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1
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Name the three subzones created in 2011 for Muscadet-et-Maine.

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Gorges
Clisson
Le Pallet

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In which AOC do we come across the Romorantin grape?

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Cour-Cheverny AOC

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Grape varieties used in Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Rouge 1990.

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100% Grenache

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4
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Most famous climats of Hermitage.

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Les Bessards
Le Meal
Les Greffieux
L' Hermite
La Chapelle
Les Murets
Beaume
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Subregions of Muscadet.

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Muscadet
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Muscadet Sevre et Maine

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6
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Name the three types of soil found in Sancerre.

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Terre Blanche
Caillotes
Silex

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7
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Main grape variety used in Cote du Forez AOC.

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Gamay

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Name the principal variety used in Jasnieres and the type of wines that it produces.

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Chenin Blanc

Dry white wines

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9
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In which village is the main facilities of E. Guical?

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Ampuis

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10
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When was the Hermitage AOC established?

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1937

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Most planted white grape variety of Savoie.

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Jacquere

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Which producer released the first estate-bottled Chateauneuf-du-Pape and in what year?

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Chateau La Nerthe

1785

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13
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What is the grape used in Pouilly-sur-Loire AOP?

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Chasselas

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14
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Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.

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Delas
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Paul Jaboulet Aine
Cave de Tain l'Hermitage
Chapoutier
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15
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What is Macvin du Jura?

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Powerful Vin de Liqueur

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16
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Name the two vintages of the 1980s that no Chateau Chalon was made.

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1980

1984

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17
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Name of the film-forming yeast that is developing in the partially filled casks of Chateau Chalon.

A

Voile

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18
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Minimum ageing requirements for Chateau Chalon.

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6 years and 3 months

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19
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Minimum percentage of Clairette in the Cremant de Die.

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55% (the rest Aligote and Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains)

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20
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Name the two main grapes of Cremant de Savoie.

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Jacquere

Altesse

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21
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Which grapes are used in the production of the “unusual” rose appellation Touraine Noble-Joue?

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Pinot Meunier (min 40%)
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir

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22
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Most famous of the Cotes du Rhone Villages, located on the right bank of the river.

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Chusclan

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23
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How many hectares is Chateau-Grillet?

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3,5 ha

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24
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How many villages have the right to have their names printed on the Cotes du Rhone AOC label?

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18

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25
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Most southerly appellation of the Rhone Valley.

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Costieres de Nimes

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26
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In Jura, Vin Jaune can be bottled under which two AOP’s?

A

Cotes du Jura AOP

Chateau Chalon AOP

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27
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If a wine is white and labeled Bugey Manicle, what grape is used to produce it? What if it’s red?

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100% Chardonnay (if white)

100% PinotNoir (if red)

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28
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Name the principal variety used in Cote Roannaise AOC.

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Gamay

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29
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How many grape varieties are allowed in Tavel?

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10

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30
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Name the grape varieties used in the Coteaux du Lyonnais AOC.

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Gamay
Aligote
Chardonnay

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31
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What type of wine is made in Coteaux du Layon?

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Sweet wine from Chenin Blanc

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32
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Old Loire synonym of Sauvignon Gris.

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Fie (Fiet or Fiers)

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33
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Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.

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Delas
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Paul Jaboulet Aine
Cave de Tain l'Hermitage
Chapoutier
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34
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Where is Thierry Allemand located? He produces his top wines from which two lieux-dits?

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Cornas

Reynard and Les Chaillots

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35
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Name three of the best producers of Condrieu.

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Yves Cuilleron
Andre Perret
Saint Cosme
Jean Michel Gerin
Dumazet
Delas
Rene Rostaing
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36
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St. Pourcain red and rose is made from what grapes?

A

Gamay

Pinot Noir

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37
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Which appellation is dedicated exclusively to rose production in Rhone and what is the dominant grape of these wines?

A

Tavel

Grenache

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38
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What are the following grapes known as in the Loire Valley? Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Groslot.

A

Breton
Cot
Folle Blanche

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39
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What is the name of Alain Graillot’s top Crozes-Hermitage bottling that is only bottled in the best vintages?

