with the highest percentage of Malbec in any Bordeaux appellation?

Answer 50

AOC Cotes De Bourg