Fws-Southwest

Question 1

Gascony is located in what part of France?

Answer 1

Southwest

Question 2

What are the 4 borders of Southwest France wine region?

Answer 2

Atlantic Ocean (w), Massif Central (e), Bordeaux (n), Pyrenees and Spanish border (s)

Question 3

What are the 4 sub-regions of Gascony?

Answer 3

Bergerac and Dordogne River, Garonne and Tarn rivers, Lot River, Pyrenees

Question 4

What is the climate of Garonne, Tarn and Lot subregions?

Answer 4

maritime, primarily Mediterranean with Atlantic influences (higher temperature and drier growing season)

Question 5

What is the climate of Pyrenean Foothills subregion?

Answer 5

maritime climate with alpine influences (cool nights and effective rain-shadow)

Question 6

What is the climate of Bergerac and Dordogne subregions?

Answer 6

oceanic influences (warmer than Bordeaux)

Question 7

What is the primary grape of Fronton AOC?

Answer 7

Negrette which delivers foxy, animal notes laced with violet perfume.

Question 8

What is rouget?

Answer 8

clay-sand conglomerates that sit on the iron-rich clay subsoil in Fronton.

Question 9

How many regional AOC’s are in Gascony?

Answer 9

none

Question 10

Where is the wind ‘Autun a factor?

Answer 10

a moist south-easterly wind in Gaillac Premieres Cotes AOC

Question 11

Which AOC in Gascony is mid-way between Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea?

Answer 11

Coteaux du Quercy

Question 12

What are local names for Malbec?

Answer 12

Cot, Auxerrois

Question 13

What are the blending partners for Malbec in Cahors?

Answer 13

Merlot and Tannat

Question 14

What is the southern-most AOC of Southwest France?

Answer 14

Irouleguy

Question 15

What is the only AOC from Basque Country?

Answer 15

Irouleguy

Question 16

What is micro-oxygenation? Where was it developed?

Answer 16

minute amounts of exygen are slowly bubbled through the vat of wine causing the tannin molecules to bind to each other, reducing aggressive edge on the palate, first done in 1991 in Madiran.

Question 17

What style wine predominates in IGP Cotes de Gascogne?

Answer 17

white (dry or moelleux)

Question 18

What is Armagnac?

Answer 18

a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. [wiki]

Question 19

What is Cognac?

Answer 19

brandy, to bear the name Cognac, an Appellation d’origine contrôlée, its production methods must meet certain legal requirements. In particular, it must be made from specified grapes, of which Ugni blanc, known locally as Saint-Emilion, is the one most widely used. [wiki]

Question 20

The Viaduct of Millau spans what?

Answer 20

Tarn Valley

Question 21

What is synonym for Chenin Blanc in Gascony?

Answer 21

Rouchelein

Question 22

What is synonym for Chenin Blanc in Loire?

Answer 22

Pineau de la Loire and Gros Pineau

Question 23

What is synonym for Cabernet Franc in Gascony?

Answer 23

Bouchy

Question 24

What is synonym for Cabernet Franc in Loire?

Answer 24

Breton

Question 25

What is synonym for Merille in Gascony?

Answer 25

Perigord

Question 26

Name 4 AOC’s in Garonne and Tarn Sub-Region.

Answer 26

Cotes de Duras AOC, Cotes de Marmandais AOC, Buzet AOC, Brulhois AOC, Saint Sardos AOC, Fronton AOC, Gaillac AOC, Cotes de Millau AOC

Question 27

Name 4 AOC’s in Dordogne/Bergerac Sub-Region.

Answer 27

Bergerac AOC, Montravel AOC, Pecharmant AOC, Saussignac AOC, Monbazillac AOC

Question 28

Name 4 AOC’s in Lot Sub-Region.

Answer 28

Cahors AOC, Coteaux du Quercy AOC, Entraygues-Le Fel AOC, Estaing AOC, Marcillac AOC

Question 29

Name 4 AOC’s in Pyrenees Sub-Region.

Answer 29

Bearn AOC, Jurancon AOC, Irouleguy AOC, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC, Madiran AOC, Saint-Mont AOC, Tursan AOC

Question 30

Which AOC makes a sparkling white from 100% Mauzac.

Answer 30

Gaillac AOC, Tarn Sub-Region of Gascony

Question 31

Which AOC makes red and rose from at least 90% Fer Servadou.

Answer 31

Marcillac AOC, Lot Sub-Region of Gascony

Question 32

The local names of Baucol, Mansoi and Pinenc refer to what grape?

Answer 32

Fer Servadou (red)