General Flashcards
4 examples of rain shadow effects in France, region & mountains
Alsace - Vosges
Roussillon - Pyrenees
Beaujolais - Monts du Beaujolais
Languedoc - Cevennes
Where in France do you have atlantic influence (regions)
Champagne Loire (Lower & Middle) Bordeaux Southwest Languedoc
Where is Givry AOC
Côte Chalonnaise
What is the only region in the ‘Kimmeridgean Ring’ that focuses on red grapes?
Côtes des Bar - Pinot Noir
What soiltype does Pinot Noir prefer?
Limestone & limestone rich marl
What french wine region boasts the highest number of organic & biodynamic producers?
Roussillon
What is a ‘chaufrette’?
Oil burning device that prevent vines from freezing
Débourage
Vorklärung, in white wine, must is left so settle for 12 -24 hours
Terms:
Liquoreux
Moeulleux
Liquoreux - sweet dessert wines, always botrytized grapes
Moeulleux - semi sweet wines, may ir may not be botrytized
Mutage
Stopping fermentation by adding neutral grape spirit (in production of VDN)
3rd biggest AOC producing regions
1) Bordeaux
2) Rhône
3) Loire