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1
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What is the climate of Bordeaux

A

Maritime

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2
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What is Les Landes

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Largest man made pine forest

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What are the principle viticultural hazards

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Spring frost, hail and Rain (rot)

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What are warm soils. Where are they found and which grapes need to grow on them

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Sand and gravel which warm quickly
Found Left bank and entre deux mers
Late ripening such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot

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What are cool soils. Where are they found and which grapes grow best on them

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Clay and limestone which are dense and moisture retaining
Found on Right bank
Early ripening such as Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc

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6
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Bordeaux’s climate is fundamentally maritime - but which phenomenon regulates and tempers the climatic conditions?

The Humboldt Current

The Gironde Estuary

The Gulf Stream

The Benguela Current

The Bay of Biscay

A

Gulf Stream

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What is the name of the large man-made forest to the west of Bordeaux which provides a barrier to ocean winds and storms, so protecting the region’s vineyards?

La Forêt de Notre-Dame

Chevaux

Les Landes

Limousin

Allier

Vosges

A

Les Landes

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8
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Define Bituriges Vivsci

A

Pre roman tribe living in Bordeaux

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9
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Who were the Plantagenets

A

1152 Henry and Eleanor Kingdom of England and Aquitaine lasted 300 years

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10
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When was 100 year war

A

1337 -1453
Final battle near St Emilion

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11
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What was the Dutch influence on Burgundy

A

Sweet white wine for Bardjiwine
Drained Medoc peninsula

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12
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Who was Haut Brion

A

Bodeaux merchant - built chateaux in vineyards- now wineries known as Chateaux

In Pessac-Leoganan

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13
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What were the 4 natural disasters of 19c-20c

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Powdery mildew
Downy Mildew
Phylloxera
Big Freeze 1956

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14
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Why was Cot replaced with Merlot

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Cot killed off in Big Freeze of 1956. Merlot more cold hardy

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15
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Who was Emile Peynaud

A

Émile Peynaud was Professor of Oenology at the University of Bordeaux.

Peynaud encouraged wine makers to use the fruit from young vines in a second label wine – a second wine.

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16
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Who was Robert Parker

A

Robert Parker launched his Wine Advocate and was evangelical about the merits of the 1982 vintage – giving high scores to the wines.

This brought world attention to Bordeaux – Robert Parker rocketed to stardom and Bordeaux entered its third Golden Age.

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17
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What % of trade is via negociants

A

70%

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18
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Majority of Bordeaux is exported - True or False

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False

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19
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How many co-ops

A

29 and 3 unions

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20
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Which vintages were heavily oversold en primeur

A

2009 and 2010

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21
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Which French duchess married Henry Plantagenet in 1152, bringing her lands under English rule?

Elaine of Anjou

Matilda of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Castile

Isabelle of Angoulême

Eleanor of Provence

A

Eleanor of Aquitaine

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22
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In which year did the extreme winter destroy much of the Côt crop in Bordeaux and South-West France – causing many producers to replace the grape with Merlot?

1855

1982

1956

2017

A

1956

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23
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Which are the three top white grapes of Bordeaux

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Semillon (sweet wines) 54%
Sauvignon Blanc 34%
Muscadelle (used in small amounts for aromatics) 7%

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24
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Which is the rose/gris grape of Bordeaux

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Sauvignon Gris

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25
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Which are the top 3 red grapes of Bordeaux

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Merlot (soft flesh) ~ 68%
Cabernet Sauvignon (shoulders and backbone)~14%
Cabernet Franc (backbone with leaf)~14%

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26
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Which are the 3 minor red grapes of Bordeaux

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Cot (Malbec)
Petit Verdot (tannin and spice)
Carmenere

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27
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Which are the 2 new white allowed grape varities)

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Alvarinho and Liliorila
no more than 5% vineyard/10% blend

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28
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What are the 4 new allowed red grape varities

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Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan and Touriga Nacional - no more than 5% vineyard/10% blend

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29
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Which are the top 3 Bordeaux grapes

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Merlot 59%
Cabernet Sauvignon (20%)
Cabernet Franc (8%)

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30
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Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Bordeaux?

