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What are the soil in Champange?

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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.

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What are the areas of production in Champagne?

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Montagne de Reims, Valle de la Marne, Cote des Blancs, Cote de Sezanne, Cote de Bars (Aube)

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What grape Montagne de Reims known for?

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Pinot Noir (40.5% in terms of planting)

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What is the dominant grape of Vallee de la Marne?

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Pinot Meunier (59% planting)

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What is the dominant grape of Cote des Blancs?

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Chardonnay (95% planting)

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What are the permitted grapes in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Arbane, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Voltis

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What is Rose de Riceys?

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An AOC producing 100% Pinot Noir Rose from Cotes de Bars (Aube)

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What is the river that flows through the middle of Champagne?

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River Marne

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What is CIVC?

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Comité Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne. Enforces all AOC regulation and regulate size of harvest.

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Name the Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims.

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Sillery, Puisieul, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Tours-sur-Marne

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Name the Grand Cru in Vallee de la Marne.

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Ay

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Name the Grand Crus in Cote des Blancs

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Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger

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What are the training methods in Champagne?

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Chablis, Simple/Double guyot, Cordon de Royat, Vallee de la Marne (only got Pinot Meunier)

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What does CM stands for in Champagne?

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Cooperative de Manipulant, champagne made by co-operative

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What does NM means in Champagne?

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Negociant-Manipulant, sold under the house it is made

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What is RM in Champagne.

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Recoltant-Manipulant, champagne is produced by grower of the grapes. Aka Grower’s Champagne.

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What are some terms producers can use to indicate Champagne/Traditional method?

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La methode traditionnelle, methode classique, metodo classico, traditional method, classic method.

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What is liqueur de tirage?

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Process of adding liquid sugar, yeast, tannins and fining to produce a second fermentation.

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What is remuage?

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Process of moving dead yeasty cells into the bidule (plastic cup) under the crown, ready for removal.

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Who invented and developed remuage?

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Madame Nicole-Barbe Clicquot-Ponsardin

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Who invented la methode Champenoise?

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Dom Perignon, Abbey at Hautvillers.

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What is the minimum aging requirement of NV Champagne?

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15 months on lees.

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What is the minimum aging requirement for Vintage-dated Champagne?

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36 months on lees.

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What is Coteaux Champenoise?

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AOC for Still wines in Champagne. Can be Rouge, Blanc, Rose.

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What is Blocage?

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Reserving wines from good years to be used for poorer years/short harvest/large sales increase.

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What are the Cremants in France?

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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

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What is the minimum aging requirement for most Cremant?

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12 months in total, 9 months on lees.

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Where can you find Eminent and Grand Eminent? What is the minimum aging requirement?

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Cremant de Bourgogne.

Eminent - 2 years in lees.
Grand Eminent - 3 years in lees, followed by 3 months in bottle.

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What are the names of the level of dosage, with the approximate amount of sugar (in g/l).

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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

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What is liqueur d’expedition?

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Process of adding sweetened wine (dosage)

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What are the names of the bottle size, and its quantity.

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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)

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Name the Prestige Cuvée from the Champagne Houses.

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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

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Where can you find Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise? And what is it?

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Beaumes-de-Venise in Côtes du Rhônes. VDN (Vin Doux Naturel) white made from Muscat Blancs a Petits Grains.

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Where can you find Rivesaltes AOC? What is it?

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Roussillon. VDN made from either Muscat (Muscat de Rivesaltes) or Grenache, Muscat, Macabeu, Muscat, Carignan, Cinsault (Rivesaltes)

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Where can you find Maury AOC? What style of wine is produced?

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Roussillon. VDN red, white, rose, amber from Grenache, Muscat, Macabeu. Also produced Maury Rancio and Maury VDL.

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What is Pineau des Charentes?

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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

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What are the affecting factors of Alsace?

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Vosges Mountain (creates rain shadow). German Black Forest.

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What is the climate in Alsace?

