France Flashcards
What are the soil in Champange?
Belemnite, Micraster chalk, Kimmeridgian clay (Cote de Bars)
Montagne de Reims and Cote des Blancs has higher chalk content.
Vallee de la Marne & Cote de Sezanne has higher marl and sandstone.
What are the areas of production in Champagne?
Montagne de Reims, Valle de la Marne, Cote des Blancs, Cote de Sezanne, Cote de Bars (Aube)
What grape Montagne de Reims known for?
Pinot Noir (40.5% in terms of planting)
What is the dominant grape of Vallee de la Marne?
Pinot Meunier (59% planting)
What is the dominant grape of Cote des Blancs?
Chardonnay (95% planting)
What are the permitted grapes in Champagne?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Arbane, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Voltis
What is Rose de Riceys?
An AOC producing 100% Pinot Noir Rose from Cotes de Bars (Aube)
What is the river that flows through the middle of Champagne?
River Marne
What is CIVC?
Comité Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne. Enforces all AOC regulation and regulate size of harvest.
Name the Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims.
Sillery, Puisieul, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Tours-sur-Marne
Name the Grand Cru in Vallee de la Marne.
Ay
Name the Grand Crus in Cote des Blancs
Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger
What are the training methods in Champagne?
Chablis, Simple/Double guyot, Cordon de Royat, Vallee de la Marne (only got Pinot Meunier)
What does CM stands for in Champagne?
Cooperative de Manipulant, champagne made by co-operative
What does NM means in Champagne?
Negociant-Manipulant, sold under the house it is made
What is RM in Champagne.
Recoltant-Manipulant, champagne is produced by grower of the grapes. Aka Grower’s Champagne.
What are some terms producers can use to indicate Champagne/Traditional method?
La methode traditionnelle, methode classique, metodo classico, traditional method, classic method.
What is liqueur de tirage?
Process of adding liquid sugar, yeast, tannins and fining to produce a second fermentation.
What is remuage?
Process of moving dead yeasty cells into the bidule (plastic cup) under the crown, ready for removal.
Who invented and developed remuage?
Madame Nicole-Barbe Clicquot-Ponsardin
Who invented la methode Champenoise?
Dom Perignon, Abbey at Hautvillers.
What is the minimum aging requirement of NV Champagne?
15 months on lees.
What is the minimum aging requirement for Vintage-dated Champagne?
36 months on lees.
What is Coteaux Champenoise?
AOC for Still wines in Champagne. Can be Rouge, Blanc, Rose.
What is Blocage?
Reserving wines from good years to be used for poorer years/short harvest/large sales increase.
What are the Cremants in France?
Cremant de Luxembourg (in Luxembourg), Cremant d’Alsace, Cremant de Loire, Cremant de Bordeaux, Cremant de Jura, Cremant de Bourgogne, Cremant de Savoie, Cremant de Die (Rhone), Cremant de Limoux
What is the minimum aging requirement for most Cremant?
12 months in total, 9 months on lees.
Where can you find Eminent and Grand Eminent? What is the minimum aging requirement?
Cremant de Bourgogne.
Eminent - 2 years in lees.
Grand Eminent - 3 years in lees, followed by 3 months in bottle.
What are the names of the level of dosage, with the approximate amount of sugar (in g/l).
Brut Nature (bone dry) - 0-3g/l
Extra Brut (very dry) - 0-6g/l
Brut (dry) - 0-12g/l
Extra sec (dry - off-dry) - 12-17g/l
Sec (medium) - 18-32g/l
Demi-sec (sweet) - 32-50g/l
Doux (very sweet) - >50g/l
What is liqueur d’expedition?
Process of adding sweetened wine (dosage)
What are the names of the bottle size, and its quantity.
Quarter bottle - 185ml
Half bottle - 375ml
Bottle - 750ml
Magnum - 1.5L (2 bottles)
Jeroboam - 3L (4 bottles)
Methuselah - 6L (8 bottles)
Salmanazar - 9L (12 bottles)
Balthazar - 12L (16 bottles)
Nebuchadnezzar - 15L (20 bottles)
Solomon - 18L (24 bottles)
Primate - 27L (36 bottles)
Name the Prestige Cuvée from the Champagne Houses.
