Bordeaux

Question 1

What is a Deuxéne Cru?

Answer 1

It is a “Super Second” in Bordeaux. These are wines that were not originally included in the top 5 Crus of Bordeaux but are considered exceptional.

Question 2

What is significant about Chateau Ausone?

Answer 2

Chateau Ausone makes an outstanding wine from St. Emilion.

Question 3

What is significant about Chateau Cos d’Estourel?

Answer 3

Chateau Cos d’Estourel is one of the “Super Seconds” on the Bordeaux left bank.

Question 4

What is Chateau Montrose?

Answer 4

Chateau Montrose is a Bordeaux “Super Second”.

Question 4

What is Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron?

Answer 4

Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron is a “Super Second” growth in Bordeaux.

Question 5

Where is Listrac?

Answer 5

Listrac is in in the Haut-Medoc in Bordeaux.

Question 6

Where is Cadillac AOC and what wines are made there?

Answer 6

Cadillac AOC is in the Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. Sweet white wines that may or may not be botrytized are made in the region.

Question 7

What wines are permitted in Graves Superieures AOC?

Answer 7

Only sweet white wines are allowed in Graves Superieures AOC.

Question 8

Where is Loupiac and what wines are produced there?

Answer 8

Loupiac AOC is a sub-region of the Entre-deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. Only sweet white wines are permitted, they may be affected by botrytis.

Question 9

How many appellations are there in Beaujolais?

Answer 9

11

Question 10

How many appellations are there in Bordeaux?

Answer 10

Close to 40

Question 11

How many wines were ranked in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification?

Answer 11

61

Question 12

What is Chateau Le Pin?

Answer 12

A much sought after wine from Pomerol in Bordeaux.

Question 13

Where is Graves de Vayres and what wines are approved?

Answer 13

Graves de Vayres is in the Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. It is approved for red and white wines.

Question 14

Where is Fronsac, and what grapes are permitted there?

Answer 14

Fronsac is on the right bank of Bordeaux. Only red wines are allowed.

Question 15

What is Sainte-Croix-du-Mont?

Answer 15

A region in the Entre-Deux Mers approved for sweet wines only (and may be botrytized).

Question 16

What wine region, if a separate county, would be the 12th largest producer of wine in the world?

Answer 16

Bordeaux.

Question 17

Between which two rivers is the Entre-Deux-Mers?

Answer 17

The Garonne and Dordogne.

Question 18

What is the main town on the right bank in Bordeaux?

Answer 18

Libourne.

Question 19

What are the primary white grapes of Bordeaux?

Answer 19

Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Muscadelle (minor third grape).

Question 20

Besides Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, what other red grapes are allowed in Bordeaux blends (other than for limited use)?

Answer 20

Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Carmenère.

Question 21

What white grapes are approved for limited use in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur?

Answer 21

Albariño
Lilorila

Question 22

For grapes that are approved for limited use in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur AOCs, what is the maximum combined percentage of the blend they can be?

Answer 22

10%

Question 23

What percentage of Bordeaux’s production is accounted for by Bordeaux AOC, Bordeaux Supérieur AOC, and Crémant de Bordeaux AOC?

Answer 23

55%

Question 24

What wines is the Graves AOC approved for?

Answer 24

Dry red and white wines.

Question 25

Where is Pessac-Léognan, and what wines is it approved for?

Answer 25

Pessac-Léognan AOC is in Graves and is approved for dry red and white wines.

Question 26

What wines are approved for the Entre- Deux-Mers AOC?

Answer 26

Dry white wines only.

Question 27

Where is Haut-Benauge and what wines are grown there?

Answer 27

In Entre-Deux-Mers, approved for dry white wines only.

Question 28

Where is Sainte-Croix-du-Mont and what wines are allowed?

Answer 28

Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC is a sub-region of the Entre-deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. Only sweet white wines are permitted, that may or may not have been affected by botrytis.

Question 29

What are some important wines from Pomerol?

Answer 29

Petrus
Chateau Lafleur
Chateau Le Pin

Question 30

What are the five subzones of the Côtes de Bordeaux?

Answer 30

Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux
Cadillac-Côtes de Bordeaux
Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux
Francs-Côtes de Bordeaux
Sainte Foy-Côtes de Bordeaux

Question 31

What are the four most esteemed communes in the Haut Médoc?

Answer 31

St.-Estèphe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux.

Question 32

What are négociants in Bordeaux?

Answer 32

A class of middlemen that buy juice or wine from small farms and blend it under their own label.

Question 33

What were the original four first growths of Bordeaux

Answer 33

Haut-Brion
Lafite-Rothschild
Latour
Margaux

Question 34

What Chateau was made a first growth in 1973?

Answer 34

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild

Question 35

What is the one sweet wine classified as a first growth?

Answer 35

Chateau d’Yquem

Question 36

What is Chateau Cheval-Blanc?

Answer 36

Chateau Cheval-Blanc is a legendary wine from St. Émilion.

Question 37

What title was awarded to Chateau d’Yquem in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux?

Answer 37

Superior First Growth.

Question 38

What is Chateau Cantemerle?

Answer 38

A Bordeaux estate added to the Bordeaux Classification in 1855 after it was initially published.

Question 39

Who was Arnaud de Pontac?

Answer 39

May have been the first to charge higher prices for wines made in the Bordeaux region. He was also the first to give his wine the name of the estate, Chateau Haut-Brion.

Question 40

What was the first wine in Bordeaux given the name of the estate?

Answer 40

Chateau Haut-Brion.

Question 41

When did the Dutch drain the Medoc?

Answer 41

The early 17th century.