French Wine Knowlegde Flashcards

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What are the three major regions in France for red wine ?

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Bordeaux, Burgundy and Rhône Valley

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What are the main regions in France for white wine ?

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Burgundy, Loire Valley, and Alsace

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Where is Bordeaux located in France ?

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Southwestern France named after the ninth largest French city , Bordeaux, a port city on the Garonne River near the Atlantic Ocean.

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What wine mainly grows in Bordeaux ?
And to a lesser degree …

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89% of them are dry reds ,in region
11% dry whites ,in regions
Some sweet wines -Sauternes and tiny amount of rose and sparkling wines

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What are the two wine districts of Bordeaux on the Left Bank?

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Haut-Medoc
Pessac-Leognan

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Where is the left bank geography located ?

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They lie west of Garonne River and the Gironde Estuary , which empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

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What type of soil dominates the left bank ?

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Gravel- Cabernet Sauvignon has an affinity for gravel

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What does the right bank soil have?

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Clay - Merlot and pessac-leognan (pay-sac-lay-oh-nyahn)

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What kind of wine does the left bank typically produce?how do these wine age?

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Firm tannic wines, with more pronounced black currant , and mineral flavor.
Usually need years to develop and will age a long time , often for decades, typically a Cabernet Sauvignon based wine

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What kind of Bordeaux wines do right bank typically create ?

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More approachable because they’re mainly Merlot, you can enjoy them long before their left banks cousins. Often as soon as 5-8 years after the vintage . Less tannic, richer in texture and plummier flavor.

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What are the four famous wine communes of the Haut-Medoc district Left Bank Bordeaux?

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St. Estephe,
Pauillac,
St.Julien,
Margaux

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What are the wine characteristics of St. Estephe?

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Firm
Tannic
Earthy
Chunky
And slow to mature
Typical wine: chateau montrose

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What are the characteristics of Pauillac?

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Rich
Powerful
Firm
Tannic
Black currant
Cedar aromas and flavors ; long lived

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What are the characteristics of Pauillac?

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Rich
Powerful
Firm
Tannic
Black currant
Cedar aromas and flavors ; long lived

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What are three of the most famous wines that come from Pauillac (poy-yak)?

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Lafite Rothschild
Mouton-Rothschild
Latour

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What are the characteristics of the St Julian (San-jhoo-lee ehn)region in Bordeaux of the left bank?

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Rich
Flavorful
Elegant
Finesseful with cedary bouquet

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What are the wine characteristics of Margaux(mahr-go)

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Fragrant ,supple, harmonious, with complex aromas and flavors
Typical wines : chateau Palmer and chateau Margaux

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What are the three white grapes of Bordeaux?

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Muscadelle- light floral character
Sauvignon blanc- major grape. Crispy austere, herbal freshness , usually blended with semillon
Semillon-major grape, dry and clean. Provides weight and depth , with age, honied character -primary grape for sauternes