France (Bordeaux)

Question 1

Who first brought wine grapes to France?

Answer 1

The Greeks and Romans

Question 2

Where were the Benedictine and Cistercian Orders based?

Answer 2

Burgundy

Question 3

Why did the Loire valley see a spur of of significant wine production in the middle ages?

Answer 3

Loire Valley was the home of French nobility during the middle ages

Question 4

When did you start to see intentionally bubbly wine coming out of Champagne?

Answer 4

the end of the 17th century

Question 5

What is the natural boundary between France and Spain?

Answer 5

Pyrenees

Question 6

What is Massif Central?

Answer 6

Central highlands of France

Question 7

t/f: The higher elevations of Massif Central are great for vines

Answer 7

false

Question 8

Where is Corsica?

Answer 8

SE Island

Question 9

Another name for Ugni Blanc

Answer 9

Trebbiano Toscano

Question 10

The most widely planted white grape in France

Answer 10

Ugni Blanc

Question 11

The most widely planted grape variety in France

Answer 11

Merlot

Question 12

Best known IGP

Answer 12

Pays d’Oc IGP

Question 13

The IGP category in France is subdivided into these three levels of specificity

Answer 13

Regional
Departmental
Zone

Question 14

How many regional IGP designations are there in France

Answer 14

8

Question 15

T/F: only 25% of wine is AOC

Answer 15

false; nearly 50%

Question 16

Is the city of Bordeaux left bank or right bank?

Answer 16

left bank

Question 17

Nearly __% of Bordeaux is planted to red varieties

Answer 17

85

Question 18

Name two “other” white grapes of Bordeaux

Answer 18

Muscadelle and Sauvignon Gris

Question 19

____ is often the leader varietal of right bank reds

Answer 19

Merlot

Question 20

t/f: right bank reds typically feature considerable contribution from merlot, cab sauv, and cab franc

Answer 20

true

Question 21

The sweet white wines of Bordeaux are typically _____ based

Answer 21

Semillon

Question 22

Which appellation are the sparkling wines of Bordeaux classified under?

Answer 22

Cremant de Bordeaux AOC

Question 23

What are some of the differences bwetween Bordeaux AOC and Bordeaux Superieur AOC?

Answer 23

Superier: dry reds + whites with minimum 1.7% residual sugar

lower yields, higher min. ripeness, higher min, alcohol

Question 24

Graves AOC is approved for which style(s) of wine

Answer 24

dry red and dry white wines

Question 25

sweet wines produced in Graves have which appellation?

Answer 25

Graves Superieures AOC

Question 26

The Entre-Deux-Mers AOc is approved for which style of wine(s)

Answer 26

dry white wines only

Question 27

t/f: entre-deux-mers is one of the warmest regions of Bordeaux

Answer 27

false; one of the coolest

Question 28

The Entre-Deux-Mers is more _____ than other parts of Bordeaux; results in less _____ wines generally

Answer 28

fertile; concentrated

Question 29

Well known subregion of Entre-Deux-Mers

Answer 29

Haut-Benauge

Question 30

Cadillac AOC is within ________ AOC

Answer 30

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 31

Cadillac AOC is approved for which style of wine

Answer 31

sweet white

Question 32

Name the 4 satellites of St-Emilion

Answer 32

Lussac-St.-Emilion Montagne-St.-Emilion Puisseguin-St.-Emilion St.-Georges-St.-Emilion

Question 33

Name the AOC that comprises the same area as St.-Emlion AOC, but with tighter standards

Answer 33

St.-Emilion Grand Cru

Question 34

Name the 5 first growths of Bordeaux

Answer 34

``` Margaux Lafite-Rothschild Mouton-Rothschild Haut-Brion Latour ```

Question 35

How many sweet wines were classified in 1855

Answer 35

27 15 second growths 11 first growths 1 superior first growth

Question 36

When were the Graves chateaux classified?

Answer 36

1953, then again in 1959

Question 37

What are the levels of classification in Graves?

Answer 37

One level: cru classe (classified growth)

Question 38

What is the one classification system on the Right Bank?

Answer 38

St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Question 39

t/f: the St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe is reclassified every 20 years

Answer 39

false. every 10 years

Question 40

The St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe ranks chateaux into these categories

Answer 40

grand cru classe (great classified growths) | premier grand cru classe (first great classified growths) - Category A and Category B

Question 41

Name the four producers in St.-Emilion that have premier grand cru classe category A ranking

Answer 41

Cheateau Agelus Chateau Ausone Chateau Cheval Blanc Chateau Pavie

Question 42

Major commune of right bank Bordeaux

Answer 42

Libourne

Question 43

This Chateau's ranking on the Bordeaux Classification of 1855 was adjusted in 1973

Answer 43

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild

Question 44

T/F: Bordeaux sells wines in futures

Answer 44

true

Question 45

Term that represents Bordeaux tradition of selling wine in futures

Answer 45

En Primeur

Question 46

This river flows past the city of Libourne

Answer 46

Dordogne

Question 47

The _____ Estuary

Answer 47

Gironde

Question 48

This river flows past the city of Bordeaux

Answer 48

Garrone

Question 49

What marketing term is often used for the sparkling wines of Loire?

Answer 49

Fines Bulles

Question 50

Put these in order of typical sweetness: Rose d'Anjou, Cabernet d'Anjou, Rose de Loire

Answer 50

Driest to sweetest: Rose d'Anjou Cabernet d'Anjou Rose de Loire

Question 51

The Cote des Bar lies on this soil

Answer 51

Kimmeridgian Marl

Question 52

What is Kimmeridgian Marl?

Answer 52

Limestone + fossilized marine deposits + clay

Question 53

What is the prominent grape of Cote de Sezanne?

Answer 53

Chardonnay

Question 54

French term for Vintage Champagne

Answer 54

Millesime

Question 55

Is chaptalization allowed in Champagne?

Answer 55

yes

Question 56

French term for the still base wines

Answer 56

vins clairs