Bordeaux

Question 1

In what battle did France reclaim Bordeaux

Answer 1

Battle of Castillon

Question 2

Which event almost wiped out Malbec

Answer 2

Winter freeze 1956

Question 3

What was the original tribe in the area

Answer 3

Bituriges

Question 4

What chateau started the chateau trend

Answer 4

Haut Brion

Question 5

what was the order of diseases that hit Bordeaux

Answer 5

Powery Mildew
Phylloxera
Downy Mildew

Question 6

Where is most Bortdeaux consumed

Answer 6

France

Question 7

What dept is Bordeaux in ?

Answer 7

Gironde

Question 8

Relative size vs Burgundy

Answer 8

4x

Question 9

What is N to S boundary for Left Bank

Answer 9

Medoc to end of Sauternes

Question 10

What is N to S boundary for Right Bank

Answer 10

Blaye to Castillon

Question 11

How far does salt water come in the rivers

Answer 11

75 mi

Question 12

Climate

Answer 12

Maritime

Question 13

Climate Influences

Answer 13

Gulfstream
Landed Forest

Question 14

Continental influence apps where ?

Answer 14

south and SE apps

Question 15

Climate risks (3)

Answer 15

hail frost humidity

Question 16

What is the broad region ?

Answer 16

Aquitaine

Question 17

What app is highest elevation

Answer 17

Saint Foy

Question 18

Dominant topo

Answer 18

flat

Question 19

RB topo

Answer 19

small hills with low plateaus and deep valleys

Question 20

LB topo

Answer 20

level expanse of gravel mounds

Question 21

EDM

Answer 21

some significant slopes

Question 22

River layout

Answer 22

network of rivers into Gironde

Question 23

What are warm soils ? where?

Answer 23

gravel and sand
LB and some EDM

Question 24

Gravel effect on wine

Answer 24

firm tannin structure

Question 25

Sand effect on wine

Answer 25

opulent fruit fwd easy drinking

Question 26

what are cool solis ? where ?

Answer 26

Clay, LS RB, Hillsides of EDM

Question 27

Which grapes need warm soil?

Answer 27

CS, PV

Question 28

Which grapes like cool soil ?

Answer 28

Merlot, CF, Cot

Question 29

Key characteristic of cool soil

Answer 29

dense water retaining do not speed up ripening

Question 30

Clay effect

Answer 30

iron rich , texture

Question 31

LS effect

Answer 31

acidity, lean polished tannin

Question 32

1800s varieties

Answer 32

CS Carmeniere PV Gros Verdot Merlot Tarney Coulant

Question 33

How was Carmeniere lost

Answer 33

plagues

Question 34

which grape took the place of Malbec

Answer 34

Merlot

Question 35

Current prod dom 3 red / 3 white ? what total %

Answer 35

Merlot, CS,CF SB, Semillon, Muscadelle 97%

Question 36

Climate change effect on reds

Answer 36

PV ripening Merlot Hi ABV

Question 37

SB trends

Answer 37

more, 100% SB

Question 38

Spraying effect on SB

Answer 38

mineral, herbal

Question 39

Where is Colombard and Ugni popular

Answer 39

Cote de Blaye

Question 40

what are the new apporved whites / reds

Answer 40

Lilorila Albarinho Arinaroa Castets Touriga N Marselan

Question 41

Limits in vineyard and blend for new approved

Answer 41

5% / 10%

Question 42

Semillon Primary in what style Susceptible to ? Prod rank Aging vessel

Answer 42

sweet rot 1 - same as SB barrique

Question 43

Sauv Blanc rank primary style

Answer 43

1 - same as Sem dry blends.... some 100%

Question 44

Muscadelle noted characteristic how used

Answer 44

aromatic small % in sweet blend to boost aroma

Question 45

Where can Alvarinho and Lilorila be planted

Answer 45

anywhere

Question 46

Sauvignon Gris Mutation of ? characteristic what does it add to blend

Answer 46

SB musky aromatic depth and texture

Question 47

Merlot adds to blend

Answer 47

flesh

Question 48

CS adds to blend dom where

Answer 48

structure and ageworthy LB

Question 49

CF where dom in blend backbone of which group add to blend notable aroma

Answer 49

St Emillion Cotes flavor / structure like CS but less so leafy, tea, veg

Question 50

Cot where found fruit style adds to blend

Answer 50

Bourg, Blaye, CDB black low acid, softens

Question 51

PV adds to blend

Answer 51

Pigment, tannin, spice

Question 52

Carmeniere common or rare

Answer 52

rare

Question 53

Where can new reds be planted

Answer 53

anywhere

Question 54

Training methods (2)