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon

A

Merlot

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31
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Which white grape is the primary variety for sweet wines from Bordeaux?

Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon

Muscadelle

A

Semillon

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32
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Which are the two main VTS in Bordeuax

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Taille Medocaine and and Guyot (single or double)

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33
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What is an average density planting

A

High in Medoc 10,00/ha
Low in Cotes 5,000/ha

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34
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What climate change measures are in place

A

New varities
disease restitant hybrids
Drought tolerant hybrids
Rethinking leaf removal
Delay budbreak by delay winter pruning
working towards Terra Vitis/Demeter etc standards

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35
Q

What is the French term for punch downs?

Remontage

Pigeage

Délestage

Montage

Bâtonnage

A

Pigeage

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36
Q

What is the French term for pump over?

Remontage

Pigeage

Délestage

Montage

Bâtonnage

A

Remontage

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37
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Which AOC covers the entire region and makes dry white, rosé, red, light red/clairet and semi-sweet/moulleux wines.

A

Bordeaux AOC

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38
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Which are the 3 regional AOCs

A

Bordeaux AOC
Bordeaux Superier
Cremant de Bordeaux

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39
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Which grapes cannot be used in Bordeaux Superiere but can be in Bordeaux AOC

A

Alvarinho

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40
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Which wines must be a blend of at least 70%
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, Sauvignon Gris, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Côt, Carmenère.

A

Cremant de Bordeaux

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41
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Whiich Bordeaux AOC wines are made from blends based on Merlot – they have light tannins and are best drunk young.

A

Bordeaux Rouge

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42
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Which wines are primarily Sauvignon Blanc – sometimes 100% – or blends with Sémillon.

The great majority of these wines are bright and fresh. They are mainly fermented and matured in stainless steel, with no malolactic conversion – so that aromatics are preserved. Oak is sometimes used

A

Bordeaux Blanc Sec

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43
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What would you expect to find in a Bordeaux Haut-Benage

A

Haut-Benauge is a strip of land in the Entre-deux-Mers sub-region that runs parallel to the Garonne River.
dry and semi-sweet wines largely from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.

Haut-Benauge is a DGC of Bordeaux AND Entre-deux-Mers –

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44
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Which is this wine

made from the red varieties with the possible addition of Sémillon and/or the two Sauvignons.

They are always dry and most often made by the saignée method.

A

Bordeaux rose

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45
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Which are paler Clairet or Rose

A

Bordeaux Rose

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46
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What is this wine binf described

Includes all white varieties except Alvarinho
semi-sweet
Grapes can be handpicked – but selective sorting is not mandated.

Normally ripe grapes are harvested along with the those that are affected by botrytis.

A

Bordeaux Molleaux

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47
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Which are the two types of Bordeaux superior

A

Rouge and Blanc
(sweet)

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48
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What is the minimum aging requirement for Bordeaux Superior rouge

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15 June following year after harvest

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49
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What sweetness levels does Bordeaux Superior Blanc come in

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Only semi-sweet

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50
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Which ate the six sub-regions of Bordeaux

A

Medoc
Graves
Sauternes
Libournais
Entre deux mers
The Cotes

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51
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Why is Cotes called ‘Cotes’

and which are the important grapes

A

vineyard areas that slope towards the rivers in Bordeaux – or to the Gironde estuary.

Merlot and Cabernet Franc

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52
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There are 9 AOCs in Libourne - how many only make red wine (excluding DGCs)

A

9

DGCs of Cotes de Bordeaux - Balye, Francs and St Foye can all make white- Blaye dry only and makes 3% of all Bdx whites)

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53
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Which grape is not permited in Pomerol

A

Carmenere

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54
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Which is the dominant grape in Entre deux mers

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Sauvignon Blanc

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55
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Why is the Sauternes area good for Botrytis

A

Early morning mists - cool Ciron river meets warm waters of Gironde

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56
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There are only sweet wines in Sauternes AOC - True or False

A

True. Any red wines produced are labeled as Bordeaux or Bordeaux Supérieur AOC. Dry whites are labeled as Bordeaux AOC.

