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What styles of wine are produced in Coteaux d’Ancenis AOP?

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Dry still red, white, and rosé plus off-dry white

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How would Vouvray with 35g/L RS be labelled?

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Moelleux

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What is red grape of Menetou-Salon? White?

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Pinot Noir for red and rosé

Sauvignon Blanc for white

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What is the max RS in g/L for Vouvray sec?

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max 8g/L

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What is the grape of Quincy AOP?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What are the 3 geographic designations for Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine?

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Clisson
Gorges
Le Pallet

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What are the grape requirements for Vouvray AOP? Monlouis-sur-Loire AOP?

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Min 95% Chenin Blanc plus max 5% Orbois (Vouvray)

100% Chenin Blanc (Montlouis-sur-Loire)

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What is the Folle Blanche appellation of the Pays Nantais?

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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOP

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What is the IGP of the Loire Valley?

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Val de Loire AOP

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What is the min% of Cabernet Franc in the following appellations?

Saumur-Champigny
Bourgeuil
Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeuil
Chinon

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Saumur-Champigny (min 85%)
Bourgeois (min 90%)
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil (min 90%)
Chinon (min 90%)

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What is the cepages for Chinon Blanc?

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100% Chenin Blanc

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What is the most appropriate abv range for Sancerre Blanc?

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12-13.5%

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What grape may be varietally-labeled in Coteau d’Ancenis?

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Malvoisie (Pinot Gris)

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What are the red and white grapes respectively for Coteaux d’Ancenis Rouge/Rosé and Blanc?

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Gamay for Rouge/Rosé

Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) for Blanc

100% for both

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What are the grape(s) for Blanc, Rouge, and Rosé respectively in Reuilly AOP?

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Sauvignon Blanc (Blanc)

Pinot Noir (Rouge)

Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris (Rosé)

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What are the 100% Romorantin and 100% Chasselas AOPs of the Loire Valley respectively?

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Cour-Cheverny (Romorantin)

Pouilly-sur-Loire (Chasselas)

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What’s the difference in grape requirements for Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny?

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Cheverny is made from white blends of mostly Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris for Blanc and Pinot Noir and Gamay for red and rosé.

Cour-Cheverny is produced from 100% Romorantin

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What’s the difference between Orléans-Cléry and Orléans?

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Orléans-Clery is a red wine only appellation producting from 100% Cabernet Franc

Orléans produces Red/Rosé from Mostly Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir and white wines from mostly Chardonnay with Pinot Gris

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What are the 3 primary soil types of Sancerre?

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Caillottes
Terres Blanches
Silex

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The geographic designations of the Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine lie along which river?

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Sèvre

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In which direction does Touraine Noble Joué lie from the Loire River? What are the grapes?

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South of the Loire River

Min 40% Pinot Meunier
Min 20% Pinot Gris
Min 10% Pinot Noir

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For Muscadet “Sur Lie” aging, between what dates may the wine be bottled?

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March 1 and November 30 of the year following harvest.

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What is the max RS for Muscadet? Sur-Lie?

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5/L

3g/L for sur-lie

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What are the max yields of Muscadet? Sur-lie? Muscadet with sub zone?

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65hl/ha for Muscadet
55hl/ha for Muscadet Sur Lie
45hl/ha for subzones

