Class 3 - French Wine & Bordeaux

Question 1

Name the grape varieties of Champagne.

Answer 1

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Muenier

Question 2

Name the grape varieties of Loire Valley.

Answer 2

Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc

Question 3

Name the grape varieties of Alsace.

Answer 3

Reisling, Gewurztraminer

Question 4

Name the grape varieties of Burgundy.

Answer 4

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay (Beaujolais)

Question 5

Name the grape varieties of Bordeaux.

Answer 5

Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc

Question 6

Name the grape varieties of Cotes du Rhone.

Answer 6

Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre

Question 7

When were the Appellation d’Origine Controlee (AOC) laws first established?

Answer 7

1930s

Question 8

How many acres are in a hectare?

Answer 8

1 hectare = 2.471 acres

Question 9

How many gallons are in a hectoliter?

Answer 9

1 hectoliter = 26.42 gallons

Question 10

What is the English word for red Bordeaux wine?

Answer 10

Claret

Question 11

How many appellations does Bordeaux have?

Answer 11

57

Question 12

What approximate percentage of red wine does Bordeaux produce?

Answer 12

85% is Red Wine

15% is White Wine

Question 13

What are the three major red grapes that grow in Bordeaux?

Answer 13

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc

Question 14

What red grape grows primarily on the left bank of the Garonne River?

Answer 14

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 15

What red grape grows primarily on the right bank of the Dordogne River?

Answer 15

Merlot

Question 16

Name the three quality levels of Bordeaux wine.

Answer 16

Bordeaux Appellation - low
Appellation Region - medium
Region + Chateau - high

Question 17

Approximately how many wine-producing chateaux does Bordeaux have?

Answer 17

7,000

Question 18

What percentage of Bordeaux wine costs between $8 and $25 retail?

Answer 18

80%

Question 19

In what year did wine brokers classify the best chateaux of the Medoc?

Answer 19

1855

Question 20

How many chateaux did they classify?

Answer 20

61

Question 21

What percentage do the Grand Crus Classes Chateaux represent of the total volume of Bordeaux?

Answer 21

<5%

Question 22

Name one Chateaux from each of the five growths.

Answer 22

1st - Chateaux Haut-Brion
2nd - Chateaux Montrose
3rd - Chateaux Palmer
4th - Chateaux St-Pierre
5th - Chateaux Lynch-Bages

Question 23

In what year were the wines of St-Emilion first classified?

Answer 23

1955

Question 24

What’s the primary red grape used in St-Emilion wine?

Answer 24

Merlot

Question 25

Name three great recent vintages from the left bank of the Garonne River.

Answer 25

1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015

Question 26

Name three great recent vintages from the right bank of the Dordogne River.

Answer 26

1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015

Question 27

Name two second-label wines of classified chateaux.

Answer 27

Alter Ego, Carrudes de Lafite, Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, Echo de Lynch Bages, L’Espirit De Chevalier, Les Forts de Latour, Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margeaux, Le Petit Lion, Le Petit Mouton, Reserve de la Comtesse, La Reserve Leoville Barton, Les Tourelles de Longueville

Question 28

Name the first growths (Premier Crus) of the Medoc

Answer 28

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
Chateau Latour
Chateau Margaux
Chateau Haut-Brion
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild