Bordeaux

Question 1

St Emilion classification system

Answer 1

June 16, 1955 release by INAO
Response to not being included in 1855 classification
12 premier grand and 63 grand cru classes
Updated every 10 years
Based on soil, terror, tasting, facilities, promotion
First growth merlots

Question 2

Premier grand Cru classe A wines

Answer 2

Chateau Angelus
Chateau Ausone - poet
Chateau Cheval Blanc
Chateau Pavie

Question 3

Some Premier Grand Cru Classe B

Answer 3

Valanduraud
La Mondotte
Chateau Pavie Macquin
Chateau Canon

Question 4

Grand Cru Classe

Answer 4

Chateau Villemaurine
Clos St. Martin
Chateau Corbin
Chateau Bellevue

Question 5

Updates to St Emilion classification

Answer 5

2006
Disputes
2012 81 Chateau

Question 6

Sweet wine Bordeaux Appelations

Answer 6

Graves Superieure

Graves:
Sauternes
Barsac

Entre Doux Mers:
Cadillac
Loupiac
Cerons

Question 7

Cremant de Bordeaux grapes

Answer 7

Semillon and Sauvignon

Question 8

Geographic influences of Bordeaux

Answer 8

Landes forest
Gironde estuary:
Dordogne - north
Garonne - south
Ciron - Sauternes