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1
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the smallest red wine appellation of the Northern Rhône

A

Cornas
115 ha

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2
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Lieux-dits of Cornas
4

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В Cornas на склоне La Cote лисы Les Reynards мажутся Les Mazards луком-шалотом Les Chaillots

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3
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4 major producers of Hermitage

A

Jean-Louis Chave
Delas
M. Chapoutier
Jaboulet

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4
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Lieux-dits of Hermitage
6

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L’Hermite
le Méal
Péléat
les Bessards
Gréffieux
Beaume

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5
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Soil of Condrieu

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Arzelle

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6
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Granite soil of Cornas

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Gore

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7
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This producer has long been considered the standard-bearer for the traditional wines of Cornas

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Auguste Clape

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8
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Saint Joseph wines

A

Reds and whites
Syrah + up to 10 % of Marsanne and Roussanne

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9
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Cote Rotie wines

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Reds
Syrah + up to 20% Viognier

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10
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Hermitage and Croze-Hermitage wines

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Whites
Reds
Surah + up to 15 % Marsanne and Roussanne

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11
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Chateau Grillet
Monopole of?

A

Francois Pinault (from 2011)

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12
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The acreage of Chateau Grillet

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3.5 ha

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13
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Cremant de Die style

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Min 55% Clairette

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14
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Clairette de Die blanc mousseux
Style

A

Clairette 100%
Methode Traditionnelle

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15
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Clairette de Die Tradition
Style

A

75% Muscat blanc a Petits grains
Methode Ancestrale
Min 35 gm sugar

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16
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What estate released the first estate-bottled Châteauneuf-du-Pape in 1785

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Château La Nerthe

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17
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s minimum potential alcohol requirement for red wines

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0.125

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18
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Gigondas AOP wines

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White, red and rosé wines

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19
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Vacqueyras AOP wines

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All 3 colours

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20
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2 Vins doux naturels of the Southern Rhône:

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Rasteau AOP
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP

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21
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The Southern Rhône Valley’s northernmost appellation

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Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP,

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22
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5 subzones of Cotes de Provence

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La Londe
Pierrefeu
Sainte-Victoire
Fréjus
Notre-Dame des Anges

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23
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How long are Rasteau Hors d’Age wines aged before release?

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5 years

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24
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the northernmost AOP in the Southern Rhône Valley

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Grignan-les-Adhémar

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25
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the minimum percentage of Grenache mandated for Vacqueyras AOP red wines

A

0.5

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26
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minimum amount of Grenache required in Gigondas

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0.5

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27
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5 subzone designations of Cotes de Provence

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La Londe
Pierrefeu
Sainte-Victoire
Fréjus
Notre-Dame des Anges

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28
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2 subzones of Saint-Chinian

A

Berlou
Roquebrun

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29
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IGP of Mas de Daumas Gassac

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Saint Guilhem le Desert cite d’Aniane

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30
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5 subzones of Cotes de Roussillon villages

A

Caramany
Lesquerde
Tautavel
Les Aspres
Latour-de-France

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31
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Madiran style

A

Min 50% Tannat

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32
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Marcillac style

A

Min 90% Fer Servadou

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33
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Cahors style

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Min 70% Malbec + Merlot, Tannat

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34
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Fronton style

A

Min 50% Negrette

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35
Q

Gaillac Methode Ancestrale
Grapes

A

Mauzac
Mauzac rose

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36
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Bandol rouge grapes

A

Min 50% Mourvedre

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37
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Cremant de Limoux grapes

A

Min 40% Chardonnay
Chenin blanc
Mauzac
Pinot Noir

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38
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Blanquette de Limoux grapes

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Min 90% Mauzac

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39
Q

Blanquette de Limoux Methode Ancestrale grape

A

100% Mauzac

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40
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Limoux rouge grape

A

Min 50% Merlot

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41
Q

Limoux white grapes

A

Mauzac
Chardonnay
Chenin blanc

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42
Q

The largest AOC of Languedoc

A

Corbieres
13 500 ha

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43
Q

4 VDN of Languedoc

A

Muscat de Frontignan
Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de Lunel
Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

