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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

A

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?

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sand and flint

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Who produces Clos du Papillon in Savennieres?

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Domaine des Beaumard

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27
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Where is Chanturgues?

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Côte d’Auvergne

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What is the name of the Rosé only appellation of the Côte d’Auvernge?

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Corent

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What styles of wine are made in the Côte d’Auvergne?

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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?

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Chateaugay
Chanturgue
Madargue
Boudes

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What is Sacy called in St.-Pourçain?

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Tressalier

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What is the appellation of Pierre-Bise?

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Coteaux du Layon

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What is the appellation of Clos Naudin? Producer?

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Vouvray AOP

Philippe Foreau

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What is the min RS for Quarts de Chaumes? Bonnezeaux? Coteaux du Layon?

A

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?

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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?

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Pineau d’Aunis

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What is the name of the Tokaj estate owned by the same family that owns Huet?

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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
A 
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?

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Costieres de Nimes

40
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What is the min % of Grenache mandated for Vacqueyras and Gigondas AOP?

A

min 50%

41
Q

What is the min RS for Rasteau VDN wines?

A

min 45g/L

42
Q

How long do Rasteau Hors d’Age wines age prior to release?

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5 years

43
Q

What is the name of Château Rayas’ winery in Vacqueyras?

A

Château des Tours

44
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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?

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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?

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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

46
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Which Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer was the first to domaine bottle?

A

Château La Nerthe

47
Q

What is the Cepages for Château Rayas Blanc?

A

50/50 Grenache Blanc/Clairette

48
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Who makes Cuvée Ampodium?

A

René Rostaing

49
Q

What is the minimum alcohol for Hermitage Blanc? Rouge?

A

11% for blanc

10.5% for rouge

50
Q

What are 5 lieux-dits of Cornas?

A 
Les Chaillots
Les Reynards
La Côte 
Les Mazards
La Geynale
51
Q

Which two communes may produce Rasteau Vin Doux Naturels wines?

A

Rasteau

Sablet

52
Q

Grapes used for Vin de Paille Hermitage must be dried for a minimum of how many days? What is the min must weight?

A

min 45 days

min 350g/L

53
Q

What is the first vintage of “Hommage à Jacques Perrin”?

A

1989

54
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What river does the Clairette de Die AOP contain?

A

Drôme

55
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Who produces “La Barbarine” in the Rhône Valley? What is the grape and AOP?

A

Yves Gangloff

92% Syrah, 8% Viognier

Côte-Rôtie

56
Q

Cave de Tain is located in which AOP?

A

Crozes-Hermitage

57
Q

What are the two parent grapes of Syrah?

A

Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche

58
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What is the westernmost climat of Hermitage? Easternmost? What are 5 other climats of Hermitage?

A 
Varogne (west)
La Croix (east)
Les Bessards
Le Meal
Beaume
Greffieux
Peleat
59
Q

What are two top climats in Hermitage for Hermitage Blanc?

A

Maison Blanche

Les Murets

60
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What are the 5 communes of production for Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape (center)
Orange (north)
Courthézon (north)
Béddarides (south)
Sorgues (southernmost)
61
Q

In what Northern Rhone appellation is aging in New French Oak most common?

A

Condrieu AOP

62
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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?

A

1990

2010, 2009, 2003, 2000
1998, 1995, 1991, 1990

Les Bessards (same as for Hermitage Rouge)

63
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What is the primary grape for Clairette de Die Méthode Ancestrale? Aged for how long on lees?

A

Muscat (min 75%) plus Clairette

4 months on lees

64
Q

What are the aging requirements for Rasteau Ambré and Tuilé? Maury Ambré and Tuilé?

A

Min 3 years (not released until March 1 of third year following harvest)

same for Maury

65
Q

In which year was the Grand Cru Classé classification of Côtes de Provence?

A

1955

66
Q

What is the min alcohol for Muscat de Cap Corse? Min potential? Min RS? Max yield?

A

min 15-18% actual

min 21% potential

min 90g/L RS

30hl/ha

67
Q

What is the AOP of the vineyard “Grotte di Sole”? If it’s red what is likely the main grape? White? Fortified?

