General Bordeaux

Question 1

What is the “Bordeaux Mixture?” What is it’s use?

Answer 1

Lime, Copper Sulfate, and Water; used to prevent fungal problems

Question 2

What is the climate of Bordeaux? What are some moderating influences?

Answer 2

Maritime, the Atlantic Ocean and Gironde Estuary moderate.

Question 3

What is Clairet?

Answer 3

A darker, more aromatic style of Rose.

Question 4

What is the most widely planted grape in Bordeaux?

Answer 4

Merlot

Question 5

What is Malbec known as on the right bank?

Answer 5

Pressac

Question 6

Bordeaux Blanc encepagement?

Answer 6

Min. 70% Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, plus Max. 30% Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, and Colombard

Question 7

Minimum alcohol for Medoc AOP?

Answer 7

11% for all AOPs within Medoc

Question 8

What three diseases invaded Bordeaux in the 1800s? When did each arrive?

Answer 8

Oidium (powdery mildew) in 1852, Phylloxera in 1869, and Peronospera (downy mildew) in the early 1880s.

Question 9

What are the AOPs of the Medoc, North to South?

Answer 9

Haut-Medoc, Saint-Estephe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Listrac-Medoc, Moulis-en-Medoc, Margaux

Question 10

What are the satellite AOPs of St.-Emilion?

Answer 10

Lussac, Puisseguin, Montagne and Saint-Georges