Mâconnais

Question 1

Dominant red grape

Answer 1

Gamay

Question 2

Mâcon AOCs

Answer 2

Bourgogne Blanc/Rouge (Chard/PN)
Mâcon AOC (Blanc, Rosé, Rouge)
Mâcon Supérieur AOC (.5% more abv, creaminess from malo)
Mâcon Villages AOC (43 Villages, 26 with own appellation. More ripeness, body)

Question 3

St-Véran

Answer 3

Blanc, Rouge.
Red, sandy soils.
Simple, lean whites.

Question 4

Viré-Clessé

Answer 4

Youngest appellation, 1999.
Limestone soils.
Quality whites similar to Pouilly-Fuissé

Question 5

Pouilly-Fuissé

Answer 5

4 communes, Fuissé, Soluté-Pouilly, Vergisson, Chaintré.
Vineyards rise up slopes below Rocks of Solutré and Vergisson. Limestone with alkaline clay. Natural amphitheater acts as sun trap

Question 6

Pouilly-Fuissé producers with single vineyard bottlings

Answer 6

Daniel Barraud

J-A Ferret

Question 7

Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Loché

Answer 7

AOCs on outskirts of Pouilly-Fuissé which lack the same concentration and complexity