Ayala: Perle d’Ayala
Billecart-Salmon: Nicolás François Billecart, Grand Cuvee, Elisabeth Salmón Rose
Bollinger: La Grande Annee, RD (Recemment Degorge)
Bruno Paillard: N.P.U (Nec Plus Ultra)
Boizel: Joyau de France
Charles Heidsieck: Blanc de Millenaires
Drappier: Grand Sendree Rose, Charles de Gaulle
Duval-Leroy: Femme de Champagne
Delamotte: Nicolas Louis Delamotte
Deutz: William Duetz, Amour de Deutz
Gosset: Celebris
Henriot: Hemera
Lanson: Noble Cuvée
Jacquart: Cuvée Alpha
Krug: Collection, Grande Cuvée, Clos du Mesnil, Clos d’Ambonnay
Laurent Perrier: Grand Siècle La Cuvée
Louis Roederer: Cristal
Moet et Chandon: Dom Perignon
G.H. Mumm: Cuvée R Lalou
Perrier-Jouet: Belle Epoque, Fleur de Champagne
Philipponat: Clos des Goisses
Pol Roger: Sir Winston Churchill
Piper-Hiedsieck: Rare
Pommery: Cuvee Louise
Ruinart: Dom Ruinart
Taittinger: Comte de Champagne
Veuve Clicqout: La Grande Dame
Vilmart: Coeur de Cuvee
Where can you find Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise? And what is it?
Beaumes-de-Venise in Côtes du Rhônes. VDN (Vin Doux Naturel) white made from Muscat Blancs a Petits Grains.
Where can you find Rivesaltes AOC? What is it?
Roussillon. VDN made from either Muscat (Muscat de Rivesaltes) or Grenache, Muscat, Macabeu, Muscat, Carignan, Cinsault (Rivesaltes)
Where can you find Maury AOC? What style of wine is produced?
Roussillon. VDN red, white, rose, amber from Grenache, Muscat, Macabeu. Also produced Maury Rancio and Maury VDL.
What is Pineau des Charentes?
VDL AOC by adding 25% Cognac (min. 1 year) to 75% must.
Vieux Pineau - min. aged for 5 years
Old - min. aged for 7 years
Very/Extra Old - min. aged for 12 years
What are the affecting factors of Alsace?
Vosges Mountain (creates rain shadow). German Black Forest.
What is the climate in Alsace?
Dry continental.
What are the department of Alsace?
Bas-Rhin & Haut-Rhin (most of the quality wines are produced here)
What are the soils found in Alsace?
Marl, limestone, gneiss, schist, sandstone, granite, clay, volcanic soil, gres des Vosges (pink sand soil)
What is the training method is Alsace?
Guyot (single or double)
When was Alsace AOC established?
1965.
What are the permitted grapes in Alsace?
Auxerrois, Chasselas, Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat
What are the noble grapes in Alsace?
Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris
What is Gentil?
Blended wine in Alsace, using min. 50% of Noble grapes (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat) + Pinot Blanc/Sylvaner/Chasselas
What is Edelzwicker?
Blended wine in Alsace.
How many sub-zones are there in Alsace? Name them and their restrictions.
13.
Blanc Wines only: Blienschwiller, Côtes de Barr, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Scherwiller, Vallée Noble, Val Saint Grégoire, Wolxheim, Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg, Bergheim
Rouge Wines only: Ottrott, Rodern, Saint-Hippolyte
Blanc and Rouge Wines: Côte de Rouffach
What are the communes in Alsace?
