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1
Q

Which of the following châteaux is classified as a first growth in the current Liv-Ex Classification?
Léoville Las-Cases
Cos d’Estournel
La Mission Haut-Brion
Palmer

A

La Mission Haut-Brion

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2
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What is cliquage?
adding sulfur during fermentation
micro-oxygenation of wine in barrel (Your Answer)
topping up barrels during aging
racking wines off of the lees in one barrel to an empty barrel

A

micro-oxygenation of wine in barrel

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3
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What is the minimum residual sugar (in grams per liter) of Sauternes AOP?

A

45

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4
Q

Select the average annual rainfall for Bordeaux.
10 inches
25 inches
35 inches
50 inches

A

35 inches

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5
Q

What is the only classified growth in the Médoc that is certified biodynamic?
Château Clerc-Milon
Château Pontet-Canet
Château Pichon Longueville Lalande
Château Calon Ségur

A

Château Pontet-Canet

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6
Q

Where is Preignac?
Blaye (Your Answer)
Margaux
Sauternes
Saint-Émilion
Pessac-Léognan

A

Sauternes

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7
Q

This vintage was considered successful for dry wines, but a disaster for sweet wine production.
1998
2002
2006
2012
2014

A

2012

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8
Q

Which of the following producers includes a substantial amount of Cabernet Sauvignon in their encépagement?
Château Valandraud
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Angélus
Château Figeac

A

Château Figeac

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9
Q

Select the worst decade in terms of quality for Bordeaux wines.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

A

1970s

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10
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From 1970-1975 the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?

A

Merlot

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11
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Wines from the Sauternes AOP must have been harvested at yields of 50 (25) hl/ha or less.

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12
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Match the following wines to their respective producer.
A. La Vieille Dame
B. L’Hospitalet
C. Castelnau Correct
D. Les Ramparts
E. La Demoiselle

  1. Château Suduiraut
  2. Château Sociando-Mallet
  3. Château Ferrière
  4. Château Trottevieille
  5. Château Gazin
A

A. Château Trottevieille - Saint-Émilion Premier GC Classé B
B. Château Gazin - Pomerol
C. Château Suduiraut - Sauternes
D. Château Ferrière - Margaux
E. Château Sociando-Mallet - Haut-Medoc

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13
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In which appellation does the Roc de Cambes estate produce wine in?
Bourg (Your Answer)
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
Graves de Vayres

A

Bourg

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14
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Which of the following estates encouraged the transition to estate bottling in Bordeaux in the 1920s?
Château Lafite-Rothschild
Château Latour
Château Mouton-Rothschild (Your Answer)
Château Margaux

A

Château Mouton-Rothschild

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15
Q

In what century did Malbec first appear in Bordeaux?
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century

A

18th Century

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16
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Land added to classified Saint-Émilion estates is automatically included into their classification level.
True/False

17
Q

Which of the following classified growths is no longer in existence?
Château Cantemerle
Château Dubignon
Château de Camensac
Château Ferrière

A

Château Dubignon

18
Q

Which of the following is a common range for residual sugar (in grams per liter) in Sauternes?
80-120
100-140
120-160
140-180

19
Q

Match the following châteaux to their respective commune.
A. Château Filhot Correct
B. Château Rabaud-Promis
C. Château Climens
D. Château Romer du Hayot

  1. Barsac
  2. Fargues
  3. Bommes
  4. Sauternes
A

A. Sauternes
B. Bommes
C. Barsac
D. Fargues

20
Q

In what year was the Pessac-Léognan AOP created?

21
Q

Lalande-de-Pomerol and Fronsac are the only 2 communes permitted to produce wines under the Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP.

22
Q

What is the grape parentage of Carmenère?
A. Sauvignon Blanc x Cabernet Franc
B. Cabernet Franc x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes
C. Cabernet Sauvignon x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes
D. Gros Cabernet x Cabernet Franc

A

Gros Cabernet x Cabernet Franc

23
Q

Which of the following is NOT a commune within Pessac-Léognan?
Cadaujac
Lussac
Gradignan
Martillac
Talence

24
Q

Select the vintage(s) Château d’Yquem did NOT release a wine.
1972
1973
1975
1976

25
Q

Which of the following rivers separates Fronsac from Lalande-de-Pomerol?
Isle
Dordogne
Barbanne
Cirons

26
Q

What vintage marked the debut of “Ygrec?” k (1959, 59, ‘59)

27
Q

Select the style(s) of wine produced in Blaye AOP.
Red and white
White only
Red only
Red, white and rosé

28
Q

In the mid-17th century Dutch engineers built a system of canals, called _____, to drain the marshy lowlands of the Médoc.

29
Q

Which of the following communes has the most hectares under vine?
Saint-Estèphe
Pauillac
Saint-Julien
Margaux

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