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1
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The 3 Golden Ages of Bordeaux

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  1. 1152- Eleanor of Aquitaine married Harry Plantanet Duke of Normandy

2.1700’s- Dutch & British Market

  1. 1982- Robert Parker
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What was the capital of France between WW’s?

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Bordeaux

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3
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Who is Joseph Capus

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Drafted document that became the French AOC legislation.

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4
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What is an unranked Chateau called?

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Petits Chateau

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5
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Battle of Castillon yr and significance

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1453, France reclaimed Bordeaux from British

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6
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Famous Bordeaux freeze was in what yr and hurt which grape the most?

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1956
Malbec

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7
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Emile Peynaud?

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Prof of Oenology encouraged using younger vines fruit for a second wine, which boosted Grand Vin’s

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8
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En Primeur?

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Future Sales

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9
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Name 3 recent Bordeaux vintages to suffer from adverse weather

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2013- Hail
2017- Severe Frost
2018- Hail

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10
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What Department is Bordeaux located?

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Gironde

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11
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Dimensions of Bordeaux

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63 miles N-S x 78 miles E-W

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12
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Is irrigation legal in Bordeaux?

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No

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13
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Aquitaine translates to?

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Well Watered Place

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14
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Soils of Bordeaux origin

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Ice Age Interglacial marine sediment and river deposit

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15
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Which AOC HAS THE Highest elevation in Bordeaux?

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Saint Foy Cotes De Bordeaux

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16
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Have Bordeaux varietals been identical historically?

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No, Tarney-Coulant and Syrah were both considered

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17
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Name the new red & white varietals approved from Bordeaux AOC & Bordeaux Superior AOC

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Red: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional

White: Alvarinho, Liliorila

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18
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Taille Medocaine

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Bordeaux vine training; looks like Double Guyot but shorter canes

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19
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Name a way Bordeaux vignerons try to delay bud break?

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Delay winter pruning

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Haute Valeur Environmentale

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follows practices supporting biodiversity, judicious agrochemical use and water supply

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21
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Moelleux

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Semi Sweet, 12-45 g/l

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Liquoreux

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Min 45 g/l

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23
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Tris

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Passes through a vineyard

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24
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1 vine botrytized= how many glasses

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1-3 glasses

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25
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Clairet

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Light red or darker rose ~24-36 hour maceration

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26
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Can Bordeaux Rose be sweet?

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No, always dry

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27
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What varietal is not allowed in Bordeaux Superior AOC?

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Alvarinho

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28
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Bordeaux AOC Styles?

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Dry white, semi-sweet white, Rose, light red, red

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29
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Can Bordeaux AOC Rose have Semillon or SB blended in?

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Yes

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30
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Name the DGC under Bordeaux AOC that’s within Enter Deux Mers and make dry and semi sweet Whites…

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Haut-Benauge

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31
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Bordeaux Supérieur AOC Styles

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red and semi sweet white (min 17 g/l)

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Bordeaux Supérieur AOC requirements

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.5% more ABV
No Alvarinho
red or semi sweet min 17 g/l
Often ESTATE BOTTLED

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33
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Does Cremant de Bordeaux AOC allow for the newly approved varietals?

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No

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34
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How many Classified Growth in Pauillac?

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17

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35
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Which Bordeaux commune is the most “Californian”

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St. Julien

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36
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Why are Margaux’s wine softer in style?

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Sandier soils

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37
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Name the “other” 2 village appellations on the Left Bank..

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  1. Listrac-Medoc AOC
    “Fringe”
  2. Moulis en Medoc/Moulic AOC

Both more clay so more Merlot

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38
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Graves AOC allowed what styles?