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La Guirade

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40
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What are Guical’s Ermitage Blanc and Rouge bottlings called?

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Ex-Voto

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41
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Which region of the Loire Valley is considered its largest and most diverse?

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Anjou

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42
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What additional grape, other than Chenin Blanc, is allowed in Vouvray, but seldom encountered?

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Arbois (Orbois or Menu Pineau)

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43
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What is Chenin Blanc known as in Anjou?

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Pineau de la Loire

44
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What is the main white grape of the Pays Nantais?

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Melon de Bourgogne (Muscadet)

45
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What are the three soil types found in Chinon and where are they located on the slope?

A

Tuffeau (slopes)
Clay
Varennes (closer to the river Vienne)

46
Q

Planting density in Chinon? Pruning for Cabernet Franc?

A

5,000 vines/hectare

Single Guyot

47
Q

What is the climate like in the Central Vineyards?

A

Continental

48
Q

In what style is Coteaux de l’Aubance produced in?

A

Sweet white wines from Chenin Blanc

49
Q

Name the three off-dry rose appellations of Anjou.

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Cabernet d’Anjou (minimum 10 gr/lt)
Cabernet de Saumur (maximum 10 gr/lt)
Rose d’Anjou (minimum 7 gr/lt up to 20 gr/lt)

50
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What grape is used in the wines of Orleans Clery?

A

Cabernet Franc

51
Q

Which Touraine AOC/AOP bottling requires 100% Gamay?

A

Touraine Primeur Rouge

52
Q

Name two of the best producers of Quarts de Chaume.

A

Domaine des Baumard

Chateau Pierre-Bise

53
Q

Saint-Pourcain blanc is made from what grapes?

A

Chardonnay
Sacy (Tressalier)
Sauvignon Blanc

54
Q

What is the name of the most southern and remote appellation of the Loire Valley?

A

Cotes d’Auvergne (elevated from VDQS to full AOC status in 2011)

55
Q

Nickname of the Loire Valley?

A

Jardin de la France

56
Q

What grape is used in Quincy AOP?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

57
Q

What is the name of Touraine’s largest and most important white wine region?

A

Vouvray

58
Q

Saumur AOP blanc is comprised from which grapes?

A

Chenin Blanc with up to 20% Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

59
Q

Difference between white wine produced in Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny.

A

Cheverny: Sauvignon blanc dominated

Cour-Cheverny: 100% Romorantin

60
Q

Reuilly red, rose and white are produced from what three grapes respectively?

A

White: Sauvignon Blanc
Rose: Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir
Red: Pinot Noir

61
Q

What are the soils like in Bourgueil and in St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil?

A

Bourgueil: sand and limestone

St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil: lighter alluvial soils

62
Q

What are the two dominant soil types of Saumur AOP?

A

Tuffeau limestone

Iron-rich limestone with shale

63
Q

What style of wines are produced in Vacqueyras?

A

Red (95% of the production)
Rose
White (4% of the production)

64
Q

What are the grape requirements for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage red wines?

A

Minimum 85% Syrah

Maximum 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne

65
Q

What is the unique soil type found in Condrieu called?

A

Arzelles

66
Q

What kind of barrels is Northern Rhone Syrah typically fermented in?

A

Large oak foudres

67
Q

How is a methode ancestrale wine produced?

A

Wine is bottled before fermentation is complete thus the CO2 is trapped in the bottle

68
Q

What are the best soil types that characterize the best vineyards of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?

A

Heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils

69
Q

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP minimum residual sugar and alcohol.

A

The wines must contain at least 100g/L of sugar and feature at least 15% alcohol content

70
Q

What is the name of the major soil type in Cornas?

A

Decomposed granite, resulting in clay like sands known as “Gores”

71
Q

The Northern Rhone extends from what city to which city?

A

Vienne to Valence

72
Q

What does co-fermenting with Viognier provide for the wines of Cote Rotie?

A

Stabilizes red wine colour and moderates tannin extraction

73
Q

What is the largest AOP in Southern Rhone?

A

Cotes du Rhone

74
Q

What is the climate of Southern Rhone?

A

Mediterranean

75
Q

What are the two slopes nearest to Ampuis that are considered the heart of the appellation?

