General Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 quality levels in French wine?
A
Vin de France
IGP/Vin de Pays
AOP/AOC
2
Q
What does AOP mean? AOC?
A
Appellation d’Origine Protégée
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
3
Q
What is France’s longest river?
A
Loire River
4
Q
What is the largest (quantity) wine producing region in France?
A
Languedoc-Roussillon
5
Q
What is débourage?
A
The process of allowing solid particles to settle out of freshly pressed juice
6
Q
What is délestage?
A
The French term for the cap management technique known as “rack and return”
7
Q
Where is the Saône River located?
A
Rises in the Vosges Mountains, runs alongside Burgundy and eventually flows into the Rhône near Lyon
8
Q
What body of water is located to the west of France?
A
The Bay of Biscay