A

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)

68
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Where does Jean-Baptiste Arena and Domaine Antoine Arena produce wine?

A

Corsica in the Patrimonio AOP and the Muscat de Cap Corse AOP

69
Q

What are the two communal appellations of Corsica?

A

Ajaccio AOP and Patrimonio AOP

70
Q

What appellation surrounds the town of Nice? What river runs through here?

A

Bellet AOP

Var River

71
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What is the northernmost appellation in Provence? Main white grapes here? Red? What styles are produced here?

A

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

72
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What are the main red grapes of Bellet AOP? White?

A

Braquet and Fuella Nera for red

Rolle (Vermentino) for white

73
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What are the 4 principal white varieties for Palette AOP? Main 3 red?

A

Clairette, Picardin, Bourboulenc, Clairette (min 55% combined) Rosé for white

Grenache, Mourvedre, and Cinsault (min 50% combined)

74
Q

What is the name of the main river that runs through Côtes de Provence?

A

Argens

75
Q

What is the westernmost sub zone of Côtes de Provence? What is the easternmost? Which two are in the middle?

A

Sainte-Victoire (westernmost)
Fréjus (easternmost)

Pierrefeu and La Londe in the middle

76
Q

What is the Argens called in Aix-en-Provence?

A

Arc

77
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What are the 5 geographic designations of Corse AOP? What styles are permitted for these?

A 
Calvi
Figari
Porto-Vecchio
Coteaux du Cap Corse
Sartène

Blanc and Rosé only

78
Q

What is the name of the traditional “hourglass-shaped” bottle of Provence rosé?

A

Skittle

79
Q

In which appellation does Château Simone produce wine?

A

Palette

80
Q

What styles of wine are produced in Bandol AOP?

A

Dry, still red, white, and rosé

81
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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?

A

min 50% Clairette (max 90%) plus Ugni Blanc and Bourboulenc

Marsanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Vermentino

82
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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?

A

Min 50%, max 90% Mourvedre

Grenache and Cinsault are other two principal varieties

Syrah and Carignan may be added at max 10% each

83
Q

Min and max of Mourvedre in Bandol Rosé?

A

min 20% max 90%

84
Q

What are the 4 geographic designations of Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP?

A

Caramany
Latour-de-France
Lesquerde
Tautavel

85
Q

What is Ugni Blanc known as in Corsica? What is the max % allowed in Vin de Corse AOP blanc?

A

Rossola

max 25%

86
Q

Who makes Cuvée Faustine? What is the AOP? Main Grapes if it’s red? Rosé? Blanc?

A

Comte Abbatucci

Ajaccio AOP

Red: Sciaccerellu and Barbarossa
Rosé: Sciaccarellu and Niellucciu
Blanc: Vermentinu

87
Q

What is the min alcohol for Bandol Rouge? Blanc? Rosé?

A

Rouge: 12%
Blanc: 11.5%
Rosé: 11.5%

88
Q

What is the name for terraced hillsides in Bandol?

A

restanques

89
Q

Who makes “Le Rosé Nuances”? What’s the AOP?

A

Château de Pibarnon

Bandol AOP

90
Q

What year was the center for rosé research founded in Provence?

A

1999

91
Q

What is the name for Rossese in France?

A

Tibouren

92
Q

What is the min % of Vernemtinu in Vin de Corse AOP? What is the min % for Vin de Corse “Coteaux du Cap Corse”?

A

Min 75%

Min 80% for Coteaux du Cap Corse

93
Q

Who produces Cuvée Speciale Tibouren? What’s the AOP?

A

Clos Cibonne

Côtes de Provence AOP

94
Q

What is the name of the river that flows through Pierrevert AOP?

A

Durance

95
Q

Braquet and Fuella Nera are principal red grapes in the red wines of what AOP? What village is it around?

A

Bellet AOP

Nice

96
Q

What is Tibouren known as in Italy?

A

Rossesse

97
Q

What is the aging requirement for Bandol Rouge?

A

min 2 years with 18 months in wood

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