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Climate of Bordeaux

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Maritime Climate

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How much of Bordeaux is under vine

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128.000 ha.

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Approximately how many chateaux is in Bordeaux

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7.400 Chateaux

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On average how much of bordeaux wine are red

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85%

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What is the “Chai”

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A single-story building for storing barriques

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On average, how often is bordeaux wine racked into clean barriques

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every 3 months

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What is Assemblage

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Blending of different varietals and different plots

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On average how long does bordeaux mature in oak

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2 years

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Which 2 areas in Bordeaux are most famous for sweet wines

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Sauternes and Barsac

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How is Bordeaux Rosé made

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By running the fermenting wine off the skins when the required colour has been obtained (saignee method)

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Which are the 6 top-quality districts of Bordeaux

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Medoc - Graves - Sauternes - Barsac - St. Emilion - Pomerol

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Which type of wines is allowed to make in Medoc and Haut-medoc

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Only Red

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How many communes lies in Haut-Medoc, name the best from north to south

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16 in total
St. Estèphe - Paulliac - St. Julien - Listrac - Moulis - Margaux

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How will you descibe the aromas of a classic Medoc-wine

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Blackcurrant Leaf, cassis, cedar wood, graphite, pencil shavings, wet leaf, wet soil

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How many Chateaux is included in the “1855 Medoc Classification”

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61

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Name the 5 chateaux in Premier Grand Cru Classé

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

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When and What major change happend in the “1855 Medoc Classification”

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in 1973, Chateau Mouton Rothschild went from Deuxième Cru to Premier Cru

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When was Cru Bourgeois established

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1932

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In which 3 categories was Cru Bourgeois divided into before 2008

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Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
Cru Bourgeois Supérieurs
Cru Bourgeois

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Explain “Cru Artisan”

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The level below cru bourgeois, created in the 19th- century, but fell into disuse. Re-established from the 2005 vintage, and contains 36 chateaux

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Second wine of Lafite

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Carruades de Lafite

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Second wine of Latour

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Les Forts de Latour

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Second wine of Haut-Brion

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Red: Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
White: Le Clarté de Haut-Brion

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second wine of Margaux

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Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux

