Gastronomy

Question 1

FRANCE’S THREE SUPERIORITIES

Answer 1

Intelligent radio
Cheese
Wine

Question 2

Two best cheeses in Lyon

Answer 2

Saint-Marcellin
Saint-Félicien

Both are semi-strong, soft, cow milk cheeses.

Question 3

Alps famous cheeses

Answer 3

Hards: Comté, Beaufort, Abondance

Softs: Reblochon and Mont d’Or (Mont d’Or is often eaten with a spoon….)

Question 4

There are 5 stages in drinking a wine:

Answer 4

The eye: you investigate the color like a painter
The nose: you investigate the smell like a bloodhound
The mouth: You swishinside the mouth for 30 or so seconds: you dissect the wine like a surgeon
The throat: You swallow: but professional tasters don’t swallow
The tongue: You talk about the wine: you share impressions, in a poetic not a technical manner

Question 5

COMPARING WINES

Answer 5

The eye: nuances of yellow and of purple
The nose: nuances of soil and stone and wood and fruit and flowers (yellow or red or…)
The mouth: rotundity, weight,….
Build your mental wine memory

Question 6

Name the 5 great wine regions

Answer 6

Burgundy, Bordeaux, Côtes du Rhone, Alsace and Loire

Question 7

Types of Burgundy’s wines

Answer 7

RED : PINOT NOIR //
WHITE : CHARDONNAY

Question 8

Types of BORDEAUX wines

Answer 8

RED : CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND MERLOT //
WHITE : SAUVIGNON BLANC

Question 9

Types of LOIRE wines

Answer 9

RED : PINOT FRANC //
WHITE : MELON DE BOURGOGNE

Question 10

Types of COTES DU RHONE wines

Answer 10

GRENACHE AND SYRAH

Question 11

Types of BEAUJOLAIS wines

Answer 11

GAMAY

Question 12

Types of ALSACE wines

Answer 12

WHITE : RIESLING, SYLVANER, GEWURZTRAMINER

Question 13

Types of CHAMPAGNE wines

Answer 13

WHITE : MEUNIER+CHARDONNAY+PINOT NOIR

Question 14

Which wine regions are close to Lyon?

Answer 14

Beaujolais, Côtes du Rhône, and Burgundy

Question 15

Lyon’s pastry specialty

Answer 15

Praline