History Flashcards
The Bordeaux wine region lies in ___________ close to the __________ It is traversed
by the ________ and the _______, which merge to form the __________
South west France
Atlantic Ocean
River Garonne
River Dordogne
Gironde estuary.
The vineyards to the west of the ________ & ________ form what is collectively known as
the ______, while those to the east of the _____ & _____ form what is collectively
known as the _____ whilst the majority of the vineyards between the two rivers is called
_________
Garonne and Gironde
Left Bank
Dordogne and Gironde
Right Bank
Entre-Deux-Mers,
In the 17th and 18th centuries The dutch drained what is now known as the Left bank.
What was it and why?
the Large Médoc peninsula north of the city, which had been marshy and unsuitable for agriculture
Which two properties had a reputation across Europe and even america by the mid 18th century?
Lafite & Margaux
Merchants and brokers have distributed the wines of Bordeaux and established their international reputation over centuries.
That system of _____ - undertaken by _______ rather than ______- remains in place today.
distribution
specialised merchants
proprietors
In 1855, a major commercial exhibition, the______ _________ __ ______, was to
take place.
Exposition Universelle de Paris
The Bordeaux chamber of commerce asked the region’s brokers to compile a classification of the wines. This was based on price.
The estates of the ____ plus _____-_____ in ____ were classed into ___ ___, those of ____ into ____
Médoc plus Haut Brion in Graves
five bands
Sauternes
three.
The 1855 classification had official status and remains virtually unaltered and still influences prices today
True or False?
True
Bordeaux’s area under vine?
111,000 ha
70% of all bottled wine in Bordeaux = ______ & _____
Largely from the Bordeaux/Bordeaux superieur
the remaining 30% are _____ &______ priced