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Dry continental.

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What are the department of Alsace?

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Bas-Rhin & Haut-Rhin (most of the quality wines are produced here)

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What are the soils found in Alsace?

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Marl, limestone, gneiss, schist, sandstone, granite, clay, volcanic soil, gres des Vosges (pink sand soil)

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What is the training method is Alsace?

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Guyot (single or double)

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When was Alsace AOC established?

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1965.

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What are the permitted grapes in Alsace?

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Auxerrois, Chasselas, Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat

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What are the noble grapes in Alsace?

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Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris

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What is Gentil?

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Blended wine in Alsace, using min. 50% of Noble grapes (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat) + Pinot Blanc/Sylvaner/Chasselas

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What is Edelzwicker?

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Blended wine in Alsace.

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How many sub-zones are there in Alsace? Name them and their restrictions.

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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

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What are the communes in Alsace?

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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

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How many Grand Crus are there in Alsace? Name them.

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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

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What are the permitted varietals in Cremant d’Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

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Is Chaptalization permitted in Alsace?

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Yes - for Alsace Grand Cru
No - for VT & SGN

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What is VT and SGN? And what is the min. must weight?

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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)

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What is the IGP that covers Bordeaux?

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Atlantique IGP

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What are the affecting factors of Bordeaux?

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Landes Forest, Bay of Biscay, River Gironde (Medoc), River Dordogne (Right Bank), River Garonne (Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes, Barsac), River Ciron (Sauternes)

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What are the departments in Bordeaux?

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Left Bank - Medoc, Haut-Medoc, Pessac Leognan, Graves
Right Bank - Saint-Emilion, Pomerol

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What is cresse de fer?

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Ironstone soil in Pomerol.

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57
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What is barriques?

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225L French oak barrels

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How long does a typical Bordeaux aged in barriques?

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2 years.

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When were the Chateaus in Medoc classified?

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1855.

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What are the regions in Medoc?

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(North to South) Medoc, Haut-Medoc, Saint-Estephe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien Listrac, Moulis, Margaux.

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What are the satellites of Saint-Emilion?

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Puisseguin, Lussac, Montagne, Saint-Georges

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Which are the sweet-wine producing regions in Bordeaux? What do they need?

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Sauternes, Barsac, Ceron, Cadillac, Loupiac, Saint-Croix-du-Mont. Botrytised grapes.

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What are the Cote de Bordeaux AOC?

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Cote de Bordeaux, Premier Cote de Bordeaux, Francs, Saint-Foy, Blaye, Cote de Blaye, Castillon, Cadillac, Bourg/Bourgeois,

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What AOCs lie within Entre-Deux-Mers?

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Entre-Deux-Mers, Cadillac, Graves de Vayres, Loupiac, Saint-Macaire, Croix-du-Mont

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What are the Cru Bourgeois classification?

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Cru Bourgeois Exceptional, Cru Bourgeois Superior, Cru Bourgeois.

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How many Cru Bourgeois Exceptional? Name them and their commune.

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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

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What are the changes in the 1855 Classification?

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1856 - Cantemerle added into the list.
1973 - Mouton promoted to First Growth

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What are the First Growths, and their communes?

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Pauillac - Latour, Lafite, Mouton
Margaux - Margaux
Graves - Haut-Brion

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What are the Second Growths, and their communes?

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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

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What are the Third Growths? Name their communes.

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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

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What are the Fourth Growth? Name their communes.

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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

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What are the Fifth Growth? Name their communes.

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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

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Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Saint-Estephe.

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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

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Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Pauillac?

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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

75
Q

Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Saint-Julien?

A

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

76
Q

Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Margaux?

A

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

77
Q

Second & Third Labels of the Chateaus in Haut-Medoc?

A

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)

78
Q

When was the Graves classification first introduced?

A

1953.

79
Q

What are the Chateau classified in Graves?

A

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

80
Q

When was the Graves classification last updated?

A

1959.