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44
Q

Banyuls traditionnel grape

A

Min 50% Grenache

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45
Q

Banyuls Grand Cru
grape and ageing

A

Min 75% Grenache
30 months in barrel

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46
Q

Name for Banyuls millesime

A

Rimage

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47
Q

Dry wines from the same territory as Banyuls

A

Collioure AOC

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48
Q

The first Premier Grand Cru to be certified organic

A

Chateau Latour

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49
Q

Chateau Haut-Brion owner

A

Domaine Clarence Dillon

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50
Q

Soil of Morgon

A

La roche pourrie

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51
Q

Maximum Chardonnay for Muscadet AOC

A

0.1

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52
Q

White grapes Bordeaux
7

A

Sauvignon blanc
Semillon
Sauvignon gris
Muscadelle

Ugni blanc
Merlot blanc
Colombard
(max 30%)

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53
Q

In which French wine region can Roter Veltliner be planted?

A

Savoie

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54
Q

Sultan grape in Alsace

A

Pinot Gris

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55
Q

All the authorised grapes for Cremant d’Alsace
6

A

Riesling
PB
PG
PN
Auxerrois
Chardonnay

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56
Q

Saint Peray

A

Northern Rhône
Blanc, blanc mousseux
Marsanne, Rousanne

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57
Q

Main grape of Vin de Savoie Ayze

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Gringet

58
Q

How many Grand Cru and Premier cru in Champagne

A

17 GC
42 PC

59
Q

Years Chateau Chalon wasnt produced
4

A

1974
1980
1984
2001

60
Q

Communes of Chateauneuf du Pape
5

A

Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Orange
Bédarrides
Courthézon
Sorgues

61
Q

Coteaux du Loir grape

A

Pineau d’Aunis

62
Q

Permitted grapes for Vin de Paille
Jura

A

White: Chardonnay, Savagnin
Red: Poulsard, Trousseau
(PN is not allowed)

63
Q

Permitted grapes for Vin de Jura

A
  • White: min. 80% Chardonnay & Savagnin
  • Rosé & Red: min. 80% PN, Trousseau, Poulsard
64
Q

Pink sandstone in Alsace

A

gres de Vosges

65
Q

Gentil of Alsace - how much of noble grapes
%

A

0.5

66
Q

Only Grand Cru of Alsace where Sylvaner is allowed

A

Zotzenberg

67
Q

The largest Grand Cru of Alsace

A

Schlossberg
80 ha

68
Q

AOCs of Lorraine

A

Cotes de Toul
Moselle

69
Q

Cotes de Toul blanc
Grapes
2

A

Auxerrois
Aubin

70
Q

Francois Raveneau Grand Cru holdings
3

A

Valmur
Blanchot
Les Clos

71
Q

Francois Raveneau Premier Cru holdings
6

A

Montee de Tonnerre
Vaillons
Chapelot
Montmains
Butteaux
Foret

72
Q

Vincent Dauvissat Grand Cru holdings
2

A

Les Clos
Les Preuses

73
Q

Vincent Dauvissat Premier Crus holdings
4

A

Sechet
Vaillons
Montee de Tonnerre
La Forest

74
Q

Cour Cheverny
Grape

A

Romorantin

75
Q

3 Grand Crus of Alsace that allowed red wines

A

Hengst
Kirchberg de Barr
Vorbourg

76
Q

Pouilly sur Loire

A

Commune of Pouilly-Fume
Chasselas!

77
Q

Name the AOPs within Coteaux du Layon

A

1) Bonnezeaux AOP (51g/l, chaptalization is OK)
2) Quarts de Chaume AOP (85g/l, NO chaptalization)

78
Q

Which villages can add their names to Touraine for their own AOC?

A

1) Oisly
2) Mesland
3) Amboise
4) Chenonceaux
5) Azay-le-Rideau

79
Q

What is the wine style of Cour-Cheverny AOP?