Answer 54

Taille Medocaine Single / Double Guyot

Question 55

What is Taille Medocaine like

Answer 55

double guyot with short cane

Question 56

Global warm effect on fruit / tannin

Answer 56

fruiter / less harsh

Question 57

what being done to delay bud break

Answer 57

delay winter prune

Question 58

White wine vini

Answer 58

Stainless to barrel on lees malo or not

Question 59

Sweet wine vini blend or single

Answer 59

blend

Question 60

what is term for semi sweet which req not needed RS range

Answer 60

Moelleux selective sort 1.2 to 4.5 %

Question 61

Term for sweet harvest reqs Botrytis req ? how many glasses per vine how late can harvest be / takes how long aromas

Answer 61

Liquoreux handpicked by berry or partial cluster, multiple passes not req's but common 3 dec, 6 - 8 weeks honey, apricot, pineapple

Question 62

Red Prod hand harvest req ? how long ferment skin macer how long vessel entry level / hi q

Answer 62

no 8-10 days 15-21 days + stainless / concrete Barrel age

Question 63

Oak trend

Answer 63

less

Question 64

more common now Punch down / pump or rack and return

Answer 64

punch down / pump over

Question 65

Rose vs Clairet color

Answer 65

pink vs light red

Question 66

Clairet prod

Answer 66

short maceration / saignee

Question 67

Rose prod

Answer 67

v short macer, saignee, direct press

Question 68

Rose dry or sweet

Answer 68

always dry

Question 69

what are the regional AOCs % prod

Answer 69

Bourdeaux, Bordeaux Superiore, Cremant de Bordeaux 50%

Question 70

Bordeaux AOC styles

Answer 70

dry white, red, rose, light red, semi-sweet white

Question 71

What is the largest AOC

Answer 71

Bordeaux AOC

Question 72

What is largest prod of dry white AOC

Answer 72

Bordeaux AOC, 60%

Question 73

dry white style Bordeaux AOC

Answer 73

sb or sb/sem blend

Question 74

semi-sweet Bordeaux AOC grape not allowed

Answer 74

Alvarinho

Question 75

Bordeaux AOC Rose white grapes allowed ? style

Answer 75

sb / sem dry only

Question 76

Bordeaux AOC clairet grapes allowed

Answer 76

all reds only

Question 77

Bordeaux AOC red characteristics / dom grape

Answer 77

light tannin, early drink merlot

Question 78

What is the only DGC / located / styles

Answer 78

Haut Bernage EDM, parallel to Garonne dry white

Question 79

Bordeaux Superiore AOC white req styles production req release

Answer 79

70% primary grapes red, semi-sw white estate bottle june 15 year after

Question 80

Cremant de Bordeaux grapes req rose grape req blanc de noir grape req

Answer 80

70% primary white or red red only 70% primary red vinified as white

Question 81

Medoc Climate influence soil grapes (2) styles loc largest AOCs

Answer 81

gironde and atlantic gravel mounds on LS CS, Merlot dry red triangular peninsula N of Bordeaux Medoc AOC, Haut Medoc AOC

Question 82

Where are the most Cru Bourgeois

Answer 82

Medoc AOC and Haut Medoc AOC

Question 83

Medoc AOC soil dom grape % of Medoc region prod Loc

Answer 83

more clay and LS, some gravel Merlot 40% North

Question 84

Haut Medoc AOC loc soil climate how long

Answer 84

southern 2/3 of Medoc gravel over various many meso 36 miles

Question 85

St Estephe soil climate relative to others grape ratio relative to others

Answer 85

more clay than other communes windier / cooler more merlot

Question 86

Paulliac soil dom grape wine aroma characteristic

Answer 86

gravel CS dusty cocoa

Question 87

Which AOC has the most classified growths in Medoc

Answer 87

Paulliac, 17

Question 88

St Julien soil dom grape wine aroma known as "most"

Answer 88

gravel over clay marl gravel iron pan CS chocolate cherry californian

Question 89

Margaux soil wine characteristic

Answer 89

gravel with sand subsoil. gravel varies in size most delicate, perfumed, elegant

Question 90

what is the most southerly of the communes

Answer 90

Margaux

Question 91

Inland RB communes climate vs banks soil vs banks

Answer 91

cooler more varied

Question 92

Listrac Medoc name attrib soil dom grape wine characteristic

Answer 92

fringe, edge, vineyard meets forest more clay and LS merlot heavier, denser, less fragrant, needs age

