France, Other Flashcards

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What is the wine made using Méthode Ancestrale?

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Gaillac Mousseux Méthode Gaillaçoise

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What is méthode gaillaçoise?

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Local variant of Méthode Ancestrale

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The appellations of Southwest France draw influence from what areas?

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Spain, Bordeaux and Southeastern France.

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What are the sweet wine appellations of Bergerac?

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Monbazillac AOP, Saussignac AOP, Rosette AOP, Haut-Montravel AOP, and Côtes de Montravel AOP

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What grape performs well for sweet wines in the sandy soil of Monbazillac, the most notable sweet wine appellation?

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Muscadelle

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What river cuts through Bergerac AOP?

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Dordogne

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What are the most important wine appellations south of the Bordeaux satellites of the Dordogne?

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Cahors, Madiran (tannic reds from Tannat), Jurançon (whites) and Gaillac.

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What river runs through Cahors AOP? Describe the wines.

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The Lot river. Robust, rustic reds from 70% Malbec with Tannat and Merlot.

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What other AOPs are contained within the Basque-influenced Pyrénées-Atlantique département?

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Irouléguy and Béarn

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Describe the wines of Gaillac?

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RWÉ from Duras, Syrah, Gamay and Fer/ Mauzac, Muscadelle and Len de L’El.

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What is the difference between Bergerac and Côtes de Bergerac?

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RWÉ but with higher minimum alcohol for Côtes de Bergerac.

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The semi-sweet and sweet white wines of Madiran are named Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP. True or False

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True.

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Who developed the technique of micro-oxygenation for tannic wines in the late 1990’s?

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Patrick Ducournau, a Madiran winemaker.

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What are the sweet wines of Gaillac labeled?

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Gaillac Doux

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What constitutes the majority of wines under the Côtes de Provence AOP?

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Rosé.

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What are the two methods of rosé production for Provence!

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-Saignage- short skin contact
-immediate pressing of whole clusters of grapes.
Blending of white and red still wines is not allowed.

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What are the grapes of red and rosé production in Provence?

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Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, and the local, garrigue-scented Tibouren

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What are the 4 sub zones of Côtes de Provence for red and rosé?

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La Londe, Pierrefeu, Sainte-Victoire and Fréjus

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What is the only AOP that focuses on Mourvèdre? Describe the wines and other grapes.

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Bandol AOP.
Plummy, full bodied, dense and animal.
50% M, Grenache, Cinsault with a little bit of Syrah and Carignan

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Sustainable and organic farming are prevalent in this sub-appellation of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?

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Les Baux de Provence?

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Name three more AOP in Provence that produce red, white and rosé.

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Cassis, Palette, Bellet.

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What is the traditional, hourglass shaped bottle for rosé called?

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Skittle