History Flashcards
When did BDX get AOC?
1936
When was chaptalization allowed (legally)?
1951
When did Clarence Dillon buy Haut-Brion?
1935
When did Phylloxera first get to BDX?
1869
Which year was the Flaugergues comet visible? (A particular good vintage)
1811
When did Listrac gain AOC?
1957
When did Moulis get AOC?
1938
When did Baron James de Rothschild buy Ch. Lafite?
- Baron James, however, died just three months after purchasing Lafite. The estate then became the joint property of his three sons: Alphonse, Gustave, and Edmond.
Since when has Ch. Lafite been directed under Eric de Rothschild?
Since 1974
Who currently owns and controls Ch. Margaux?
Corinne Mentzelopoulos
Who currently owns and controls Ch. Climens?
Bérénice Lurton.
The property has only been owned by 5 families since its origin
In which recent vintage did Mouton not have its label designed by a famous artist?
2000 (gold bottle)
Name Baron James de Rotschild’s three sons
Alphonse, Gustave, and Edmond
What does the word ‘Lafite’ mean?
Old French word meaning a height
Name the five Rothschild brothers
Amschel, Salomon, Kalmann (Carl), Nathan, Jacob (James)
Where does the name “Cos-Labory” come from?
The place-name “Caux” which means hill of stones (cailloux) and the man who owned it from 1800-1840 M. Labory
What did Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild do in 1853?
He bought Ch. Brane-Mouton and immediately renamed it Ch. Mouton Rothschild
When did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry Louis VII, king of France?
1137, at the age of 15
When did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry Henry of Anjou, who later became king of England (Henry II)?
1152
When was the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) established?
1948
