Languedoc-Roussillon

Question 1

What are the 2 noncontiguous sectors of Fitou AOC?

Answer 1

Fitou Maritime and Fitou Montagneux

Question 2

What are Languedoc’s 4 sweet wine AOPs?

Answer 2

Muscat de Mireval AOC
Muscat de Lunel AOC
Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOC
Muscat de Frontignan AOC

Question 3

What grape are the red wines of Limoux AOC typically based on?

Answer 3

Merlot

Question 4

What are the 3 styles of sparkling wines from Limoux AOC? What sets them apart and which is an AOC?

Answer 4

Crémant de Limoux AOC– stipulates a maximum 20% Mauzac and Pinot Noir in favor of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc

Blanquette de Limoux– distinctive méthode traditionnelle wine that lays claim to being France’s oldest purposefully made sparkling wine. Must be minimum 90% Mauzac.

Limoux méthode ancestrale– made solely from Mauzac