Question 93

Moulis en Medoc soil climate note dom grape wine note

Answer 93

varied top / sub, hi clay marl less moderated due to distance from Garonne merlot full bodied, best with age

Question 94

Where were first vineyards

Answer 94

Graves

Question 95

Name Graves means

Answer 95

Gravel

Question 96

Graves area location

Answer 96

South of city to Langon in South

Question 97

Graves region soil

Answer 97

Gravel mounds

Question 98

Graves soil at Cerons

Answer 98

gravel mixed with clay, marls, ls, sand

Question 99

Graves AOC styles red dom white blend more red or wh white maturation vessel

Answer 99

dry wh, red cs sb, sem red oak or inert

Question 100

Graves Sup styles viti

Answer 100

semi sweet white 3.4% RS botrytis or passerillage

Question 101

Pessac-Leognan style loc dom grapes soil wine aroma note

Answer 101

dry white, red in Graves AOC, north part red CS, white SB SEM deep gravel clove

Question 102

Pessac Leognan white maturation vessels ageworthy?

Answer 102

oak common yes

Question 103

Sauternais area AOCs styles influence red classified ? min sweetness

Answer 103

Cerons, Barsac, Sauternes sweet white only Ceron River mist Bord or Sup 4.5%

Question 104

Is Dry white produced in Sauternais AOCs

Answer 104

not allowed in AOCs but classified to Bord AOC

Question 105

Sauternes AOC loc re: rivers Soil dom grape notes when young notes at age

Answer 105

LB Gironne, RB of Ceron diverse sand gravel clay LS Sem apricot honey pineapple almond dried apri, pineapple, nuts, spice

Question 106

How are dry whites in Sauternes branded

Answer 106

with first letter of Chateau name

Question 107

Barsac loc re rivers soil / topography wine aroma note labeling option

Answer 107

LB Ceron, LB Garonne, N of Sauternes clay, LS Plateau Lemony freshness from LS as Sauternes

Question 108

Which AOC vineyards are bordered by low stone walls

Answer 108

Barsac

Question 109

Cerons soil vs others yield vs others dry red / white classify as ? semi-sw classify as ?

Answer 109

higher gravel higher Graves AOC Graves sup

Question 110

Why can Ceros AOC dry and semi label as Graves AOC / Sup

Answer 110

due to higher gravel content in soil

Question 111

EDM region soil river flank soil hillside / plateau soil slopes dom grape dom AOC style / classification red blends grapes / classification

Answer 111

Alluvial composite clay / sand, LS some pure gravel SB dry / sw white merlot, cs, cf / bordeaux aoc

Question 112

EDM AOC style % prod dry white in Bordeaux Loc assemblage req DGC is ? style alllowed ?

Answer 112

dry white 25% all of EDM blend only Haut Bernauge dry white

Question 113

3 EDM sweet only AOCs along Garonne styles which is sweetest climate compared to Sauternais

Answer 113

Cadillac Lupiac Saint-Croix-du-Mont sweet white Cadillac similar but less mist

Question 114

What is most prestigious EDM sweet ? why ?

Answer 114

Saint-Croix higher gravel

Question 115

3 EDM AOC making sweet and others?

Answer 115

Graves de Vayres Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux Cote de Bordeaux Sant macaire

Question 116

Graves de Vayres styles name attrib loc re River prod red vs white grapes in white blends

Answer 116

dry red, wh, semi-sweet white gravel beds deposited by Isle river opposite Isle as it empties in Dordogne red sb, sem, merlot blanc

Question 117

Libournais region grapes how many red AOCs grape no allowed in Pomerol

Answer 117

merlot, cf dom plus cs, pv, cot, carmeniere 10 carmeniere

Question 118

which 4 Libournais closest to Isle

Answer 118

Fronsac Canon Fronsac Pomerol Lalonde de Pomerol

Question 119

Fronsac / Canon Fronsac loc re: Isle Canon loc soil (2) Dom reds wine style

Answer 119

RB inside Fronsac on Dordogne clay, ls merlot, cf red fruit, black pepper

Question 120

Pomerol / lalande - de- Pomerol Soil dom grapes Pomerol style LaLande style

Answer 120

Iron rich merlot, cf soft velvety round less aromatic, less structured, bright fruit

Question 120

what AOCs are on the RB of the isle

Answer 120

Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac

Question 120

St Emilion how many AOC how many in same zone ? which ? satellites

Answer 120

6 2. St Em, St Em GC 4

Question 121

St Emilion Grand Cru bottling req unique prod process prod ratio of AOC

Answer 121

at estate 2 tastings before and after mandatory 1 age 3x

Question 122

St Em / St Em GC soil different islands / where ? flavor profiles by soil

Answer 122

LS, Clay / pockets of sand at river pomerol style, chateau Figeac, Cheval Blanc Ls - hi acid, polished tannin sand - fruit forward Pom - velvet tannin, walnut ,prune