A

Dry (8 g/l ) or off-dry still wine
- White (only): Romorantin
- Yield: 60 hl/ha

80
Q

Name all the main soils in Sancerre

A

1) Silex (Flint)
2) Terres Blanches (Kimmeridgian clay)
3) Caillottes (Oxfordian limestone)

81
Q

Name three subzones in Sancerre AOP

A

[BBM,SSV]
14 in total:
1) Bannay
2) Bué
3) Menetou-Râtel
4) Saint-Satur
5) Sancerre
6) Vinon

82
Q

Name two subzones in Pouilly-Fumé AOP

A

7 in total
1) Garchy
2) Pouilly-sur-Loire (Chasselas)
3) Tracy-sur-Loire
4) Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain
5) Saint-Andelain

83
Q

Единственный Гран Крю Луары

A

Quarts de Chaume

84
Q

Премье Крю Луары

A

Coteaux du Layon Chaume

85
Q

3 distinct sections of the Coulée de Serrant vineyard

A

1) Grand Clos de la Coulée
2) Clos du Château
3) Les Plantes

86
Q

Loire became UNESCO site in

A

2000

87
Q

What is arzelle?

A

Decomposed mica (雲母) soil (Condrieu)

88
Q

What is gore?

A

Naked granite soil (Cornas)

89
Q

What is the second wine of Château-Grillet AOP?

A

Pontcin (Côtes du Rhône Appellation)
- 100% Viognier
- 1st vintage 2011

90
Q

What does Le Râpé mean?

A

AOP law required that min. 2% of the harvested grapes must be discard/ declassified (Châteauneuf-du-Pape)

91
Q

Where is Château Simone located on?

A

Palette AOP (Provence)<br></br><img></img>

92
Q

4 AOPs in Corsica

A

1) Vin de Corse (W,R,Rose)
2) Patrimonio (W,R,Rose)
3) Ajaccio (W,R,Rose)
4) Muscat du Cap Corse (VDN)

93
Q

Name two sub-zones in Saint-Chinian

A
  • Saint-Chinian Berlou (2005)
  • Saint-Chinian Roqueborn (2005)
94
Q

Name two sections of Fitou AOP

A
  • Fitou Maritime
  • Fitou Haut
95
Q

What is the difference between Blanquette de Limoux & Crémant de Limoux?

A

Blanquette de Limoux:

  • min. 90% Mauzac + 10% Char, Chenin (9 mths on lees)
  • min. 90% Char & Chenin + 10-20% PN & Mauzac (12 mths on lees)
96
Q

What are the wine styles of Gaillac AOP?

A

1) Dry/ sweet white: min. 50% Len de l’El, Mauzac & Muscadelle
2) VT white: min. 50% Len de l’El & Ondenc
3) Red & Rosé: min. 60% Syrah, Duras & Fer
4) Rouge Primeur: 100% Gamay (Carbonic)
5) Mousseux Blanc & Blanc “Doux”: same as white
6) Méthode Ancestrale: Mauzac Blanc, Mauzac Rosé

97
Q

Cassis AOP & Bellet AOP

A

offer more promising white than red
- Cassis = Clairette and Marsanne (white)
- Bellet = Rolle (white)

98
Q

What was the first estate-bottled Châteauneuf-du-Pape? When was it released?

A

Château La Nerthe - 1785

99
Q

What is the name for the Châteauneuf-du-Pape bottle embossed with the keys of St. Peter and the papal tiara?

A

La Bouteille Armoriee

100
Q

What is the name for the bottle used in Chateauneuf-du-Pape that displays the bishop’s miter?

