Bordeaux

Question 1

What parallel runs north of Bordeaux

Answer 1

45

Question 2

How many classified growths are there

Answer 2

61

Question 3

What is significant about the wine trade of Boreadux

Answer 3

The courtiers—brokers of wine—became a powerful force in the Médoc, supplying the châteaux with financial backing. They do this by offering En Primeur, or wine futures, of the great bordeaux wines yearly

Question 4

//What chateau noteably opted out of En Prrimeur

Answer 4

Latour

Question 5

Vineyard Management

Answer 5

Trained on vertical trellises in the Guyot system. Double Guyot is common on left bank and Simple is common on the right

Question 6

Remontage

Answer 6

Pumpover

Question 7

Pigeage

Answer 7

Punchdown

Question 8

How many AOP in Medoc and what are they

Answer 8

8: Medoc, Haut Medoc, St Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien, Moulis, Listrac, Marguax

Question 9

Margaux is made up of what four communes

Answer 9

Cantenac, Soussas, Arsac, Labarde

Question 10

Graves

Answer 10

Stretching 50km from the city of Bordeaux to the south of Sauternes this region is comprised of Pessac-Leognan, Ceron, Barsac, and Sauternes

Question 11

Sauterne is at the convergence of what to rivers

Answer 11

Ceron and Garrone

Question 12

Communes of Sauternes

Answer 12

Barsac,Sauternes, Preignac, Bommes, Farques

Question 13

Important Sauterne Producers

Answer 13

Chateau Climens, Chateau Coutet, Chateau Doisy, Chateau Guiraud, Chateau Suduirat, Chateau d’Yquem

Question 14

What recent years did sauternes not make their grand vin

Answer 14

1992/2012

Question 15

Important Pessac-Leognan Producers

Answer 15

Chateau Carbonnieux, Domaine de Chevalier, Chateau Haut-Bailly, Chateau Haut-Brion

Question 16

Important Moulis Producers

Answer 16

Chateau Chasse-Speen, Chateau Poujeaux

Question 17

Important Listrac Producers

Answer 17

Chateau Clarke, Chateau Fourcas-Dupre

Question 18

St-Emilion Soil

Answer 18

Can be broken down into two regions: Cotes, or slopes of the plateau that has clay and loam over limestone.

The western section of the plateau, the graves, has more gravel and tends to have a higher proportion of Cab Franc(Cheval Blanc)

Question 19

Pomerol Soil

Answer 19

Three terraces with varying soil types. Lowest ara near the Dordogne is sandy soils. The surface and middle of the Plateau gravel begin to accumulate and clay interweaved with iron-rich sand called crasse de fer shows. The highest point consists of clay over iron-rich crasse de fer. Most notably in the vineyards of Petrus and Vieux Chateau Certan where there are thick bands of blue clay. Ideal for merlot production

Question 20

1855 Changes

Answer 20

1973 Mouton goes to first growth. 1856 Cantemerle goes to 5th growth. Chateau Dubignon is absorbed by 3rd growth Malescot st Exupery

Question 21

St Emilion Classifcation

Answer 21

1955 classification that requires wineries to submit wines every 10 years for re-evaluation

Question 22

St Emilion Satellite

Answer 22

Lussac, Montagne, St George, Puisseguin

Question 23

Coulure

Answer 23

poor fruit set where flowers do not open

Question 24

millerandage

Answer 24

poor fruit set resulting in large and small berries in the same bunch

Question 25

Bordeaux Mixture

Answer 25

Copper sulfate, lime, water

Question 26

Boulbenes

Answer 26

sand, gravel and light clay micture

Question 27

What forest protects Bordeaux from the Atlantic winds

Answer 27

Landes Forest