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57
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Where were the first vineyards planted in Bordeaux

A

Graves

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58
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Which are the white wines of the Medoc AOCs?

A

None - all only make red wine.

White wines are Bordeaux AOC

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59
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Which wine style is not included in the regional Bordeaux AOC?

Dry white

Rosé

Sparkling

Light red/Clairet

A

Sparkling

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60
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Bordeaux AOC rosés can only be made from red grape varieties. True or False?

True

False

A

False - Bordeaux Rosés are made from the red varieties with the possible addition of Sémillon and/or the two Sauvignons.

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61
Q

Describe the typical soils of the Medoc

A

Gravel mounds on limestone

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62
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Which are the primary grape varieties of the Medoc

A

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Secondary include
Cabernet Franc. Merlot, Cot and Carmenere

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63
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Which are the 8 AOCs of the Medoc

A

Medoc and Haut-Medoc bookend
Three big structure AOCs=Sainte Estephe, Paulliac and Saint Julien
Elegant= Margeaux
Two randoms= Listrac and Moulis=en-Medoc

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64
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Which is the most northerly Medoc commune AOC

A

Saint Estephe

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65
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How many classified growths in Paulliac

and how many Premier Crus

A

17
3 Premier - more than oany other commune

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66
Q

What does Listac mean

A

Fringe

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67
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Which grape domonates blends of Moulis-en-Medoc

68
Q

Which style of wine is produced in the AOCs of the Médoc?

Dry white

Sweet white

Rosé

Red

Semi-sweet white

69
Q

Which of the following is not a commune AOC in the Médoc?

Saint-Estèphe

Listrac

Moulis-en-Médoc

Saint-Julien

Fronsac

70
Q

Which are the 3 sweet white AOCs of Graves/Sauternes

A

Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes

71
Q

What is the soil of Graves

A

Gravel mounds or
Gravel/clay/marl/limestone/sand in Cerons

72
Q

What are the primary white varieties of Graves/Sauternes

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle

Sauvignon Gris

73
Q

What are the primary red grapes of Graves/Sauternes

A

Only Graves has red

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

74
Q

What are the 3 AOCs of Graves and what styles do they produce

A

Graves (red blends and dry whites)
Graves Superior (semi-sweet white)
Pessac-Leognan (reds based on Cab Sauv and whites on Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon)

75
Q

What is the minimum sweetness of Graves Superieures semi-sweet whites

76
Q

What are the 3 AOCs of Sauternais and what styles do they produce

A

Sauternes (2/3 Semillon, 1/3 Sauvignon Blanc)
Barsac (can be labelled Sauternes)
Cerons (higher maximum yields)

All sweet whites

77
Q

What are average yields in Sauternes AOC

A

25hl/ha
Some years no vintage

78
Q

Which river separates Sauternes from Barsac and helps create the humid conditions that lead to botrytis developing?

The Cérons

The Ciron

The Garonne

The Dordogne

The Pourriture

79
Q

What styles of wine is made in Graves Supérieures AOC?

Select all that apply.

Dry White

Red

Rosé

Semi-Sweet White

Sweet White

A

Semi-sweet white

80
Q

What type of soils are found in Entre-deux-mers

A

Complex- alluvial deposits near rivers
Some pure gravel
Plateaus/hillsides=clay and sand or limestone

81
Q

What type of wine could you find in a bottle of Entre-deux-mers AOC

A

dry white wine from
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle

82
Q

What are the secondary grapes for Entre-deux-mers

A

Colombard, Mauzac, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, and Sauvignon Gris

83
Q

What are the 5 principle AOCs of Entre-deux-mers and their DGCs

A

Entre-deux-mers (dry whites - 25% of production)
Entre-deux-mers Haut Benauge (also DGC in Bordeaux AOC, dry whites also does semi-sweet whites in Bdx)
Cadillac (sweet white wines)
Loupiac (sweet white wines)
Saint-Croix-du-mont (sweet white wines)
Graves de Vayres (dry white, red and semi-sweet whites)

84
Q

What is the minimum sweetness for Cadillac AOC and is this sweeter than Loupiac or Sainte Croix-du-mont wines

A

5.1%
Yes (Loupiac and Sainte Croix=4.5%)

85
Q

Which river is near Graves de Vayres

86
Q

Many Entre-deux-Mers châteaux also produce red wines – which AOCs can appear on the label of these wines?

