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1
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What are the 4 levels of AOC?

A

Regional, District, Communal, Village or Parish, and Vineyard or Single Estate

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What white grape is grown only in Bordeaux and the southwest, primarily for sweet whites?

A

Semillion

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3
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How many acres does merlot cover in Bordeaux?

A

250,000

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4
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AOC stands for

A

Appellation d’Origine Controlle

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5
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What red variety is associated with the Northern Rhone Valley?

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Syrah

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6
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Who is credited with creating glass bottles that wouldn’t explode due to pressure?

A

Christopher Merret

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7
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What red variety is a blending grape in the south of France?

A

Cinsault

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8
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What is a leading white grape in Bordeaux and eastern Loire?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

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9
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Appellation means

A

Place-name

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10
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What are the 2 red grapes of Champagne?

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Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier

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11
Q

IGP is also Vin de Pay. T or F

A

True

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12
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What white grape is planted mostly in the south of France and mainly used for vin doux natural?

A

Muscat

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13
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As long as all grapes come from France, entry level vin de table wines can be labeled

A

Vin de France

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14
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What area of France has the longest history of viticulture?

A

South of France

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15
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What religious orders were based in Burgundy?

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Benedictine & Cistercian monks

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16
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Small quantities of Gamay can be found in what cool climate region in France?

A

Loire Valley

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17
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South of France fortified wines are called

A

Vin doux Natural

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18
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What is the most widely planted white grape in France?

A

Ugni Blanc

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19
Q

What does IGP stand for?

A

Indication de Geographique Protegee

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20
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In what century did Bordeaux come under the British crown & why?

A

Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 12th century

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21
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What is the most planted red grape variety in France?

A

Merlot

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22
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How many zone vin de pays/IGP’s are there in France?

A

90 plus

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23
Q

How many AOC’s are there in France?

A

more than 300

24
Q

What white grape is only grown in the western Loire Valley?

A

Melon de Bourgogne

25
Q

What European country served as the model for the EU’s wine system?

A

France

26
Q

The Champagne region was well known in the 1600’s not for sparkling wines but for

A

still Pinot Noir wines

27
Q

What tier of wine categories account for more than 1/3 of all French wine?

A

IGP or vin de pays

28
Q

More than 1/2 of France’s Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in

A

Bordeaux

29
Q

Tho brought the first grapes to France?

A

Greeks & Romans

30
Q

In what regions will you find Chardonnay?

A

Burgundy, Champagne & Languedoc-Roussillon

31
Q

What are the 5 most important rivers in France?

A

Dordogne, Garonne, Loire, Rhone, Rhine

32
Q

AOC’s produce just under _____ of all French wine.

A

half

33
Q

What region has a maritime climate and produce ____ of French vineyard land?

A

Bordeaux produces 1/3 of vineyard land.

34
Q

What region in France was the first to develop appellation rules? and when?

A

Chateauneuf du Pape in 1920’s

35
Q

What white grape is used primarily for making brandy and cognac?

A

Ugni Blanc

36
Q

What are the major topographical features in France?

A

The Massif Central, southern Alps & rivers that flow from the mountains to the ocean

37
Q

When did the Roman empire collapse?

A

5th century

38
Q

What mountain range protects Alsace?

A

Vosges

39
Q

What grape is the main red variety in Alsace and east Loire?

A

Pinot Noir

40
Q

What 2 red varieties are grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence?

A

Syrah and Mourvedre

41
Q

The home of French nobility in the Middle Ages was where?

A

Loire Valley

42
Q

What red grape is a primary ingredient in most Southern Rhone blends?

A

Grenache

43
Q

How many departmental vin de pays/IGP’s are there in France?

A

52

44
Q

What white grape is grown primarily in Anjou-Saumur and Touraine?

A

Chenin Blanc

45
Q

What red ward climate grape is grown only in the south of France?

A

Carignan

46
Q

What region regularly uses varietal labeling on it’s top tier wines?

A

Alsace

47
Q

What is the organization that legally protects the use of place names for wine regions in France?

A

Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualite

48
Q

How many regional vin de pays/IGP’s are there in France?

A

6

49
Q

Trebbiano is also known as _____ in France.

A

Ugni Blanc

50
Q

What are the three levels of Vin de Pays or IGP wines?

A

Regional, departmental and zone

51
Q

Monasteries acquired holdings in which two regions?

A

Burgundy & Champagne

52
Q

What is the primary red grape of the Loire Valley?

A

Cabernet Franc

53
Q

When did the deliberate introduction of bubbles into the winemaking process start in Champagne?

A

End of the 17th century

54
Q

The British ownership of Aquitaine ended due to warfare in

A

14th & 15th centuries

55
Q

What regions have a mediterranean climate and produce ____ of French vineyard land?

A

Languedoc-Rousellon, Provence, Rhone, Corsica produce half of vineyard land

56
Q

Ugni Blanc covers more than _____ acres in France.

A

200,000

57
Q

Pays d’Oc is a regional IGP which covers

A

the western part of the French Mediterranean coast.

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