Haut Rhin: Ammerschwihr, Beblenheim, Bennwihr, Bergheim, Bergholtz, Bergholtz-Zell, Berrwiller, Buhl, Cernay, Colmar, Eguisheim, Gueberschwihr, Guebwiller, Hartmanswiller, Hattstatt, Herrlisheim, Houssen, Hunawihr, Husseren-les-Châteaux, Ingersheim, Jungholtz, Katzenthal, Kaysersberg, Kientzheim, Leimbach, Mittelwihr, Niedermorschwihr, Obermorschwihr, Orschwihr, Osenbach, Pfaffenheim, Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr, Rorschwihr, Rodern, Rouffach, Saint-Hippolyte, Sigolsheim, Soultz, Soultzmatt, Steinbach, Thann, Turckheim, Uffholtz, Vieux-Thann, Voegtlinshoffen, Walbach, Wattwiller, Westhalten, Wettolsheim, Wihr-au-Val, Wintzenheim, Wuenheim, Zellenberg, Zimmerbach
Bas Rhin: Albé, Andlau, Avolsheim, Balbronn, Barr, Bergbieten, Bernardswiller, Bernardvillé, Bischoffsheim, Blienschwiller, Boersch, Bourgheim, Châtenois, Cleebourg, Dahlenheim, Dambach-la-Ville, Dangolsheim, Dieffenthal, Dorlisheim, Eichhoffen, Epfig, Ergersheim, Flexbourg, Furdenheim, Gertwiller, Gimbrett-Berstett, Goxwiller, Heiligenstein, Itterswiller, Kienheim, Kintzheim, Kirchheim, Kuttolsheim, Marlenheim, Mittelbergheim, Molsheim, Mutzig, Nothalten, Nordheim, Oberhoffen les Wissembourg, Obernai, Odratzheim, Orschwiller, Osthoffen, Ottrott, Reichsfeld, Riedseltz, Rosenwiller, Rosheim, Rott, Saint-Nabor, Saint-Pierre, Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett, Scherwiller, Soultz-les-Bains, Steinseltz, Stotzheim, Traenheim, Villé, Wangen, Westhoffen, Wissembourg, Wolxheim, Zellwiller
How many Grand Crus are there in Alsace? Name them.
51 Grand Crus.
Altenberg de Bergbieten
Altenberg de Bergheim
Altenberg de Wolxheim
Brand
Bruderthal
Eichberg
Engelberg
Florimont
Frankstein
Froehn
Furstentum
Geisburg
Gloeckelberg
Goldert
Hatschbourg
Hengst
Kaefferkopf (latest GC: 2007)
Kanzlerberg (smallest GC: 3.2ha)
Kastelberg
Kessler
Kirchberg de Barr
Kirchberg de Ribeauville
Kitterle
Mambourg
Mandelberg
Marckrain
Moenchberg
Muenchberg
Ollwiller
Osterberg
Pfersiberg
Pfingstberg
Praelatenberg
Rangen
Rosacker
Saering
Schlossberg (First & largest GC: 1975, 80.3ha)
Schoenenbourg
Sommerberg
Sonnenglanz
Spiegel
Sporen
Steinert
Steingrubler
Steinklotz
Vorbourg
Wiebelsberg
Wineck-Schlossberg
Winzenberg
Zinnkoepfle
Zotzenberg
What are the permitted varietals in Cremant d’Alsace?
Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Is Chaptalization permitted in Alsace?
Yes - for Alsace Grand Cru
No - for VT & SGN
What is VT and SGN? And what is the min. must weight?
VT - Vendanges Tardives (late harvest). Riesling & Muscat (244g/l), Gewurztraminer & Pinot Gris (270g/l)
SGN - Selection de Grains Noble (botrytised grapes). Riesling & Muscat (276g/l), Gewurztraminer & Pinot Gris (306g/l)
What is the IGP that covers Bordeaux?
Atlantique IGP
What are the affecting factors of Bordeaux?
Landes Forest, Bay of Biscay, River Gironde (Medoc), River Dordogne (Right Bank), River Garonne (Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes, Barsac), River Ciron (Sauternes)
What are the departments in Bordeaux?
Left Bank - Medoc, Haut-Medoc, Pessac Leognan, Graves
Right Bank - Saint-Emilion, Pomerol
What is cresse de fer?
Ironstone soil in Pomerol.
What is barriques?
225L French oak barrels
How long does a typical Bordeaux aged in barriques?
2 years.
When were the Chateaus in Medoc classified?
1855.
What are the regions in Medoc?
(North to South) Medoc, Haut-Medoc, Saint-Estephe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien Listrac, Moulis, Margaux.
What are the satellites of Saint-Emilion?
Puisseguin, Lussac, Montagne, Saint-Georges
Which are the sweet-wine producing regions in Bordeaux? What do they need?
Sauternes, Barsac, Ceron, Cadillac, Loupiac, Saint-Croix-du-Mont. Botrytised grapes.
