Overall

Question 1

17 AOCs

Answer 1

Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
Cotes de Bordeaux, Entre-Deux-Mers
Medoc, Haut Medoc, Saint-Estephe, Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Julien
Graves, Pessac Leognan
Saint Emilion, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Pomerol
Sauternes, Barsac

Question 2

Grapes

Answer 2

Red: CS, CF, Merlot
White: SB, Semillion, Muscadelle

Question 3

Red Winemaking: Premium vs AOC

Answer 3

Prem: Sort grapes, cold soak, post-fermentation maceration, aged in small oak barriques with some of finest chateaus putting wine into new casks

AOC: use all grapes, no cold soaking, no post-fermentation maceration, not likely to see any oak

Grand Vin: best wine with leftover grapes sold to negotiants or used in 2d or 3d label wine; most blended in spring following a vintage although some kept separate until aging complete

Question 4

White Winemaking: Premium vs Lower End

Answer 4

Premium: Pessac-Leognan fermented and matured in new oak barrels and have a richness and concentrated nutty flavor overlying fruits, lees, MLF sometimes

Lower End: Fermented in temp controlled inert vessel with minimal further aging but some show toasty hints of oak, fresh and fruity

Question 5

Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur Styles

Answer 5

Early drinking
M body
Ripe red and black fruit, sometimes cedar from oak
Cheapest can be lighter in body and more astringent tannins

Question 6

Vin de Garage

Answer 6

Full body
Increasingly ripe wines made in tiny quantities from small plots of land with no expense spared in the vineyard or winery

Question 7

Cotes de Bordeaux

Answer 7

Lesser known red wine appellations that have agreed to share:
- Blaye
- Cadillac
- Castillo
- Francs
Names goes in front of Cotes de Bordeaux
Merlot based
Early drinking