FRANCE BASICS

Question 1

MONTAGNE DE REIMS GC

Answer 1

Sillery  
Puisieulx            
Beaumont-sur-Vesle    
Verzenay         
Mailly Champagne            
Verzy - added after 85          
Louvois           
Bouzy              
Ambonnay

Question 2

Vallée de la Marne GC

Answer 2

Aÿ

Tours-sur-Marne (red grapes 100%, white grapes 90%)

Question 3

Côte des Blancs GC

Answer 3

Chouilly* (white grapes 100%, red grapes 95%) - after 85
Oiry* - after 85
Cramant           
Avize                
Oger* - after 85             
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger* - after 85

Question 4

SAUTERNES MIN. MUST WEIGHT

Answer 4

221 g/l; wine must be min. 45 g RS

Question 5

MARGAUX COMMUNES

Answer 5

CANTENAC
MARGAUX
ARSAC
LABARDE
SOUSSONS

Question 6

SANCERRE SOILS

Answer 6

SILEX - flint, extends into pouilly-fume
TERRES BLANCHES - kimmeridgian clay
CAILLOTTES - stony soil, fossils

Question 7

BDX 4er Growths

Answer 7

Margaux
Marquis de Terme
Pouget
Prieure-Lichine

St. Julien 
Beycheville
Brainaire-Ducru
St. Pierre
Talbot

St. Estephe
Lafon-Rochet

Pauillac
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild

Haut Medoc (St. Laurent)
La Tour Carnet

Question 8

BDX 5er Growths Pauillac (12)

Answer 8

Batailley
Clerc-Milon
Croizet Bages
d'Armailhac (prev. Mouton-Baronne-Philippe)
Grand Puy Lacoste
Grand Puy Ducasse
Haut Batailley
Haut Bages Liberal
Lynch Bages
Lynch Moussas
Pedesclaux
Pontet Canet

Question 9

BDX 5er Growths (the rest)

Answer 9

Margaux
Dauzac
du Tertre

St. Estephe
Cos Labory

Haut Medoc (St. Laurent)
Belgrave
de Camensac

Haut Medoc (Macau)
Cantemerle