What are the Cote de Bordeaux AOC?
Cote de Bordeaux, Premier Cote de Bordeaux, Francs, Saint-Foy, Blaye, Cote de Blaye, Castillon, Cadillac, Bourg/Bourgeois,
What AOCs lie within Entre-Deux-Mers?
Entre-Deux-Mers, Cadillac, Graves de Vayres, Loupiac, Saint-Macaire, Croix-du-Mont
What are the Cru Bourgeois classification?
Cru Bourgeois Exceptional, Cru Bourgeois Superior, Cru Bourgeois.
How many Cru Bourgeois Exceptional? Name them and their commune.
14.
Haut-Medoc: d’Agassac, Arnauld, Belle-Vue, Cambon la Pelouse, Charmail, Malescasse, de Malleret, du Taillan
Saint Estephe: Le Bosq, Lillian-Ladouy, Le Crock
Listrac: Lestage
Margaux: Paveil du Luze, d’Arsac
What are the changes in the 1855 Classification?
1856 - Cantemerle added into the list.
1973 - Mouton promoted to First Growth
What are the First Growths, and their communes?
Pauillac - Latour, Lafite, Mouton
Margaux - Margaux
Graves - Haut-Brion
What are the Second Growths, and their communes?
St. Estephe - Cos d’Estournel, Montrose
Pauillac - Pichón Barón, Pichón Comtesse de Lalande
St. Julien - Leoville Las Cases, Leoville Poyferre, Leoville Barton, Gruaud Larode, Ducru Beaucaillou
Margaux - Rauzan Segla, Rauzan Gassies, Durfort-Vivens, Lascombes, Brane-Cantenac
What are the Third Growths? Name their communes.
Saint-Estephe: Calon Segur
Saint-Julien: Lagrange, Langoa Barton
Margaux: Malescot-St-Exupery, Desmirail, Ferriere, Marquis d’Alesme Becker, Kirwan, d’Issan, Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Brown, Palmer, Giscours
Haut-Medoc: La Lagune
What are the Fourth Growth? Name their communes.
Saint-Estephe: Lafon-Rochet
Pauillac: Duhart-Milon
Saint-Julien: Saint-Pierre, Talbot, Branaire-Ducru, Beychevelle
Margaux: Marquis de Terme, Pouget, Prieure-Lichine
Haut-Medoc: La Tour Carnet
What are the Fifth Growth? Name their communes.
Saint-Estephe: Cos Labory
Pauillac: Pontet-Canet, Batailly, Haut-Batailly, Haut-Bages-Liberl, Lynch-Bages, Lynch-Moussas, Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Grand-Puy-Ducasse, d’Armailhac, Pedesclaux, Clerc Milon, Croizet-Bages
Marguax: Dauzac, du Tetre
Haut-Medoc: Cantemerle, Canensac, Belgrave
Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Saint-Estephe.
Cos d’Estournel - Les Pagodes de Cos
Montrose - La Dame de Montrose, Tertio de Montrose
Calon Segur - Le Marquis de Calon Segur, Le C de Calon Segur
Lafon-Rochet - Les Pelerins de Lafon Rochet
Cos Labory - Le Saint Estephe de Cos Labory
Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Pauillac?
Lafite - Carruades de Lafite, Anseillan
Latour - Les Forts de Latour, Le Pauillac de Chateau Latour
Mouton - Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild
Pichón Barón - Les Griffons de Pichón Barón
Pichón Comtesse de Lalande - Pichón Comtesse Reserve
Duhart-Milon - Moulin de Duhart
Batailley - Lions de Batailley, Pauillac de Batailley
Clerc Milon - Pastourelle de Clerc-Milon
Croizet-Bages - Alias Croizet-Bages
Grand-Puy-Ducasse - Prelude a Grand Puy Ducasse
Grand-Puy-Lacoste - Lacoste Borie
Haut-Bages-Liberal - La Chapelle de Bages/La Fleur de Haut-Bages-libéral/La Pauillac de Haut-Bages Libéral
Haut Batailley - Verso
Lynch-Bages - Echo de Lynch Bages, Pauillac de Lynch Bages
Lynch-Moussas - Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas
Pedesclaux - Fleur de Pedesclaux
Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Saint-Julien?
