FRENCH/FRANCE Flashcards

1
Q

What are the six regions in France?

A
Burgundy
Bordeaux
Champagne 
Alsace
Loire Valley
Rhone Valley
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2
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What are the sections of Burgundy?

A
Chablis
Côte d'Or
Cote Chalonnaise 
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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3
Q

Main variety in Burgundy?

A

Pinot Noir
Gamay - only Beaujolais

Chardonnay

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4
Q

What is the main variety of Chablis?

A

100% Chardonnay

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5
Q

What are the 7 Grand Crus in Chablis?

A
Les Peruses 
Les Clos
Bourgos
Blanchot
Valmur 
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
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6
Q

What are the two sub sections of Côte d’Or and what city is it near?

A

Cote de nuit
Cote de beaune

Dijon

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7
Q

What is the main variety in Cote de Nuits?

A

Pinot noir

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8
Q

What is the are some Grand Cru in Cote de Nuits?

A

Chambertin

La Tache

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9
Q

What does cote refer to?

A

Hillside

Slope

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10
Q

What is the main variety in Cote de Beaune?

A

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir

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11
Q

What is a village in Cote de Beaune?

A

Pommard

Meursalt

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12
Q

What is the main variety of cote chalonnaise?

A

Aligote

Pinot Noir

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13
Q

What is a village in cote chalonnaise?

A
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry 
Montagnards
Mercury
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14
Q

What is the main variety in Maconnaise?

A

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Gamay

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15
Q

What village only makes Chardonnay in Maconnaise?

A

Pouilly-fuisse

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16
Q

Which sub region in Burgundy has no grand cru?

A

Maconnaise

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17
Q

What is the main variety of Bordeaux?

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle

Merlot
Cab Sauvignon 
Cab franc
Petit verdt 
Malbec
Carmenere
18
Q

What blends can be found throughout Bordeaux?

A

LEFT - Medoc: 70% Cab/30% Merlot

LEFT - Graves: 80% Sauvignon/20% Semi

LEFT - Sauternes: sweet wine 80sem/20SB

RIGHT - Saint Emilion/Pomerol: 70merlot/30cabfranc

19
Q

What variety is medoc known for?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

20
Q

What is the main variety in Graves?

A

Sauvignon
Semi

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet franc

21
Q

What is the main variety of Entre Deux Mers

A

Sauvignon
Semillon
Muscadelle

No oak

22
Q

What is the main variety in the right bank of Bordeaux?

A

Merlot

Cabernet franc

23
Q

What is the main variety of champagne?

A

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Meunière

24
Q

What are the styles of champagne?

A

Rosè

Blancs de blancs - 100% Chardonnay

Blancs de Noir - Pinot Noir or Meunière

25
Q

What is a clos?

A

A single parcel in a vineyard under single ownership

26
Q

What is the methode champenoise?

A

1) Make the base wine
2) Blend the grapes
3) create bubbles/add liqueur de triage

27
Q

What are other sparkling wine methods?

A

Transfer

Tank

28
Q

What are the sub regions of Loire Valley?

A

Pays-Nantais

Anjou-Saumur

Touraine

Central vineyards

29
Q

Which subregions uses Melon de Bourgone?

A

Pays Nantais in Loire Valley

30
Q

What is the main variety in Loire Valley?

A

Chenin Blanc

Cabernet Franc

31
Q

What are the white wine villages in Anjou Saumur?

A

Savennieres (north of the river)
Samur
Bonnezeaux (sout/ sweet wines)
Quarts de Chawne (sweet)

32
Q

What are the red wine villages in Anjou Saumur?

A

Anjou-villages

Saumur AOP

33
Q

What is the main variety of Vouvray?

A

Chenin Blanc
Sweet wine = Moelleux

Sparkling, dry, offf dry

34
Q

What are the two red and one white regions in Touraine?

A

Chinon (red) cab franc
Bourgueil (red) cab franc

Vouvray (white) chennin blanc

35
Q

What are the central vineyard appellations in Loire Valley?

A

Pouilly-Fume: 100SB

Sancerre: 100SB/100PN

36
Q

What is the main variety of Alsace?

A
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Muscat
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Sylvaner

Pinot Noir

37
Q

What is cremant?

A

Sparkling wine from outside of champagne

38
Q

What is the main variety of rhone?

A

Grenache Syrah

Viognier Marsanne Russane

39
Q

What are the southern rhone appellations?

A

Chateaneuf

Gigondas

Vacqueyras

Tavel - only rosè

40
Q

What are some differences between north and south rhone?

A
Continental \_\_\_\_\_Mediterranean
Hillside\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Flatter land
granite/schist\_\_\_Alluvial clay/river rocks
Syrah\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Grenache
Viognier\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Roussane
Single\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Blends
Mistral Winds: Warms\_\_\_\_\_Cools