Fundamentals - History

Question 1

Who invented the watertight, rollable cask?

Answer 1

The Celts

Question 2

Which tribe established Marseille?

Answer 2

Phoenicians

Question 3

Who introduced the vine to France?

Answer 3

Phoenicians

Question 4

Who gave the name Gaul to France?

Answer 4

The Romans

Question 5

Where did the Romans establish vineyards?

Answer 5

SW France
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Loire

Question 6

Who was the King of the Franks when they took over Gaul?

Answer 6

Clovis

Question 7

What is a Ban des Vendanges?

Answer 7

The proscription of a harvest date

Question 8

Who did Henry Plantagenet marry in 12 C?

Answer 8

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 9

Why did the papacy move from Rome to Avignon in 14th C?

Answer 9

Clement, Bishop of Bordeaux was elected Pope

Question 10

What happened to Alsace during the 30 years war

Answer 10

It transferred from Germany to France

Question 11

When did the Dutch drain the Medoc?

Answer 11

in 1600s

Question 12

Why were Pinot Noir and Chardonnay replaced by Gamay due to the Bubonic Plague

Answer 12

There was not labour to tend the vines and Pinot Noir and Chardonnay need cultivation

Question 13

What is Claret?

Answer 13

Wine made by fermenting red and white wines together became English name for Bordeaux

Question 14

Who introduced the custom of sitting upright whilst eating?

Answer 14

Clovis

Question 15

What is another name for Odium?

Answer 15

Powdery Mildew

Question 16

What is another name for Peronospera?

Answer 16

Downy Mildwew

Question 17

What is the French term for layering (vine propagation)

Answer 17

Provignage/ Marcottage

Question 18

What was the name of the German merchants who were to buy wine for the Nazis?

Answer 18

Weinfuhrers