Question 123

The Cotes name means loc aspects soil dom reds

Answer 123

coast / slope slopes to rivers / estuary. mostly RB SW clay, ls dom merlot, cf

Question 124

Cotes de Bordeaux style grape sourcing allowed

Answer 124

red only all 5 DGC

Question 125

Blaye C-D-B styles more wh or red? % prod dry wh in Bordeaux dom red

Answer 125

dry wh, red white 3% merlot

Question 126

Cadillac C-D-B styles Loc dom grape soils

Answer 126

red only RB Garonne Merlot Clay, LS, pockets of GRAVEL

Question 127

Castillon CDB styles Loc soil dom grape, % of blend

Answer 127

red RB Dordogne, East of St Emillion clay, ls merlot, 70-80% typical

Question 128

Francs CDB styles Loc rank prod per style soil dom grapes

Answer 128

dry wh, red, sw white N of Castillon red, small dry, smaller sw white LS dom merlot and CF

Question 129

Saint Foy CDB style loc aspects dom prod

Answer 129

dry wh, red, semi-sw white, sw white LB Dordogne East red

Question 130

Which AOCs are in the Cotes but not part of CDB

Answer 130

Blaye and Bourg

Question 131

Which CDB DGCs are red only

Answer 131

Cadillac Castillon

Question 132

Which CD DGCs make sweet white

Answer 132

Francs Saint Foy

Question 133

Blaye AOC styles soil dom grape blend req

Answer 133

red clay, LS, sandy gravel merlot at least 50% merlot, cf, and or cf

Question 134

Bourg / Cotes de Bourg. Bourgeois AOC styles dom grape dom white

Answer 134

dry wh, red merlot sb

Question 135

What event initiated the 1855 classification

Answer 135

Universal exhibition added wine Napoleon III

Question 136

number of chateau in original ranking how many medoc graves sauternes / barsac

Answer 136

87 60 1 26

Question 137

how many sweet cats in 1855 rank names ? what chat in top rank

Answer 137

3 prem cru sup prem cru duxieme cru

Question 138

how many chat added during exhibition of 1855

Answer 138

1 Cantemerle in Medoc (61)

Question 139

when / what first growth changed ?

Answer 139

1973 Chat Mouton Roths promoted

Question 140

what are the first growths of 1855

Answer 140

La Tour Margeaux Lafite Roths Mouton Roths Haut Brion

Question 141

Which Chat the original 1855 class no longer exists

Answer 141

Pexoto

Question 142

Cru Bourgeois region Year / number of first estates Year / number estates in first ratification Year rescinded first ratify year first cru list published / vintage year classification passed / vintage

Answer 142

Medoc 1932 / 444 2003 / 247 2007 2010 / 2008 2020 / 2018

Question 143

Cru Bourgeois levels how many ranked how often reviewed

Answer 143

Exceptionels, Sup, Cru Bourgeois 249 5

Question 144

Cru Artisan region wine style Acreage limits prod reqs number in ranking

Answer 144

Medoc red 2.5 to 12.5 vineyard to bottle on estate 36

Question 145

Graves Classification year / year revised rank wine or estate how many properties how many red only / white only / both loc in Graves Label term

Answer 145

1953 / 1959 16 7 / 3 / 6 Pessac Leo Grand Cru Classe de Graves or Cru Classes de Graves

Question 146

which classification rates wine not estate

Answer 146

Graves

Question 147

St Emillion Classiifcation year / when revise / number of estates grading factors (4) levels

Answer 147

1955 /10 yrs / 82 quality of winery quality of wine standing in marketplace hospitality for visitors 3 4 St Em GC Classe A 14 Classe B 64 GC Classe

Question 148

what are the St Emillion GC Classe A

Answer 148

Ausone Cheval Blanc Angelus Pavie

Question 149

Who is responsible for the appellation system

Answer 149

Capus

Question 150

who is responsible for the pricing tiers

Answer 150

Napoleon III

Question 151

who ranked the 1982 vintage to make famous

Answer 151

PArker

Question 152

rank in AOC in France

Answer 152

1

Question 153

rank in % of large estates

Answer 153

1

Question 154

Who married to create linkage to England

Answer 154

Aquitaine to Plantaganet

Question 155

Who encouraged 2nd label creations

Answer 155

Paynaud