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Dry white and red

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39
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Is Graves AOC mostly white or red wine production

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Red, 85%

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40
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Graves Supérieur AOC styles

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Semi-sweet white min 34 g/l
Noble Rot/Passerillage

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41
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Passerillage

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Twisting stalks of bunches in order to stop flow of sap. This is done to desiccate grapes on the vine and concentrate sugars through water loss

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42
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Pessac-Legonan AOC Styles

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Dry white, red

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43
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Sauternais includes which 3 AOC’s

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Sauternes, Barsac, Ceron

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44
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What rivers cause humid conditions for Sauternes

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Cool Ciron meets warm Garonne

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45
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Sauternes AOC rough planting % for each varietal

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2/3 Semillon
1/3 SB

46
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Dry whites from Sauternes would be labeled under which AOC?

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Graves AOC

47
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Entre deux Mers AOC style

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Dry White

48
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Cadillac, Loupiac, Saint Croix du Mont, Graves de Vannes, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux and Cotes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire, are all within what sub region?

A

Entre deux Mers

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Cadillac AOC style

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sweet white, 51g/l

50
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Loupiac AOC

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sweet white 45 g/l

51
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Saint Croix du Mont AOC

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sweet white 45 g/l

52
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Grave de Vaynes AOC

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Dry white, red, semi sweet white
~Isle River empties to Dordogne
~Whites mostly SB/Semillon but can contain up to 35% Merlot Blanc
~Mostly Red wine

53
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Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux AOC style

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semi sweet and sweet white

54
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Cote de Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOC

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Dry, semi sweet or sweet whites

55
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The Libournais makes one style of wine…..

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Dry red

56
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Which Libournais appellation excludes Carmenere?

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Pomerol

57
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What is the river running through Fronsac & Pomerol

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Isle River

58
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Name the 2 appellations on the R bank of the Isle River

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Fronsac AOC
Canon-Fronsac AOC

59
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How many satellite appellations of St Emilion?

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4 total

A. Lussac-St. Emilion AOC
B. Montagne-St. Emilion AOC
C. Puisseguin Saint Emilion AOC
D. Saint Georges Saint Emilion AOC

60
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What is the closest and smallest satellite of St. Emilion?

A

Saint George Saint Emilion AOC

61
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The Cotes includes how many appellations?

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4 total

A. Cotes de Bordeaux AOC
B. Blaye AOC
C. Cote de Blaye AOC
D. Bourg/Cotes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOC

62
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Cote de Bordeaux AOC Style

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Red!

63
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How many DGC for Cotes de Bordeaux?

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5 total

A.Cadillac CdB
B.Francs CdB
C. Castillon CdB
D. Sainte-Foy CdB
E. Blaye CdB

64
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Which Cote De Bordeaux DGC’s make Red wine only?

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Cadillac
Castillon

65
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Which Cotes de. Bordeaux DGC are allowed to make sweet whites?

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Francs
Sainte-Foy

66
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Blaye AOC makes what style?

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Red, min 50% Merlot, CF and/or CS

67
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In “The Cotes” which AOC makes only dry whites?

A

Cote de Blaye AOC

68
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In Bourg/Cotes de Bourg/Bourgeais, which red varietals are not allowed?

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Carmenere & Petit Verdot

69
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How many Chateau were originally classified in 1855?

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87
1- G’raves
26 Sauternes/Barsac
60 Medoc

(While Universal Exhibition was in progress, Chateau Cantemerle added to make 27 Sauternes/Barsac appelations & 88 total)

70
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What style/part of Bordeaux wasn’t included in the 1855 Classification?

A

Right Bank & Dry Whites

71
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Which Chateau was added during the exhibition to be the 61st Medoc Chateau classified?

A

Chateau Cantemerle

72
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Cru Bourgeois started in what yr unofficially?

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1932

73
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What year did Cru Bourgeois become official and unofficial?

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2003 then 2007 then official again in 2020

74
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How many Chateau ranked in 2020 for Cru Bourgeois?

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249

75
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Name the 3 levels of Cru Bourgeois

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  1. Cru Bourgeois
  2. Crus Bourgeois Supérieurs
  3. Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnels
76
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How often is Cru Bourgeois reviewed?

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Every 5 yrs

77
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How many Cru Borgeois exceptionnels?