81
Q

What is Noble Rot called in France?

A

Pourriture Noble

82
Q

What are some popular Sauternes producers? And the dry wines produced.

A

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)

83
Q

When was the Chateaus in Sauternes classified?

A

1855.

84
Q

When was the Chateaus in Saint-Emilion classified?

A

First in 1955, then 1969, 1985, 1996, 2006*, 2011, 2022

*voided

85
Q

Name some Saint-Emilion producers? Second label and their classification.

A

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)

86
Q

What are some of the top producers in Pomerol and their second/third labels?

A

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

87
Q

What is passe-tout-gains?

A

Blended red/rose using min. 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Gamay

88
Q

What is the grape of Bouzeron?

A

Aligote.

89
Q

Where can you find Sauvignon Blanc in Burgundy?

A

Saint-Bris.

90
Q

Where can you find Pinot Noir in Chablis?

A

Irancy

91
Q

What are the Grand Crus of Chablis?

A

(North to South): Bougros, Preuses, Vaudesir, Grenouilles (smallest), Valmur, Les Clos (largest), Blanchot

92
Q

What is the 8th unofficial Grand Cru of Chablis, where and by who?

A

La-Moutonne. Between Vaudesir and Preuses. Domaine Long-Depaquit by Albert Bichot.

93
Q

What is the soil type for Chablis?

A

Kimmeridgian Chalk/Portlandian Clay

94
Q

What is the River that run through Chablis?

A

River Serein

95
Q

What is Chardonnay called locally in Chablis?

A

Beaunoise.

96
Q

What are Premier Crus in Chablis and their lieux-dits?

A

Left Bank (leaner style) - Beuroy (Cote de Savant, Troesmes), Chaume de Talvat, Cote de Lechet, Cote de Jouan, Les Beauregards (Cote de Cuisy), Montmain (Forets, Butteaux), Vau de Vey (Vaux Ragons), Vaillons (Beugnons, Chatains, Secher, Les Lys, Melinots, Roncieres, Les Epinottes), Vosgros (Vaugiraut), Vau Ligneau

Right Bank (oaky, creamy) - Berdiot, Cote de Vaubarousse, Fourchame (Cote de Fontenay, L’Homme Mort, Vaulorent, Vaupulent), Les Forneaux (Morein, Cote de Pres Girots), Mont di Milieu, Montee de Tonerre (Chapelot, Cote de Brechain, Pied d’Aloup), Vaucopin.

97
Q

What is Marsannay-la-Cote?

A

Rose from Marsannay.

98
Q

What are the AOC in Cote de Nuits?

A

(North to South) Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanee, Nuits-Saint-George

99
Q

What are the styles of wines in the Cote de Nuits?

A

Red, white, rose: Marsannay

Red & white: Fixin, Morey-St-Denis, Vougeot, Nuits-St-George

Red ONLY: Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny*, Vosne-Romanee

*Musigny Grand Cru can produce white.

100
Q

What are the Grand Crus in Gevry-Chambertin?

A

Chambertin, Chambertin Clos de Beze, Chapalle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Latricieres-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Mazoyeres-Chambertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin

101
Q

What are the Grand Crus in Morey-St-Denis?

A

Bonnes Mares (shared with Chambolle-Musigny), Clos de la Roche, Clos de Tart, Clos de Lambrays, Clos St Denis

102
Q

What are the Grand Crus in Chambolle-Musigny?

A

Bonnes Mares (shared with Morey-St-Denis), Musigny

103
Q

What are the Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanee?

A

Echezeaux, Grand-Echezeaux, La Grand Rue, Richebourg, La Romanee, Romanee Saint-Vivant, Romanee-Conti, La Tache

104
Q

What are some Monopole plots in Cote de Nuits?