A

Cote Blonde

Cote Brune

76
Q

Name the Condrieu bottlings that Cuilleron produces.

A 
La Petite Cote
Les Chaillets
Les Ayguets
Cuvee Bourasseau
Lieu-dit Vernon
77
Q

What appellation of the Southern Rhone exists for both dry red wines as well as fortified VDN wines of all colours?

A

Rasteau

78
Q

What is the Southern Rhone’s northernmost appellation?

A

Grignan-les-Adhemar (formerly known as Coteaux du Tricastin)

79
Q

Which appellation of the Southern Rhone was up until 2004 a part of Languedoc? What is the smaller AOP within this AOP’s borders that produces wines from Clairette?

A

Costieres de Nimes

Clairette de Bellegarde

80
Q

When was the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC established as the first AOC of France?

A

1936

81
Q

What is the minimum percentage of Grenache Noir in the red wines of Vacqueyras AOP?

A

50%

82
Q

Maximum percentage of Viognier in the wines of Cote Rotie.

A

20%

83
Q

Which is the smallest red wine appellation in the Northern Rhone?

A

Cornas (145 ha)

84
Q

What is the name of Pierre Gonon’s Saint-Joseph blanc?

A

Les Oliviers

85
Q

Which Cote Rotie producer makes “Blonde de Seigneur”?

A

Domaine Georges Vernay

86
Q

What grape must comprise 100% of Coteaux de Die AOP?

A

Clairette

87
Q

Name at least four important lieux-dits of Cornas.

A 
Les Reynards
Les Chaillots
La Cote
Les Mazards
Thézier
Sauman
88
Q

Vin Jaune is commonly compared to Sherry. What is the major difference between the two and what is the common point?

A

Vin Jaune is not fortified, Sherry is

The formation of the voile (flor) is the common point

89
Q

What is the only village allowed to append its name to Arbois AOP wines?

A

Pupillin

90
Q

Name the appellations of Jura.

A 
Arbois
Chateau-Chalon
L'Etoile
Cotes du Jura
Macvin du Jura
Cremant du Jura
Marc du Jura
91
Q

Roussette de Savoie AOP wines are made from 100% of what grape that is synonymous with Roussette?

A

Altesse

92
Q

What are the grapes used in L’Etoile AOP?

A

Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard

93
Q

Name the grape varieties used in the production of Seyssel AOP for still dry/off-dry and sparkling wines.

A

Still dry/off-dry: 100% Altesse

Sparkling: Altesse, Chasselas and Molette

94
Q

Synonym of Roussanne in Savoie.

A

Bergeron

95
Q

What is straw wine known as in the Cotes du Jura? What kind of grapes are used for its production? Minimum must weight?

A

Vin de Paille
Ripe but not botrytised grapes are left to dry for a minimum of 6 weeks after harvest
320 gr/lt

96
Q

Name the three Cote-Rotie single vineyards of Guigal.

A 
La Mouline (first vintage 1966)
La Landonne (first vintage 1978)
La Turque (first vintage 1985)
97
Q

Who produces La Chapelle Hermitage?

A

Paul Jaboulet

98
Q

Who produces L’Hermite Hermitage?

A

Chapoutier

99
Q

AOC regulations of Chateauneuf-du-Pape require that producers declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes, a process to safeguard against under-ripeness. What is the term used for this?

A

Le rapé

100
Q

What are the communes of production of Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

A 
Orange
Courthezon
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Bedarrides
Sorgues
101
Q

Is chaptilization allowed in the production of red Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines?

A

No

102
Q

Name the communes of production of Cote-Rotie AOC.

A

Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone
Ampuis
Tupin-Semons

103
Q

When was Cote-Rotie AOC established?

A

1940

104
Q

What is the name of the bottle used in Chateau Chalon?

A

Clavelin (62 cl)

105
Q

What is the maximum yield of Chateau Chalon?

A

30 hl/ha

106
Q

Since when the Grand Cru term may be added on the label of Quarts de Chaume AOC wines?

A

2010 vintage

107
Q

Minimum residual sugar of Quarts de Chaume AOC.

A

85 gr/lt

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