General French Wine Flashcards
What is are the names for French wine laws
Appellation d’Origine Controlee
What decade was the AOC born in?
1920’s
Who administers the AOC? Hint INAO
The institut National des Appellations de l’Origine et de la Qualite (INAO)
Name the 12 major regions for French wine
Champagne Loire Valley Burgundy Jura and Savoie Rhone Southwest Bordeaux Languedoc Roussillon Provence Alsace Corsica
What is Corsica in terms of geography?
An Island
Blanc means?
White
Cave means?
Co-operative winery
Chateaus are?
A wine estate or farm, typically in Bordeaux
Coteaux De means?
Hillsides
Cotes De means?
Hillsides
Cru means?
Growth in which is on a superior plot of land
Cru Classe is?
Cru that has been distinguished by an important classification such as the 1855 in Bordeaux
Domaine are?
Burgundy’s version of a Chateau. A wine estate.
Grand Cru means?
Literally a great growth. In Burgundy the finest vineyards. In Bordeaux, nothing special.
Methode Classique/ Method traditionnelle are?
A method to make sparkling wine that is the same used as for Champagne but is not in champagne
Millesime means?
Vintage Year
Mis au Chateaus, when seen on a bottle, means that the specific wine is…
Estate bottled wine made by the same enterprise as that which grew the grapes
Domaine, when seen on a bottle, means that the specific wine is…
Estate bottled wine made by the same enterprise as that which grew the grapes
A la propriete when seen on a bottle, means that the specific wine is…
Estate bottled wine made by the same enterprise as that which grew the grapes
A negociant is?
Merchant Bottle, an enterprise that buys grapes or wines
Premier Crus mean?
First Growth. In Burgundy a notch down from grand cru, in bordeaux, such as Medoc, one of the top four chateau
Proprietaire-recoltants are?
Owner-vine-growers
recoltants are?
Vine growers
Recolte
Harvest or vintage
