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1
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Rivers in Bordeuax

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Dordogne
Garrone

Gironde estuary

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Bordeaux regions known for Cab Sauv

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Haut medoc
Bas medoc
Graves

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3
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Bordeaux towns known for franc

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Saint emillon
(Medoc & graves)

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4
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Bordeaux towns known for merlot

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Saint emillon
Pomerol

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5
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Bordeaux towns known for sauvignon blanc semillon blends

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Pessac leognan
Graves

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6
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4 sub regions of Loire
And their white grape varietals

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

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7
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Where is central valley and what’s its climate

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Loire
Inland
Cool continental

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8
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Where is nantais and what’s its climate

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Loire
Coastal
Maritime

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9
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Where is anjou and what’s its climate

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

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10
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Where is tourraine and what’s its climate

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Loire
Inland
Cool, wet, clay soils

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Sancerre

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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

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12
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Pouilly fume

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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

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13
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Where is sauvignon blanc grown in loire

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

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14
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What is white tourraine?

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Sauvignon blanc
Less concentration, simple fruity style

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15
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Villages known for chenin blanc in loire

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

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16
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Vouvray

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

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Samur

A

Loire
Anjou-samur
Sparkling chenin blanc traditional method

18
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Anjou

A

Loire
Anjou-samur
Chenin blanc
Dry wines, usually oaked

19
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Savennieres

A

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

20
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Coteaux de layoun

A

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

21
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Where is melon blanc grown in loire

A

Mostly nantais (coastal)
Generally known as muscadet

22
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Appellations for muscadet in loire

A

In nantais..
Muscadet
Muscadet sevre et main

23
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River in coteaux du layon

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River layon

24
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Cote de nuit key villages

A

Gevrey chamberten
Vougeot
Vosne Romanee
Nuits St George

25
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Cote de beaune key villages and wine colours

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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

26
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Style and contributing factors of bourgogne hautes cotes De nuit/beaune

A

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

27
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Menetou salon

A

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

28
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Difference between pouilly fume and pouilly fuisse

A

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

29
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4 key villages in challonaise
And colours

A

Rully - more whites Inc sparkling
Mercury - red wines highest rep
Givry - reds
Montagny - only whites

Premier crus, no grand crus

30
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Regional app on macconaise

A

Macon
Red or white
White - med acid, m- f body, apple, citrus, mlf

Macon villages - more ripeness, body, character

31
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2 Village appellations in macconaise

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Pouilly fuisse
Saint Veran

Tropical, stone fruit, toast oak
SE slopes, ampitheature

32
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River in Chablis

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River serein

33
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Risk in chablis

A

Frost
Heaters and sprinklers used

34
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Village vs cru locations chablis

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

35
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Mountains in cote d or

A

Massif central

36
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Regional appellations for cote challonaiise

A

Bourgogne cote challonaise

37
Q

Pommard v pomerol

A

Pommard
Burgundy, Cote d beaune
Pinot noir

Pomerol
Right bank bordeuax
Merlot

38
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Regional appellation for cote Challonaise

A

Bourgogne cote challonaise

39
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Vy situation in challonaise

A

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

Wset 3 Region Towns (3 decks)

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