Graves
Entre-deux-Mers Rouge

Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Côtes de Bordeaux

Fronsac

A

Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur

87
Q

How many AOCs in Libournais for red wine

A

10 (red wine only)

88
Q

What are the 4 primary grapes for Libournais

A

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cot

Seconday are Petit Verdot and Carmenere

89
Q

Name the 6 principle AOCs of the Libournais

A

Saint Emilion
Saint Emilion Grand Cru (3x production of plain St Emilion)
Pomerol
Lalande Pomerol
Fronsac
Canon Fronsac

there are also Saint Emilion satellites

90
Q

Which Bordeaux grape is excluded from Pomerol

91
Q

What is the 2 rivers of the Libournais

A

Isle and Dordogne

92
Q

All the Libournais AOCs produce red wine and semi-sweet wines.

True or false

A

False
All the of the Libournais AOCs make red wine only. White wines made here can only be labeled as Bordeaux AOC.

93
Q

What is the dominant blend in the Libournais wines?

Merlot and Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

A

Merlot and Cabernet Franc

94
Q

What are the Cotes de Bordeaux

A

a collection of vineyard areas – within the Bordeaux region – that form a single AOC.

95
Q

What are the red grapes of Cotes de Bordeaux

A

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cot

96
Q

What are the DGCs of Cotes de Bordeaux that make red wine

A

CdB Blaye (R&W)
CdB Cadillac (R)
CdB Castillon (R)
CdB Francs (R,W and SW 5.1%)
CbB Sainte Foye (R, W and SSW 1.7% or SW 5.1%)

97
Q

Which are the two ‘B’ appleations in Bordeaux that are not part of Cotes de Bordeaux

A

Blaye and Bourg

98
Q

Blaye is a red ony AOC - True or False

99
Q

Bourg/Cotes de Bourg/Bougeais is a red only AOC - True or False

A

False - dry white and dry reds

100
Q

What is the dominant grape planting in Bourg

A

Merlot 65%

101
Q

If a bottle of wine is labeled as Côtes de Bordeaux AOC – with no qualifying DGC mentioned – what style of wine will the bottle contain?

Red only

Red or dry white

Red, rosé and dry white

Red or sweet white only

Sweet or semi-sweet white only

Clairet only

102
Q

What chateau was in the 1855 classification but not in Medoc or Sauternes

A

Chateau Haut Brion
(was Graves, now Pessac-Leognan)

103
Q

How many estates in Cru Artisans

A

36
small chateau

104
Q

How many ranking in Cru Bourgeois and how many chateau

A

3
249 chateau

105
Q

When was Chateau Mounton Rothschild promoted

106
Q

Which classification of Bordeaux includes red and white wines

A

Graves classification
13 red and 9 white

ranks wines not estates

107
Q

Estates that achieve Grand Cru Classé status in Saint-Emilion classification must first be part of the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC - True or False.

108
Q

Which areas of Bordeaux have classifications?

Select all that apply.

Côtes de Bordeaux

Médoc

Graves and Pessac-Léognan

Sauternes and Barsac

Entre-deux-Mers

Saint-Émilion

Pomerol

Fronsac

A

Medoc
Graves and PL
Sauternes and Barsac
Saint-Emilion

109
Q

Originally the 1855 Classification had just four Premiers Crus. However in 1973 a Deuxième Cru was promoted to make it five Premiers Crus. Which Châteaux was promoted?

Château Latour

Château Mouton-Rothschild

Château Haut-Brion

Château Margaux

Château Petrus

Château Lafite-Rothschild

A

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

110
Q

The English term for red Bordeaux wine is Claret.