A

Fixin (Premier Cru) - Philip Joliet/Domaine de la Perriere (Clos de la Perriere), Pierre Gelin (Clos Napoleon)

Gevrey-Chambertin (Premier Cru) - Domaine des Varoilles (Clos de Varoilles, La Romanee), Nuiton Beaunoy/Caves de Haute-Cotes (Clos du Chapitre), Faiveley (Issarts), Harmand-Geoffroy (La Boissiere)

Morey-St-Denis (Premier Cru) - Georges Roumier (La Bussiere)
Morey-St-Denis (Grand Cru) - Francois Pinault (Clos de Tart)

Chambolle-Musigny (Premier Cru) - Leymarie-Ceci (Aux Echanges)

Vougeot (Premier Cru) - Bertagna (Clos de la Perriere, only red), Domaine de la Vougeraie (Le Clos Blanc, only white)

Vosne-Romanee (Premier Cru) - Michel Gros (Clos de Reas)
Vosne-Romanee (Grand Cru) - Francois Lamarche (La Grand Rue), Comte Liger-Belair (La Romanee), Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (Romanee-Conti, La Tache)

Nuits-St-George (Premier Cru) - Prieure Roch (Clos de Corvees)

105
Q

What is the Grand Cru in Vougeot?

A

Clos de Vougeot

106
Q

What is the common soil type in Cote de Nuits?

A

Marl.

107
Q

What is the predominant soil type in Cote de Beaune?

A

Limestone.

108
Q

What are the AOC in Cote de Beaune?

A

(North to South): Pernand-Vergelesses, Ladoix, Aloxe-Corton, Savigny-Les-Beaune, Chorey-Les-Beaune, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault, Monthelie, Saint-Roman, Auxey-Duresses, Saint-Aubin, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Santenay, Maranges

109
Q

What is the principal soil of Cornas?

A

Gores - decomposed granite

110
Q

Biggest Grand Cru in Alsace?

A

Schlossberg, 80.28ha.

111
Q

Smallest Grand Cru in Alsace?

A

Kanzlerberg, 3.23ha.

112
Q

Maximum yield/ha for Alsace AOC?

A

Blanc: 80 hl/ha (72 with geographical designation, 68 with lieu-dit)
Rose: 75hl/ha
Rouge: 60hl/ha
VT: 55hl/ha
SGN: 50hl/ha

113
Q

What’s the Clos Vineyard in Kayserberg, by who?

A

Clos des Capucins, Domaine Weinbach

114
Q

Who produced from Clos de la Faille, and where is it?

A

Albert Mann, Wintzeheim.

115
Q

Zinc-Humbrecht has 3 important Clos Vineyard, where and what are they?

A

Clos Häuserer, Wintzenheim.
Clos Jesbal, Turckheim.
Clos Windsbuhl, Hunawihr.

116
Q

Who produced Clos Himmelreich and Clos des Recollets, where?

A

Lucien Albrecht.
Himmelreich, Orschwihr.
Recollets, Rouffach.

117
Q

What are the 2 important Clos in Andlau, and by who?

A

Marc Kreydenweiss. Clos Rebberg, Clos Rebgarten.

118
Q

Jean Sipp replanted Pinot Gris in this site in 1963, where?

A

Clos Ribeaupierre (Clos du Schlossberg), Ribeauville.

119
Q

Max yield/ha for Alsace Grand Cru?

A

Blanc: 50hl/ha
Rouge: 40hl/ha
VT: 50hl/ha
SGN: 40hl/ha

120
Q

What is the training method in Alsace?

A

Guyot - simple & double

121
Q

First vintage of Trimbach Clos St Hune?

A

1919.

122
Q

First vintage of Trimbach Cuvée Frederic Emile?

A

1967.

123
Q

What are the 4 accessory varietals added in Bordeaux in 2021?

A

Touriga Nacional, Marselan, Arinarnoa, Castets

124
Q

What are the communes of Margaux?

A

Soussans, Margaux, Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac

125
Q

What are the communes in Pessac-Leognan?