A

La Mitrale

101
Q

Which red grape(s) is/are allowed in Côtes-du-Rhône, but not Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

A

Carignan - Marselan

102
Q

Who produces Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin

A

Jean Louis Chave

103
Q

3 top Cuvee CHdP from M. Chapoutier

A

1) Barbe Rac
2) Croix du Bois
3) La Bernardine

104
Q

How big is Chateau Grillet

A

3.5ha

105
Q

How many Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnel
Name 5

A

14
Ch Lestage
Ch Le Boscq
Ch Le Crock
Ch D’Agassac
Ch D’Arsac

106
Q

4 new grapes athorized in Rhone valley

A

Rolle
Carignan blanc
Floreale

Vidoc

107
Q

Jean Luc Baldes

A

Cahors
Clso Triguedina

108
Q

French AOC to allow Furmint

A

Palette

109
Q

Vin de Savoie Crepy
Main grape

A

Chasselas

110
Q

Cul de Beaujeu vineyard
Where

A

Sancerre

111
Q

Monts damnes vineyard
Where

A

Sancerre

112
Q

4 communes of production of Pouilly-Fuissé

A

Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson, Chaintré.

113
Q

3 subzones of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine awaiting ratification

A

Champtoceaux
La Haye Fouassière
Vallet

114
Q

Breze

A

Saumur
Considered locally as a grand cru site

115
Q

The largest cru of Beaujolais

A

Brouilly

116
Q

Name 6 lieux-dits of Sancerre

A

Les Monts Damnes
Cul de Beaujeu
Clos de la Poussie
La Grande Cote
Le Chene Marchand
Le Grand Chemarin

117
Q

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classes A
2 estates

A

Figeac
Pavie

118
Q

Vinsobres AOP

A

Rhone valley
Red
Minimum 50% Grenache

119
Q

Subzones of Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
5

A

Francs
Cadillac
Castillon
Blaye
Sainte Foy

120
Q

Côtes de Bordeaux “Castillon”
Style

A

Rouge

121
Q

Côtes de Bordeaux “Cadillac”
Style

A

Rouge

122
Q

Côtes de Bordeaux “Blaye”
Style

A

Blanc Sec
Rouge

123
Q

Côtes de Bordeaux “Francs”
Style

A

Blanc Sec
Blanc Liquoreux
Rouge

124
Q

Côtes de Bordeaux “Sainte-Foy”
Style

A

Blanc: Sec, Moelleux, and Liquoreux
Rouge

125
Q

How many communes can be indicated on labels in addition to the AOC Alsace?

A

14

126
Q

4 estates that left the classification of Saint-Emilion

A

Cheval Blanc
Ausone
Angelus
La Gaffeliere

127
Q

The largest appellation of the Loire

A

Muscadet

128
Q

Unofficial Subzones of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine
3

A

Champtoceaux
La Haye Fouassière
Vallet

129
Q

the Loire Valley’s largest subregion

A

Anjou-Saumur

130
Q

Cabernet d’Anjou
Rosé d’Anjou
Rosé de Loire

Difference in sugar content

A

10
7
3

131
Q

Lieux-dits of Montée de Tonnerre
3

A

Pied d’Aloup
Chapelot
Côte de Bréchain

132
Q

4 hybrids allowed for Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

A
  • Floréal (белый)
  • Sauvignac (белый)
  • Sauvignier Gris (серый)
  • Vidoc (красный)
133
Q

The only ancestral sparkling in Loire

A

Montlouis sur Loire

134
Q

The only AOC in France for cheese and wine

A

Valençay
Loire

135
Q

Main grapes for Bellet rouge and rose

A

Min. 60% combined Braquet and Fuella Nera

136
Q

Main grape for Bellet blanc

A

Min. 60% Vermentino (Rolle)

137
Q

Main grape for Gigondas blanc

A

Min 70% Clairette Blanc

138
Q

When was classification of crus classes of Provence adopted?
How many estates were classified?
How many are classified now?

A

1955
23
18

139
Q

The dry wines of Banyuls are produced under this AOC

A

Collioure

140
Q

Minimum alcohol level for VDN

A

15

141
Q

The only subzone of Saumur

A

Puy Notre-Dame

142
Q

Puy Notre-Dame

A

The only subzone of Saumur

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