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14

78
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How many Cru Bourgeois superiors?

A

56

79
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What is Cru Artisan?

A

2.5-12.5 acre estates, entirely responsible for the process from vineyard to bottle.

Started in 2018

80
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How many Cru Arisan?

A

36

81
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What is uniques about the Graves Classification?

A

Classifies the wine, not the estate

82
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How many wines are classified in the Cru Classé de Grave?

How many red, white, both

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6= red and white
3= white only
7= red only

22 wines total, 16 total estates

83
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All Graves classifications are within which sub region?

A

Pessac-Leognan

84
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How can a wine with Graves classification be labeled?

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Grand Cru Classe de Graves or Cru Classe de Graves

85
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When did Graves classification begin and when was it revised?

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1953 then 1959

86
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When was the St Emilion classification?

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1955

87
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Current # of Estates ranked for St Emilion (2022) classified?

A

A. Figeac, Pavie

B. 12 total

Grand Cru Classe= 71 total

85 all day

88
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Before being classified St Emilion Grand Cru Classe, a wine must achieve what status?

A

St. Emilion Grand Cru AOC

89
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When did the Dutch drain the Médoc Peninsula?

A

1600’s

90
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How many of each cru classe (1st-5th Growths)!

Answer quantity of classified growths for each ranking

A

1er- 5
2eme- 14
3eme-14
4eme- 10
5eme- 18

91
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Barsac producers may bottle their wine as…

A

Sauternes

92
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Sauternes is on the _____Bank of _____ River

A

Right bank
Ceron

93
Q

Entre deux Mers AOC must be

2 things

A

a blend & dry white

94
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Pauillac is known for this note

A

dusty cocoa

95
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Pessac Leognan is known for this note

A

hint of clove

96
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What big 4 appellation in Medoc has higher clay content in the soil

A

St. Estephe, so usually more Merlot to help soften

97
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Where were the first vineyards in Bordeaux planted?

A

Graves

98
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Pomerol does not allow which varietal

A

Carmenere

99
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What 2 St. Emilion estates are located on “islands of Pomerol” soil

A

Figeac

Cheval Blanc

100
Q

Cadillac Cote de Bordeaux has pockets of ______ hence known for using ______

A

gravel

cab sauv

101
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First major Right Bank Estate with a 2nd wine? Name of 2nd wine?

A

Chateau Figeac

Petite Figeac (2012) originally known as La Grange Neuve de Figeac (1945)

102
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Name the St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé B properties

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  1. Chateau Larcis-Ducasse
  2. Clos Fourtet
  3. Chateau Troplong-Mondot
  4. Chateau Canon
  5. Chateau Canon-La Gaffeliere
  6. Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot
  7. Chateau Beausejour (Heritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse)
  8. Chateau Belair Monange
  9. La Mondotte
  10. Chateau Pavie Macquin
  11. Chateau Trottevieille
  12. Chateau Valandraud
103
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Name 5 St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé Properties

Not A or B

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  1. Lassegue
  2. Chateau Barde-Haut
  3. Chateau Laroze
  4. Chateau Monbousquet
  5. Clos Dubreuil
104
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Name all 2eme Cru Classe from St. Estephe

A
  1. Cos d’Estournel
  2. Montrose
105
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Name all 2eme Cru Classe from Pauillac

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  1. Pichon Baron de Longueville
  2. Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
106
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Name all 2eme Cru Classe from St. Julien

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  1. Gruaud-Larose
  2. Leoville Poyferre
  3. Leoville Las Cases
  4. Leoville Barton
  5. Ducru Beaucaillou
107
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Name all 2eme Cru Classe from Margaux

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  1. Brane-Cantenac
  2. Lascombes
  3. Rauzan-Segla
  4. Rauzan-Gassies
  5. Durfort-Vivens
108
Q

Arinarnoa cross?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
x
Tannat

109
Q

Marselan cross?

A

Grenache
x
Cabernet Sauvignon

110
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A

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