A

Pessac, Leognan, Cadaujac, Canejan, Gradignan, Martillac, Merignac, Saint Medard-d’Eyrans, Talence, Villenave-d’Ornon

126
Q

Communes of Sauternes?

A

Sauternes, Barsac, Fargues, Priegnac, Bommes

127
Q

Min. must weight and RS for Sauternes?

A

221g/l must weight. 45 g/l RS.

128
Q

What is the size of La Romanee Grand Cru?

A

0.85, smallest Grand Cru.

129
Q

What is the biggest Grand Cru in Burgundy?

A

Corton, 160.19ha.

130
Q

Name the lieu-dit monopole within Corton.

A

Clos de Corton Faiveley, Domaine Faiveley. 2ha.

131
Q

Where is Santenots 1er Cru? What are the lieux-dits?

A

Situated in Meursault’s border, South of Volnay. Sold under Volnay.

Santenots-du-Milieu, Les Santenots-Dessus, Les Santenots-Blanc and Les Pleures.

132
Q

Where is Les Amoureses located?

A

Chambolle-Musigny. Above Vougeot, below Musigny Grand Cru.

133
Q

What are the 4 communes of Pouilly-Fusse?

A

Fuisse, Solutre-Pouilly, Vergisson, Chaintre

134
Q

When did Vire-Clisse gained AOC status?

A

1999.

135
Q

What is the Bordeaux mixture?

A

Copper Sulfate-Lime concoction against Peronospera (downy mildew)

136
Q

Which Chateau opt out on en primeur since 2012?

A

Chateau Latour

137
Q

Who owns Chateau Montrose? What other holdings?

A

Martin & Olivier Bouygues. Tronquoy-Lalande, Clos Rougeard.

138
Q

Which holding does Michel Reybier owns?

A

Cos d’Estournel, Cos Labory, Andron Blanquet, La Mascaronne (Provence), Hetszolo (Tokaj)

139
Q

What are the second wine for Lafon-Rochet?

A

Les Pelerins de Lafon Rochet, Les Secrets de Lafon Rochet (only for export market)

140
Q

Who owns Lafon-Rochet? What other holdings?

A

Jacky Lorenzetti. Lilian Ladouys, Pedesclaux, d’Issan (50%)

141
Q

Who owns Lynch-Bages & Ormes de Pez?

A

Cazes Family.

142
Q

In which year(s) did Phelan Segur not released their wines?

A

1983, 1984, 1985.

143
Q

What’s the second and third label of Phelan Segur.

A

Frank Phelan (first vintage 1986), La Croix Bonis.

144
Q

Second label of Tranquoy Lalande?

A

Tranquoy de Sainte Anne.

145
Q

In which year did Tranquoy Lalande became Tranquoy?

A

2022.

146
Q

What is the style of Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux?

A

Sweet white wine, min 36g/l RS.

147
Q

Oldest Champagne house?

A

Gosset, 1582. Made still wines at first.

Oldest sparkling house - Ruinart, 1729.

148
Q

What is a muselet?

A

Wire cage on Champagne/Sparkling wines.

149
Q

What is the name of the Champagne cage?

A

Muselet.

150
Q

What is the sub zone of Arbois?

A

Abergement-le-Grand, Arbois, Les Arsures, Mathenay, Mesnay, Molamboz, Montigny-lès-Arsures, Les Planches-près-Arbois, Pupillin, Saint-Cyr-Montmalin, Vadans, Villette-lès-Arbois

151
Q

What is the aging requirement of Arbois Vin Jaune?

A

6 years in barrel, 60 months under voile (flor)

152
Q

What are the subzones of Muscadet Sevre et Maines?

A

Clisson, Gorges, Le Pallet, Goulaine, Mouzillon-Tillieres, Monnieres-Saint-Fiacre, Chateau Thebaud

153
Q

What are the AOC within Savennieres AOC?

A

Roche Aux Moines AOC, Coulee de Serrant AOC (Nicolas Joly’s monopole)

154
Q

What is the min RS for Coteaux du Layon? Coteaux du Layon Chaume Premier Cru?