This word is derived from the French word “clairet” meaning clear or brilliant.

What does that tell you about the red Bordeaux

wines originally shipped to England during the Middle Ages?

A

Red and white grapes fermented together in middle ages

111
Q

In Bordeaux we often refer to Left Bank and Right Bank wines.

Which body of water separates the left and right banks?

Gironde

Dordogne

Ciron

Lot

112
Q

Which AOCs are Cabernet Sauvignon Dominated blends

A

Mainones of the Medoc - maybe not Liriac or Moulis?

113
Q

Match the AOC with its wine style
Bordeaux Superieure
Entre-duex-mers
Bordeaux Haut-Benauge
Blaye
Cadillac
Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux

A

Bordeaux Superieure= Dry reds and SS whites
Entre-duex-mers=Dry whites
Bordeaux Haut-Benauge= Dry and SS whotes
Blaye=Red
Cadillac=White sweet
Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux=Red

114
Q

Haut Benauge - what is the difference between the DGC in Bordeaux and Entre-deux-mers

A

Bordeaux=dry and semi-sweet whites
Entre-deux-mers=dry whites

115
Q

What is the difference between the Garonne and Gironde

A

Gironde is the estuary
Garonne is the river that separates Graves from Entre-deux-Mers.

116
Q

What style of wine is made in the Entre-deux-Mers AOC?

Dry reds only

Dry red and whites

Dry whites only

Semi-sweet only

A

Dry whites only

117
Q

Which of the grapes varieties below is the second-most planted red grape in Bordeaux?

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

118
Q

Côt is a red grape variety grown in Bordeaux and some other regions of France. By which name is it more commonly known?

Malbec

Carmenère

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

119
Q

In Bordeaux a lighter style of red wine is known as – what?

Clairet

Claret

Clarete

Rougir

120
Q

Which French head of state was in power when the 1855 classification was created?

Napoléon I

Napoléon III

Georges Clemenceau

Napoléon II

Charles de Gaulle

Louis Philippe I

A

Napoloeon III

121
Q

Which phrase is added to the names of these Bordeaux districts Castillon, Blaye, Cadillac, Francs and Sainte-Foy to make their AOC name?

…-Saint-Émilion

…-Côtes de Bordeaux

…-Haut-Benauge

…-Supérieures

A

Cotes de Bordeaux

122
Q

Which Bordeaux sub-region was where the original vineyards in Bordeaux were planted?

Médoc

Graves

Sauternes

Entre-deux-Mers

Saint-Émilion

Bourg

123
Q

Which of Bordeaux’s sub-regions is famous for producing richly sweet wines?

The Libournais

Côtes de Bordeaux

Graves

Médoc

The Sauternais

A

The Sauternais

124
Q

Which river separates Loupiac from Barsac?

The Garonne

The Gers

The Dordogne

The Gironde

The Cérons

125
Q

he sweet wines of Bordeaux are made from grapes that are affected by a mold. What is that mold called?

Remontage

Pigeage

Botrytis

Moelleux

Muscadelle

126
Q

What was the most significant contribution that the Dutch made to the development of Bordeaux?

They introduced sweet-wine making techniques.

They introduced aging in barrels.

They drained the Médoc.

They created Clairet.

A

Drained the Medoc

127
Q

What is the dominant grape variety in the Libournais sub-region?

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Sémillon

Cabernet Franc

Malbec

A

Merlot

and Cabernet Franc

128
Q

Which river separates Entre-deux-Mers from Saint-Émilion?

The Garonne

The Gers

The Dordogne

The Gironde

The Cérons

129
Q

What is the name of the body of water that separates Margaux from Blaye and Bourg?

The Garonne

The Gers

The Dordogne

The Gironde

The Cérons

129
Q

What is the climate of Bordeaux?

130
Q

What was ranked in the 1953 Graves Classification?

A

wines of the Chateaux of Graves - could be red or whites

131
Q

Entre-deux-Mers AOC may produce dry and sweet white wine.

True or False?

A

False - only dry white

132
Q

What does “petit château” mean?

