France-Wine Laws

Question 1

What is INAO?

Answer 1

Institute Natinonal des Appelationes d’Origine des Vins et Eaux Dewie

Question 2

What year INAO was founded?

Answer 2

1935

Question 3

INAO later change name to?

Answer 3

2007 change name to National de l’Origine et de la Qualite

Question 4

Explain Vin de France?

Answer 4

Until 2009 was win de tabel
This is the lowest of categories
100% of grapes must originate from France
Vintage and Grape can be stated but not the Region

Question 5

Explain Indication Geographique Protegee?

Answer 5

IGP or PGI ( Protected Geographical Region )
replaced Vins de Pays
Wines must have 85% of stated Varietal, If 2 Varietals stated 100% must be from this

Question 6

Name 6 regional IGPs?

Answer 6

1.IGP Jardin de la France ( Loire Valley )
2. IGP Comtes Rhodaniens ( Rhone, Beaujolais and Soave )
3. IGP Comte Tolosan ( Pyrenees and Midi )
4. IGP D’OC ( Languedoc-Roussillon )
5. IGP Portes de la Mediterranean ( Provance, Alpes, Cotes d’Azure, Corsica )
6. IGP L’Atlantique ( Bordeaux, Dordogne, Charentais )

Question 7

Explain Vins Delimite de Qualite Superieur?

Answer 7

This is discontiniued and all wines must apply for AOC or IGP

Question 8

Explain AOC or Appelation d’Origine Controlee?

Answer 8

This is a highest level in France
It can be applyed to wines that reach certen level of standards and regulations laid down for each region or district

Question 9

Explain Appelation Pauillac Controlee?

Answer 9

This guarantees that wine originate from commune of Pauillac and meets standards laid down for wine from this commune.
Wine can be declassified under many other AOCs

Question 10

Explain Appellation Haut-Medoc Controlee/Appellation Haut-Medoc Protegee?

Answer 10

This guarantees that wine comes from Haut-Medoc and meets requirements of this AOC.
They are slightly less specific then for Pauillac.
Wine may be blended with wine from other communes in Haut-Medoc.
Wine can be also further declassified.

Question 11

Explain Appellation Medoc Controlee?

Answer 11

This is a highest Aoc for wines from Bas-Medoc.
Bas-Medic is north of Haut-Medoc.
Haut-Medoc is permited to use this AOC but requiermants are diferent.

Question 12

Explain Bordeaux Superieur Controlee?

Answer 12

Wines come from deliminated region of Bordeaux and have 1% abv above min for that style of Bordeaux wine.

Question 13

Explain Appellation Bordeaux Controlee?

Answer 13

This is a lowest AOC and guaraties that the wine comes from Bordeaux

Question 14

Name the smallest vineyard AOCs in France?

Answer 14

1.Chateau Grillet in Condrieu Northern Rhone
2. Romanee Conti in Cotes de Nuits
3. Coulee de Serrant in Savennieres

Question 15

Explain Cru Bourgeois?

Answer 15

This classification was introduced in Medoc in 1932.
But was recognised 2009.
Originaly there was 444 Chateux in this classification.
2003 there was update that classified only 247 chateaux in next order:
1. 9 as Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
2. 87 as Cru Bourgeois Superieurs
3. 151 as Cru Bourgeois
This left out original 200 Chateaux and led to 2007 Bordeaux cort annule this and went back to original classification.

Question 16

Explain Cru Artisan?

Answer 16

This was created in 19th Century
But it fell into disuse
It was re-established 2005 and have 44 chateaux

Question 17

Name the main Regions in France?

Answer 17

1. Alsace
2. Bordeaux
3. Burgundy
4. Champagne
5. Loire
6. Rhone

Question 18

Name the lesser regions in France?

Answer 18

1. Bergerac
2. Cahors
3. Cotes de Duras
4. Gaillac
5. Jura
6. Jurancon
7. Limoux
8. Languedoc-Roussillon
9. Madiran
10. Monbazillac
11. Pechermant
12. Provance
13. Savoie