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What is the soil makeup of the Silex soil type?
sand and flint
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Who produces Clos du Papillon in Savennieres?
Domaine des Beaumard
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Where is Chanturgues?
Côte d'Auvergne
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What is the name of the Rosé only appellation of the Côte d'Auvernge?
Corent
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What styles of wine are made in the Côte d'Auvergne?
Red and Rosé from Gamay (min 50%) plus Pinot Noir White from Chardonnay
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What are the 4 rouge only subzones of Côte d'Auvergne?
Chateaugay Chanturgue Madargue Boudes
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What is Sacy called in St.-Pourçain?
Tressalier
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What is the appellation of Pierre-Bise?
Coteaux du Layon
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What is the appellation of Clos Naudin? Producer?
Vouvray AOP Philippe Foreau
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What is the min RS for Quarts de Chaumes? Bonnezeaux? Coteaux du Layon?
Quarts de Chaumes (85g/L) Bonnezeaux (51g/L) Coteaux du Layon (34g/L) Coteau de L'Aubance (34g/L)
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What are the 5 geographic designations for Touraine AOP? Which is for 100% Sauvignon Blanc only?
``` Chenonceaux Oisly (100% Sauvignon Blanc only) Mesland Azay-le-Rideau Amboise ```
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What is the primary grape used to produce Coteaux du Loire Vin Gris?
Pineau d'Aunis
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What is the name of the Tokaj estate owned by the same family that owns Huet?
Kiralyudvar
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What is the synonym in the Loire Valley for the following grapes? ``` Malbec Cabernet Franc Pinot Gris Chenin Blanc Sacy ```
``` Malbec (Cot) Cabernet Franc (Breton) Pinot Gris (Malvoisie) Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire) Sacy (Tressalier) ```
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What AOP is Clairette de Bellegarde located within?
Costieres de Nimes
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What is the min % of Grenache mandated for Vacqueyras and Gigondas AOP?
min 50%
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What is the min RS for Rasteau VDN wines?
min 45g/L
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How long do Rasteau Hors d'Age wines age prior to release?
5 years
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What is the name of Château Rayas' winery in Vacqueyras?
Château des Tours
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What is the min RS for Clairette de Die Methode Ancestrale? Max RS for Crémant de Die? Max RS for Crémant de Die? Min atm for each?
min 35g/L for methode ancestrale; min 3atm max 15g/L for Clairette de Die methode traditionnelle/ min 3.5atm max 15g/L for Crémant de Die; min 3.5atm
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What is the primary grape of Clairette de Die methode ancestrale? Crémant de Die?
min 75% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains for Methode Ancestrale 100% Clairette for Clariette de Die traditional method min 55% Clairette, plus Aligoté and Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains for Crémant
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Which Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer was the first to domaine bottle?
Château La Nerthe
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What is the Cepages for Château Rayas Blanc?
50/50 Grenache Blanc/Clairette
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Who makes Cuvée Ampodium?
René Rostaing
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What is the minimum alcohol for Hermitage Blanc? Rouge?
11% for blanc 10.5% for rouge
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What are 5 lieux-dits of Cornas?
``` Les Chaillots Les Reynards La Côte Les Mazards La Geynale ```
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Which two communes may produce Rasteau Vin Doux Naturels wines?
Rasteau | Sablet
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Grapes used for Vin de Paille Hermitage must be dried for a minimum of how many days? What is the min must weight?
min 45 days min 350g/L
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What is the first vintage of "Hommage à Jacques Perrin"?
1989
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What river does the Clairette de Die AOP contain?
Drôme
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Who produces "La Barbarine" in the Rhône Valley? What is the grape and AOP?
Yves Gangloff 92% Syrah, 8% Viognier Côte-Rôtie
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Cave de Tain is located in which AOP?
Crozes-Hermitage
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What are the two parent grapes of Syrah?
Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche
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What is the westernmost climat of Hermitage? Easternmost? What are 5 other climats of Hermitage?
``` Varogne (west) La Croix (east) ``` ``` Les Bessards Le Meal Beaume Greffieux Peleat ```
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What are two top climats in Hermitage for Hermitage Blanc?
Maison Blanche | Les Murets
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What are the 5 communes of production for Châteauneuf-du-Pape?
``` Châteauneuf-du-Pape (center) Orange (north) Courthézon (north) Béddarides (south) Sorgues (southernmost) ```
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In what Northern Rhone appellation is aging in New French Oak most common?
Condrieu AOP
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What was the first vintage of Chave "Cuvée Cathelin"? What are the 10 years in which it was made? Which climat does the fruit mostly come from?
1990 2010, 2009, 2003, 2000 1998, 1995, 1991, 1990 Les Bessards (same as for Hermitage Rouge)