A

Unclassified chateau in Bordeaux

133
Q

Which estate is the only Premier Cru Supérieur of the 1855 classification?

A

Chateau d’Yquem

134
Q

What does Cru Artisan mean

A

Part of Cru Artisan ranking of Medoc
Smaller boutique chateaux responsible for own red wine production process
There are 36 in rankings

135
Q

What is the difference between Saint-Émillion Grand Cru and Saint-Émillion Grand Cru Classé?

A

Grand Cru = from anywhere in the vineyards of St-Emilion Grand Cru AOC
Grand Cru classe=Chateau included in the St Emillion rankings as Grand Cru

136
Q

Only dry red wines may be labeled as coming from

the Médoc AOC.

True or False?

137
Q

What nationality were the engineers who drained the Médoc Peninsula in the 17th century?

138
Q

The 1855 Classification in Bordeaux was based on the size and prestige of the estates.

True or False

A

False - represented the then prices obtained for each Chateaux wines

139
Q

Which Bordeaux soils are considered “warm”?

A

Those with gravel and sand

140
Q

Which Bordeaux soils are considered “cold”?

A

Clay and limestone

141
Q

Bordeaux is France’s largest AOC vineyard area. True or False?

142
Q

The 1855 Classification is divided into how many tiers, or rankings?

143
Q

What is the main soil type of Bordeaux’s
Left Bank?

144
Q

Who championed the “second label” concept as a way to improve the quality of the “grand vin”?

A

Emile Peynaud

145
Q

Wine from Barsac may be labeled as Sauternes. True or False?

146
Q

Which river separates Sauternes from Barsac?

147
Q

Which river separates Fronsac and Canon Fronsac from the rest of the Libournais?

148
Q

What is a wine sold “en primeur”

A

Early - before release in bottle

149
Q

What are the three primary white grapes
in Bordeaux?

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle

150
Q

Which Bordeaux sub-region sits between
the Dordogne and Garonne rivers?

A

Entre-deux-mers

151
Q

What are the main soil types of Bordeaux’s Right Bank?

A

Clays and limestone

152
Q

What is the most widely planted grape variety in Bordeaux?

153
Q

What grape variety suffered the most damage after the Winter Freeze of 1956?

154
Q

What is “Les Landes”?

A

Man made Pine Forest to west of Bordeaux

155
Q

Which Bordeaux estate was promoted to First Growth status in 1973?

A

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

156
Q

What are the three tiers of the
Cru Bourgeois Classification?

A

Crus Bourgeois

Crus Bourgeois Supérieurs

Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnels

157
Q

Which Right Bank sub-region has a classification system?

A

St Emilion

158
Q

Bordeaux’s first vineyards were planted in which sub-region?

159
Q

Crémant de Bordeaux may be white or rosé.

True or False?

160
Q

Before becoming its own AOC, Péssac-Leognan was once a part of which Bordeaux sub-region?

161
Q

Côtes de Bordeaux AOC makes only dry red wine. True or False?

A

True

but Can make whites in DGC communes

162
Q

What a is a “clairet”?

A

A semi-red wine made by the saignée method.

Historically Co-fermented rose wine - highly sought after in England

163
Q

What are the four satellite AOCs of Saint-Émilion?

Lagers make George piss

A

Puisseguin
Saint Georges
Montagne
Lussac

164
Q

Graves Supérieures AOC produces dry, semi-sweet and sweet white wines.

True or False?

A

False

Graves Supérieures AOC produces only semi-sweet white wine.

165
Q

What are the 5 DGCs of Cotes de Bourdeaux

A

Blaye (Red and White)

Cadillac and Castillon (both solely red)

Francs (Red and Dry or sweet whites)

St Foy (red and dry, sweet or semi-sweet whites)

166
Q

What are the 5 DGCs of Cotes de Bordeaux and which are red wine only

A

Blaye (dry white and red)

Cadillac (both red only)
Castillion

Francs (red, dry and sweet whites)
St Foy

French Wine Scholar 2023 (23 decks)

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