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second wine of Mouton Rothschild
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild
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When did Graves get there classifications for Reds and Whites
1954
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Red wine accounts for how much in Graves
75%
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Noble Rot in Latin and French
Botrytis Cinera - Pourriture Noble
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Which grape is most planted in Sauternes
Semillon - 80%
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On Average how much wine is made from 1 vine at chateau d'Yquem in sauternes
1 glass (equivalent to 8hl/ha)
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top sauternes are hand harvested in trie's, what is a Trie
one passing through the vineyard, for picking the botrytised grapes
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At which Oechsle are top sauternes harvested
150 Oechsle (360g/l)
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Name the communes of the sauternes district
Sauternes - Barsac - Bommes - Fargues - Preignac
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Minimum alcohol level for sauternes and barsac
13%
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Where is Cérons AOC located
Situated in between graves and sauternes, however a commune of graves, having own AOC for sweet wines
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Red wines of bordeaux are known as what, in english speaking countries
Claret
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Soil of Medoc
Mainly Gravel, with some clay and limestone
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Which grape varieties was allowed for bordeaux AOC in 2021
Red: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional White: Alvarinho, Lilorila
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Name the white varietals allowed in bordeaux AOC
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle, Savignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Mauzac, Alvarinho, Lilorila, Colombard, Ugni Blanc
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Name the red varietals allowed in bordeaux AOC
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Carmenere, Petit Verdot, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Marselan, Arinarnoa
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What causes high humidity leading to morning mist in sauternes
The river Ciron and the nearby pine forest
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Which grape has the highest chance of getting botrytised
Semillon
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How many chateaux in the 1855 classification for sweet wines, and how many in each divison
Premier Cru Superieur: 1 Premier Cru 11 Deuxieme Cru 15
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Soil of St. Emilion
Clay, Limestone, Sand, Gravel
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How many communes are entitled to use the st. emilion AOC
9
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Name the 4 satelite communes of st. emilion
Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, St. Georges
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How much of st. Emilion is under vine
5.500ha.
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When was St. Emilion classification created
1954
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What is the name of the big co-operative in St. Emilion
Union des Producteurs de St-Emilion
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How much of Pomerol is under vine
800ha.
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Soil of Pomerol
Sandy-Gravel with clay in the east Sand with "Crasse de Fer" (ironstone) in the west
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Which type of wine is allowed for Pomerol AOC
Only red wine
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Pomerol's top Chateaux
Petrus - La fleur Petrus - Le Pin - Lafleur Vielle Chateau Certan - Chateau Certan Chateau Certan de may - Conseillante L'Eglise-Clinet - Latour a Pomerol L'Evangelie - Trotonoy
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Which 2 communes are allowed to use Lalande-de-pomerol AOC
Lalande-de-pomerol and Néac
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Cotes de Bordeaux AOP is an appelation covering which 4 old regions
Blaye - Cadillac - Cotes de franc - Cotes de castillon
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Which Premier Grand Cru Classé wines are found in Paulliac
Lafite - Mouton - Latour
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Which "Vin de Pays" can generic bordeaux wines be sold under
VDP l'Atlantique
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Where were the first vineyards in bordeaux planted
Graves
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Soil of Fronsac and canon-fronsac
clay and limestone
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difference between Molleaux wine and liquoreaux wine
Molleaux are late harvest grapes which may be botrytized Liquoreaux are always botrytized and significally sweeter
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List the 10 AOC's of Libournais
Fronsac and Canon fronsac Pomerol and lalande de pomerol st. emilion and st. emilion grand cru Lussac - Montagne St. Georges - Puisseguin
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The alliance de cru bourgeois develepoed a new classification from 2008, what is it called.
Reconaissance de cru bourgeois
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How does the new cru bourgeois classification work
It is a stamp, given on a yearly basis to wines which got approved in a taste test by an independent panel
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top bordeaux vintages from 1980 to now.
1982 – 1985 – 1986 – 1988 – 1989 – 1990 - 1995 – 2000 – 2003 – 2005 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2022
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chateaux of saint emilion Premier Grand cru classé A
Chateau Pavie Chateau Figeac
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chateaux of saint emiling Premier grand cru classé B
Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot Chateau Belair-Monange Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere Chateau Larcis Ducasse Chateau Pavie Macquin Chateau Trottevieille Chateau Beausejour Chateau Canon Clos Fourtet La Mondotte Chateau Trolong Mondot Chateau Valandraud
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How many chateaux in Saint Emilion "Grand Cru Classe"
71
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When was the Saint-Emilion classification created
1958
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Which AOC's in Entre-deaux-mers is famous for sweet wines
Loupiac Cadillac Sainte-Croix-du-Mont Cotes-de-bordeaux Saint-Macaire
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difference beteween Cru Bourgeois and Cru Artisan
Cru Bourgeois is a group of chateaux that agreed to higher regulations than just the AOC and is roughly 250 chateaux Cru artisan is small (1-5ha.) estates that are entirely responsible for there own production process. roughly 50 cru artisan
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annual rainfall of bordeaux
70 - 80cm.
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What was the name of Bordeaux, when it became a part of the roman empire
Burdigala
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How many vineyard owners in Bordeaux
Approx. 7.500
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How many chateaux in Bordeaux
Approx. 12.000
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Who was first to bottle their wine at the chateau in bordeaux
Mouton Rothschild
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On which date in 1855 was the classification created
18. April
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name atleast 5 classified growths from Paulliac and there level of classification
1Lafite Rothschild 1 Mouton Rothschild 1 Latour 2 Pichon Baron 2 Pichon Comtesse 4 Duhart-Milon 5 Pontet-Canet 5 Batailley 5 Haut-Batailley 5 Lynch-Moussas 5 Lynch-Bages 5 Haut Bages Liberale 5 Croiset-Bages 5 Clerc-Milon 5 Grand Puy Lacoste 5 Grand Puy Ducasse 5 Pedesclaux 5 Armailhac
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name atleast 5 classified growths from Margaux and there level of classification
1 Margaux 2 Rausan Segla 2 Rausan Gassies 2 Lascombes 2 Dufort Vivens 2 Brane-Cantenac 3 Kirwan 3 d’Issan 3 Palmer 3 Ferriere 3 Cantenac-Brown 3 Boyd-Cantenac 3 Giscours 3 Desmiral 3 Marquis d’Aleseme 3 Malescot St. Exupery 4 Marquis d’terme 4 Pougets 4 Prieure-Lichine 5 Dauzac 5 Du Tetre
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name atleast 5 classified growths from St. Julien and there level of classification
2 Leoville Poyferre 2 Leoville Les Cases 2 Leoville Barton 2 Gruard Larose 2 Ducru Beaucaillou 3 Lagrange 3 Langoa-Barton 4 Talbot 4 Branaire-ducru 4 St. Pierre Savaistre 4 Beychevelle
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name atleast 5 classified growths from St. Estephe and there level of classification
2 Montrose 2 Cos d’Estournel 3 Calon-Segur 4 Lafon-Rochet 5 Cos Labory
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Which bordeaux variety is localy named Bouchet
Cabernet Franc
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Which grape variety is also known as Cot in bordeaux
Malbec
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Which grape variety is also known as pressac in bordeaux
Malbec
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Local names for carmenere in bordeaux
La grande vidure Camernet Carbernell

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