Ducru-Beaucaillou - La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, Le-Petit Ducru de Ducru Beaucaillou
Gruaud Larose - Sarget de Gruaud Larose
Leoville-Barton - Reserve Leoville Barton
Leoville Las Cases - Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases
Leoville Poyferre - Pavillon de Poyferre
Lagrange - Le Fiefs de Lagrange
Beychevelle - Admiral de Beychevelle
Saint-Pierre - Espirit de Saint-Pierre
Talbot - Connetable Talbot
Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Margaux?
Margaux - Pavillon Rouge, Marguax du Chateau Margaux
Brane-Cantenac - Baron de Brane, Margaux de Brane
Durfort-Vinens - Vivens Rouge, Relais de Durfort Vivens
Lascombes - Chevalier de Lascombes
Rauzan-Segla - Segla
Rauzan-Gassies - Gassies
Boyd Cantenac - Jacques Boyd/Josephine de Boyd/La Crois de Boyd
Cantenac Brown - Brio de Cantenac Brown
Desmirail - Fontarney (French), Initial de Desmirail (Export)
Ferriere - Les Remparts de Ferriére/Le Dame de Ferriére
Giscours - La Sirene de Giscours
d’Issan - Blasón d’Issan
Kirwan - Les Charmes de Kirwan
Malescot-St-Exupery - La Dame de Malescot
Palmer - Alter Ego
Marquis du Terme - Cuvve 1762
Pouget - Antoine Pouget
Prieure-Lichine - Confidences de Prieure-Lichine
Dauzac - Aurore De Dauzac, La-Bastide Dauzac
du Tertre - Les Hauts du Tertre
Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Haut-Medoc?
La Lagune - Moulin de La Lagune
La Tour Carnet - Les Pensee de La Tour Carnet
Belgrave - Diane de Belgrave
Camensac - La Closserie de Camensac
Cantemerle - Les Allees des Cantemerle
Sociando-Mallet - La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet, Jean Gautreau (Barrel Selected)
When was the Graves classification first introduced?
1953.
What are the Chateau classified in Graves?
White: Couhins, Couhins-Lurton
Red: Fieuzal, Haut-Brion, Haut Bailly, La Mission Haut-Brion, Latour Haut Brion, Pape-Clement, Smith-Haut-Lafite
Red & White: Bouscaut, Carbonnieux, Domaine de Chevalier, Latour-Martillac, Olivier, Malartic-Legraviere
When was the Graves classification last updated?
1959.
What is Noble Rot called in France?
Pourriture Noble
What are some popular Sauternes producers? And the dry wines produced.
Sauternes - d’Yquem (Y’grec), Guiraud (G de Chateau Guiraud), d’Arche (A d’Arche)
Barsac - Coutet (Opalie), Climens (Asphodele)
Preignac - Suduirant (S de Suduirant)
Fargues - Rieussec (R de Rieussec)
When was the Chateaus in Sauternes classified?
1855.
When was the Chateaus in Saint-Emilion classified?
First in 1955, then 1969, 1985, 1996, 2006*, 2011, 2022
*voided
Name some Saint-Emilion producers? Second label and their classification.
Grand Cru Classe A: Pavie (Aromes de Pavie), Figeac (Petit Figeauc)
Grand Cru Classe B: Clos Fourtet (Closserie de Fourtet), Troplong-Mondot (Mondot)
Ausone (Chapelle d’Ausone), Cheval Blanc (Le Petit Cheval), Angelus (Carillon d’Angelus, No, 3 d’Angelus)
What are some of the top producers in Pomerol and their second/third labels?
Clinet (Fleur de Clinet, By Clinet)
La Conseillante (Duo de Conseillante)
L’Eglise Clinet (La Peti Eglise)
L’Evangile (Blasson de L’Evangile)
Gazin (L’Hospitalet de Gazin)
Lafleur (Les Pensees de Lafleur)
Lafleur-Petrus
Petrus
Le Pin
Certan
Certan de May
Trotanoy (Esperance de Trotanoy)
Vieux Chateau Certain (La Gravette de Certan)
Latour a Pomerol
What is passe-tout-gains?
Blended red/rose using min. 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Gamay
What is the grape of Bouzeron?
Aligote.