France

Question 1

AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée)

Answer 1

Created in 1935 in response to widespread fraud in wine industry.

Question 2

AOP (Appellation d’Origine Protégée)

Answer 2

Created in 2009 with the intent of raising quality and achieving more uniform standards across all member countries
Two quality categories
Wine with/without geographic indication

Question 3

Vin de France Quality Level

Answer 3

20% of all French wine
Least restrictive designation 
High yields permitted
No specific place of origin allowed
Variety/vintage allowed on label
Oak chips allowed

Question 4

IGP/ Vin de Pays Quality Measure

Answer 4

30% of all French wine
74 delimited regions
Divided into
 -regional areas
 -departmental areas
 -zones
Fewer restrictions than AOC/AOP
Hybrids allowed
Can be varietally labeled
85% of fruit must originate from stated geographic location

Question 5

AOC / AOP

Answer 5

50% of all French wine
Highest and most exacting designation for French wine
Boundaries precisely defined and regulated
Grapes/varieties strictly regulated
Viticulture practices regulated
Vinification techniques are also regulated

Question 6

AOC Viticultural Practice Regulations

Answer 6

What is planted and where
Yield per hectare
Type of vine training used
Irrigation-if permitted at all
Degree of alcohol max/min

Question 7

AOC Vinification Quality Measures (3)

Answer 7

Aging requirements
Residual sugar allowance
100% of grapes must come from stated AOC