France

Question 1

Name three bodies of water in Bordeaux region

Answer 1

Garonne, Dordogne, Atlantic ocean

Question 2

What’s the major soils in Pessac Léognan and how its influence the grape

Answer 2

Pessac leognan is composed of graves which retains heat and permit a good water draining which is perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon that’s needs heat to ripen

Question 3

Name the five 1st growth of Bordeaux and their villages

Answer 3

Pauillac (3) - Latour - mouton Rothschild - lafitte Rothschild
Margaux - chateau Margaux
Pessac leognan - chateau Haut- Brion

Question 4

Names one 2nd growth per villages left bank

Answer 4

Margaux - Chateau Razan Segla
Pauillac - Pichon longue ville comtesse de Lalande
Saint Julien - Leoville las cases
Saint estephe- chateau Montrose

Question 5

Name the three levels of classification of cru bourgeois

Answer 5

CRu bourgeois / cru bourgeois supérieur / cru bourgeois exceptionnels

Question 6

Names 2 first growth in Sauternes classification

Answer 6

Château suduiraut / château rieussec / château lafaurie -peyraguey

Question 7

Name the three différents grades of the saint emillion classification

Answer 7

Premiers cru classe À / premiers crus classe B / premiers crus classés

Question 8

Names 5 top producers in Pomerol

Answer 8

Petrus / Le Pin / château Lafleur / Clos l’eglise / la conseillante

Question 9

Names 5 top producers in Saint emillion

Answer 9

Château Cheval blanc
Château Ausone
Château figeac
Château Angelus
Château pavie

Question 10

Name the type of soils in Chablis

Answer 10

Kimmeridgian marls

Question 11

Name the 7 grand cru in chablis

Answer 11

Les clos / les preuses / bougros / blanchots / grenouilles / vaudesir / valmur

Question 12

Names three famous premiers cru in Chablis

Answer 12

Montée de tonnerre , montmains, vaillons

Question 13

what’s the difference betweeen left and right bank of Chablis and where are situated all the grand cru ?

Answer 13

Grand cru on right bank
Left bank is cooler with north exposure while righ bands is south west exposure and warmer

Question 14

Name three top producers in Chablis

Answer 14

Raveneau , dauvissat, drohin

Question 15

What the n’a.e of the river that cross Chablis

Answer 15

Serein

Question 16

Name 3 grand cru in puligny Montrachet

Answer 16

Le montrachet
Bienvenues batards montrachet
Batards montrachet

Question 17

Name 4 top producers from cote de nuits

Answer 17

Armand Rousseau, DRC, domaine Leroy, Frédéric Mugnier , roumier

Question 18

Name 4 top producers cote de Beaune

Answer 18

Domaine Leflaive, coche dury, pierre Morey, roulot

Question 19

Name two AOC in center vineyard subregion of Loire Valley

Answer 19

Pouilly fume, sancerre, menetou salon

Question 20

Name three sweet AOC from loire valley

Answer 20

Coteaux du lagon, quart de chaume, bonnezeaux

Question 21

Name 3 major soils in Sancerre

Answer 21

Terres blanches , caillotttes , silex

Question 22

Name 2 top producers in Loire for each style (red, white, sweet, sparkling)

Answer 22

Clos rougeard, Bernard Baudry / Nicolas joly, Thibault boudignon, François Chidaine / domaine Huet, domaine belargus, Patrick Baudouin / domaine Huet, domaine foreau

Question 23

Name three type of soils in château neuf du pape

Answer 23

Galets roulés, sand, limestone

Question 24

Names the 13 grapes in Chateauneuf du pape

Answer 24

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, cinsault , clairette, roussanne, picpoul, muscardin, bourboulenc, picardan, counoise, terret, vaccarese

Question 25

How much is the minimum ABV level for chateauneuf du pape ?

Answer 25

12.5%

Question 26

Give 5 Côtes du Rhône villages

Answer 26

Château neuf de Gadagne, sablet, Laudun, valreas, visan

Question 27

How much pourcentage of Grenache minimum require in southern Rhône AOP?

Answer 27

50%

Question 28

3 top producer Chateauneuf du pape

Answer 28

Clos des papes, domaine Marcoux, Henri Bonneau , Laurent charvin, rayas

Question 29

Names two VDN in southern Rhône

Answer 29

Reste au and muscat de beaume de Venise

Question 30

List northern AOC from the northwest to the southeast

Answer 30

Cotes rôtie, condrieu, château grillet, hermitage, crozes hermitage, saint joseph , cornas, st peray

Question 31

Name 4 top producers from north valley

Answer 31

Jamet, Gerin, château grillet, auguste clape , Jean Louis chave

Question 32

How much pourcentage of rate needs to be a grand cru village in Champagne?

Answer 32

100%

Question 33

Which is the pourcentage of all main grape planting in champagne region ?

Answer 33

PN 38% chardo 30% PM 32%

Question 34

Name three producer from club tressure

Answer 34

Pierre Gimonnet, Paul Bara, marc hebrart, Gaston chiquet

Question 35

What the mention for a champagne with 11 g/l of residual sugar ?

Answer 35

Brut

Question 36

Which country invented gyro palette ?

Answer 36

Spain

Question 37

Link thèses grandes marques to their cuvée prestige : 1 moet et Chandon 2 taittinger 3 Duval Leroy 4 pol Roger 5 Veuve cliquot

Answer 37

1 dom perignon 2 comtes de champagne 3 femme de champagne 4 sir winston churchill 5 la grande dame

Question 38

Name the two grand cru in Alsace that can blend grapes

Answer 38

Altenberg de Bergheim, Kaefferkopf

Question 39

Name one grand cru Alsace to use sylvaner

Answer 39

Zotzenberg

Question 40

Name two grand cru to produce red in Alsace

Answer 40

Hengst, kirchberg

Question 41

What’s a gentil ?

Answer 41

An AOC Alsace wines made by blend with minimum 50% noble grape

Question 42

What’s an edelzwicker

Answer 42

A denominacion for a wine made by blend in Alsace

Question 43

Name 3 top producers in Alsace

Answer 43

Clos saint hune, domaine trimbach, marcel deiss

Question 44

What’s the main grape at Madurai AOP

Answer 44

Tannat

Question 45

What’s the main difference between AOP crémant de limoux and blanquette de limoux ?

Answer 45

Blanquette is made with 100% Mauzac and crémant is blend chardonnay, mauzac…

Question 46

What is the minimum requirement aging for bandol AOP

Answer 46

18 mois

Question 47

Wha the other name of Malbec in cahors ?

Answer 47

Cot