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What is the primary grape for Clairette de Die Méthode Ancestrale? Aged for how long on lees?
Muscat (min 75%) plus Clairette 4 months on lees
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What are the aging requirements for Rasteau Ambré and Tuilé? Maury Ambré and Tuilé?
Min 3 years (not released until March 1 of third year following harvest) same for Maury
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In which year was the Grand Cru Classé classification of Côtes de Provence?
1955
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What is the min alcohol for Muscat de Cap Corse? Min potential? Min RS? Max yield?
min 15-18% actual min 21% potential min 90g/L RS 30hl/ha
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What is the AOP of the vineyard "Grotte di Sole"? If it's red what is likely the main grape? White? Fortified?
Patrimonio AOP/Muscat de Cap Corse AOP Nielluccio if red (Patrimonio AOP) Vermentino if white (Patrimonio AOP) Muscat if fortified (Muscat de Cap Corse AOP)
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Where does Jean-Baptiste Arena and Domaine Antoine Arena produce wine?
Corsica in the Patrimonio AOP and the Muscat de Cap Corse AOP
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What are the two communal appellations of Corsica?
Ajaccio AOP and Patrimonio AOP
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What appellation surrounds the town of Nice? What river runs through here?
Bellet AOP Var River
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What is the northernmost appellation in Provence? Main white grapes here? Red? What styles are produced here?
Pierrevert AOP (formerly Coteaux de Pierrevert) AOP Grenache Blanc and Vermentino are the main white grapes. (Min 50% combined) Grenache and Syrah are the main red grapes. (Min 70% combined; min 15% Grenache/min 30% Syrah) Dry Still Red, white, and rosé
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What are the main red grapes of Bellet AOP? White?
Braquet and Fuella Nera for red Rolle (Vermentino) for white
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What are the 4 principal white varieties for Palette AOP? Main 3 red?
Clairette, Picardin, Bourboulenc, Clairette (min 55% combined) Rosé for white Grenache, Mourvedre, and Cinsault (min 50% combined)
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What is the name of the main river that runs through Côtes de Provence?
Argens
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What is the westernmost sub zone of Côtes de Provence? What is the easternmost? Which two are in the middle?
Sainte-Victoire (westernmost) Fréjus (easternmost) Pierrefeu and La Londe in the middle
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What is the Argens called in Aix-en-Provence?
Arc
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What are the 5 geographic designations of Corse AOP? What styles are permitted for these?
``` Calvi Figari Porto-Vecchio Coteaux du Cap Corse Sartène ``` Blanc and Rosé only
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What is the name of the traditional "hourglass-shaped" bottle of Provence rosé?
Skittle
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In which appellation does Château Simone produce wine?
Palette
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What styles of wine are produced in Bandol AOP?
Dry, still red, white, and rosé
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What is the main grape of Bandol Blanc? Other two principal varieties? What are 4 other grapes that can be added at max of 20% combined?
min 50% Clairette (max 90%) plus Ugni Blanc and Bourboulenc Marsanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Vermentino
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What is the min and max% of Mourvedre permitted for Bandol Rouge? What are the other two principal varieties? Which other two can be added at max of 10% each?
Min 50%, max 90% Mourvedre Grenache and Cinsault are other two principal varieties Syrah and Carignan may be added at max 10% each
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Min and max of Mourvedre in Bandol Rosé?
min 20% max 90%
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What are the 4 geographic designations of Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP?
Caramany Latour-de-France Lesquerde Tautavel
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What is Ugni Blanc known as in Corsica? What is the max % allowed in Vin de Corse AOP blanc?
Rossola max 25%
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Who makes Cuvée Faustine? What is the AOP? Main Grapes if it's red? Rosé? Blanc?
Comte Abbatucci Ajaccio AOP Red: Sciaccerellu and Barbarossa Rosé: Sciaccarellu and Niellucciu Blanc: Vermentinu
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What is the min alcohol for Bandol Rouge? Blanc? Rosé?
Rouge: 12% Blanc: 11.5% Rosé: 11.5%
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What is the name for terraced hillsides in Bandol?
restanques
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Who makes "Le Rosé Nuances"? What's the AOP?
Château de Pibarnon Bandol AOP
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What year was the center for rosé research founded in Provence?
1999
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What is the name for Rossese in France?
Tibouren
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What is the min % of Vernemtinu in Vin de Corse AOP? What is the min % for Vin de Corse "Coteaux du Cap Corse"?
Min 75% Min 80% for Coteaux du Cap Corse
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Who produces Cuvée Speciale Tibouren? What's the AOP?
Clos Cibonne Côtes de Provence AOP
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What is the name of the river that flows through Pierrevert AOP?
Durance
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Braquet and Fuella Nera are principal red grapes in the red wines of what AOP? What village is it around?
Bellet AOP Nice
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What is Tibouren known as in Italy?
Rossesse
97
What is the aging requirement for Bandol Rouge?
min 2 years with 18 months in wood

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