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1
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Name the 6 main Red Grapes of Bordeaux?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec / Cot
Petit Verdot
Carmènere

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Name the 3 main White Grapes of Bordeaux?

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Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Muscadelle

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What Ocean sits to the west coast of France?

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Atlantic Ocean

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What river runs though Bordeaux from the Ocean?

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Gironde Estuary

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What two rivers feed in to the Gironde Estuary?

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Garonne River
Dordogne River

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Name the 4 main communes on the left bank of Bordeaux?

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Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
St. Julien
Margaux

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What is the traditional size of a Bordeaux Barrique?

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225L

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What year was the Classification of the left bank?

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1855

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Name the Premier Grand Cru Classes Chateaux & their communes?

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Château Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac
Château Mouton-Rothschils, Pauillac
Château Latour, Pauillac
Château Margaux, Margaux
Château Haut-Brion, Pessac Lèognan

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Which Château ascended after the original formation fo the classification? What year did they ascend?

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Château Mouton-Rothschild
1973

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Name 2 Second Growth Chateaux?

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Château Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
Château Montrose, Saint-Estèphe
Château Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac Château Léoville-Las Cases, Saint-Julien
Château Léoville-Poyferré, Saint-Julien
Château Léoville Barton, Saint-Julien
Château Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux
Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux
Château Lascombes, Margaux
Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)

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Classic vintages for Bordeaux since the millenium?

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2000
2005
2009
2010
2014
2015
2016

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What style of wine is produced in Ceron?

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Sweet wine, with minimum 45g/l RS
Grapes may be affected by botrytis and/pr passerillage, and must be hand-harvested in successive tries

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Is red wine permitted to be made in Entre-Deu-Mers AOP?

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No, White wine only

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What does Enter-Deux-Mers translate to?

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Land between two seas

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What is a Chai in Bordeaux?

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A single story building for storing barriques

17
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What is the Climate in Bordeaux?

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Bordeaux has a Maritime climate with both the Atlantic and the Gironde estuary acting as moderating influences. The climate becomes more continental towards st-Emilion and Pomerol.

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What is the Bordeaux Mixture for fungal problems?

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Lime, Copper sulphate & Water

19
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What protects the Medoc from harsh west and north-westerly winds?

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Coastal pine forests

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How long is the Haut-Medoc?

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15 miles, stretching up from the city of Bordeaux

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What 2 sub-regions is the Medoc split into?

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Bas-Medoc in the north
Haut-Médoc in the south

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Which Appellation in the Haut-Medoc is home to the most First growth chateaux?

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Pauillac

23
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What are the 2 lesser known appellations within the Haut-Medoc? And where are they located.

A

Listrac (borders St Julien & Moulis)
Moulis (Borders Listrac & Margaux)

24
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What is the most important river for the production of sweet botrytis wine?

A

River Ciron

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