France

Question 1

Rivers in Bordeuax

Answer 1

Dordogne
Garrone

Gironde estuary

Question 2

Bordeaux regions known for Cab Sauv

Answer 2

Haut medoc
Bas medoc
Graves

Question 3

Bordeaux towns known for franc

Answer 3

Saint emillon
(Medoc & graves)

Question 4

Bordeaux towns known for merlot

Answer 4

Saint emillon
Pomerol

Question 5

Bordeaux towns known for sauvignon blanc semillon blends

Answer 5

Pessac leognan
Graves

Question 6

4 sub regions of Loire
And their white grape varietals

Answer 6

Central vineyards - sauvignon blanc
Tourraine - chenin, sauvignon blanc
Anjou-samur - chenin
Nantais - melon blanc/ muscadet

Question 7

Where is central valley and what’s its climate

Answer 7

Loire
Inland
Cool continental

Question 8

Where is nantais and what’s its climate

Answer 8

Loire
Coastal
Maritime

Question 9

Where is anjou and what’s its climate

Answer 9

Loire
Warm, dry even though near coast
Protected by mauge Hills
Warm stony soils

Question 10

Where is tourraine and what’s its climate

Answer 10

Loire
Inland
Cool, wet, clay soils

Question 11

Sancerre

Answer 11

Loire
Central vineyards
Sauvignon blanc - dry, high acid, green apple, wet stones
Chalky, well drained stony soils
Cool continental, high rainfall
Risk fungal disease
Best vy- River, slopes

Question 12

Pouilly fume

Answer 12

Loire
Central vineyards
Sauvignon blanc - dry, high acid, green apple, wet stones, smoky
Mlf for cooler vintages
Chalky, well drained stony soils
Cool continental, high rainfall
Risk fungal disease
Best vy- River, slopes

Question 13

Where is sauvignon blanc grown in loire

Answer 13

Central vy - sancerre, pouilly fume, menetou-salon
tourraine
(inland)

Question 14

What is white tourraine?

Answer 14

Sauvignon blanc
Less concentration, simple fruity style

Question 15

Villages known for chenin blanc in loire

Answer 15

Vouvray -still & sparkling, dry to sweet.
Samur - sparkling trad method
Anjou - dry, still, oaked
Sannivieres - fb dry ( no noble rot)
Coteaux du layon - sweet

Question 16

Vouvray

Answer 16

Loire
Touraine
Chenin blanc
Still and sparkling, dry and sweet
Cool climate, clay soils
L-m body, fresh fruit, floral, usually unokaed

Question 17

Samur

Answer 17

Loire
Anjou-samur
Sparkling chenin blanc traditional method

Question 18

Anjou

Answer 18

Loire
Anjou-samur
Chenin blanc
Dry wines, usually oaked

Question 19

Savennieres

Answer 19

Loire
West Anjou-samur
Chenin blanc
Fb, dry
Air circulation around vines stop noble rot, enabling late harvest for complex wines

Question 20

Coteaux de layoun

Answer 20

Loire
Anjou-samur
Chenin blanc
Renowned sweet wines
Sheltered Valley of river layon (noble rot develops well)
Inc quarts de chaume and Bonnezeaux

Question 21

Where is melon blanc grown in loire

Answer 21

Mostly nantais (coastal)
Generally known as muscadet

Question 22

Appellations for muscadet in loire

Answer 22

In nantais..
Muscadet
Muscadet sevre et main

Question 23

River in coteaux du layon

Answer 23

River layon

Question 24

Cote de nuit key villages

Answer 24

Gevrey chamberten
Vougeot
Vosne Romanee
Nuits St George

Question 25

Cote de beaune key villages and wine colours

Answer 25

Pommard- red only Volnay - red Mersault - r&w best white Pusigny Montrachet - r&w best white Chassange Montrachet - r&w best white Aloxe cotton - r&w Beaune -r&w

Question 26

Style and contributing factors of bourgogne hautes cotes De nuit/beaune

Answer 26

Lighter bodied wines with less concentration due to being higher altitude, greater exposure to wind and these cooler climate

Question 27

Menetou salon

Answer 27

Loire Central Valley Sauvignon blanc Cool continental, high rainfall Moderate price, green apple wt stones high acid Best sites - river, slopes Risks - fungal disease

Question 28

Difference between pouilly fume and pouilly fuisse

Answer 28

Fume Loire, central Valley, sauvignon blanc - green fruit, wet stones, smoky, high acid Fuisse Burgundy, macconaise Chardonnay - ripe tropical, stone fruits, barrel matured (rich rip toasty oak) Limestone SE slopes (ampitheatre

Question 29

4 key villages in challonaise And colours

Answer 29

Rully - more whites Inc sparkling Mercury - red wines highest rep Givry - reds Montagny - only whites Premier crus, no grand crus

Question 30

Regional app on macconaise

Answer 30

Macon Red or white White - med acid, m- f body, apple, citrus, mlf Macon villages - more ripeness, body, character

Question 31

2 Village appellations in macconaise

Answer 31

Pouilly fuisse Saint Veran Tropical, stone fruit, toast oak SE slopes, ampitheature

Question 32

River in Chablis

Answer 32

River serein

Question 33

Risk in chablis

Answer 33

Frost Heaters and sprinklers used

Question 34

Village vs cru locations chablis

Answer 34

Village - flatter land or north facing slopes Cru - south facing slopes

Question 35

Mountains in cote d or

Answer 35

Massif central

Question 36

Regional appellations for cote challonaiise

Answer 36

Bourgogne cote challonaise

Question 37

Pommard v pomerol

Answer 37

Pommard Burgundy, Cote d beaune Pinot noir Pomerol Right bank bordeuax Merlot

Question 38

Regional appellation for cote Challonaise

Answer 38

Bourgogne cote challonaise

Question 39

Vy situation in challonaise

Answer 39

Higher altitude and less east facing vineyards so it is cooler and ripening is less reliable Wines are lighter and less complex than cote dor