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1
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What was the first region in France to develop appelation rules (in the 1920’s)?

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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What is the most planted white grape in France?

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Ugni Blanc

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3
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What mountain range provides Alsace with a barrier from western storms?

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The Vosges

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4
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What is the most planted grape variety in France?

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Merlot

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5
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List the levels of French wine, from low to high.

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Vin de Table, Vin de Pays, VDQS, and AOC

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6
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What would the EU equivalent of a Vin de Pays wine be?

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PGI (table wine with geographic indication)

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7
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How many delimited vin de pays regions are there in France?

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152

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8
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How many AOC’s are there in France?

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More than 300

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9
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How many cases of wine does Bordeaux produce annually?

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About 63 million.(1/4 of French AOC wine production)

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10
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Name the two rivers in Bordeaux that meet to form the Gironde?

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The Garonne and the Dordogne

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11
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What is the main city on the Right Bank? On the Left Bank?

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Right = Libourne
Left = Bordeaux
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12
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What sort of climate does Bordeaux have?

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Maritime

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13
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What are the white grapes of Bordeaux?

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Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and a little Muscadelle.

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14
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What is the British term for the Bordeaux style of wine?

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Claret

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15
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What region produces Bordeaux’s best dry white wine? And what is the dominant grape in these wines?

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Graves (especially Pessac-Leognan) - Sauvignon Blanc

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16
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What is the French term for botrytis?

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Pourriture noble (noble rot)

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17
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Bordeaux hosts how many AOC’s?

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About 40

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18
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What is Bordeaux’s largest appellation?

A

Bordeaux

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19
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Does Graves produce red wines?

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Yes

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20
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What are the major AOCs of the Left Bank?

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Medoc, Haut-Medoc, St Estephe, St-Julien, Pauillac, and Margaux

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21
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Does the AOC of Entre Deux Mers produce red wines?

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No - although there is a lot of red wine production, only dry white wines carry the Entre Deux Mers AOC

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22
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What two Right Bank AOCs make the most coveted wines?

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St Emilion and Pomerol

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23
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What year marked the classification of the Bordeaux growth wines?

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1855 - with Mouton moved to fist growth status in 1973

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24
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What years marked the classification of Graves chateaux?

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1953 and 1959

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25
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What years marked the classification of St-Emilion?

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1954 and most recently 2006

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26
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What are the two grand cru classe wines in St-Emilion to carry “A” level status?

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Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval-Blanc

27
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What is the main grape of Pays Nantais in the Loire?

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Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)

28
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What is the only grape allowed in AOC wines from Pays Nantais?

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Melon de Bourgogne

29
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What are the main areas of the central Loire?

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Anjou-Saumur and Touraine

30
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What is the main grape of Anjou-Saumur?

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Chenin Blanc

31
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What are the two main grapes grown in Touraine?

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Chenin Blanc (west) and Sauvignon Blanc (east)

32
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What is a synonym for Malbec in the Loire?

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Cot.

33
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How many AOCs are in the Loire Valley?

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More than 60.

34
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What is the primary red grape of Anjou-Saumur?

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Cabernet Franc.

35
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What is the main sweet wine area of Anjou, and what are it’s two sub-regions?

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Coteaux de Layon - Bonnezeaux and Quarts-de-Charme.

36
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What grape is used in the sweet wines of Coteaux de Layon in the Loire?

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Chenin Blanc

37
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What is the main grape in Savinierres?

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Chenin Blanc

38
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What are the red-only appellations in the Loire?

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Saumur-Champigny, Bourgueil, and Chinon

39
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Which produces a red wine - Pouilly-Fume or Sancerre?

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Sancerre (Pinot Noir)

40
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What are the four zones of Champagne?

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Montagne de Reims, Valle de la Marne, Cote des Blancs, and Cotes des Bar

41
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What is the main soil type of Chamagne?

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Kimmeridgian soil

42
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What is the most planted grape in the Champagne region?

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Pinot Noir - Chardonnay is the least planted of the three

43
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What does the term Brut Nature mean in Champagne production?

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No dosage

44
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Name the levels of sweetness in champagne, from most to least sweet

A

Doux, Demi-sec, sec, extra dry, brut, extra brut, brut nature

45
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Roughly how many Champagne houses exist?

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300

46
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What are the two main geographical boundaries of Alsace?

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The Vosges Mountains to the west and the Rhine River to the east.

47
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What is the climate of Alsace

A

Continental

48
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What are the two distinct styles of dessert wines from Alsace?

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Vendange tardive (late harvest grapes that may of may not be botritized) and Selection de grains nobles (botrytized)

49
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How many appellations are in Alsace, and what are they?

A

3 - Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru, and Cremant d’Alsace

50
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From north to south, name the main regions of Burgundy.

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Chablis, Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Cote Chalonnais, Maconnais, and Beaujolais

51
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The Cote D’Or is made up of what two regions?

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Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune.

52
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How many appellations are in Burgundy?

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100

53
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What grape makes up 90% of Cote de Nuits productions?

A

Pinot Noir

54
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What are the seven grand cru parcels in Chablis Grand Cru?

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Vaudesir, Les Clos, Valmur, Blanchot, Bougros, Les Preuses, and Grenouilles

55
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What is the dominant red grape of Maconnais?

A

Gamay

56
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What French region is the second largest producer of AOC level wines after Bordeaux?

A

The Rhone Valley

57
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Are the climates of the northern and southern Rhone similar?

A

No - the north has a continental climate, the south a Mediterranean.

58
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What is the red grape variety of the northern Rhone? What are the whites?

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Red = Syrah
White = Viognier, Marsanne, and Rousanne
59
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What grape makes up 2/3 of red wine plantings in the southern Rhone?

A

Grenache

60
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What region of the northern Rhones requires its red wine to be 100% Syrah?

A

Cornas.

61
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What wine accounts for more than half of the Rhone Valley’s output?

A

Cotes du Rhone

62
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What region of the Rhone only produces roses, by law?

A

Tavel

63
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What is the largest communal AOC of the Cotes Chalonaisse?

A

Mercurey

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