A

CdL: 34g/l
CdL Chaume: 80g/l (68g/l before 2011)

155
Q

What is the min RS for Coteaux de l’Aubance

A

34g/l

156
Q

What is the min RS for Bonnezeux

A

51g/l. Chaptalization is allowed.

157
Q

Min RS for Quarts de Chaume?

A

85g/l (34g/l before 2011)

158
Q

What are the 7 villages entitled to add their name to Coteaux du Layon?

A

Beaulieu-sur-Layon (Beaulieu), Faye d’Anjou (Faye), Rochefort-sur-Loire (Rochefort), Rablay-sur-Layon (Rablay), Saint Aubin de Luigne (Saint Aubin), Saint Lambert du Lattay (Saint Lambert), Chaume.

159
Q

What is the soil of Saumur?

A

Tuffeau limestone.

160
Q

What are the soil for Chinon?

A

Tuffeau, clay, varennes

161
Q

What are the communes of Vouvray?

A

Chançay, Noizay, Parçay-Meslay, Reugny, Rochecorbon, Tours, Vernou-sur-Brenne, Vouvray

162
Q

What is the grape for Pouilly-sur-Loire?

A

Chasselas.

163
Q

What is Anjou Blanc & Anjou Noir?

A

Anjou Noir - Black Schist
Anjou Blanc - limestone

164
Q

Red producing Premier Cru of Chassagne Montrachet?

A

Clos St Jean, La Cardeusse (monopole of Domaine Bernard-Moreau), Morgeot, La Boudriotte

165
Q

First AOC of France?

A

Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 1936.

166
Q

What is Arzelle?

A

Thin topsoil, powdery decomposed mica near Condrieu.

167
Q

Permitted grapes of CDP?

A

Grenache (Noir, Gris and Blanc), Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Brun Argenté (Vaccarèse), Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Muscardin, Picardan, Piquepoul (Noir, Gris and Blanc), Terret Noir

168
Q

Cote du Rhone Village?

A

Chusclan, Gadagne, Laudun, Massif d’Uchaux, Nyons, Plan de Dieu, Puyméras, Roaix, Rochegude, Rousset-les-Vignes, Sablet, Saint-Andéol, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Maurice, Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes, Sainte-Cécile, Séguret, Signargues, Suze-la-Rousse, Vaison-la-Romaine, Valréas, Visan

169
Q

Which commune can label under Rasteau?

A

Cairanne, Sablet, Rasteau

170
Q

AOC linked to Nuclear plant?

A

Grignan-les-Adhemar (change from 2010, prior was Cote du Tricastin)

171
Q

Which AOC used to be from Languedoc?

A

Costieres de Nimes

172
Q

Subregion of Cotes de Provence?

A

Pierrefeu, Sainte-Victoire, Frejus, Notre-Dame des Anges, La Londe

173
Q

Which Cote de Provence can produce white?

A

La Londe

174
Q

Requirement of Bandol?

A

Blanc: Min 50% Clairette, remaining Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc

Rose: Min 20% Mouvedre, remaining Cinsault, Grenache

Rouge: Min 50% Mouvedre, remaining Cinsault, Grenache. 18 months in barrel.

175
Q

5 AOC producing style similar to CDP?

A

Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaume-de-Venise, Vinsorbes, Cairanne

176
Q

What is Nielluccio

A

Sangiovese, in Corsica

177
Q

Crossing of Petit Meslier?

A

Gouais Blanc X Savagnin

178
Q

Crossing of Petit Meslier?

A

Gouais Blanc X Savagnin

179
Q

Northernmost and Southernmost Grand Cru in Alsace?

A

Northernmost - Steinklotz
Southernmost - Rangen

180
Q

Northernmost premier cru in Chablis?

A

L’homme Mort (Right Bank)

181
Q

Southernmost premier cru in Chablis?

A

Vaucoupin (Right bank)

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