France Flashcards
Name The Sub-region & Grapes
Bandol
Provence
Morverdre (50%), Grenache & Cinsault
Chinon
Loire Valley
Cabernet Franc
(Inside a castle!)
Condrieu
Northern Rhone
Viogner
(Usually aged white)
Cornas
Northern Rhone
Syrah
Coteaux Du Layon
Loire Valley - Anjou District
Chenin (Otherwise known as Pineau de la Loire)
Fleurie
Beaujolais
Gamay
Gigondas
Southern Rhone
Grenache (Syrah, Morverdre)
(Chateaux Neuf Du Pape style)
Madiran
Gascony (SW)
Tannat (Cabernet Sauv & Franc)
(High tannins)
Meursault
Burgundy
Chardonnay
(No Grand Cru regions)
Monbazillac
Bergerac (SW)
Semillon, Sauv Blanc & Muscadelle
(SWEET WINE, next to sauternes)
Pommard
Burgundy
Pinot Noir
Saint Joseph
Nothern Rhone
Syrah (Marsanne)
(Near to Hermitage)
Saint-Julien
Bordeaux (Haut-Medoc)
Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot (Left bank)
(Between Paulliac & Margeaux)
Saint-Veran
Burgundy (Macconais)
Chardonnay
(Near Pouilly-Fuisse)
Savennieres
Loire Valley - Anjou District
Chenin Blanc
Vacqueyras
Southern Rhone
Grenache (50%), Syrah & Morverdre
(Similar to Gigondas)
Vouvray
Loire Valley - Touraine
Chenin Blanc
Barsac
Bordeaux (SW)
Semillon
(Sweet Wine)
Chablis
Burgundy
Chardonnay
Cote Rotie
Northern Rhone
Syrah (Viogner)
Jurancon
South West
Petit Manseng & Gros Manseng
(Late Harvest Sweet Wine)
Menetou-Salon
Loire Valley
Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Noir
(Rival to Sancerre)